A Seoul Dessert Walk to Suit Your Tastes
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Ikseon-dong’s old hanok now house cafes and restaurants, making it a place to explore lanes and food together. From a small salt-bread shop to a bakery cafe connecting several hanok and gardens, the neighborhood offers very different settings. Walk the hanok lanes with a local host and try breads and desserts. Enjoy a drink with yakgwa or cake and discover Seoul’s cafe culture inside old buildings. At Hanjungsun, try chewy Korean glutinous rice cakes filled with fresh fruit.
1F, 21-17 Supyo-ro 28-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울 종로구 수표로28길 21-17 1층) View map
A salt-bread shop in Ikseon-dong’s hanok lanes. A tree-filled space outside the street-facing shop adds to the atmosphere of the hanok neighborhood.
Ikseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul — representative street address (서울 종로구 익선동 (거리 대표 주소)) View map
Narrow lanes lined with hanok converted into cafes, restaurants and shops. Look at the tiled roofs and entrances along the lanes to see how former homes have become commercial spaces.
31-9 Donhwamun-ro 11na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울 종로구 돈화문로11나길 31-9) View map
A bakery cafe linking six hanok with a garden in Ikseon-dong. Enjoy desserts such as yakgwa, Mont Blanc and castella in a setting built around traditional houses.
B1, Lotte Department Store Main Store, 81 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul View map
Try chewy Korean glutinous rice cakes filled with fresh fruit. Fruit varieties and products may vary by season and availability.