Taegeukdang

태극당

Seoul's oldest bakery and its monaka ice cream

Hours

Daily 08:00–21:00

Budget

₩4,000–13,000 pp

Address

7 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Counted as Seoul’s oldest bakery, it opened in 1946 and has stayed in Jangchung-dong for over fifty years. The interior keeps the look of an old-style bakery. The monaka ice cream and red-bean buns are the headliners, alongside bingsu and ssanghwa tea. It is a regular stop on bakery pilgrimages.