It goes with out saying that each one croissant lovers want to go to Nudake Sinsa when in Seoul. Dropped at you by Mild Monster, Nudake Sinsa is a viral bakery cafe in Gangnam which focuses on a single kind of pastry — the croissant. That is Nudake’s third outlet after their first two retailers in Dosan and Seongsu.

Curious whether or not Nudake (and particularly, Nudake Sinsa) is well worth the hype? Learn on to seek out out.

We popped by Nudake Sinsa simply after lunch. While we didn’t count on to see a crowd outdoors the cafe given the timing of my go to, we have been stunned to seek out Nudake Sinsa stuffed with an honest crowd on the primary degree. As for his or her eating area on the second degree, it was near full home.

The very first thing that can catch your eye if you first enter Nudake Sinsa are the large croissant sculptures that sit within the centre and on the nook of the clear and minimalist cafe area. After which proper behind one of many croissant sculptures is an extended desk stuffed with totally different flavours of croissants in your selecting.

That is the place issues get fascinating. Nudake Sinsa doesn’t promote simply common croissants. Their menu options the Oniwassant, a French and Japanese fusion deal with, which is a hybrid of the Japanese onigiri and a croissant. Their Oniwassant menu options 3 totally different shapes (a sq., circle and flower) in 6 flavours.

 Being matcha lovers, we gravitated in the direction of the primary sight of matcha. That is the Peak Oniwassant (6,000 received), a flavour from Nudake’s signature menu. Although we packed the Peak Oniwassant to go, we’re joyful to report that the square-shaped Oniwassant was nonetheless crispy and flakey the subsequent day, and these textures paired properly with the sunshine matcha cream.

And when you’re on the lookout for one thing extra savoury, attempt the Pollock Roe Oniwassant (6,000 received) or the Inexperienced Onion Oniwassant (6,000 received). The previous is a croissant stuffed with savory pollack roe cream cheese and pollack roe maple syrup, whereas the latter includes a croissant stuffed with onion cream and scallion toppings. 

A tip — Nudake Sinsa is on the market for reservations on CatchTable. So when you’re critical about making an attempt a few of their Oniwassants, you recognize what you must do. 

Nudake Sinsa
43 Gangnam-daero 162-gil,
Gangnam District, Seoul
Tel: +82 70-4177-6977