Quant, friendly, and warm are all adjectives I thought I’d never use to describe anything in Itaewon. But lo and behold, miracles do happen. May Bell Bakery is a small local bakery pulled out of some romantic European movie. All romantic scenes are somewhere in Europe right? There’s not much to say about this place so I’ll keep the words short and the pictures big.
Put your preconceived, Paris Baguette tainted impressions of Korean bakeries away. The owner (I’m pretty sure), a super friendly, smiling old man, greets you at the door, recommends bread, and cuts it all for you. There’s nothing here with sausage or cheese. It’s an classic bakery with classic ingredients and classic (very reasonable) prices. The friendly owner even let me behind the counter for a couple shots and threw in a couple extra raisin bread sticks for no reason. I was inclined to think this a benefit of being a blogger, but my girlfriend told me that the last time she was here they were sold out of most of their bread by about 3:00pm and the owner gave her some free bread just for the inconvenience. 10 star service. Also note that because of their popularity try to come in the morning.
This time we had the Cranberry Walnut bread for 3,000won, and one other, unfortunately I ate it before remembering the name. :/ Sorry. Here are the pictures. Enjoy!
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737-2 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
South Korea
02-792-5561
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A very very classy bakery. No cheese, no sausages. Just great bread and great service. Go before 3:00pm or they may be sold out.
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