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The World’s 100 Best Bakeries

Mandong Bakery

Seoul, South Korea

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST BAKERIES WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 13 2026
Mandong Bakery

Mandong Bakery is a small bread shop in Yeonnam-dong with a wide range of breads on display. Its signature garlic baguette, soaked in garlic butter sauce, is the item most often bought, and staff hand out samples before purchase.

Highlights

  • Garlic baguette
  • Chestnut red bean mugwort bread
  • Cucumber baguette

Good to know

  • Lines form before opening and on weekends
  • Popular breads sell out by late afternoon
  • Takeout only, with no seating inside

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