10 Best Paris Baguette Bread in Korea: Classics Locals Love
I know you want to try Paris Baguette bread in Korea, but also know there are too many so you don’t know what to choose! I’m a Korean local who grew up eating these breads, So here’s my list of the 0 best Paris Baguette bread so that you can choose easily.
For each bread, I’ll tell you what it tastes like, what to drink with it, and how we locals eat it to make it even better. I also added the nutrition info.
10 Best Paris Baguette Breads to Try in Korea
Here’s what to buy at Paris Baguette Korea.
1. Castella (카스테라)
- Nutrition (whole pack, 118 g): 395 kcal · Sodium 110 mg · Sugars 41 g · Saturated Fat 0.7 g · Protein 8 g
The first pick in the best Paris Baguette bread is Castella. There’s also a round castella as well, but not that one. This square one is way better. It’s made with Korean honey, so it has a rich, flavorful sweetness and it’s so moist. The brown part on the outside has the deepest flavor and is the sweetest! So honestly, I sometimes peel off just that part and eat it first, haha.
- Best Drink Pairing: Iced Americano, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: Dip the castella in plain milk.
Blonde Kimchi Tips 👱🏼♀️🥬
There are only 3 pieces inside, which makes it the perfect amount for a snack. Actually, it used to have more pieces and was sold under the name “Honey Bon Délice but it recently disappeared because of rising prices.
A bigger version is now sold as “Myeongga Myeongpum Honey Castella” at Paris Baguette Korea. It comes in a long box and has a long shelf life, so it’s a great souvenir to take home. When I lived in Belgium, I couldn’t find castella cake that tasted like Paris Baguette’s.
2. Chocolate Cornet (초코 소라빵)
- Nutrition (65 g): 215 kcal · Sodium 140 mg · Sugars 10 g · Saturated Fat 4.7 g · Protein 5 g
The next best Paris Baguette bread is Chocolate cornet. we call it “choco sorappang”. A soft, conch-shaped bread filled with a sweet and smooth chocolate custard cream.
- Best Drink Pairing: Chocolate milk
- Korean Local Tip: Slice the chocolate cornet in half lengthwise, stuff marshmallows inside, and put it in the air fryer. A s’mores-flavored chocolate bread is born.
Blonde Kimchi Story 👱🏼♀️🥬
This was one of my favorite breads as a kid. It came to Korea from Japan’s choco cornet. Of course, there’s something similar in Europe, but this one, a brioche-like soft bread with chocolate custard cream inside, was one of the breads I really missed when I was in Belgium.
3. Condensed Milk Bread (우유 듬뿍 연유브레드)
- Nutrition (187 g): 670 kcal · Sodium 770 mg · Sugars 24 g · Saturated Fat 24 g · Protein 11 g
Bread full of milky flavor with moist condensed milk drizzled in between, so it’s moist and sweet. What to buy at Paris Baguette Korea? Pick this! Many Koreans pick it as their most loved bread at Paris Baguette.
- Best Drink Pairing: Iced Americano
- Korean Local Tip: Warm it in the microwave for 10–15 seconds. The condensed milk and butter melt softly, and the texture becomes much softer and moister.
Blonde Kimchi Says 👱🏼♀️🥬
I actually drizzle even more condensed milk on top. On those days, I absolutely have to go for a run, haha.
4. Adagio Coffee Bun (아다지오 커피번)
- Nutrition (100 g): 400 kcal · Sodium 400 mg · Sugars 13 g · Saturated Fat 11 g · Protein 7 g
This is my personally favorite best Paris Baguette Bread as well. It’s a coffee bun made with Adagio coffee beans, so it has a great coffee flavor. The outside is covered in a crispy, sweet mocha crust, and the inside is super moist, slightly salty, and full of buttery aroma. Sometimes I buy it just because I crave that sweet mocha part on top, haha.
- Best Drink Pairing: Iced Americano, café latte, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: Tear the mocha bun into small pieces and spread whipped cream on them. It’s so soft and sweet, it’s really! delicious. But in the morning, too sweet feels heavy, so I spread cream cheese instead. It’s so nutty, soft, and delicious.
Blonde Kimchi Story 👱🏼♀️🥬
The mocha bun was originally born in Malaysia and then came to Korea. So I thought it would be easy to find in Europe, but wow, it really doesn’t exist. So I made a simple version with dinner rolls. I’ve added the recipe below, so try making it at home too.
→ GET THE RECIPE: Coffee Bun with Dinner Rolls
Easy Coffee Bun Recipe Using Dinner Rolls: Korean Bakery Style
5. Soboro Bread (소보루빵)
- Nutrition (80 g): 310 kcal · Sodium 230 mg · Sugars 14 g · Saturated Fat 5 g · Protein 6 g
This is always the best Paris Baguette bread for Koreans. One of Korea’s classic breads, loved by every Korean, young and old. A fluffy bun topped with a crunchy, sweet soboro topping that smells like peanut butter.
- Best Drink Pairing: Binggrae Banana Milk, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: Soboro gets soggy over time, so I recommend eating one fresh from the oven. If not, give it a quick spin in the air fryer and it’ll taste great. Also, eating it with whipped cream is a total wow.
Blonde Kimchi Story 👱🏼♀️🥬
When I was a baby I had this soboro ppang at Paris Baguette Korea and often picked off just the soboro topping, ate it, and gave the rest to my dad…. Sorry, Dad.
→ GET THE RECIPE: Soboro Bread with Dinner Rolls
Soboro Bread Recipe with Dinner Rolls | Easy Korean Bakery Style
6. Nostalgic Sausage Bread (추억의 소시지빵)
- Nutrition (120 g): 410 kcal · Sodium 720 mg · Sugars 11 g · Saturated Fat 7 g · Protein 12 g
This might be all Korean kids’ best Paris Baguette bread Korea. Sausages are tucked into soft bread, topped with a creamy corn mayo topping and drizzled with ketchup. It’s one of the breads Koreans love most at Paris Baguette.
- Best Drink Pairing: Coke, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: Microwave it for 10 seconds and eat it warm. The mayo melts rich and nutty and the bread gets softer, so it’s even more delicious.
Blonde Kimchi Says 👱🏼♀️🥬
Koreans sometimes call this “pizza bread.” I know. If you’re European, you absolutely refuse to call this pizza, haha. And a sweet pizza, too. Sorry. But when I lived in Europe, I missed this taste so much that I made it at home myself. I’ll put the recipe below. If you’re open to new flavors, try making it. Who knows? It might become your most loved bread.
→ GET THE RECIPE: Korean Pizza Bread
No Dough! Easy Korean Pizza Bread: Paris Baguette Menu
7. Moist Cheesecake (촉촉한 치즈케익)
- Nutrition (80 g): 307 kcal · Sodium 115 mg · Sugars 23 g · Saturated Fat 6 g · Protein 5 g
A soft, moist cheesecake with rich cream cheese, made in a shape that’s easy to eat with one hand. The texture is totally different from New York cheesecake or Basque cheesecake. It’s similar to fluffy, jiggly Japanese cheesecake. This was a taste I really couldn’t find in Europe, so I recommend you try it while you’re in Korea.
- Best Drink Pairing: Binggrae Banana Milk, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: I added whipped cream and fruit to make it like a Korean fruit cream cake. I’ll put the recipe below, so top it with seasonal fruit and make it. I also included substitute ingredients you can find in Europe, in case you can’t get this bread.
→ GET THE RECIPE: Shine Muscat Cream Cake
Shine Muscat Cake: Korean Cream Cake with Grape
Blonde Kimchi Says 👱🏼♀️🥬
When I lived in Europe, this was a taste I couldn’t find anywhere, so I missed it so, so much. So I recommend you try it while you’re in Korea. If you come with little kids, they’ll love this cheesecake because it’s soft and sweet. It’s also one-hand size, so I recommend it.
8. Mocha Cream Sandwich Bread (모카크림 샌드빵)
- Nutrition (215 g): 855 kcal · Sodium 760 mg · Sugars 39 g · Saturated Fat 23 g · Protein 13 g
It’s Korean parents’ best Paris Baguette Korea. Mocha bread dotted with chocolate chips, sandwiched with a fragrant mocha cream. Powdered sugar is sprinkled on top, so it’s even sweeter.
- Best Drink Pairing: Iced Americano, plain milk, café latte, Korean convenience store coffee milk
- Korean Local Tip: Dip it in plain milk or sweet Korean coffee milk (a cold one). It’s soft and delicious.
Blonde Kimchi Old Story 👱🏼♀️🥬
Korean “grown-ups(?)”, my parents’ generation, love bread that smells like coffee. This is coffee-scented mocha bread filled with coffee-flavored cream, and many parents have loved it for a long time. These days, maybe because of rising prices, the cream looks smaller than when I was a kid (maybe it’s just me), and the size has shrunk too. Also, it has chocolate chips now, but originally it had raisins. Young Koreans hate raisins, so most Paris Baguette breads with raisins were changed to chocolate chips like this. Honestly, since then, my parents don’t really eat this bread. But if you like sweets, maybe you’ll like it even more now with chocolate chips?
9. Pull-Apart Roll Cheese Bread (뜯어먹는 롤치즈 브레드)
- Nutrition (275 g): 790 kcal · Sodium 1,520 mg · Sugars 13 g · Saturated Fat 16 g · Protein 25 g
Soft, chewy bread packed with savory, salty roll cheese. You bite into little cheese bits every time, and that flavor is so good.
- Best Drink Pairing: Café latte, plain milk
- Korean Local Tip: Microwave it for 10 seconds so the cheese melts a little. Actually, this bread went viral in Korea because an online math teacher showed his way to eat it: spreading strawberry jam, peanut butter, and cream cheese on top. Honestly, I’ve been eating that combo on milk bread for years, but on this roll cheese bread, the harmony with the cheese is insane.
Blonde Kimchi Tips 👱🏼♀️🥬
If you live abroad, just tear up sliced cheese like gouda into small pieces, put it on milk bread or brioche, and spread strawberry jam, peanut butter, and cream cheese on it.
10. Insaeng Cream Bread, Milk (인생크림빵 우유)
- Nutrition (104 g): 340 kcal · Sodium 210 mg · Sugars 15 g · Saturated Fat 12 g · Protein 5 g
A soft bun filled to the brim with milk whipped cream made with vanilla bean. It’s probably the newest of all the breads I’ve shown you.
- Best Drink Pairing: Plain milk, iced Americano
- Korean Local Tip: Koreans especially love “eol-meok” in summer, which means eating things frozen. Freeze this cream bread, then let it thaw for about 10–15 minutes before eating. You can enjoy it cold like ice cream, with a thick, dense texture.
