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Gwangjang Market Bread Run

Gwangjang Market is no longer just tteokbokki and mayak gimbap. Three trending bakeries have moved in — Garlic Boy, Onion, and Abebe — turning Korea’s oldest market into a bakery pilgrimage destination.

Gwangjang Bread Run

The market changed — the bread is new

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Garlic Boy

~₩3,900

갈릭보이 — truffle garlic bread

From a baking show contestant

The whole market smells like garlic butter

Gwangjang Market

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Onion

~₩4,000

어니언 — flaky pastry pie

The famous Seongsu bakery, now in the market

Crispy layers — not pizza, not pie, something new

Gwangjang Market

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Abebe Bakery

~₩3,300

아베베 — Jeju cream donuts

Started in Jeju, now in Seoul

Peanut, mugwort, seaweed — island flavors in cream

Gwangjang Market · 3 floors

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All 3 Are Walking Distance

Garlic Boy → Onion → Abebe

About 10 minutes, all inside the market

Go weekday mornings to skip the lines

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Market Food + Market Bakeries

Street food classics meet new-wave bread

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Garlic Boy (갈릭보이)

~₩3,900

Gwangjang Market

Truffle oil garlic bread from a contestant on the baking show “Cheonha Bakery.” The smell of garlic butter fills the market alley. Lines are long but worth it.

Onion (어니언)

~₩4,000/slice

Gwangjang Market

The famous Seongsu bakery’s fourth location, right inside the market. Their pastry pie has flaky, crispy layers that crunch when you bite in.

Abebe Bakery (아베베)

~₩3,300

Gwangjang Market · 3F

Cream donuts inspired by Jeju Island ingredients — peanut, mugwort, seaweed flakes. Started at Jeju’s Dongmun Market, now in Seoul with three floors of seating.

* Prices are approximate and may vary. Menu items change seasonally.