Standard Bread Seongsu

Standard Bread is a bakery built around shokupan, the soft, tall Japanese-style milk loaf, and its Seongsu branch is the brand's garden version. A huge loaf-shaped sculpture marks the entrance, and behind it a wooden building opens onto a terrace with parasols, plants and a small pond, so it feels more like a resort brunch spot than a city bakery. Inside, high ceilings and vintage props keep the room airy. Loaves come out of the oven in rounds through the day, and the signature salted butter shokupan can be bought as a half loaf, which is handy if you only want a taste. If you are staying to eat, the crème brûlée French toast and the truffle mushroom soup are the dishes most people order, with a spread or two on the side. The place draws a lot of international visitors, and both the indoor tables and the terrace fill up early on weekends. Good photos: the loaf sculpture out front, a torn slice of warm bread, and the terrace on a sunny afternoon. It sits in a side street about ten minutes from Seongsu Station.