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Recommended for those looking for a special dessert cafe in Jamsil-dong, especially those who want to experience croissants with unique shapes and rich textures. It’s a great course to visit after viewing the Philippe Collet exhibition.
Overall Review
Rebdu is a dessert specialty cafe famous for its ‘Ten Thousand Layer Crescent Croissant’. The croissants, made with the finest French gourmet butter and meticulously prepared every day, boast an excellent texture and flavor with layers that come alive. It is so popular that you need to book your visit time in advance through Naver’s reservation system, and it boasts a cozy atmosphere that is small but popular among young women in their 20s.
Travel tips
- It is recommended to secure your desired time in advance through Naver reservation before visiting.
- Be sure to check the August closing dates and plan your visit (August 13-14, August 19-20).
- You can enjoy the croissant even more richly by adding vanilla cream on-site.
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Rebdu is a dessert specialty cafe that aims for Japanese-style French pastry, run by patissier Bang Jun-ho, a graduate of the Tokyo Confectionery School. The signature menu item, the ‘Ten Thousand Layer Crescent Croissant’, has multiple layers of pastry as its name suggests, and the combination of its crispy texture and subtle vanilla cream is excellent. Other dessert menus such as petit gâteau and vanilla tart are also praised for both their visual appeal and taste.
The cafe interior is small but the chandelier catches the eye, creating a cozy atmosphere. Most visitors are young women in their 20s, and it is a great space to visit with friends to enjoy sweet desserts and coffee. The croissants, which were taken home and tasted, were excellent in flavor and texture derived from good ingredients, and the layered texture was impressive.
The writer visited after viewing an exhibition at a gallery near Seokchon Lake and expressed a desire to leisurely enjoy dessert with coffee on their next visit. Rebdu is a place recognized for its taste and quality, having been selected for the Blue Ribbon Survey, and is recommended as a must-visit cafe if you are visiting Jamsil-dong.
