Ding Bake Shop
띵베이크샵
About
Cozy dessert stall in Gyeongdong Market's Youth Mall known for crunchy Dubai chewy cookies packed with pistachio kataifi.
Tucked inside the Youth Mall on the third floor of Gyeongdong Market's New Building, Tting Bakeshop injects modern dessert culture directly into the heart of Dongdaemun’s traditional wholesale alleys. Navigating past traditional herbal medicine and produce stalls brings you to a compact counter marked by a small showcase of baked goods, easily accessible between Jegi-dong and Cheongnyangni stations. The main draw here is the Dubai Chewy Cookie (*du-jjon-ku*), a pastry that built long waiting lines during the height of Seoul's pistachio craze. While compact in hand, the cross-section reveals an interior packed without air pockets. The outer shell, bound with a sweet marshmallow layer, yields to an intensely nutty pistachio paste mixed with crunchy, toasted kataifi pastry that avoids the dryness found in lesser renditions. The balance between the crackling, savory kadayif shreds and the dense, elastic chew of the cookie makes it an ideal counterpart to a glass of cold milk or drip coffee. Equally popular is the shop's *butter tteok*, sold in four-piece boxes stamped with the bakery’s cat mascot. Shaped vaguely like chestnuts, these confections hit the mark on contrasting textures. The exterior is lightly baked to offer a crisp, fragile snap on the first bite, followed immediately by a dense, chewy rice-cake interior. Rather than relying on overt sweetness, the treat highlights the savory, mellow depth of rich dairy fat that lingers on the palate. Operating alongside a selection of financiers and black sesame chewy cookies, the tiny bakery provides a quiet stop to pick up a box of sweets after navigating the crowded market floors below. It is a straightforward neighborhood micro-bakery that thrives by nailing precise, contrasting textures in small, well-crafted batches.
Menu
- Dubai Chewy Cookie₩5,300
- Butter Rice Cake₩6,000
- 두바이 초코 쿠키₩5,800
- 딸기오레오 쫀득쿠키₩7,000
- 흑임자 쫀득쿠키₩4,300
- 클래식 휘낭시에₩2,500
- 클래식 초코칩 쿠키₩4,000
- 로투스 스모어 쿠키₩4,200
- 레드벨벳 크림치즈 쿠키₩4,500
- 레몬 크림치즈 쿠키₩4,500
Local tips
- Head to the 3rd floor Youth Mall inside Gyeongdong Market New Building.
- Try the Dubai chewy cookie (두쫀쿠) and butter rice cakes (버터떡).
- Open Wednesday to Sunday; closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Details
- Jegi-dong
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 11:00–20:00
- Monday
- —
- Tuesday
- —
- Wednesday
- 11:00–20:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–20:00
- Friday
- 11:00–20:00
- Saturday
- 11:00–20:00