The Place One of the most popular bakery cafes in Seoul, London Bagel Museum is every bagel lover’s paradise. The brand only opened in 2021 and I managed to check it out during my Seoul trip this month, in addition to its newest sister concept Artist Bakery which specialises in salt butter bread. There are four outlets across South Korea, with three in Seoul at Anguk, Dosan, Jamsil, as well as one in Jeju. I visited the Dosan outlet in the Gangnam district and as expected, there was still a long queue even though it was late afternoon. 

It was my first time back to Seoul after more than two decades, and one of the most convenient and cost-effective ways I found to get from Incheon International Airport to the Seoul is via the limousine bus service which I booked on Klook.

The good thing about the queue system is that you can scan a QR code to input your details with your Apple ID (in the event you do not have a local Korean mobile number) and simply check back on your queue status. My virtual queue took about an hour to clear, and I just took the time to explore the nearby shops and cafes such as Gentle Monster Haus Dosan, a mere 2 minutes’ walk from London Bagel Museum. 

The interior of London Bagel Museum as you might have guessed it, takes on an old British vibe with wooden furnishing as well as a spacious setting with high ceiling on level two for dine-in. Think exposed bricks, wooden beams and floor to ceiling window panes.

The Food Similar to Artist Bakery, the freshly baked bagels are displayed in full glory which makes it very tempting for customers to go for every single flavour, so much so that the shelves get emptied very quickly. One downside of visiting in the late afternoon like I did was that many flavours were already sold out, and there were not many options left by the time it got to my turn. 

That said, some of the best sellers include bagel flavours like potato cheese, spring onion cream cheese and truffle. There are also plain and sesame bagels if you are not into the more exotic flavours. The price of the bagels starts from 3,800 KRW per bagel. 

I had the Cheese Bagel and Dark Chocolate Bagel and decided to get one of the dipping creams (3,800 KRW each) to go with it with flavours like Garlic & Spring Onion Cream Cheese. 

The texture of the cheese bagel is soft and chewy though I do not find it particularly flavourful on its own, without the dipping cream. As expected, the dark chocolate bagel was better for me even without the dipping cream. 

Rants Of course, it has to be the long waiting time but thankfully, you are not required to queue physically. No reservations taken. 

Will I Return Again? I am not too big a bagel lover but still decided to check out London Bagel Museum just to get what the hype is all about. The bagels are ok, not life-changing for me and not something I will stand physically in line for more than 30 minutes. In comparison, I very much prefer the salt butter bread concept at Artist Bakery, but at least I can now say that I have tried London Bagel Museum once. 

TheRantingPanda says:
Taste bud: 3.5/5
Hole in the pocket: 3.5/5
Ambience: 4/5
Overall Experience: 3.5/5

London Bagel Museum Dosan 
33 Eonju-ro 168-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea 

Opening Hours 
Monday to Sunday: 8am to 6pm 

Ranted by The Ranter