Gilpost · Jongno-gu, Ikseon-dong
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Wageul Wageul Bakeshop Ikseon
와글와글베이크샵 익선 Wageul-wageul is the Korean sound of a crowd buzzing and chattering, so the name reads roughly as 'the bustling bake shop'; Ikseon marks the Ikseon-dong branch.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
A bakery-cafe in a hanok on the Ikseon-dong lanes near Jongno 3-ga Station, opened on 1 August 2026. Its signature is the 'crowagle', croissant dough baked in a bagel shape. You pick bread onto a tray, pay at the counter, and sit in the courtyard or indoors; several posts mention a microwave for reheating your own bread. Crowagles run from 5,000 won for the plain one to 8,800 won for double cheese bacon, and an americano is 5,500 won. Three posts note an earlier branch at Dongdaemun (Euljiro). We read 30 posts dated 8 September to 9 October 2026; three were about other shops (two the Dongdaemun branch, one another bakery) and were set aside, and 25 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11다길 25, 1층 (익선동)25 Donhwamun-ro 11da-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-763-0337
- Typical spend₩3,300 – ₩8,800
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 87 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 14 wrote Daily 07:30–21:00, 5 wrote 07:30–21:00.
| No day given | 07:30–21:00 | 5 of 19 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 07:30–21:00 | 14 of 19 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- This is a place to sit in the courtyard. Of the 25 visit posts, 13 describe outdoor seats in the open-roofed central yard, and several ate out there. Two September posts said it was still too hot outside and moved indoors.
- Four posts mention floor seating. One says the raised seats where you take your shoes off are only for groups of three or more; another calls the four-person floor table the best seat in the house.
- Six posts remark on how many foreign visitors were there, and one notes the menu outside is written in several languages.
- Of the 25 visit posts, 23 ordered coffee. Several mention that switching to decaf costs nothing extra, including posts by people who went in the afternoon or evening and ordered decaf themselves.
1 more
- Four posts mention a Naver review event; the free item differed by post, an iced peach tea in some and a mini ice-cream crowagle in another.
What 25 bloggers said
amerikano
Not sweet
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Not sweet” (5) and “Quiet” (3).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Coffee served 23 of 25 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 13 of 25 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 6 of 25 posts
- Review event 4 of 25 posts
- Takeout 4 of 25 posts
- Floor seating 4 of 25 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 25 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 25 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 25 posts
- Shoes off at the door 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 5 of 25 posts
- Date 4 of 25 posts
- Came with children 1 of 25 posts
- Family visit 1 of 25 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 25 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post describes the floor level or any stairs from experience; only the address says '1st floor'. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there are none.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. It is a converted hanok and some seats are raised floor seating where you remove your shoes. One post went with a child but said nothing about a stroller.
Nobody wrote about where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves7 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way18 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 14 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on price split three to one: three posts called it reasonable for Ikseon-dong, while one said two americanos and two pastries came to about 26,000 won, close to the price of a whole fried chicken.
- Three posts found it quiet; one, visiting over the Chuseok holiday, said it felt lively rather than calm. Busy days may differ.
- Seven visit posts make the same points in the same order (a 1929 hanok, folk paintings of crowagles by Mugyeonhoe artists, water features and landscaping, free decaf switch, breakfast), and five share an identical hashtag line. None discloses sponsorship, but they look like they come from one brief, so weigh their praise of the space accordingly.
- No post reports queuing. One guessed there might be a wait at weekends, and a few said it was crowded enough to grab a seat first, or busy over Chuseok. Two posts found many crowagles sold out in the evening or late on a weekend.
- Nineteen visit posts give the same hours, 07:30 to 21:00 daily, but most copied them from the listing. One says it is open every day of the year; none mentions a break or last order.
- Many posts copy the phone number 02-763-0337, but none says whether reservations are taken.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 익선동 베이커리 맛집 와글와글베이크샵 익선 한옥에서 즐기는 브.... 2026-10-09 · EunB BLOG
- 익선동 카페 추천, 와글와글베이크샵 익선 음료 & 빵 종류 / 익선동 .... 2026-10-08 · 진니의주방이야기
- [익선동 카페] 와글와글 베이크샵 익선 후기 익선동 디저트 맛집, 익.... 2026-10-08 · 아야카짱의 일기장
- 익선동 디저트 맛집 와글와글베이크샵 익선, 가을 밤 운치 좋은 한.... 2026-10-07 · EAT, PRAY, LOVE
- 익선동 아침식사 와글와글베이크샵 서울일찍여는카페 양송이크림.... 2026-10-06 · 리또의 먹킷리스트
- 익선동 베이커리 맛집 와글와글베이크샵 익선동 아침식사 2026-10-06 · 리우✅️
- 익선동 베이커리 맛집 와글와글베이크샵 2026-10-06 · 라나의 일상로그
- [익선동] 한옥 골목에서 만난 와글와글베이크샵 ㅣ익선동 베이커리 .... 2026-10-05 · 밀리의리뷰일기
- 종로 익선동 와글와글 베이커리 크로와글 맛집 내돈내산 추천 2026-10-04 · 花樣年華
- 익선동 카페 와글와글베이크샵 익선 후기 2026-10-04 · 커피와 빵을 좋아합니다.☕
- 종로 신상 익선동 베이커리 맛집 추천 와글와글베이크샵 익선 소금.... 2026-10-04 · 쪼꼬형의 '아주 사적인 이야기'
- 서울 익선동 디저트 맛집 와글와글베이크샵 익선 2026-09-30 · ★룰루랄라 짱지니 블로그
- 익선동 한옥거리 카페 와글와글베이크샵 익선 아이와 주말 나들이.... 2026-09-29 · 래나블리데이
- 와글와글베이크샵 익선 - 내돈내산 방문후기 2026-09-28 · rich otter's world :)
- 종로 익선동 와글와글베이크샵 익선 2026-09-27 · 우물 밖 개구리
- 종로 와글와글 베이크샵 후기 2026-09-27 · 내나라 태양들과
- [서울/종로] 익선동 한옥카페 크로와글 맛집 |와글와글베이크샵 익.... 2026-09-27 · 맛있는걸 먹고, 반짝이는걸 만드는 주얼리대표 일기
- [익선동 카페]“와글와글 베이크샵 익선”베이글 맛집 내돈내산 후.... 2026-09-27 · 해랑이의 일상ෆ
- 익선동 한옥베이커리 카페 와글와글 내돈내먹 2026-09-26 · 율남매의 처음살아보는 오늘,
- 익선동 맛집 카페 추천 와글와글베이크샵부터 익선삼교비까지 내돈.... 2026-09-23 · YooniDAY☀️
- 익선동 한옥카페 와글와글베이크샵｜크로와글 순우유크림 먹어본 .... 2026-09-18 · 오늘도 혀니로그 ️
- 종로 익선동의 명물 한옥베이커리 와글와글베이크샵익선 크로와글 .... 2026-09-17 · 깍쟁이의 까다로운 선택
- 익선동 카페 와글와글 베이크샵 한옥카페 2026-09-16 · 엠제이로그
- 익선동 신상카페, 내돈내산 솔직리뷰 와글와글베이크샵 익선 2026-09-10 · 플로비의 먹로그 냠냠
- 와글와글베이크샵 익선점 한옥베이커리, 데이트코스 후기 2026-09-08 · 빈슐랭여행기
Of 259 candidate posts we opened 88 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.