The first dessert spot and cafe I got to visit on the island was Sum Tarr. I basically came across this little pie and tart specialist while I was dining next door at Sisters Noodles (More on that later).
I won't call this a very spacious cafe but it's adequately sized.
Of course, I was more interested in what was inside that display counter.
Sum Tarr's bread and butter is their signature egg tart. Priced at 3,300 won (~HK$22), it's certainly not cheap.
It's a little like a Portuguese pastel de nata.
They also offer different flavors of tarts including peanut and chocolate, green tea, carrot and cream cheese, canola jam and hallabong jam (3,500 won - 4,200 won).
Each of these boxes of four (called Western or Eastern Jeju pack depending on the combination of flavors) is going for 15,000 won each. Again, not cheap!
While I won't pay 15,000 won for four tarts (despite the colorful fillings), I will gladly pay for this. It's a layered coffee cake (5,000 won). My server said something about a tiramisu so I assume he's comparing this to an Italian tiramisu. But frankly, it was nothing like one. The cake did come with layers of coffee flavored sponge and creamy cheese-like mousse but combining together, it didn't taste like the classic Italian dessert at all.
The take-away box had "Voix Douce" printed on top (instead of Sum Tarr). I am guessing the cafe is under the same ownership as Voix Douce Bakery and Cafe at Days Hotel in Seogwipo.
Sum Tarr Café opens daily from 10am to 10:30pm.
I won't call this a complete success but it's a start to my exploration of Jeju Island's dessert and cafe scene in the right direction.
Food Rating: 4.3/10
Price: ₩₩₩
Address: 9 Daranggot 1-gil, Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea
Tel: +82 064-744-4467
Opening Hours: 10:00am - 10:30pm daily
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