Sous le gui 수르기 (Seoul, SOUTH KOREA) ★★★★☆

Sous le gui (수르기) is an itch I have long wanted to scratch in trendy Hannam-dong (漢南洞) but its tricky opening hours have been a little difficult to fit into our schedule in my recent trips. So, this time around, I made sure that I left my weekend wide open for this long anticipated visit.

Hannam has earned its reputation as the trendiest and most upscale neighborhood in Seoul thanks to its vibrant fashion, design, and luxury shopping scene. It's a hugely popular destination for locals and tourists seeking unique, designer goods, with a range of boutiques and concept stores showcasing both Korean and international brands. Ever since my visit in 2018, I have been eager to come back and visit some of these shops I have missed out on including Sous le gui.

Situated on hilly Itaewon-ro 42-gil, the French dessert cafe has a very simple dessert menu featuring four éclairs, an apple and jasmine tea tart, and its signature Korean brown sugar dessert Gongi.

With only 10 minutes to burn before our lunch appointment, I couldn’t afford the time for their signature Gongi due to its 3-5 minute of preparation time. So, instead I went with one of the éclairs.

Blueberry éclair (₩11,500) – The choux pastry was beautifully decorated with toppings of blueberry cream, fresh blueberries and hazelnut.

This is probably one of the rare times where there was more cream (more like a purée) on top of my éclair than inside the choux pastry. Not surprisingly, the blueberry cream was full of the unique berry flavor blueberry is known for. Both fruity and floral at the same time and with a vibrant freshness. And of course, there were the fresh blueberries and hazelnuts to provide the lovely crunch. Very very nice!

The staff here briefly described its signature Gongi for me and she said it as their unique creation with Korean brown rice and “a lot of stuff” underneath. I’d love to know what “those stuff” are on my next trip.

Food Rating: 6.8/10

Price: ₩₩₩

Address: 683-65 Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Closest Metro Station: Hangangjin

Tel: +82 2-6053-0462

Website: https://www.instagram.com/souslegui

Opening Hours: 12:00pm - 6:00pm (Fri - Sun)