Pie In The Shop
Anyone who loves pies know that how tasty the pie crust is can make or break the dish. At Pie In The Shop, a must-visit for pastry-lovers, perfectly baked crusts and delectable fillings come together to create pies that you’ll dream about once you’ve had a taste of them.
Wide selection of unique pie flavours
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Pie In The Shop offers 15 unique pie flavours, from sweet to savoury. All the pies are baked daily so every slice you get is guaranteed to be fresh.
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The pies are set up like a buffet-style spread. Patrons can take the pies that strikes their fancy and pay accordingly later. Prices are indicated clearly beside each display, and range from KRW7,000 to KRW9,000 (~USD5.20 to 6.70) per slice.
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Their Toowoomba Pie Set that comes with a soup (KRW12,400, ~USD9.30) is one of their more popular savoury options, being highly praised amongst patrons. If you get the Toowoomba Pie alone, it’s KRW7,200 (~USD5.40) per slice.
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Those who have a sweet tooth will want to try a slice of their Apple Sour Cream Pie (KRW7,700, ~USD5.80), or their Matcha Macadamia Pie for KRW7,800 (~USD5.80).
Picturesque photo spots
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Pie In The Shop understands that visiting a cafe is as much a feast for your social media followers’ eyes as it is for your tummy, so the cafe has many photo spots where you can hold your own mini photoshoot.
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Find 4 photo-worthy spots right at the entrance of the cafe. There’s a small display with the pi- likely a play on the word pie – and hashtag symbols, as well as two backdrops with the shop’s name. There’s also an artistic- and abstract-looking mural too.
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The basement of the cafe is surrounded with various plants, and comes complete with an open glass roof and zen-like seating areas, so you can bask in natural sunlight and an outdoor-like setting staying comfortable.
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On the 1st floor sits an alfresco outdoor terrace area that overlooks the aesthetic entrance decor for summer relaxation vibes.
Custom beats & music playlist
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Pie In The Shop also markets music as one of their main themes. So, it’s only natural that they have custom mixes produced by DJ Radio Revolutioner that rotate every 2 weeks.
Each rotation aims to create a different atmosphere in the cafe, so even if you visit regularly, it never feels repetitive.
Getting to Pie In The Shop
How to get there:
- Head to the Hongik University Station Bus Stop (14498) near the subway station.
- Take the Mapo 5 bus. Alight after 7 stops at the Yeonnam-dong Community Centre Bus Stop.
- From there, cross the road towards Seongmisan-ro 29-gil.
- Turn left at the next cross-section, then turn right. Pie In The Shop is located on your right.
Address: 26 Seongmisan-ro 27-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 11.30am-9.30pm, Daily
Contact: 070-8837-0171
Note that they take last orders at 8.30pm.
To add more cafes to your list, check out Gwehdo, where you get your coffee fix delivered to you on a conveyor belt; Pistil, a popular bar in Itaewon; Sumsei Terrarium, an immersive gallery-cafe; Happy Bear Day, a cafe in Hapjeong that sells cute desserts and Nice Weather Market, a one-stop select shop selling everything.
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