GOLDEN PIECE
Cafes & bakeries · Itaewon
Traditional yakgwa takes a gift-box turn at GOLDEN PIECE, where yuja-glazed sesame pieces sit alongside richer ganache-topped flavours. Choose a mixed tin for someone who enjoys comparing citrus, nuts and chocolate as much as the illustrated packaging; these are distinctly sweet treats.
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Why visit
- GOLDEN PIECE is a Hannam stop for choosing yakgwa, a traditional Korean sweet pastry, as a gift, rather than simply buying a bag of sweets. The useful comparison is between citrus-glazed sesame pieces and richer ganache-topped flavours. Think about the recipient’s tastes, the presentation and how you will keep the box before taking it home.kurly+1
Citrus and sesame, or a richer topping?
- Kurly’s Red Box listing describes seven glutinous-rice yakgwa in an illustrated tin. Sesame and black sesame use a yuja (Korean citrus) juice glaze; vanilla adds vanilla ganache, while hazelnut chocolate combines dark chocolate ganache with nuts. Our suggestion is to choose this assortment for someone who enjoys comparing flavours, rather than someone who wants seven identical pieces.kurly
Try a less familiar flavour
- The same listing describes mugwort ganache made with Korean mugwort powder, coffee ganache on vanilla yakgwa, and melon ganache made with melon juice concentrate. Mugwort is our suggestion for an herbal direction; coffee or melon offers a more familiar flavour reference. These are choices within the listed set, not evidence that the shop sells every flavour individually.kurly
What one visitor enjoyed
- In a post published on 17 June 2026, cocoa12 described an elegant, simple shop with yakgwa neatly displayed like little gifts. They found a pronounced sweetness with savoury depth and particularly liked the premium-looking packaging. That makes presentation part of the appeal, but it is one visitor’s taste—not a reason to expect a lightly sweet snack.Trip.com
Plan the gift around storage
- Kurly recommends eating the yakgwa chilled and specifies frozen storage at −18°C or below. Ask Hannam staff about the storage instructions for the box you actually buy before planning a long journey. HARTPIECE’s directory lists this shop at 25 Hannam-daero 27-gil, 11:00–19:00; confirm that day’s hours and assortment.kurly+1
