Salt bread, shio pan, Korean salt bread: three names for the same roll. A crisp, salt-flecked crust, a soft chewy crumb, and a pocket of melted butter in the middle that pools at the bottom while it bakes. We bake them in small batches all day in Bellevue, in the classic and a dozen flavors, from $4.
A stick of butter is rolled into the dough. It melts out while baking and fries the bottom crisp.
We bake in small batches so there is usually a warm tray out. When a flavor sells out, it is gone for the day.
Start with the classic, then try garlic butter, crème brûlée, pork floss, ube taro, Earl Grey or the seasonal ones.
The classic is always there. Flavored and seasonal rolls rotate.
The classic is $4 and most flavored rolls are $6. The lineup rotates with the season, so a few flavors come and go.
Combo boxes bundle a few rolls with a drink or dessert at a lower price. They are on the bakery menu next to the single rolls.
Need a dozen or more for a meeting or a party? Group orders are on the catering page.
Salt bread is a small crescent roll made from a lean, slightly chewy dough wrapped around a piece of butter and topped with coarse salt. As it bakes, the butter melts out and crisps the bottom. It started in Japan as shio pan and spread across Korea and Taiwan.
Shio pan is the Japanese original: a plain, chewy roll with a clean salted crust. Korean salt bread (sogeum-ppang) is the same roll as it became popular in Seoul cafes, usually a little softer and often filled or topped, which is where flavors like garlic butter, crème brûlée and pork floss come from. We bake the classic Japanese way and offer both styles of flavors.
We bake through the day. Late morning and mid-afternoon are the best bets for a warm one. Call ahead if you want a specific flavor.
3 to 5 minutes in an air fryer or toaster oven at 350°F. Skip the microwave, it makes the crust soft.
Yes. Order online with a pickup time at least 24 hours out. For a dozen or more, use the catering page and we will pack them for you.
No. It is best within a day of baking, so we only sell it in the shop and for pickup.
Order ahead for pickup, or stop in and follow the smell.
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