Braving the Buzz for Bingsu: A Visit to Bubing Bukchon
"Going to Bubing again?"
"Yeah, why?"
Gotta make the most of summer by eating lots of bingsu, right? And Bubing has so many menu items I want to try, it's worth going again! 😄
After lunch, I went to CatchTable to put my name on the waiting list, and what is this?!
A whopping 46 teams ahead of me! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
The actual wait time was 106 minutes. I felt everyone's dedication to bingsu that day. 😮
Weekends are definitely busiest on Saturdays. Last time I visited on a Sunday, there were only about 20 teams ahead and the line moved pretty quickly. But this time, the wait was honest and long.
I waited at the Jeongdok Public Library to escape the heat. 😎
It's a quick walk from Bubing, so spending time at the library is a good idea!
I headed to the shop when there were 10 teams left, and the timing was perfect. ⏰
But if you still have some time to kill, here are some places you can visit nearby.
First, there's the MINJUKIM Flagship Store right next to Bubing Bukchon. The store blends beautifully with the traditional Korean house! 😍
Looking at all the lovely products will surely make time fly by, right?
And a little further down the alley is Baek In-je House, where you can spend time exploring.
Baek In-je House is said to be a representative traditional house that preserves the style of modern Korean houses.
This time, I ordered the Peach Bingsu and the Hojicha Bingsu. 🧑🍳👍
Oh! If you put your name on the waiting list with CatchTable, you must enter the keyword at the store when it's your turn!
I don't use CatchTable often, so I get confused every time I use it.
By the way, Bubing is a store where you can use the livelihood recovery consumption coupon! Thank you for the meal! ⭐
Bubing Peach Bingsu
I was skeptical about fruit bingsu because of the bland taste of the yogurt blueberry bingsu last time.
But this peach bingsu is the real deal. At first, I thought, "What's this?" But the more I ate it,
I couldn't stop scooping! The crunchy peaches were a delicacy! 😍
I ambitiously brought my camera, but the space was too small to get a good angle, haha.
But I tried my best to capture it. 😉
Bubing Hojicha Bingsu
The Hojicha Bingsu had a rich hojicha flavor.
It had round mochi and red beans inside, so it felt like eating patbingsu.
I don't know why the first taste was strong but the more I ate it, the more bland it tasted. But it was still better than the blueberry bingsu I had last time.
Personally, I recommend Bubing Buam, the main branch, rather than Bubing Bukchon.
The Bukchon branch is small and the tables are too close together, so it's very chaotic. 😥 So you have to eat the bingsu quickly and leave. Of course, I know that bingsu melts quickly, so you have to eat it quickly, but it was hard to slowly savor it in the noisy atmosphere. The fact that my head was spinning because I ate too fast was a bonus. 😵😵😵😵😵😵😵😵
And including the staff's unfriendliness... 😒 They were just like people working at a busy store in a tourist spot..
I was a little taken aback by how different the branches were, even though there are a lot of people.
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