South Korea bakery-café chain Twosome Place to make U.S. debut

Another bakery-café concept is arriving on U.S. shores later this fall.

Twosome Place, one of South Korea’s largest café chains with more than 1,750 locations there, is scheduled to make its U.S. debut in mid-October in Alexandria, Virginia.

Two of the fastest growing bakery-café chains in America are also South Korean in origin.

Paris Baguette, for example, was founded in South Korea by SPC Group, and ended 2025 with 269 domestic locations, a more than 36% increase. Sales were up nearly 41% last year to $651 million, according to Technomic data.

Tous les Jours, another Korea-born chain operating under CJ America Inc. (a subsidiary of CJ Foodville), had 190 units across the U.S. in 2025, a more than 26% increase year-over-year. Sales were up nearly 40% to $307 million versus 2024, per Technomic data.

Twosome, meanwhile, was founded in Seoul in 2002 and has become known for specialty coffee and premium cakes and desserts, according to press materials.

The first U.S. location will be in Alexandria’s Old Town neighborhood, a suburb of Washington, D.C., and will include an all-day menu with “K-Toast” with bulgogi and egg, a chicken panini and Bibimbowls.

A signature item is the Strawberry Chocolate Cream Cake, which the company said is the only trademark-registered cake in Korea with more than 3 million sold annually. The chain sells even more Ice Box Cakes (6 million annually), and the menu includes classic espresso-based coffees, as well as some more Korean-inspired flavors, like Dalgona Cream Top, Black Sesame Latte, and a Misugaru Frappe, the latter made with toasted multigrain.

“Our debut in the Washington region is an important milestone for Twosome Place as we look ahead to future growth in the U.S.,” said Jay (Young Joo) Moon, CEO of Twosome Place Korea, in a statement. “We’re excited to introduce American consumers to the café culture we’ve built over the past two decades, one centered on quality, hospitality, and creating a place where guests can gather over exceptional coffee and cake.”

The café in Alexandria will be about 2,600-square feet with seating for 78.

The company declined to offer more detail on the growth plan, but said there are two more U.S. units coming soon.