We had a good experience at this new Hansel & Gretel Bakery Cafe location on Peachtree Industrial Blvd in Duluth.
It's in Duluth Village, the same shopping center as Pho 24, Cafe Rothem, and Zoong Guk Jib Korean-Chinese restaurant. In this shopping center, Hansel & Gretel occupies the old White Whitemill space. So, one established metro Atlanta Korean bakery-cafe chain location replaced another. White Windmill started in 2005 and Hansel & Gretel started in 2007. The old White Windmill in this spot was around since at least 2011, maybe earlier. At that time, this shopping center was known as Howell Center, not Duluth Village.
Currently, this is the seventh and newest Hansel & Gretel location in Georgia. This location isn't to be confused with Hansel & Gretel's other Duluth location in the Mall Corners shopping center on Pleasant Hill Rd. This location, on PIB, opened in December 2024: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFDF4ePupUI/?hl=en The "Now Open" banner was still up on the storefront during our visit on April 5, 2025.
For those unfamiliar, Hansel & Gretel is known for its daily fresh-baked breads and pastries, unique cakes, and other sweet treats like frozen yogurt, Korean shaved ice (bingsu), and Korean fish-shaped bread with filling (bungeo-ppang). Hansel & Gretel bakery-cafes also have a fairly extensive coffee (e.g., espressos, lattes, and frappes) and tea selection, the latter of which includes traditional Korean teas (e.g., lemon, ginger, plum, citron) and milk teas with limited toppings (boba, lychee). Other beverage options include sparkling lemon "ades," mojitos, and smoothies. There's something for everyone.
My wife and I were fans of the bungeo-ppang at the White Windmill that used to be here. In general, Hansel & Gretel's menu is similar. The two brands are direct competitors. This Hansel & Gretel offers sweetened red bean paste, custard, and cheese fillings in its bungeo-ppang.
We showed up around 6:30pm this past Saturday, an ordinary Saturday. Unsurprisingly, by that time, most of the bread loaves and a good bit of the pastries had sold out. A decent selection still remained, however. We picked up a few Red Bean Breads (buns filled with red bean paste, $2.19 each), a pack of Mini Cheese Muffins ($3.59), and a Honey Castella (Asian sponge cake, $4.39) from the self-serve display table. We also ordered a Matcha Strawberry Shaved Ice (Snow Bingsu, $18.50) and drinks: Jasmine Green Tea (hot, 16 oz for $4.30) and Blue Lemon (24 oz for $5.70) and Grapefruit (24 oz for $6.30) Sparkling Lemon Ades.
Everything was fresh, delicious, and satisfying. They got the details right as well. For example, I really like the quality of the cups. The Sparkling Lemon Ades had unique, high-quality lids that were smooth (felt good on the mouth) and made sipping clean and easy. The Matcha Strawberry Shaved Ice was a hit. It was terrific. I recommend it. The shaved ice itself was fluffy and appetizingly melted in our mouths. Overall, the dessert was well made with tasty toppings.
Service was excellent. There were two young attentive and diligent cashiers/baristas and an ajumma (middle-aged Korean woman) overseeing them. We decided to sit outside on the fenced-in patio. Right away, the ajumma noticed us on the patio, came outside, and offered to clean the pollen off of our table and chairs. How considerate and kind of her.
Inside, the space has been renovated and modernized from the decade-plus as White Windmill. The new owner(s) did a good job with the interior decor and design. It looks nice.
When we arrived, we saw what looked like at least four high school kids with laptops/school materials. By the time we left around 7:20pm, the inside dining room was packed with families, some spanning three generations. It was the same demographic as the White Windmill that used to be here: local Koreans and Korean-Americans of all ages. The cafe has free Wi-Fi.
Side note: At the time of posting this review (April 9, 2025), I noticed my longtime Yelp friend and Yelp Elite '25 member Esther K's 1/25/2025 review for this business "is not currently recommended." Wow. What up with that? read more