THE LEAD VERDICT
THE PARTICULARS
THE LEAD VERDICT
THE PARTICULARS
THE WORD ON THE STREET
“Too early to say.”
No verdicts filed yet. We set a standfirst at five — yours would be the first.
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THE LEAD VERDICT
“their egg tarts are spot on authentic with that perfect custard texture and proper flaky pastry clearly made by someone who knows traditional technique soo good”
“the pork buns were disappointingly sweet instead of savory more like dessert buns than proper char siu bao no joke”
ALSO FILED
“three bucks for a perfectly flaky buttery croissant that rivals anything youd find in paris this place is an absolute steal in downtown oakland”
“limited seating and like no real atmosphere its more of a grab and go counter thing than somewhere to sit and enjoy your pastry”
THE PARTICULARS
517 8th St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA
CONTRIBUTING CRITICS
“love that they use organic whole grain flours in most breads - you can literally taste the difference plus the portions are reasonable instead of those massive american bakery sizes”
“the seating is tiny wiht like only a few small tables so its more grab adn go than somewhere you can actually sit down big time”
“not even kidding perfect solo stop with quick friendly service grabbed a coffee and almond croissant at the counter and the staff REMEMBERED my order by the third visit”
“no real seating area so if you want to sit and enjoy your pastry youll need to find somewhere else or eat standing up”
“tehir focaccia reminds me of the bakery near Nonnas house in Puglia - proper olive oil pooling on top fresh rosemary and that chewy-crispy texture you get from a hot stone oven”
“the cannoli filling was too sweet and missing that subtle ricotta tang that makes a real Sicilian cannoli good - felt more american than italian”
“look never thought id get excited about a bakery but their meat pies are seriously goood flaky crust and hearty beef filling that reminds me of comfort food”
“most of the fancy pastries are too sweet for my taste give me something simple over all those elaborate desserts”
“their cortado was expertly pulled with perfect microfoam - clearly someone here knows their way around an espresso machine and the beans had this nice chocolate note”
“i mean only one barista working DURING afternoon rush so the wait was way longer than it should be for basically coffee and a pastry”
“so like their vegan pastries are actually incredible - the almond croissant was flaky adn buttery with zero dairy and they clearly mark all the plant based stuff on the display smh”
“ok but the coffee was surprisingly weak for a bakery that clearly cares about their food - felt like an afterthot compared to their amazing baked goods chefs kiss”
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