I love soft and fluffy bread, and this new Japanese-inspired bakery has just that! They are located in the Tsuke and Hilton plaza, with parking in the lot and an underground structure. The interior is very clean and spacious, with a variety of unique-flavored breads and pastries. My favorite has been the Japanese milk bread, rose milk bread, and the Japanese tangerine peel red bean bun. The texture of the bread is incredibly soft and fluffy and the flavor of their red bean is not too sweet, which is perfect. The rose milk bread has the subtle taste of rose which I liked. I've also tried their coconut purple rice bun and taro mochi pork floss bread, which flavor-wise was okay, considering the flavors weren't as strong although the texture of the mochi and bread was great. Overall, I would come back for their bread! They also have a display of cakes which looked pretty good. read more

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Bake A is located in the same plaza as Charlie's Tea, specifically right next door to Naisnow. Because my husband and I were right across from this bakery at Charlie's Tea, we decided to check out this bakery. A small bakery, didn't take long to walk around to see everything. I ended up purchasing: Custard Bread, $2.68 prior to tax- My husband was starting to get really hungry, so he grabbed this bread and ended up eating it in the car. I didn't have any but my husband thought it was okay but not very memorable. Thai Tea Custard Bun, $3.25 prior to tax- I picked this because I have never seen a Thai tea custard feeling in any baked breads at any Asian bakeries. The bun itself is very white and pale. And after reading a few other reviews from other fellow Yelp members, I decided to put it in the oven because it was noted that their buns were not baked all the way, which I really hate about some bakeries. I didn't even put an egg wash on the bun and baked it on both sides. Pulling it out of the oven (and allowing for it to cool for a few minutes), it was nice because it was warmed through. But the custard inside was disappointing. I could taste some of the Thai milk tea flavors but it was faint and almost had a light sour taste, as if the custard may be starting to go bad (please note that the heat from my oven most likely did not cause this to happen). ---------------------------- (Total= $6.55 after tax) Overall, I wasn't impressed with this bakery and really don't see myself coming back. read more

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This place is absolutely adorable and full of warmth. Thank you so much for taking the time to make me a unique little dog-shaped cake -- it truly made my day and meant a lot to me. Being treated with such care on my birthday made the experience so special and memorable. I really appreciate it read more

Bake A - Happy Birthday Puppy cake - Bakeries Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Quick and easy service at a small bakery with cute cakes, buns, and breads. It's your typical bakery, with sweet and savory selections, although I thought it was a bit overpriced. I went in the middle of the day, and they were already out of many items. read more

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3.14 (2026)I thought I posted this review, it's been on my drafts. 3/5/26 Pacing myself, this shop is less than 5 minutes walking distance from me, Oh my G-- it smelled so good as soon as I walked in. The smell of freshly baked bread wafted in my direction. It was intoxicating. Got custard, bread, cheese hotdog bun, Japanese tangerine peel, and red bean bun, and lastly, certainly not the least, Japanese coconut purple rice bun-very good- not too sweet, soft & supple. I know I will be a repeat customer for sure. Parking is somewhat limited but there's underground spaces. Lots of shops at this plaza by the Hilton. 3.14. (2026) Today I'm trying the coffee mochi bun. read more

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Lovely and romantic Japanese inspired bakery located in the Hilton Plaza San Gabriel which is at the heart of SGV! It's warm and inviting especially with the soft yellow lighting that caught my eyes. I had to walk right in to be immersed in it all. I was the only customer at the time so it was perfect for all the picture-taking I wanted. Cool! Free above ground and underground parking are available. Above ground space is mighty tight. Be careful driving through and park safely. Lady staff was nice and friendly. I always ask for recommendations especially when it's my first time visit. She was gracious to suggest a few of her go-to(s). Taro Mochi Pork Floss Bread is her Top #1 choice! It is now my Top #1 choice, too. Thank you Miss! I ended up grabbing one of each of these freshly made and beautifully packaged pastries. Prices were reasonable for the quality... averaged about $3+ per pastry. - Taro Mochi Pork Floss Bread (#1 - very tasty bread that's well balanced in sweet and savory all in one!) - Custard Bun (average) - Coffee Mochi Bun (#3 - love the soft and stretchy mochi!) - Butter Black Sesame Crisp (too dry!) - Japanese Coconut Purple Rice Bun (decent) - Coconut Bun (#2 - very yummy that had amazing coconut flavor!) What makes this bakery stands out for me is the softness and bounciness of the bread. It's not overly sweet nor underly bland. Perfect sweetness! Bread was amazingly soft and chewy in a very good way. Highly recommend for all to try! I'm coming back for more of their Taro Mochi Pork Floss Bread and Coconut Bun. I also want to try just their bread and other specialty pastries. Thank you Bake A for stepping up the bakery scene with elevated bread... LOVE IT! read more

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This is a Japanese inspired bakery located in the San Gabriel Hilton shopping plaza. I got the following: 1. Red bean bread with orange peel: 3.5/5 It had good flavor, not too sweet but the texture could have been better - either softer or crunchy. It was neither so the texture really lacked identity. 2. Mango cake: 2.5/5 Too much cream and not enough cake. The cake to cream ration was off. 3. Pork sung bread with green onions: 4.5/5 This was pretty good. Savory. Overall, it was ok. The interior is bright and modern. Service was just ok as well. read more

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Saw this place after my massage upstairs so I decided to stop in for some goodies. The place looks cute and has cute decor. Some of the bread flavors were very unique and looked really good, so I bought a bunch to try. While some breads were good, some breads were not. The coconut bread display had some that were good and some breads that were almost burnt - so much that I thought it was a different bread. The worst one was the Thai tea bun. It was terrible. I was most excited about it but when I opened the bag the bread was so soft and white. I cut a small slice of it to try and when I ate it I realized it wasn't baked all the way and tasted weird. The dough was still raw! It did have a little browning underneath so I guess they popped it in the oven for a bit, but when I smelled it and touched it, the bun was still pliable as uncooked dough is. So gross! Im not sure if it's intentional to have a par baked/raw bun (like a take and bake pizza) in the case, but did put it in the fridge and baked it today at 375 degrees for 10 min. It still didn't taste good so I threw it out. With so many other great pastry shops in the area who sell fully baked buns, I probably won't be back here. read more

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Such a cute interior!!! I'm shocked that there's no videos about this place. The inside is so adorable with clean but with cute little details like pastry magnets and Japanese clippings on the wall. My favorite was the coffee mochi bun. Super coffees on the outside with stretchy soft mochi on the inside. I also had the jasmine boba cake. The cream was really milk tea like, so delicious. And crunchy green grapes!!! Also egg tarts are Japanese style not Chinese. Soft and creamy instead of flaky. They use high quality ingredients from Japan! read more

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I was in the area and saw that this place looked newly opened! I visit Asian bakeries nearly every week to get my bread fix. Bake A's selection was much more unique than I expected - with interesting bread featuring rose petals, lychee, etc. and cute cakes. Ratings for the 3 breads I tried: - Pork Floss Mini Cake: I've tried these at various other bakeries, and Bake A's has the best that I've tried! The sponge cake was extremely soft and the outer pork floss seaweed coating was very delicious. - Japanese Purple Rice Bun: SOO soft and very interesting concept. Sticky purple rice was the filling, which made this bread very substantial. Not sure if I would get this again since it's carbs on carbs. - Chicken Curry Bun: has a crunchy "Tiger" topping that went well with the super soft bun. My bun had NO chicken in the inside! It was all veggies! I ate the whole thing hoping for a shred of chicken - alas, I could not find any. Bake A's cake selection looked super cute with options like 3 in mini cakes, cake boxes, and Swiss rolls. I'll definitely be back to try their cakes! No cash accepted. read more

Bake A - Pork Floss Bun Japanese Purple Rice Bun - Bakeries Near Me - San Gabriel, California

I came here on a Thursday night after eating at Tsuke, and I got a bolo bun while my girlfriend got a couple buns as well. The bolo bun had no filling, but it was pretty balanced in sweetness and I liked the bread texture. My girlfriend really liked her Thai tea custard bun. Overall, I think the bakery was good to me. Nothing really stood out to me, but the quality was solid and the bakery seemed clean. I would check them out again. read more

Food 5/5 I got the small cakes and they were delicious ! The grape one was amazing and I also tried a cookies and cream one Service 5/5 mandarin speaking preferred but able to communicate in English. Kinda serve yourself though Location and space: 4/5 location is convenient but the parking sucks. I would consider this a smaller bakery than most but it's well kept. Cost:4/5 little pricey 10 bucks for a small cake that can feed 1-2 people Bonus: coming in at night there's discounts but not on the cakes read more

Had lunch in the same plaza and saw this fairly new bakery so decided to check it out. We got a few breads to try. For the bread, it was a bit hit & miss. I really liked the coffee bun - it had this nice "QQ" mochi on the inside. The bun topper had good coffee flavor as well, with just enough of a buttery note. The cranberry cream cheese walnut bun was solid and reminded me of the ones I've had in Taipei. The taro cheese pork floss bun was good but wish there was a bit more taro. Great texture on the bun though. The hot dog bun was the biggest disappointment - it had this cheese filled hot dog, which was just meh. It didn't have too much of a flavor unfortunately and the cheese filling was sporadic. The Japanese Milk Toast is actually good. Good on its own as toast or with some butter! There's a lot of other items we want to try like their cakes and custards so will be back trying other items. read more

Overall, not bad. We got the orange peel red bean bun and it was just right in terms of fluffiness and sweetness. For those who prefer sweeter desserts, this might not be for them, but this bun has a stamp of approval from my picky Chinese parents in terms of sweetness. The store is cute, and there's so much variety to choose from. I'll be back for more red bean buns soon! read more

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New bakery in town and this one seem Japanese inspired. The first thing you noticed from the outside is the bright yellow walls, but they still have Yoyo bakery sign outside. You won't see the Bake A name until you walk inside. I only tried a few items from here: Spicy cheese and ham bagel, mango mochi bread, and rose petal toast. The spicy cheese and ham bagel was alright, its ham mixed with chili oil sauce stuffed in a bagel and topped with cheese. Mango Mochi bread was decent, there's a bit of diced mango pieces in there. My favorite was the rose petal toast and will come back to pick another one up. It's perfect with some jam and tea. Not too sweet. Probably still in soft opening, so I'll give it some grace. None of my breads were dried out. read more

In love with this place. The black sesame bread and the custard bun have a good amount of filling and the Japanese milk pudding makes me feel so nostalgic because it's as close as it gets to the real thing there! The bakery is small but well decorated and cute Can't wait to come back again. read more

Came here for grand opening month. Tried two breads and 1 cake. I got the Thai tea bun, Japanese coconut rice bun, and earl grey cake roll. The Thai tea bun was very mediocre and had strange taste to the bun. Tasted like raw flour. The Japanese coconut rice bun was made of similar bun but I did not try this one so no comment. The absolute best was the earl grey milk jelly cake roll! I was sooo delicious. Just the right amount of sweet with tea scent and the jelly in the middle was just perfectly adds to the texture. I will have to try more and maybe it will change how many stars I will give for the food. Service was amazing. The staff here were so nice and friendly. The vibe of the store is so cute and very well designed. read more

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cute bakery with cute selection of bread/pastry and lovely people. they seem to be japanese style bakery. wouldn't be surprised if the Bake A name is a pun/play on 'baka'. a cute name for a cute bakery. tried the snow cheese something cake. the cream was perfect--not to sweet, and not heavy. mixing it with cheese crust is kinda weird, but it's interesting and thoroughly enjoyed the bread and the cream. service was lovely and helpful. it's a small but tidy place, not many selection yet but what they have are all quite interesting. read more

Delicious cakes that are perfect for Asian tastes, not too sweet and also the unique flavors! The workers are so nice!

Wow this bread is dry like the sahara. It has to be sitting there for at least 2 days. I do not recommend this bakery at all! read more

Bake A - Bakeries Near Me - San Gabriel, California

Yum!! The egg tarts were delicious! The choco cake was good and it had coffee jelly inside, which I've never seen before. The employee greeted me right away and was very nice. :) Overall a cute shop. Need to try their birthday cakes next! read more

the food is meh. came here out of curiosity and regretted it. their products are really salty and oily and pricey as well. if you drive just an extra 3 minutes you can get to sunmerry or JJ, or even cloverleaf on las tunas for better breads and pastries. as for service, i went in and was looking around for like 5-10 minutes and there was not a staff member in sight it's a cute storefront/ ambiance but everything else about it is just not it. read more

Bake A - sausage bread - Bakeries Near Me - San Gabriel, California

super cute bakery!! loved the decor and also pretty good food from the ones ive tried. i tried their pork floss which was pretty good and satisfied my hunger cravings and also their egg tarts were very good and light and baked well! they also sell cake shavings for 99cents which i think is a great idea! staff were nice too and prices are fairly affordable read more

Delicious cakes, fresh fruit, great flavor and not overwhelming with sugar. Perfect bite every time.

I went there walking in only 30 seconds walk out nothing not so many verity to choose sa upset And service so bad do not go read more

I actually found this bakery on accident, but I am very happy that I did. It's easy to miss this place because the sign still is "YoYo Bakery", which was the previous store. The decor and ambience is very cozy and soft. Their selection is pretty nice. They have a range of cake rolls, cake boxes, puddings, and breads. I tried some of their breads and their coconut pudding. I really liked the texture and flavor of the pudding. I would say the sweetness level is perfect for me. Their breads are similar to Duke Bakery, which I like a lot. Overall, I would definitely come back again to try more. read more

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I work nearby and have been hoping for a spot like Bakery A to open up and they did not disappoint! The shop itself is super cute, and their pastries are seriously delicious. My current fave is the Thai tea bun! The girl at the counter was also really sweet. Can't wait to come back and try everything else. read more