ESM Fine Cakes and Pastries

This is the place for French style baguette, croissants, pastries and a variety of bread…read more Everything is baked to perfection and so delicious. There is also a wonderful selection of chews and you can also get coffee here. Don't worry if there is a lineup, the staff is efficient. My favourite is the pumpkin seed loaf.

I didn't find anything I wanted. Lots of jams, jellies,…read moreteas, pickles, olives and condiments. The breads are big, round seedy loaves. You won't find dinner rolls. Some sweet concoctions. It's slow service when a customer needs some cheeses to be cut. Great location. Wonderful window light. You can buy a nice cappuccino, but can't sit to enjoy it.

Moving to a new location January 2023

View from the back of the building - parking area

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Additional products - coffee, mustard, gherkins, olives, honey, preserves, rillettes

Hong Kong Bakery

3.8(12 reviews)

9.6 km

So I grabbed a fruit cocktail cake from Hong Kong Bakery. It was Chinatown Dining week. Which is…read moresuch good bang for your buck. Also, it gives highlight to an delicious food scene, which otherwise can be overlooked because of the area of town that Chinatown is located in. I really believe in the area, and even if it is not Chinatown Dining Week, I still go there often because the food is amazing (at numerous places on 96th street), and the families who have food establishments are really friendly, and care about they do. The staff here are friendly and care about what they do, (as all of the other locations on the street), but english is not their first language, so be patient! The women here running the bakery were fantastic, but we needed to do some charades to get what we wanted. Our fruit cocktail cake was only 20 bucks (for downtown dining week, it is slightly higher regularly), which is cheaper than many Costco cakes. It was so delicious. Light and fluffy, full of fruit and delectable whipped cream. I am not a super sweet fan, but I had three pieces of cake the first night. So lovely. They also have a tonne of other baked goods that are worth checking out. You should. Check out Chinatown. Check out the food. And check out the people that are in this resilient community.

Lots of good baked goods to get here, including buns filled with sweet and savoury goodness, egg…read moretarts, and cakes. I don't think I have had something here that I didn't think was ok to good. My issue the last time was that they add the prices in their head and didn't issue a receipt. They usually use a calculator but I don't recall if they ever give a receipt from the til. This time they didn't use and charged almost $30 for baked goods, which I think was a few dollars off. My suggestion is if you go, add up the items beforehand or ask for a receipt to ensure the price charged is what it should be.

Fruit cocktail cake. So delicous!

Chinatown Dining Week 2021 - $10 special: 2 BBQ pork buns, 2 coconut buns, 4 macarons

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Most things are behind the counter - good thing cuz this customer didn't put her mask on until staff reminded her

Paris Baguette

4.4(21 reviews)

6.1 km

I went here for national cake day, where if you have the app, you can get one slice of cake free if…read moreyou purchase a slice of cake. Both my husband and I have the app so we sampled 4 slices of cake - Strawberry Soft Cream Cake Slice, Blueberry Chiffon Cake Slice, Mango Chiffon Cake Slice, and Crepe Cake Slice. Everything was delicous and it was hard to pick a favourite. I think my husbands was the blueberry because he loves blueberries, and mine was the mango because I love mangos. But really you can't go wrong. Service was good considering how busy it was for cake day. Ambience is bright clean and fun. They have a very diverse menu, so if you like baked goods check them out.

I wanted to get some treats for my team and I went there for the first time! The place is awesome…read moreand lots of sitting options! The staff were friendly, patient and very helpful! I loved the customer service. The items that I picked were all very delicious and everyone in my team loved them. I'm already planning my next visit and can't wait to try more items! :)

A nice large seating area but I'm disappointed by the size of the actual bakery area.

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Italian Bakery

4.1(38 reviews)

9.6 km

The food here is very good never had a bad experience. Service is excellent and the people a polite…read moreprofessional and know the food they are serving.

Located right in Chinatown, the Italian bakery is a new but small supermarket. This place has a…read morevariety of must-tries from a convenient cafe and a large bakery. I tried their verdura pizza. The service at the cafe was good and courteous. The pizza was decent with fresh ingredients. The crust for the pizza wasn't the greatest but for 8 bucks totally worth it.

Mouth watering italian pastries

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Italian Centre Shop

4.6(172 reviews)

10.1 km

Excellent coffee shop/bakery. Friendly staff. Good prices. Nice for small groups to get together…read morein the morning. It fills up fast.

This probably isn't really necessary, because everyone loves it - but we come here for great prices…read moreon produce (seriously) and for evening coffees, and maybe a pizza dinner in the cafe. The people working there are awesome and friendly - we have gotten to know some and it's always fun to chat them up. We have The Great Debate pizza, which has Tomato sauce, mozzarella, rosemary ham, double-smoked bacon & pineapple drizzled with hot honey. Dessert can be the cake below (can't remember the name but it's 100% chocolate and SO rich you need to start with a "wafer thin slice" because you won't believe it.

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The Art of Cake

4.2(72 reviews)

9.7 km

This was a surprise! My husband and I were meeting my brother and his wife for coffee. It was our…read moreturn to decide where. With a random finger selection, the Art of Cake came up. We really enjoyed the quirky/charming atmosphere, and the food and beverages were excellent. We will back soon!

We got the Chocolate cake with Raspberry Buttercream. Cake was beautifully designed and decorated…read more Decorations are edible but not even a little tasty - we wish the white square that the message came on was white chocolate instead of non-tasty ?fondant. Chocolate cake was 12/10 moist and rich and delicious but 3 of 4 of us did not like the Raspberry Buttercream.

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Chocolate cake with Raspberry Buttercream.

Hazeldean Bakery

4.6(36 reviews)

4.1 km

If you get your hands on these apple fritters (before they sell out!) you won't want to share! I…read morelove the absolutely huge pieces of apple in them along with that light layer of apple sauce, top it off with the perfect doughy-ness. These are divine! And worth waiting in line for, which I heard is a regular occurrence each morning. Also tried the raspberry scone and the raspberry cream cheese danish. Both amazing and well liked all around baked goodies.

Easy to find via Google maps with street parking right in front. I arrived at 3:45PM. 1 couple…read moreleaving when I entered but no dining-in room. Staff reported they sold out of apple fritters and homemade donuts which is what I came for and recommended I come earlier next time. Better luck next time!

Danishes and scones

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Apple fritters

Popular Bakery

3.5(13 reviews)

11.7 km

Popular Bakery has it's name cut out for it, on the corner with it's big bold black sign with 3…read moredifferent names making it super confusing for any newbies out here. I didn't quite know what to expect walking in, if it was more of a takeout bakery style or a sit down and enjoy sandwich and chicken eatery? Well, we got to try it out and 100% more of a take out shop than anything else. Similar setup to Handy with breads and desserts displayed on the center glass counter display with a few shelves on the side acting as a mini market, the backboard had a few food food items but nothing special. The space is roomier with plenty of seating, but with a feeling of more of a concrete room as opposed to being more welcoming as Handy. We left with a few Portuguese tarts and they were cold? She didn't offer to warm them up or anything either, so my cold tarts were pretty disappointing. Though the filling did taste really good. Maybe we need to visit again on a busier peak time for some better service? Not in a rush to try this place again though.

Popular Bakery is many things - including living up to its name. It is a bakery, grocery store,…read moresandwich shop, cafe, and hang out, all in one. Located on Alberta Avenue, Popular Bakery fits well into the multicultural atmosphere of the area as a Portuguese bakery and restaurant. One of the few places where one can sit with a cup of coffee and enjoy conversation with friends (except when community coffeehouse The Carrot is open), Portuguese Bakery sells fresh baked goods, sandwiches made to order, and a few hot entree items such as Portuguese flame-grilled chicken and pork. A cooler contains a variety of beverages, both domestic and imported from Portugal, and there are a few short aisles of groceries, again, mostly Portuguese. Despite being large and spacious, tables are precious few. I can imagine this place getting very full at lunch time, and doing a mostly take-out business. I was there around four in the afternoon, and the tables were around half full, mostly with older Portuguese men and women sitting around enjoying coffee and pastries, speaking in their mother tongue. My server was Portuguese, and I really felt like I had stepped into another culture - which is exactly what I want when I am visiting an ethnic establishment. I ordered a quarter chicken meal with french fries (my other choice was rice) and a salad (which comes with the meal). I was asked if I wanted my food served regular or spicy and I opted for regular. My food was brought out to me a few minutes later, and consisted of a large plate almost overflowing with chicken, fries, and salad. The salad was a mix of vegetables in a light, almost Italian style vinagrette with a bit of a salty kick to it. The fries were average, but crispy. I thought perhaps they might make their own here, but I was wrong. The chicken, however, was the star of the show. Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, the meat was infused with a tangy season mix in oil, accented with salt and garlic. The grilled flavour of the chicken came through as well. Instead of giving me an entire dark or white quarter, I had a wing, a chunk of thigh, and two chunks of white meat. I enjoyed the variety, and it also made the meal easier to eat. For dessert, I decided to try one of the many tempting treats in the bakery's showcase. An egg tart is a standard Portuguese favourite of mine and they were here, but looked rather burned. Some of the other items, such as danishes, eclairs, and other pastries looked delicious, but a bit too much to follow the meal I had. I opted for what looked like a smaller dessert - a slice of caramel pudding. As soon as my server handed me the plate, I thought my arm would drop. It was heavy for such a small slice! I also had a cup of coffee to accompany my dessert and keep me occupied as I finished reading a book. The pudding reminded me of the filling of an egg tart, very firm in texture. The caramel part was probably the light syrup at the bottom of the slice, which tasted more like a lightly burned sugar than caramel. It was good, though, and it took me a while to fork my way through it. The big disappointment of the afternoon was the coffee. It was very, very average. However, it was also inexpensive. The price for a meal is in the $7-$10 range. The sandwiches are on fresh bread or rolls and include a variety of meats. There is also soup. I plan to come here again to have more chicken and try the rice. Portuguese Bakery closes daily at 6:00 p.m. and is closed on Sundays.

During the Kaleido Festival September 12, 2015.

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Beautiful Mural on the Est Side of the Store. September 12, 2015.

B and A Bakery

4.4(25 reviews)

13.5 km

Donuts are fluffy and so fresh! Not over the top sweet which I like and prefer…read more I've heard this is a place you need to go to early or else you aren't going to have the same kinds of options. Everything is pretty much sold out by 10-1030am! So you need to go early early early! Loved the donut people we got this time- super cute! But the classic sugar donuts are always amazing too.

Ordered a German chocolate cake and was very disappointed. It was overpriced for the size, single…read morelayer, had typical ingredients that a mass factory bakery would do. There was a 'caramel' drizzle on top that looked like gooey gelatin, typical grocery store icing and the cake itself was dry. The place itself is tiny with little to pick from on the shelf. It seems like just a storefront with a display case that doesn't bake anything much there. The people there seemed indifferent to help, which I would overlook if the food was good. Don't bother with this place.

Donuts

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Coconut bun

Baltyk Bakery

3.4(9 reviews)

10.4 km

they always run out of products even at 1:00 in the afternoon Previuos owner always made enough for…read morethe whole day i would go in after work now it not like that. Too bad now owner does not care and you walk in at the end of the day and she just wants to get out and close . Really too bad some of us cant get there early in the moring I am handicapo and i have sent freinds in and they are still out of the rducts i want.Very disappointed

I come here fairly often for their polish rye bread with poppyseeds. It's divine ! The sweet bread…read morechalla is amaze. All the jam filled donuts are tasty . I've also had their poppyseed roll, sausage roll and grabbed an americano to go. Prices are very reasonable for high quality freshly made products . I've never tried their cakes but maybe next time I will. Ample parking in the parking lot. It's best to arrive earlier rather than later because they can sell out of some bread sometimes. Staff has always been friendly .