The bakery is inspired by the Japanese Rilakkuma bear, which is a really cute touch, as I saw them…read moreall around the store. They offer a great variety of unique pastries, including the trendy flat croissant. While the flat croissant was fun to try and very crispy, I still prefer the traditional style. The pistachio croissant and Hokkaido cheese danish were my personal favorites because they were incredibly fresh, flaky, and buttery. Besides the treats, they have a solid selection of coffee and milk teas. The interior is spacious, and the staff is both quick and friendly.

Time to update my ancient May 2017 review for Rila Bakery & Cafe. I've stopped in several more…read moretimes since then with the most recent visit on 3/21/26. I have visited for takeout, dined onsite solo, or with others. It was really nice to receive a generous gift card from other family members. Interior pretty much has stayed the same, with some addition of merch, and plushies on a front bench by the entrance. Your attention will be drawn to their pastry case. Pro tip: make sure to show up in the morning for better selection for both sweet and savory items. Their pastries are baked fresh onsite, but I've made the mistake of showing up midday and towards closing and their pastry case would be slim pickings. They also have a great variety of beverages available too. Espresso, teas, and milk teas as examples. The mocha has improved, very coffee forward and not cloyingly sweet. Just needs to be hotter temp wise, but that's just me. My favorite go tos has been variable depending on availability, but recent visits have been their ham and cheese croissants. I greatly appreciate the offer to have it warmed up if dining onsite. It's just a strange pairing to place such tasty pastries on a paper plate and then provided flatware, knife & fork or just a fork. I appreciate that this indie bakeshop & cafe has been going strong and steady since 2016, so coming up on a decade! Flying under the radar, but iykyk this is a popular destination. An added star and definitely recommended whether for takeout or enjoyed onsite!

Hands down the best bakery in the area. The first thing i ever got there was the Sea Salt Foccacia…read more I hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, so when i pulled a piece off on the way home, it was heaven. Only half the loaf was left when i arrived at home. Over the last 14 months I have tried many items and have never been disappointed. From the Herbed Olive Sourdough to the Cardamom Buns, there is something for every occasion. My only wish is that they weren't a 15 minute drive away.

I've visited The Cottage a couple more times, along with visiting plenty of other Seattle-area…read morebakeries, and I unfortunately no longer think they are top tier. I'm not sure if it's because something changed on the side of the bakery (maybe recipe or personnel changes?) or on my side, having tried more bakeries around the area. On our last visit we bought two loaves of bread to accompany a butter tasting. Both loaves I found to be not nearly as high quality as I remember previously. Pane Bello ($9) - The crust basically doesn't exist in this bread. It's soft and leathery and doesn't give that satisfying crispness of a well baked bread. The interior, while having good crumb structure, is particularly dry and almost crumbly. The taste is mild, perfect for pairing with higher end butters. (3/5) Parmesan Black Pepper Sourdough ($9) - This batard has similar texture as compared to the Pane Bello. It has the addition of plenty of black pepper baked inside, spaced out rather evenly, allowing a peppery bite every time. There's salty and fatty parmesan baked on top, giving a caramelized salty umami. It definitely has more flavor than the Pane Bello, but suffers from the same textural issues. (3/5) We purchased both loaves at 10AM on a Sunday morning and they were consumed within 2.5 hours, so I don't think it's an issue with storage. I ate a bit of their regular foccacia at a work event too. It has a good crispy exterior and is salted well on the top. Unfortunately the interior isn't the best, having a really dense, chewy crumb. I'm honestly not sure what happened. I really loved The Cottage when I first moved here 1.5 years ago. Now? I have a number of bakeries I'd choose over here in a heartbeat.

I've been to Paris Baguette at a few different locations, and it's always a reliable spot when…read moreyou're craving baked goods or pastries. If you're in the area and don't really have time to look around for options, but you see a Paris Baguette nearby, it's an easy choice to just walk in and grab something. They always have a great variety of pastries, cakes, breads, and drinks, so there's usually something for everyone. Some of the things I've really liked here are the Ganache cream cake slice, mocha cake slice, fruit pastry, almond croissant, and the Iced vanilla latte.

We recently got another blueberry yogurt cake and also stopped by to try some of the smaller…read moretreats. The blueberry cake was, as always, light, flavorful and delicious. We tried a variety of smaller treats. On the savory side, the ham and cheese croissant was the standout. We also tried two different curry items, which didn't suit our tastes as well - but, I'd put that more down to personal preference. On the sweet side, the chocolate croissant and cherry w/ cream cheese danish were all-stars. I will definitely be back for an encore on those! Service was with a smile and helpful during each visit. We'll be back! The missing star? Pricing. Although, to be fair, most places are now very expensive and the mall location is certainly a premium cost.

Previous visits to Grand Pere Bakery was back in 2014, 2016, and 2018, however, recent posts on IG…read morepiqued my interest again. Glad I was able to locate my ancient punch cards! I tried to revisit once during the holiday season, but the pastry case was cleaned out except for three cookies. I had much better luck stopping in and hanging out onsite (1/8/26). Same welcoming counter person/barista. Better available variety, and I opted for the featured special, 12oz mocha and a pain au chocolat for $9, which was a great value! There were just two others onsite. There were a lot of takeout customers, including regulars, that I observed while onsite at a nearby two top. My mocha was decent, the pain au chocolat was fresh, good flavor and texture, despite being pretty hollow. The photo I took created quite the illusion, looked like it had mass quantities of melty chocolate. Despite the bakery/cafe has an unassuming, now faded yellow exterior and well worn interior, French and Vietnamese inspired Grand Pere Bakery has quite the longevity record and staying power since March 2014. Decent detour while in Mountlake Terrace.

Appreciate the parking lot is next to the bakery with plenty of parking…read more Cute little bakery with lots of pastries. We tried the almond croissant and the cream tart that almost was like a crème brûlée and we really enjoyed both. Pricing was reasonable. I will definitely come back. The Home croissant was yummy even though it wasn't filled with a ton of filling like I usually like them. But the flaky pastry made everything so much better.

Ashley's glitter cake was my daughter's dream! Everyone was just in awe of the beauty of it and we…read moreall loved the strawberry flavors. The fruit was noticeable in the cake and filling, nothing artificial, perfectly balanced, soft and delicate. Can't recommend her enough!

Ashley has great communication from the beginning to end. I found her online and fell in love with…read moreher work. The cake was absolutely delicious! Whatever Ashley's recipe is it's fantastic! The cake wasn't dry like most cakes you get at the grocery stores. We traveled 6 hours away in the car with the cake and had no troubles at all. I will be a returning customer in the future. I highly recommend Ashley's Sugar On Top! Thanks again!

Mel and Mia's is like going into any European type breakfast place. It also is very quaint as we…read moreall have those tea sets from our previous family members and they are used. Very pretty. I also held a town hall there once and it holds about 30 people or more. The desserts are fabulous and I haven't tried them all but all the ones I have tried they're very good and again they look very European or more French. The breakfast is also look good, but I've never had one.. coffee is great ...

Mel & Mia's is a welcome change from cookie cutter coffee shops. It is decorated in pink and white…read morelike a lovely petit four. The server was delightful--I suspect she's an owner. I had an eggnog latte and gingerbread scone. Both were delicious and got me in the holiday spirit. I'll certainly be back.

Le Bon Patisserie is conveniently located across from the H-Mart interior entrance, making it a…read moreconvenient bakery to visit before or after purchasing groceries. They have pretty typical Korean bakery fare and pricing seems to be just a bit higher than competitors, probably somewhere around a 10% premium compared to similar family owned bakeries. On my visit I got two pastries to try: Soboro Cream ($3.49) - Instead of a delicately crackly cookie crust, this bun has a much softer, almost moist topping, which may be due to them placing the bread in the packaging before being fully cooled off, allowing the bun to steam too much. There's a bunch of sweetened stabilized cream inside that's sweet and oily. The bread itself is kind of dry and crumbly, either not a typical milk bread recipe or perhaps it had been sitting on the shelf for too long. (2/5) Corn Mochi ($5.99) - This comes with six pieces. The corn mochi has a nice chewy tapioca flour base. There's black sesame sprinkled throughout giving a burst of nutty flavor. I expected to see whole corn kernels baked inside but I think they just use corn flour in the dough. It's way less sweet than the soboro. Texturewise, the inside is bouncy while the outside has a harder baked crust. (4/5) Overall Le Bon Patisserie is a pretty average Asian grocery store-paired bakery. It's more of a place to buy bread for convenience rather than anything special, but it does the job decently well.

Far and away the worst asian bakery I've recalled having the displeasure of purchasing from. And…read moreyet I accidentally go back periodically because it's right inside the H Mart complex and because I have the memory span of a goldfish. I am always intensely disappointed with myself for not remembering how much it sucks, especially with 85 Degrees bakery just down the block. My latest foray led me to two loaves of milk bread for $11!!!! WTF? First of all, the two loaves look absolutely different... one is a square, and the other one is more like the milk bread shape. The lady behind the counter assured me they are the same. Spoiler alert: they are not, but they are equally awful. For those of you who knows REAL Japanese milk bread, it is like magic. I f***in' love milk bread... and while I don't use drugs, I imagine the euphoria I feel when I bite into milk bread is similar to a drug high. La Bon's milk bread is literally the worst white bread I have EVER tasted. It's worst than any grocery store brand and tastes like paper mache, wait, no.... I ate paper mache as a kid and this is far far worse. The pure and utter sadness I feel every time I put a piece of that shitty white cardboard into my mouth is worthy of a country western song. And everything else from that place tastes like cardboard. DO NOT GO. Or if you do, just be forewarned.... godspeed.

The desserts are beautiful. Not much gluten free though that I could find. Clean. Quick service…read more Friendly staff.

I have to admit I was a bit surprised to see how crowded 85°C was when I stepped in. The shop was…read morefilled with folks in line to pay for their selected buns and pastries and folks off to one side waiting for the drinks they ordered. The staff was hustling the best they could. I had ordered two cakes online and only needed to pick up. The peculiar thing is neither the provided phone number nor the email received confirmation of the purchase. I should have saved a screenshot, but for once, I trusted the system but the system failed. Anyway, I was hoping for the best when I entered, since we did have a credit card charge notification. Anyway, two staff members are at the front, though only one was working the register ringing up pastries and taking orders for drinks, etc. After standing in line for a second, I decided to be bold, left the line, and approached the other staff member saying I am picking up a cake order. She asked for order number. Yikes, I do not have that. After some back and forward and I asked if she can look up by my name, she said no. When I repeated two cakes and told her what they were, she said, "Did you say two cakes?" I almost wanted to laugh, since I have said it about ten times by then. My order must have been the only one with two cakes because she suddenly found it and even asked me to verify my name. Magical, they do have my name after all. I decided not to ding the rating since their search is locked to order number. I suspect she scrolled through screens to find the order. Although picking up the cakes were borderline sweat-inducing, both cakes turned out to be winners for the party of eleven people. Statistically, nine out of eleven are classic Americans who have never had Taiwanese cakes or lower sweetness cakes. I was pleased these cakes proved to be a hit for those unfamiliar with this baseline. Everyone sampled a small portion of both cakes, and we had about a combined 2/3 cakes left. I estimate an 8" cake is 8 servings. These cakes are relatively lower cost than many other Asian and non-Asian bakeries in the area. 8" Red Velvet, $38 Menu: Traditional red velvet cake layered with vanilla cream cheese 8" Deluxe Chocolate Mousse, $40 Menu: Chocolate chiffon cake layered with chocolate mousse and dusted with sweet snow sugar and cocoa powder Side note: These cakes are top decorated, meaning if you want "Happy Birthday", it is a separate piece to add to the cake.

I was really feeling pie for my birthday this year and after googling where to get the best pies in…read moreSeattle, Rumbly In My Tumbly kept popping up. Ordered online and drove out to Lynwood where pick up is self service with a row of numbered mini fridges out front. I will say the price can be a little steep; you're probably looking at 60 bucks or more for a pie, but the pies are quite large and are beautiful if you're looking for a sjows. It ended up serving 8 very hefty slices Opted for the Key Lime Pie which had a very thick graham cracker crust with a good amount of salt to balance out the sugar. Filling is super smooth and had a great tartness. Whipped cream added that extra smooth, dairy flavor to round out the eating experience.

The best apple pie I've ever had. Do yourself a favor and order one. I can't wait to try the key…read morelime one next!

Clean and friendly place with a variety of Bahn Mi sandwiches! I was craving a good traditional…read moreVietnamese sandwich and looked for reviews. I drove like 20 mins to get there and it was totally worthy! I had a traditional pork and it was very well served, bread was fresh and toasty. Generous serving with fresh ingredients. Kind and attentive staff. Highly recommended!

Giving 4 stars because I do want to support small businesses and see them do well. We wanted to try…read moreYeh Yeh's to be honest (but it was closed on a Sunday), so stopped by here. This is a little bakery/cafe area that sells buns, banh mi, and surprisingly, some noodle soups like pho and bun bo hue. Tried both a banh mi and a bun bo hue (which I am very pleasantly surprised they had). The bun bo hue decent/hit most of the elements I wanted (they didn't have pork blood which I don't enjoy anyways so not a problem). I wasn't a real fan of the banh mi to be honest; it tasted more fusion to me than authentic (had pickled slice onions and was sliced diagonally for style), so I may stick to the downtown delis. Not a bad place to stop by when you're in a pinch though.