It was my mother-in-law's 85th birthday, and she knew what kind of birthday cake she wanted: a mocha chiffon cake from Gemmae's! We all agreed: it was great. All the cakes are prebaked and packaged, but one can come in to have it decorated with custom lettering while you wait. While we waited, we also ordered two other things that we all love from here: their shanghai style egg rolls (25 pieces for $21) and their miki bihon pancit (medium, enough to feed a family, for $21). We've tried a lot of different version from different places all over, and have come to the conclusion that we like the version at Gemmae's, the best (as long as for my wife, they skip adding patis to the pancit). They also have a turo turo steam table here. The yellow curry chicken caught my eye, so got a small container of that. It was solid...first time eating yellow curry (tasted just like the japanese style) at a Filipino restaurant. read more

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Loving this traditional Filipino bakery.! Gemmae's Bakery truly hit the spot! Here's what we picked up: Chocolate Chip Cookie (x2) Twin Chip Ube Cookie Cheddar Hot Dog Bun Ube Cheese Pandesal Longanisa Pandesal Garlic Peanuts Spicy Garlic Peanuts This was my first time trying this bakery since I was craving pandesal, and it did not disappoint. We also grabbed a frozen pack of Shanghai, fried it up at home, and wow, it was so good. I highly recommend picking up a pack if you visit! I love that this shop offers both savory food and sweets, so definitely come hungry. The service was quick and friendly, and the interior made me feel like I was transported straight to the Philippines. Pro tip: stop by around 1 pm-3 pm for a great experience. read more

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First-time customer. I placed a phone order yesterday and had a smooth pickup experience. I purchased the ube bread, longaniza bread, adobo bread, pistachio sansrival, and one of every ensaymada flavor. Just a note: I personally misunderstood the ube bread as ube pandesal with filling, but that was my mistake. The service was excellent. I haven't tried the food yet, but I look forward to updating this review after I've sampled everything read more

Amazing family owned & operated Filipino bake shop led by a mother-daughter duo!!! They've been serving the LBC authentic traditional Filipino dishes since 1993! EVERYTHING here is fantastic!! The staff is always so kind and helpful! They offer so many wonderful varieties of not only baked goods like breads and rolls, pastries, cakes, and desserts, but also warm dishes like lumpia, pancit noodles, calamansi fried chicken and much much more!! Just off the 710 at Willow... Please do yourself a favor and stop by and support this amazing family business!! read more

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There is a reason this place is recommended so often. They are a beast with the reputation to back it up. Friends here in Bakersfield have even heard of this place. Came here and bought a little bit of everything. Service was great and you can tell they keep busy. Favorite things we had here! Their ube tres leches is out of this world. We easily finished that bad boy in less that 5 minutes, it was divine. the Million dollar chocolate cake was nothing to sneeze at either, put some ganache on that cake and you got a Matilda cake. Empanadas were also super good. Love the size and how much meat they had. They do lean a bit on the sweet side. A lot of the bread did. The savory foods here were also good. I really enjoyed their rice and meat dishes. Just really fresh and tasty. The parking lot is small though, so it's best to find parking and come in and out quickly. I also really love that I can get a Buko pie down the street from my house. I love that for me. read more

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The BEST lumpia!! We always order for work events and family/friend get togethers. Their Chicken empanadas, Pan de Coco and Ube bread are a fave as well. read more

I was craving for Filipino pastries and this store makes delicious ensymada. Typical over the counter service so not much to say about this. They do greet you as you walk in which I appreciate. They only have a few tables for dine in customers but I imagine most people do take out. Check out this local favorite! read more

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I visited Gemmae Bake Shop many years ago with my parents. I remember enjoying their Filipino turo-turo lunch. Fast forward to 2025 and Gemmae has become quite popular on social media for their ube treats. I am an ube fan and so definitely made a point to go when I was in the area. Parking was a bit hard because this bake shop is in a fairly small plaza. I got lucky though and found parking in neighborhood street. Stepping in their classic turo-turo offerings are to the right and then to the left is their Filipino bakery offerings. They've got everything from pan de sal to pies. Their ube offerings include ube tres leches, ube tarts, ube cheesecake and ube banana cream pie. The ube banana cream pie looked quite tasty and so I chose to get that. I also got two of their chicken empanadas. The empanadas were $3.30 each and the ube banana cream pie was $4.35 a slice. The chicken empanadas were huge! I was quite surprised. They're deep fried and filled with shredded chicken. I had one for lunch and was quite full and content. I tried the banana cream pie a different day. This banana cream pie had a wonderful graham cracker crust that was topped with ube halaya, ube pastry cream and bananas. The banana flavor was abundant and honestly overpowered the ube. It was still a very good pie though and what I enjoyed the most was the flaky, buttery graham cracker crust. I'd definitely get this pie again; but I do wish the ube flavor would pop out more. Overall, I am happy to visit Gemmae Bake Shop after so many years. I will be back again to try some of their other ube offerings. read more

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I enjoyed the mini fresh coconut tart. I also had a slice of mocha cream cake, and the taste reminded me of the mocha cake I used to get in Japantown in San Francisco as a kid. I also tried the traditional purple sweet potato dessert. Unfortunately, it went bad before the "best by" date on the package, even though it was stored promptly in a cold refrigerator. Service was fine and place had a great selection nicely displayed. read more

OMG! Me and my daughter had been shopping around for a philipino restaurant that made great lumpia's and pancit for her baby shower. So we decided to go to Gemma's bakery on Willow. It was like we had struck gold. Gemma's is another treasure filled with amazing food that makes you feel like you're in the Philippines. When you go you must try the chicken adobo the broth alone is amazing the chicken was well seasoned and tender it melts in your mouth. The lumpia was crispy and delicious. They also have these amazingly delicious empanadas the crust is flakey and filled with so much goodness and flavor they don't skimp on the amount of flavors and quality of food you get. The prices were right on point. So take a ride to the west side of Long Beach, just over the bridge to Gemma's. Gemma's is on my list of great little treasures in Ling Beach that's well worth the drive and the price to pay for incredible food. If you really want a great dinning experience hands down Gemma's bakery is definitely the best place to go. read more

Whenever I'm back in Long Beach I like to stop in and grab some snacks. They have a good hot food section and some of the best lumpia you can get in town. Definitely recommend checking them out! read more

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I had to stop by here after getting off Carnival Cruise ship. Service was excellent and quick. Bakery was clean and organized. It was Father's Day and the ube tres leches cake caught my eye. It was wonderful! Wasn't overwhelmingly sweet and it wasn't dry. The ube cookies were ok. I liked the ube white chocolate cookie the best. The chicken adobo was the best pandesal of the bunch. I did not like the longanisa pandesal. It had a lot of fat for my taste. I did not try the food this time. Maybe next time. read more

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Ordered fresh fried egg rolls ate some in the shop. Other baked goods we brought home to devour. Everything very good quality! read more

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Stopped by for an early lunch to satisfy my cravings. The food is fresh and good flavor. The smell of freshly baked goods is so addicting. The service by the Auntie is warm. read more

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the have the best puncit & lumpia as well as other food favorites we order from them for every family gathering! What kid doesn't like lumpia and puncit!!! Its always a hit!!! read more

I can't say enough good things about this place! The staff are all very nice and gave a very home kind of feeling to whoever walked in :) I grabbed some breakfast with a friend here and was able to have some good ol' Filipino food their selection changes every now and then, but everything we got was spot on. We also got to take home some of their baked goods and I will for sure be grabbing more in the future! Salamat po! read more

I really liked the bitter melon dish here - not too bitter at all! And the pork soup with veggies was delicious as well! Great place for a quick, healthy lunch. read more

I don't like other Oreo Cheesecake because I usually think they're too sweet; however, the Ube Oreo Cheesecake here was my favorite item amongst a few that I tried. I can't wait to go back & try more. read more

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Great Filipino Bakery! It's on the Westside of Long Beach, in the north park of the Watson neighborhood on Willow st. Stopped in to pick up some baked goods. FOOD* Longanisa Pandesal is an amazing choice. We just warmed it up at home and shared one. Delicious!!! Check out the picture Simple fresh ingredients, baked with care. Puto is great here too, comes with the right amount of cheese so you don't have to buy it separately. SERVICE* The girls are super polite that work here. They have a few tables to sit by the hot food section. I've never tried that yet, we just come for the baked goods PARKING* Parking is easy right in front of the bakery We will be back soon read more

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Come for the pistachio sansrival. But it sells fast. Wish they sell more knowing it's a best seller. There is a place to sit and eat. Lot to park. read more

This is the original location. Their baked goods are always fresh, and if it's hot and you need to cool down, get their halo halo, which is soo good. The service is quick and friendly. The cleanliness of the tables and chairs could be improved. Otherwise, we love coming here for pan de sal and yummy Filipino desserts! read more

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Wifey had seen an Instagram post about Gemmae's Filipino pastries, which showed their various ensaymadas, and wanted to visit Gemmae on our recent trip to Los Angeles. Ensaymadas are sweet and savory coiled breads or brioches popular in the Philippines. Besides being a bakery, Gemmae is also a Turo Turo aka point point restaurant where customers can select from a variety of Filipino dishes. 3.5 stars because I thought their pastries and savory breads were delish, but I was disappointed by their Kare Kare dish. When my Life Pahtner told me she wanted to check out Gemmae, I mentioned to her that there used to be a Gemmae Bake Shop in National City, a suburb in San Diego. I read somewhere that Gemmae was a chain of bake shops owned by one lady, but the shops are no longer affiliated and are owned separately. This location can be found in Long Beach and when we visited, we asked one of the employees if they were affiliated with the permanently closed National City location and she said they were not. This Long Beach shop is located within a small strip mall called Willow Plaza. It is located on the corner of Willow Street and Easy Avenue. This plaza is next to Willow Ocean Plaza where you can find Pinay Tess Restaurant. Gemmae is next to Easy Cleaners and Smoke Monkey. There aren't too many parking spaces at this plaza. As you enter the bake shop/Turo Turo restaurant, you're greeted by a display case of cakes and shelves of Filipino pastries. There are three tables/chair settings, distressed laminate flooring, white brick facade wall with potted plants, and large wooden spoons hanging on another wall. The Pinay who served us was friendly and answered our questions respectfully. If you're probably wondering why we would drive all the way to Long Beach to experience Gemmae, it's because Long Beach is the only place where you can purchase the unique ensaymadas they are known for. In the Instagram video my wife watched, it showed ensaymadas with flavors my wife has never seen at other Filipino bakeries we've visited. We both shared their Pandan ensaymada with Ube, which are two flavors that Filipinos are very familiar with. Immediately after I took my first bite, I could tell that the baker takes pride in making quality pastries. This ensaymada was tasty, moist, fresh, the Pandan flavor was pronounced, and they were not stingy with the Ube. We bought one of their Longanisa Pandesal for me to eat later. This morning, I microwaved the longanisa pandesal for my breakfast and I regret not buying more. While my BFF is into sweets, I'm more of a savory connoisseur. That longanisa pandesal was moist, it had plenty of chopped up longanisa, I savored every single bite, and won't make that same mistake of only buying one when we visit again. Gemmae has a hot food line where you can select from a variety of Filipino food entrees. They have the usual suspects, but they only serve sisig on the weekends. What caught my eye right away was their vibrant looking Kare Kare. I ordered a single item combo with white rice and selected Kare Kare. I wanted to try their pancit, but they had run out at 10:30am. Gemmae's Kare Kare was disappointing to me. I was served more fat than beef, so if you decide to order, let the server know that you prefer more beef. Kare Kare has peanut butter as part of the dish, but the peanut butter taste I'm used to was lacking. When I visit again, I want to try their sisig and dinuguan. I'm glad my best friend found the Gemmae Bake Shop Instagram post that featured their pastries and baked goods. Next time, we'll purchase more of their Pandan and Ube ensaymadas and their Longanisa pandesals. I'll pass on their Kare Kare. read more

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Hidden gem! Great authentic Filipino bakery. We were in the mood for lumpia and this was the perfect spot to come to. If we didn't know about this from a friend we would have never discovered the place. It's a small place you could easily pass by, in a tiny strip mall with minimal parking. We ordered ahead of time since it was almost closing and arrived just in time to pick up our food. It was nice to see the place was clean and the workers were friendly, and there was a steady flow of customers even at closing time. The lumpia were amazing! We almost finished our order in the car ! Will be returning for more goods in the future. read more

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Get the Ube Banana Cream Pie!! Just your little local bakery where you can buy single slices of cakes, there's a variety of breads and cookies. There's some hot food items like empanadas. They are giant and flaky. So good. read more

Not only one of the best Filipino bakeries in the city but one of the best bakeries. They have the most amazing fresh delicious food fresh food deli area cakes pastries highly highly recommend I've gone a few more times since my first visit and I will continue to go They're absolutely amazing and well worth the visit reasonable prices very sweet people read more

Ordered a tray of lumpia's for Christmas Eve for my family everyone was happy they were delicious and kept really well. It was really chaotic in there didn't seem to have an orderly way to pick up your orders everyone's yelling numbers and names over each other. Parking lot was a nightmare read more

Perfect filipino food and the service is fast plus the ambiance its so cozy and family friendly

Ube everything even some ice cream! Something sensational! Great service, clean and awesome location! You can taste the love! read more

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Amazing food! Try it all. Ambiance is good and they are very nice and accommodating. We had the Palabok and it was perfect. Thank you. read more

My favorite spot to order their lumpia's..They are always so delicious!! And not so expensive when ordering a whole batch.

Best pandesal is found here! Thank goodness I don't live close by. I could eat a whole bag in a day. Their chicken empanadas were delicious too! My husband also ordered some pork adobo which was way too oily for me. But the baked goods are a must here! read more

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Friendly service. I wanted to try out some ube desserts, and was not disappointed at all. Tried the ube cookie, ube twin chip cookie, ube cream cake, and mango cream cake. Everything was so good and I'll definitely be coming back. read more

Best thing on this plate was the egg. Food wasn't seasoned well, bland! Maybe the baked items are good, I hear the lumpia is great but I'll have to go back for that. I will never get anything on this plate ever again, however. And yes I love Filipino food, this selection just didn't do it for me! read more

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Came to this Filipino bakery in Long Beach and had such a great experience! We tried the pandesal, tres leches ube cake, mamon, and cheese jalapeño shrimp lumpia and everything was amazing! I decided to check this place out after seeing some good reviews online. I always get intimidated when I go to Filipino restaurants/bakeries but the guy behind the counter was so friendly, nice and helpful. He answered all the questions that I had when trying to figure out what was what there, without making me feel dumb for asking. He even hooked it up when we brought up a bag of pandesal he swapped it out for a batch that had just come out of the oven and sold us the fresh ones instead. I loved the plant decoration display that they had sitting on the shelves behind the counter and everything was so well organized and labeled. I would definitely come back to this place and recommend everyone checks it out for some amazing Filipino baked goods! read more

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Not sure if I'd come here again. I ordered the Miki bihon. While the size of the medium can feed many, it was more like bihon only. I also got mini pandesal. Overall ok but undercooked and requires to be heated up in a toaster to finish baking. There was a piece of bone in the pancit. Not much shrimp, maybe 2-3 shrimps. You get a good amount of food but it's not very good quality and I felt like there was a bit too much seasoning. The parking lot gets busy with the other businesses. There always seems to be construction on the roadway in this area. There isn't too much street parking if the parking is full. One good thing is that it is located right off the freeway, so that is convenient. read more

I love coming to Gemmae's. It's a small bakery/meal to-go spot located in LB but more towards Wilmington. There's a small parking lot which can get full. I typically go early in the morning on my way to work. It's never busy at this time so I can take my time to look at all the choices for the day. The service is always very friendly and helpful. My go to items include the chicken empanadas, rolls stuffed with corned beef, adobo, or longoniza. The empanadas are so good and very filling. The stuffed rolls are also good although a bit on the bready side. They are a nice quick breakfast or snack item. I also like their soups like sinigang which is a beef soup with a tamarind base broth. Theirs is a bit salty for my liking but nothing some white rice can't remedy lol. I recently tried their pork sigsig and garlic fried rice. The rice is awesome. The sisig was not bad. It's minced pork belly cooked with onions and jalapeños. It was tasty but beware the grease at the bottom! Lol I've tried a few of their baked goods as well. Their ensaymdas are really good. These are soft round sweet breads with butter and shredded cheese on top. They have ube ones as well which are yummy. Speaking of ube, they make ube bread which is a soft bread stuffed with ube. It's delicious but a bit heavy. So definitely eat alone or save room after your meal. There are tons of other foods and desserts I want to try so I will definitely be back. read more

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First time here. Located at a busy plaza with limited parking. Adobo is really good and not too greasy. Reasonably priced, quite a range of baked goods and pastries and limited seating - it is best to order for take-out. read more

Ordered the mango cake and sobrang sarap talaga. Super soft and fluffy yung cake, tapos fresh na fresh yung mango flavor hindi nakakaumay at sakto lang yung tamis. You can tell na made with love and quality ingredients. read more

I have seen a lot of posts about Gemmae on Instagram, especially for their pandesal, so I was eager to come check it out. I went around 7:30 in the morning so there was no wait at all! I totally forgot to reserve an ube banana cream pie online ahead of time (requires 2 day notice) but luckily there was one in the case when I got there! There is a huge array of all types of pastries and Filipino baked goods to the left, and Filipino food on the right. I just needed the pie but thought I couldn't pass on the pandesal, so I picked a longanisa one and a sisig one. I also grabbed a pandan ube ensaymada. When I brought it home we opened it up to eat, but the sisig one was dry. I wonder if they were maybe made the day previously since usually fresh pandesal is soft even if it's not warm anymore. I decided to heat up all of the bread so we can try them all in the best possible form. The longanisa one was much better but still not super soft. The pandan ube was probably the best one! It looked pretty and it was tasty. But the true winner was the ube banana cream pie. It's a unique combo but makes total sense! The actual ube halaya mixed with the bananas and cream was a great mixture of textures. If you don't want a whole pie, they sell them by the slice! Check out the fridge in the left corner of the bakery. Would definitely be back for that pie and to try other items like the ube cheesecake and ube tres leches! These make great potluck items or gifts. read more

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This is the bakery of my dreams. Having grown up in the Philippines, I'd like to think I have a very discerning taste when it comes to Filipino food and always comparing the food in the U.S. to how it is made back home. Gemmae hits the mark and reminds me of home sweet home. My only regret is that I just discovered it and apparently, it has been around for 30 years! That is longevity! Like Rachel (daughter's owner) said, not too late for now I "found it". Parking - found one right in front of the store and saw street parking also Food - oven and prep area can be seen behind the front counter so you know it is super fresh I have never seen all the food from my childhood until I got to this place (can't even compare them to Goldilocks and Red Ribbon whose quality in U.S. have gradually declined imho). I ordered the following for they are my childhood favorites and they are all A+: 1. Arroz caldo - lots of chicken and the largest container can serve two people 2. Ube Cheese pandesal 3. Pandan and Ube ensaymada - ensaïmada/ensaymada is a pastry product from Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It is a common cuisine eaten in southwestern Europe, Latin America and the Philippines. Gemmae's version is mixed with pandan (fragrant leaves found in Asian cuisine and tastes like grassy vanilla with a hint of coconut) and ube (Filipino purple yam). 4. Ube and Macapuno ensaymada - macapuno is sweetened coconut and typically eaten as dessert in Philippines Note: The ensaymada flavors here are out of this world and can be eaten for breakfast or as a dessert (can be shared or ...not). Best if toasted as Gemmae recommended. 5. Bibingka *- moist cake baked in banana leaf 6. Puto Bumbong * - literally translates to steamed glutinous rice (puto) cooked in bamboo (bumbong). Typically accompanied with warm butter or margarine, coconut flakes and brown sugar *Filipino delicacies traditionally served during Christmas season in the Philippines 7. Biskotso - Biscocho, also spelled biskotso is Filipino twice-baked breads coated with butter and sugar Disclaimer: Most of the descriptions are thanks to Mr. Google! Back to Rachel, one can tell when you meet her how warm and gracious she is- many thanks! Her family's passion to stay true to the uniqueness of Filipino food and delicacies is fully manifested in her bake shop offerings. Is this worth a trip to Long Beach? Most definitely and make sure to stock up and freeze (as needed) until next time... read more

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