Long Beach might be #1 in the bread game. Between Hey Brother Baker and Gusto Bread, I'd consider myself pleasantly surprised by how well LB knows bread. I stopped by to gear up for a busy week with bagels, cream cheese, baked goods, and coffee. It was so tough to choose between their plethora of perfectly crafted carbs, but I ended up selecting a variety of bagels and their strawberry n' cream jammy. My bagel picks included the salt, everything, and onion. I also snagged their handmade cream cheese, which is an absolute must. The strawberry and jammy was sweet and tasty, the perfect combo for my morning latte. Can't wait to return and get my hands on a fresh loaf of bread! Overall, a great Saturday tradition. read more

Hey Brother Baker is a new bakery that has been in soft opening in Long Beach for a few months. Before opening this Brick and Mortar location, they made their rounds in the farmers market scene. You can still find their breads in LB and Cerritos markets on weekends. Refer to their IG for their exact locations. What brought it to my attention were their signature breads, bagels, and their corn cookie. Parking is street parking. Came as early as possible before their 8am opening time on Saturday in order to get the best selection and the freshest breads. The baguette coated $5 and it had a perfect crust and airy crumb. The sausage roll and strawberry and cream pastry feature the characteristic flavors in a nicely flaky puff pastry. The sausage roll is a fancy pig in a blanket, and the strawberry pastry was like a turnover. I bought their salt bagel with cream cheese and it was a really nice bagel. The outside had a nice chew and the bread was quality. The viral corn cookie is really interesting as you get crispy corn flavors. It would be interesting to see them add options for seasonal flavors (like strawberry or guava jams) on top of it. Overall, I definitely would come back, but it would be mainly for their airy $5 French baguette. Today, I ate it with raspberry jam and euro butter, but it would be equally good with cheese and prosciutto. This is a great addition to LB. I look forward to their grand opening. read more

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Can't wait to go back! Great food, great service and the vibes are vibing. Plenty of street parking. Service was great: super friendly & welcoming! They sell out on weekends of most of their sweet treats by 10 am. Will be back for the loaves. Sea Salt Bagel w/ homemade cream cheese -- tasted a bit like a pretzel as if it was a sourdough one. By the end, the salt had overstayed its welcome maybe needed a tad less. The bread itself was the perfect amount of chewy, fluffy and airy. The cream cheese is the star. It's perfect. Coffee Cake -- moist, semi-sweet and dense. Great crumble on top. Perfect with a coffee or milk. Corn Cookie -- tasted like a sugar cookie. No prominent corn flavor. Chocolate Chip Sea Salt -- top tier. This is soo good. Not a soft cookie but one of the more sturdier ones that have a bite to them. Wish it had a more even distribution of salt but otherwise solid! Tasted like dark chocolate so perfect for those without a sweet tooth. Butter Croissant -- least fav thing on the menu. Consider myself a croissant connoisseur and this was lacking. Had a bitter after taste, a bit dry and not fluffy. Strawberry 'n Cream Jammy Pocket -- flaky, sweet but not overly so. If you're a fan of the texture of a croissant this is for you. read more

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finally got the chance to try this place and i liked it a lot! very small shop off of anaheim. We went later in the morning some of their pastries were sold out. opted for a coffee cake, a strawberry cream pastry and a cacccio pepe loaf for dinner. we got a mocha and a white mocha as well. Although i enjoyed the coffee i thought it was a little bit pricey for what it was. There was no wait and they were able to server us fast. Would go again but maybe just for the pastries next time read more

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It's easy to support small businesses like this one when the products are just SO good. Fresh, tasty, fabulous breads and pastries...ahh, such is life. But do try to come early because things do sell out. I personally enjoyed their sausage rolls..flaky crust, juicy meat on the inside. Yum. Try whatever speaks to you though. And again, support small business! read more

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All I wanted for Valentines was a good bagel and to support small businesses so today we went and got a mix of things and let me tell you it did not disappoint. We got the salt bagel, sesame bagel, corn cookie, croissant, and a levain loaf. My husband who doesn't like bagels loved the salt one and kept wanting more and now he wants to go back for more bagels. The corn cookie was also delish along with the rest. Can't wait to come back and try more. Hoping they bring bagels to the farmers markets soon. read more

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This new bakery is in my neighborhood and I've been a couple times already. I tried a couple of their pastries and they all tasted pretty good and fresh. It's street parking only but I never had trouble finding a spot around the neighborhood. Very clean inside and plenty of seats and workers are nice. Highly recommend getting the morning bun or spam croissant! read more

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Saw this little bakery on my way to work and stopped by. It's been in this spot for about 4 months and it says soft opening outside. The staff told me they have been around for 4 years at farmers markets and stuff. Glad to see them in a brick and mortar cuz their pastries were delicious!! Tried the ham and cheese and Swiss onion knot and both were divine. Flaky buttery and just the right amount of flavor. Coffee was good but not a+ but still a decent coffee. I also got the Cacio Pepe loaf to go and can't wait to try it. Cute decor and the windows are lined up with seats so you can enjoy your pastry and coffee Instore. Staff wasn't the friendliest that morning but she seemed tired maybe. It's a Friday. She humored my questions about the place anyway. Would still highly recommend this place read more

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I've tried Hey Brother at their new and official storefront twice now and let me say, that salt bagel will have me coming back each time. Everything is deliciously fresh and made with great ingredients. I didn't get a photo but their oatmeal cookie is also one of my favorites, it has pepitas and cherries which are great flavor additions. They lay all their options out on the table (literally) so you're able to see what they have absolve, if you don't see it, they likely sold out for the day. Tip! Try and go closer to opening for your best choice of options. The line moves pretty quickly so don't get discouraged if it seems long when you arrive. They also have a full coffee bar, which I have not yet tried but has some good options like a White mocha and orange mocha. Parking may be tricky as it's only street parking on Anaheim, if you go on weekend morning you'll be fine to get a spot. read more

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Stopped by Hey Brother Baker after picking up a friend from Long Beach Airport and caught them during their soft opening -- love being early to a new spot before the hype fully hits. Vibe / Interior: Small but super cozy with limited seating -- it's mostly bakery (as it should be). I also loved that you can actually see everything laid out instead of the usual behind-glass display. It feels more casual + approachable. What We Ordered: Everything Bagel -- 10/10. Absolute star. Cream cheese is +$2 and the bagel wasn't sliced, so you'll need to DIY it. Spam croissant -- disappointing. The spam pieces were teeny tiny compared to what I expected. Pear + gruyère danish -- 10/10. So good I'd come back specifically for this. Service / Wait: We waited about 15 minutes on a Saturday morning. The line moved a bit slower since the menu/selection isn't really visible until you reach the front, so people take time deciding. Good For: Perfect for grab-and-go pastries for a small get-together, or picking up a loaf of bread to snack on all week. Price / Value: Pretty standard LA bakery pricing at this point (~$6-$8 per pastry). Next time I'm grabbing a loaf. Parking: We found street parking right out front, but most people seemed to park farther up the block. Pro Tip: Go early, grab the bagels to-go, and slice it at home for the full cream cheese moment. read more

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Tiny storefront, big personality. Tucked in a tiny space next to Pulp Fiction comics on Anaheim (good luck with parking!), this spot gets crowded quickly and sells out of some of their not-a-loaf offerings kinda fast on Saturday mornings. We've gone two weeks in a row, and the selection looked way different at 9am last week versus 10am this week. This is definitely a "the earlier the better" type of spot if you've got a particular pastry in mind. So far we have tried: Black Garlic Levain - Super seedy sourdough with big ol' hunks of sweet fermented garlic. It's as delicious and complex as it sounds. Butter Croissant - Watching my small child eat this is hysterical because it's almost as big as his head. He still managed to eat the whole thing though so it must have been good. Sausage Roll - Puff pastry hugging a dense chunk of sausage. Pretty sure it's a bratwurst hiding in there. Whatever it is, it's filling! Curry Potato - Carb on carb action, it's another puff pastry only this time it's folded over mild Japanese-style curry potatoes, carrot, and onion . The curry flavor is rich with no heat, and is slightly sweet from carrots mixed in. Hey Sister White Mocha - It sounded super promising with the whole pink peppercorn and lemon zest, but in all honesty it was just fine. Perhaps because I got it iced? I'm not sure. Like others have said, they haven't quite nailed their espresso machine just yet. --- TLDR; Delicious but limited, so the earlier the better. read more

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Croissant was okay, maybe lacking flavor and a little on the sweet side for our taste. It was hard to taste the butter if that makes sense. The other pastries (strawberry & jam pocket, savory apple with goat cheese) were all solid! Need to go back and try the sweet corn cookie, they were sold out when I went. read more

This place is close to our apt. It just opened up and they're still going through their soft opening. Before the Christmas break, we decided to check it out. It's a small place with some seating and fresh artwork on the wall. People line up and you walk by the bread they bake fresh every day. We chose a baguette, Black Garlic levain, pain au chocolate, sweet bun and two cookies. The baguette was crispy perfect. After slicing some pieces off, we spread some butter on a piece and went to work. The center was chewy and soft, the crisp outside was beautiful. The sweet corn cookie was like a sugar cookie and cornbread coming together to make something great. The same can be said of the sweet bun. As if a croissant and cinnamon roll got together and made this one. The pain au chocolate was terrific. We split it in half and it looked like they stuck a chocolate bar in the center. It was perfectly rectangular. We haven't gotten to the levain but our idea involves grilled cheese on an everything bread. Should be great. read more

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I'm excited for this new phase for Hey Brother Baker! They crush it at the bread game, and I also really like their cookies. On this first visit to their brick-and-mortar bakery, I tried the pain au chocolate and an extra hot latte. The pain au chocolat didn't crunch when I bit into it (maybe because of the weather?), but I appreciated the placement of the chocolate in the pastry. Can't wait to start picking up bread regularly here! Very minimal seating indoors. Definitely not a place to linger for long. read more

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I'm glad I came to visit this bakery, you can tell that everything is made in house. The chocolate croissant had lots of layers & had three chocolate batons (!!!) in it, which I loved. Americano drink was solid, also got a latte which wasn't too sweet. I went towards the afternoon, so they were sold out of some items. Wish they would stock up on the baguettes & bagels a little more so I could have tried them - maybe next time! read more

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Spam croissant was fantastic- very generous serving of spam to pastry ratio. The flakiness of the pastry and the flavor was soooo buttery and delicious. 10/5 Potato pastry thingy for St patty's was good- sauce for the filling was good, not salty or savory. Just good overall. 3/5 Apple Goat cheese danish is to die for. Again layers of buttery pastry was incredible. There was an oat crumble on top that was sweet and crunchy, perfect pairing for the goat cheese and baked apple. 10/5 I cannot wait for this bakery to be fully open and on Sunday's. This place will be my new go-to because the flavors taste better than Gusto so far. ‼They need to start putting pricing for full transparency. Expect to pay $6-8 per pastry. Haven't gotten loaves yet as I was afraid they were going to be $15-$20 per loaf Hear me out- SKIP THE COFFEE‼‼ I had the white chocolate latte. Paid $7 for it and I couldn't get through it halfway so I was pissed because it was my work coffee that was supposed to get me through the day. Dried orange slices and peppercorns have no business in that cup. Truly gross but my fault for wanting to try something different. read more

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My husband and I came the first weekend they opened and it's such a cute bakery! Worth the wait and everything looks and tastes fresh. The staff is friendly and helpful with answering my questions. everything sells out fast, so go early. I really liked their pastries and we will be going back. read more

Came in around 12pm and there wasn't a lot of options left. I got the Pain Au Chocolate, Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Cookie. The cookies are big. The chocolate chip was crunchy and hard on the outside and edges and soft on the inside and there's a sprinkle of salt. hmm salty! The oatmeal cookie was an oatmeal cookie. It was good, but I prefer the chocolate chip. The Pain Au Chocolate was flaky and the inside had tasty chocolate and the inside was soft. hmm soft!! I ate a small piece and I was going to save the rest for later, but that didn't happen. It's a nice little bakery. Very clean and welcoming. They have the food out on the counter to look at. Good friendly service. Welcomed me when they saw me come in. Cool place! read more

Leaving my chiropractor's office and having wanted to stop by their storefront, I finally did. I already love Hey Brother's sourdough bread so I controlled myself and opted for this gorgeous onion and Gruyère pastry. First of all, it smelled amazing and it was hard not to take a bite as I drove home. After taking my picture, I took my first bite. It has a nice crunchy texture at first and then you get to the melt in your mouth onions and just the right amount of cheese. The pastry on the inside was moist and exceptional in both the texture and flavor. I feel so blessed that they are mere minutes from my home. I just wish they opened earlier during the week. What should I try next time? read more

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Awesome addition to the neighborhood. Enjoyed a savory pastry and a sweet mocha latte. The pastry was insanely delicious. The baker puts their heart and soul into baking. The front house staff are helpful and efficient when busy. To dine in or takeaway? If a small group dine in or use a high counter top to enjoy. Note, seating are narrow stools. read more

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This was a new spot that my friend and I went to and I loooove the hospitality and more importantly, the bread. Those loaves are so good and massive, but they really showed me exactly how much bread I can eat when I put into it. Highly recommend checking the place out! read more

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Picked up a baguette from them when shopping last year at a Long Beach Cheese Shop that they supply. Since we no longer have a baguette shop that we like in Long Beach, decided to stop in here on a weekday, even though it was a bit out of the way. Parking is painful (street only, no dedicated lot). It was busy, with most folks picking up coffee and pastries to start their day. While I waited in line deciding what to order, noticed that there was no bread in front, so was worried that they had already sold out. Learned at the front that bread would be available the following day. When I asked if that was normal (assuming it had sold out), the associate explained that because they were off for New Years Day, no bread would be available after an off day since it takes a day to prepare the dough. Makes sense and something for them to broadcast if wanting to be a place people will search out.. So ended up buying what was recommended by reviews: 2 sweet corn cookies ($4.50 each). They were large and crispy on the edges, with the butteryness that one would expect, but because they were so large, found them to be a bit chewy on the inside which isn't my preference....wasn't really sure what the corn added to it. Will update this review if able to come back for their breads in the future. read more

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The best bread in SoCal in my opinion. Have supported the. For years because whenever I've been to a cage or sandwich shop where the bread has stood out I was always told 'we get our bread from hey brother'. So I've been buying their bread from farmers markets and coffee shops for years now. Thrilled they finally opened their own shop. Pros: Large space Ample street parking The bread is still amazing Cons: Not the greatest decor The lattes aren't dialed in yet (they're using the right machine but it seems their beans or barista may be struggling). Overall I'll continue supporting them for their stellar bread. And as their shop just opened the rest will take time to dial in. read more

Great local bakery with an amazing assortment of breads and pastries. They also have a great little coffee bar. Everything made from scratch with high quality ingredients. read more

First of all, I don't like corn bread pastries but their corn bread cookie - amazing! I definitely would get this for the holidays and big events. Their chocolate chip cookie was delicious too! There's street parking around the area, not too bad. I recommend this bakery for sure! read more

A Must-Visit Bakery! I first discovered Hey Brother Baker at the farmers market, and I'm so happy they now have their own shop! Their place is warm, welcoming, and smells like pure heaven the moment you walk in. Everything they make is truly fresh -- from their perfectly crusty breads to their amazing pastries and cookies (seriously, try a few... you won't regret it!). They also serve fantastic coffee that pairs perfectly with any treat. You can tell they put so much heart into what they do. The quality, flavors, and friendly service make this spot a new favorite. So proud to support a local small business that's doing it right. If you haven't been to Hey Brother Baker yet, go! You'll fall in love just like I did. read more

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Everything is laid beautifully on the countertop so it's easy to see what's available even when it's busy. The shop is open and bright with a few stools and a countertop available facing the street. We ordered the cacio e pepe loaf and a curry potato turnover and both were fantastic. read more

The new bakery/coffee shop on the block with plenty of baked options and great coffee The focaccia and sourdough are incredible, Coffee is delicious, and the pastries are the perfect pairing. Get there early as a like does form but it moves pretty quick read more

The Cacio e Pepe loaf...yum! We are fortunate to have many great bakeries in Long Beach...and I think Hey Brother Baker has the BEST savory pastries (Sausage Roll, Caramelized Onion and Cheese Knot, Spam Croissant) in Long Beach, in addition to the sweet pastries - Pain Au Chocolate, Brown Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookie, Strawberry Jammy Pocket, Almond Croissant...it's my current addiction!!! read more

Love the black garlic bread and the seeded loaf as well. So far everything has been amazing. So happy to have a baker on the corner! The coffee is strong and delish! read more

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I've been a customer since before they officially had their soft opening. I have tried their jalapeno cheddar bread, which is seasonal, their brioche, as well as many other loaves of bread, their fogase. I have tried many pastries, chocolate chip cookie, oatmeal cookie, corn cookie, apple jammie pocket, etc... My all time favorite has been the Fogase and oatmeal cookies. They have coffee too but it's not strong enough for my liking. The bread is exceptionally good and fresh. Definitely recommend you try them out. They know how to create delicious bread and will keep you wanting more. The people there working are always very nice and friendly. It's small so there is only a few seating spaces. read more

The pastries were originals and I've tried about 5 of them and they were all delicious. The service was great and very welcoming. You can tell they love what they do and that place smells so good! read more

Once upon a time, this Faerie Queen was so very curious about this much talked about "new" bakery (they have been around, just not brick and mortar). I will say this, BELIEVE THE HYPE! Wonderful offerings and the loaves are exquisite. The end. read more

Amazing. 1st time had: corn cookie, black garlic sesame bread (didn't realize I had such a relationship to bread... tho this was more of an affair. So good! Try with butter, or as the base of avocado toast. Heaven.; ham & cheese croissant (was more of a pin wheel shape, maybe even smaller in volume than typical US croissant but perfect.. my 7 year old LOVED it.), morning bun. Will be back. NOTE my husband is vegan. Most of their breads are vegan. read more

Amazing new location for a long time neighborhood favorite! Great service, ambiance and coffee have now joined the amazing baked goods my family have come to know and love. We will be back, everyone should visit. read more

A friend brought a couple of bakery boxes to our majhong game today. I had the sticky crossiant and a taste of the Corn cookie. They were delicious. Everyone was praising how good they were. If I'm ever nearby I'll stop in to try more items. Good Luck. read more

I finally made a morning stop and loved my treats! Definitely will go back and try their loaves. read more

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We've had nothing but excellent experiences with their fresh baked bread. Service is wonderful no problem there in the ambiance is cool clean and easy to manage. read more

Love their bagels! Unbeatable in LB. My favorite is the everything followed by the sesame. D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!!

Finally writing a review after going here many times after the first soft open. I've tried the loaves, pastries and bagels here and I can say it's all fantastic but ESPECIALLY THE BAGELS. I'm not a cream cheese girly so I ate the salt bagel by itself and it is by far the best bagel I've ever had. The workers are good at recommendations when you are unsure on which to try but honestly probably best to try them all. The shop is cute inside and you get to see the days line up of breads/pastries to make your choice. My personal favorites: the baguette, the morning bun, and the salt bagel. read more

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