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    Love At First Bite

    4.1 (1k reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Red Velvet, Chocolate Pistachio, Bunny Love, Chocolate Salted Caramel, Vegan Chocolate
    Kyra K.

    Birthdays always call for a sweet treat! I've never been fond of cake, even as a kid. Growing up, I'd always request cupcakes for my birthday. For my birthday this year, I was in the mood for a good vegan cupcake. Yelp lead us here to Love at First Bite! The cupcakery is quaint, small, and cute. You can order online or in person. Cupcakes are on display for customers ranging in traditional flavors as well as specialty, gluten-free, and vegan options. Service by the workers was efficient and helpful. They even have dog cupcakes too! I chose the Vegan Chocolate Cupcake. It was moist, and rich, and you couldn't even tell it was vegan. I highly recommend it! My friends and family had their cupcakes which everyone seemed to enjoy. It's a nice size for the price and good quality too! For those cupcake lovers in the area, I recommend visiting Love At First Bite. They're able to cater to different dietary restrictions allowing everyone to enjoy a little sweet treat! Looking forward to coming back when those cravings hit. Find them off Vine Street with street parking around.

    Chantilly A.

    Ordered some cupcakes for a staff Halloween lunch. Woah! I'm not a huge cupcake person, but I am now! The flavors were absolutely divine! Red velvet, chocolate, vanilla, banana nut, cookies and cream, etc. Each cupcake was perfectly moist and not dried out, like some places tend to be. The designs were adorable as well. Best of all - it was fun to try out the flavors but not feel guilty for indulging, as these were the mini sized cupcakes. So we were all able to satisfy our sweet tooth's within reason. I look forward to ordering from here once again!

    Veronica A.

    The cupcakes were ok. Definitely super sweet. It was cool to try them out, but, they're not really my kind of jam!

    key lime, salted caramel chocolate, pistachio chocolate
    Amy T.

    First time here and greeted with a friendly and very patient staff close to closing. Red velvet, Bunny Love and Salted Caramel are the popular flavors here and the first two were sold out by the time I got there. I tried the key lime which was my favorite, strong lime flavor. It was quite sweet and a bit tart. It has a yellow cake bottom I think with a graham cracker crust.I bought the salted caramel and pistachio chocolate as well but didn't get to try the salted caramel since I gave it away :( The pistachio cream has a really strong pistachio flavor, almost tastes like the way almond does as a flavor. The chocolate bottom is subtly chocolate and felt separated from the cream top. I think this is the cupcake that would taste better if eaten with the cupcake hack like a sandwich. All flavors that I tried are strong here. Cake is soft. They have so many flavors, I look forward to returning and trying the others.

    Gender reveal cake
    Natalie P.

    I've gone here through the years and have always had really good experiences. It's been my go to spot for birthday gift cupcakes and a few birthday cakes. I just recently purchased my gender reveal cake here and they did a fantastic job. It came out beautifully and everyone commented how perfect it was. The process was also easy and they were very responsive as far as getting things set up. The cupcake flavors are fun and consistent. I like the frosting they use- both the texture and the amount of it.

    Get back, six pack, get back!
    Michael L.

    Get the day old six packs for $15 and don't forget to tip! Warm cozy lil shop. Fast friendly service. Fresh and moist. Generous with the frosting. Vanilla tasted a little like cornbread which was a nice surprise. These cupcakes could cure cancer. This ain't generic Betty Crocker or chemical laden Safeway! Always a good day when you stop in here! Seriously, Love At First Bite takes the cake...

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    Sydney J.

    I went to an event recently that did a big order of cupcakes from Love at First Bite. They offer lots of fun flavors including but not limited to lavender earl grey, orange creamsicle, carrot pecan, lemon pistachio, passionfruit, coconut passionfruit, key lime pie, and strawberry, as well as gluten free and vegan versions of cupcakes. They were all very cute with nicely swirled frosting on top and things like sprinkles, a nut, or an Oreo piece on top. I ended up eating a lemon pistachio cupcake, which I liked a lot since I enjoy things like lemon poppyseed muffins and I feel like the cupcake portion of it doesn't taste too cake-y (I do not personally like the spongey part of cake), but the frosting was sweet and did taste pistachio-flavored. I would've liked if they had included even more pistachio pieces on top. A good option if you want to get a variety of cupcakes with fun flavors!

    Mini cupcakes variety
    Julissa J.

    I've got a sweet tooth & this place hit the spot. This is a small but cute bakery , they had a variety of candles & birthday hats etc. The ladies working the front were friendly & gave me their suggestions. They had plenty of choices & I couldn't decide but luckily, they had a variety pack of day old mini cupcakes, a dozen for $15 & that was a deal for me! These cupcakes were moist & flavorful which says a lot for it being a day old. I enjoyed all the flavors & I'll definitely be back for the full sized ones + the cake pops that they recommended. Highly suggest you stop by for a sweet treat if you're around the area!

    Had to have their last vanilla cupcake.

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    Little dry. Most flavors out of stock. What more would you want from a cupcake place?

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    Taste the real ingredients they use. I liked that it wasn't too sweet. Also they did a great job with making a custom birthday cake

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    Great quality great tasting cupcakes. Ordered 3 times with them and they never disappoint.

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    Ask the Community - Love At First Bite

    Do you have gluten free cupcakes?

    Yes

    Any keto or sugar free birthday cake?

    Sorry, not at this time.

    Will you be providing any special Valentine theme goodies? If yes, when will they be available for pick up?

    In addition to our cupcakes, we will have other Valentine's treats such mini heart cakes, heart sugar cookies, and gummies available in limited quantities Saturday through Monday.

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    Third Culture Bakery - Berkeley - Strawberry lychee roasted matcha latte

    Third Culture Bakery - Berkeley

    4.3(1.2k reviews)
    2.0 miWest Berkeley
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    the mochi donuts are soooo good! i'm still thinking about them a couple days later. i wish i got…read moremore to have for the rest of the week! although i didn't try every flavor, the guava one really takes it out of the park! love it! the texture is just so soft even when refrigerated. it's very different from the mochi donuts that everyone is used to but it's so much better. the banana bread pudding was also so amazing! we got it heated up and it was just so divine. it was not overly sweet which dissolved my worries. definitely will come back to try the other mochi donut flavors! the strawberry lychee matcha was also really good! never been to a place that offers a mix like that. the yuzu sparkler and the passionfruit sparkler were also very refreshing !

    always a fan of the bright pink walls, it's like a bright star among the drab, dark colored brick…read morebuildings around; I usually get one of their mochi donuts, it's more dense than MoDo which is actually my go-to for mochi donuts. this spot is a close second. however, I'm here to talk about the new savory mochi muffin they brought out about a month ago. it was their ham and cheese mochi muffin and I must say, it was not as good as I expected compared to their other mochi donuts. I think it might've been a bit undercooked... I don't think I would try another one unfortunately. I think I would also stick with the sweet bakery items moving forward. I also ordered a lychee strawberry matcha milk tea (with the oat milk option) and I was pretty happy with that purchase. Overall, I wouldn't dock them more than a star for the underwhelming pastry because most of the others are excellent. It might just be that savory isn't their thing...

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    Third Culture Bakery - Berkeley - Strawberry Lychee Matcha Latte, matcha einspanner (06/2025)

    Strawberry Lychee Matcha Latte, matcha einspanner (06/2025)

    Third Culture Bakery - Berkeley - Pandan Mochi Donut

    Pandan Mochi Donut

    Third Culture Bakery - Berkeley - Mochi donuts

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    Mochi donuts

    Starter Bakery - Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are back!  Taste a flavor of the holidays. Lean into winter with deeply fudgy cookies topped with crushed canes

    Starter Bakery

    4.3(155 reviews)
    2.5 miRockridge, North Oakland
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    Cute bakery in Rockridge serving delicious pastries! Came here on a Friday at around 8am and the…read moreplace was decently busy, but we got to order right away. We decided to order 6 different pastries. We first tried their Seasonal Strawberry Almond Frangipane, Seasonal Strawberry Kouign Amann, Cardamon Pistachio Kouign Amann, Chocolate Pistachio Kouign Amann, Chocolate Babka, and Twice Baked Mocha Pecan Croissant. I liked all of their Kouign Amanns a lot, especially the strawberry one which added a nice fruit element! Their kouign amanns have very crispy layers and very flaky. I'd honestly recommend all 6 of the pastries we tried, especially since the prices for this place are lower (~$6) than some other high quality bakeries around the Oakland and SF area. The decor inside the bakery is really cute and there are quite a few small tables you can sit at to enjoy the baked goods. Service was nice and fast. Overall: solid pastry spot I'd recommend anyone to check out!

    Some of the best croissants I've had. I also love their financier…read more Cozy ambiance with tables to sit. Friendly and attentive staff.

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    Starter Bakery - Mille bisous for mille feuille with pear! Now available at College Ave.

    Mille bisous for mille feuille with pear! Now available at College Ave.

    Starter Bakery - Our Stollen holiday bread makes winter mornings festive. Shown here in our regular size--preorder by 12/19 at 12pm PT for pick-up on 12/24.

    Our Stollen holiday bread makes winter mornings festive. Shown here in our regular size--preorder by 12/19 at 12pm PT for pick-up on 12/24.

    Starter Bakery - Earl Grey, coming in hot -- in our Plum & Earl Grey Kouign Amann, available this week for Oakland Style.

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    Earl Grey, coming in hot -- in our Plum & Earl Grey Kouign Amann, available this week for Oakland Style.

    Acme Bread Company - Inside the bakery

    Acme Bread Company

    4.6(810 reviews)
    1.4 miWest Berkeley
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    nothing hits better than fresh bread and getting it right from the source! acme works 24 hours to…read moredeliver fresh bread everyday and i just got to give them props for the dedication and hard work. the bread and pastries here are just so good. the hell wet levain is amazing! i love all the sesame seeds on the loaf and with butter = chef's kiss. their pizzas are amazing too and i plan to come back to try their other ones. i finally got to try their cheddar biscuits and it was amazing! not heavy at all and full of flavor. i sometimes get quite overwhelmed with the options since i want to try everything! love acme!

    Visit date: 4/19/2026…read more We came about an hour before closing on a Sunday, so unfortunately many of the items I wanted to try based on other people's recommendations were already sold out. We ended up getting three things: * The cheese twist was soooo good! The cheese was flavorful and the pastry itself was perfectly done. * The apple pastry was interesting. Unlike many places where the pastry is either bland or overly sweet, Acme's pastry had a slight saltiness to it, which I actually think is genius. I almost always prefer a hint of savory flavor to balance out the sweetness from the filling or topping. My only issue with this one was that the apple topping was not sweet at all and leaned more tart, so paired with the salty pastry, it was not quite the flavor combination I was hoping for. * The mini raspberry pastry had the same issue for me. The raspberry topping was just a bit too tart and sour for my taste. Even though not everything was a hit for me, I would definitely come back and give this bakery another chance, especially since we arrived so late and missed out on many of their most popular items.

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    Acme Bread Company - Olive oil cake with apricots

    Olive oil cake with apricots

    Acme Bread Company - Cherry puff

    Cherry puff

    Acme Bread Company - Inside of Peach Pocket ($5.64) - puff pastry with Frog Hollow Peaches. The pastry is bad but the peaches are good, not overly sweet.

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    Inside of Peach Pocket ($5.64) - puff pastry with Frog Hollow Peaches. The pastry is bad but the peaches are good, not overly sweet.

    Bake Sum - Inside of Chocolate Chunk with Maldon Salt Cookie ($3.50) - very good!

    Bake Sum

    4.5(391 reviews)
    4.8 miGrand Lake, Lower Hills
    $$

    I got the latte and added pandan cream on top. It was good. Flavor of pandan could have been…read morestronger but good. The chocolate banana croissant was SO GOOD. I wish it had a tad more banana but it was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!!!! Staff are super nice! Long line but it goes by fast. Only like two small tables outside so not really a place to sit and chat - more like grab and go. The cashier told me they recently opened another cafe in Alameda, one with a parking lot. Thank goodness! Because parking was terrible!!

    Teeny tiny shop with only 2 small tables out front (sidewalk seating). I walked in around 9:30am on…read morea Saturday morning and there was a small line (10ish people). Parking isn't great here, especially on Saturday morning since there is a farmers market down the street. I was able to find parking in a lot in front of CorePower Yoga. I am never in this area so ordered more than I should since it's not the easiest to get to. Ordered the Okonomiyaki Danish (2), Green Onion Croissant, Yuzu Meringue Bun, Croisubi and a Matcha Latte with a cream top (forgot the name but some sort of coconut flavor). Out of all the pastries I ordered, the Okonomiyaki Danish was my favorite and will 100% reorder whenever I find myself in this area. The flavors, filling, uniqueness - everything about this was delicious. The other pastries were good but I was slightly disappointed with the Croisubi which is their version of a ham & cheese croissant but made with Spam. I be wrong but the Spam didn't taste like actual Spam but one of those Spam subsitutes. It wasn't bad by any means, but I was expecting the distinctive and salty taste of Spam. The pastries were all really good but I do not recommend the matcha latte for individuals who like their drinks slightly sweeter. They use a decent matcha powder but even after adding the extra cream top, my overall latte was 5% sweet. Not sure how when cream tops usually balance out the matcha taste with a bit of sweetness. But for some reason, the cream top here had barely any sweetness so keep that in mind if you order the matcha latte. I actually saw a guy who ordered a matcha latte before me come back inside the bakery to ask why it had no sweetness.

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    Bake Sum - Inside of Mocha Cake ($3.75) - it's quite sweet and soft, but not really chocolatey.

    Inside of Mocha Cake ($3.75) - it's quite sweet and soft, but not really chocolatey.

    Bake Sum - Inside of Hojicha Double Chocolate Cookie ($4) - great, strong hojicha flavor. I still prefer the black sesame snickerdoodle though.

    Inside of Hojicha Double Chocolate Cookie ($4) - great, strong hojicha flavor. I still prefer the black sesame snickerdoodle though.

    Bake Sum - Almond Cake ($4) and Hojicha Double Chocolate Cookie ($4)

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    Almond Cake ($4) and Hojicha Double Chocolate Cookie ($4)

    Love At First Bite - bakeries - Updated May 2026

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