Super cute store (evident in its cheesy but totally catchy name) that has the Berkeley-esque feel with all its ambiance and little knickknacks. I love that you can see them make their cupcakes fresh! The best part for me is how they display their cupcakes-- each flavor has it's own little tray with a clear cover; too cute! I'm a red velvet lover so of course I had to try it, and it was delicious! It came with a raspberry on top; perfect!. Sometimes they run out of what you might want so it's best to call in and make sure they have it. It's a little pricey but totally worth it. I really want to come back soon and try the other flavors! read more

The red velvet cupcake I had here a few years ago really was love at first bite. It was the first red velvet cupcake I ever had and I guess it's true what they say about your first love; you never forget it. No other red velvet cupcake has come close. I live in LA now, but I was back in the area this past weekend and stopped by here. My love was rekindled and I was reminded of how the red velvet cupcake from Love At First Bite is the best I ever had. :) read more

$19 for half a dozen of deliciousness! This place is doing even better because of Yelp! Go yelpers! It is not located on a busy street and hidden inside the little plaza. Very hidden and not a place you would know about if you didn't live in the area. Park on the street and walk inside. I really liked the peanut butter cupcake--moist cake and good flavor in the frosting. Actually, cupcakes are moist for all of the flavors they serve, but some of the frosting is too sweet. 3 stars out of 5 in comparison to all other cupcake shops I've been to. read more

Well... I've only had cupcakes here, so this review is for that. They are $3 each. Decent taste, far from the best, but not the worst either. Average price, can't say its cheap. A friend and I was just walking around waiting to go to cheeseboard, he suggested we get some cupcakes and coffee while we wait. I was like, sure, why not. This is my third or forth time coming here. I've tried the chocolate, vanilla, lemon blueberry, red velvet and pretty in pink (or something). Also got cupcakes form here for my friends' birthdays as well. The reason why I'm only giving it a 3 star is because.. well, there are SO many cupcake places nowadays, and there is nothing special about this place that sets it apart. For a better deal I'd suggest going to Virginal bakery just a couple blocks away toward UC campus, their cupcakes are just as delicious, and cheaper. Also on more than 1 occasions I thought the cashier was kinda rude. read more

So worth every single penny. - green tea - strawberry - vanilla - pumpkin - red velvet my favorites are green tea and the strawberry. all of them were very good and tasty. the cake is not too dense and the frosting not too sweet, it was just right. it was a great way to end an adventure in Berkeley. it's upstairs and has great shade and tables to sit. I have been a cupcake connoisseur since 2005. I've tried cupcakes in New York, Las Vegas and all over California. They have the best strawberry cupcake! I've never tried green tea anywhere but it is so good anyway. Thank you for awesome customer service as well! I shall return! read more

Why didn't I write a review about this place earlier? This place is a GEM! I love love love their mini and regular cupcakes the flavors are amazing and aren't too heavy (unless you have one too many!) Pat is always so helpful taking my order and letting me know about my options for egg-free cakes with frosting options (my boyfriend has an egg-allergy...the vegan chocolate cake they make is DIVINE.) The best part is that they have so many flavors that alternate and they even have cute decorations/books for sale plus cartons of milk to go perfectly with your bite of cupcake! read more

It's love at first bite...if you go in the morning, specifically when they first open. My favorite is the Pretty in Pink. Go for the mini sized ones that cost $1.25. It's their sweetest flavor and if you eat the regular size, it'll be too much! You can even taste the strawberries in it! The hummingbird is also a must have! It's like banana bread, but better! It's not love at first bite if you go at 5:30. They close at 6. I'm not sure if it was the time frame, or if it was because the snickerdoodle cupcake is trying to imitate the cookie version and failing. Either way, cupcakes aren't supposed to be dry and crumbly. Crumbly...maybe, but that dry? No. If that's their way of imitating a crunchy snickerdoodle, they have failed. And if it's an indication of the cupcake drying up due to it being the end of the day, that is semi-tolerable. The service is a bit spotty as well. Sometimes they're friendly, sometimes they don't acknowledge you unless you're buying. And most of the time, they don't smile. Eh, whatever, eating the cupcakes when they first open or before 1pm, and you'll smile. read more

Beautiful cake and my son was thrilled. The matcha green tea flavor was perfect. Cake was firm but moist and not overly sweet. I explained on the phone what the theme was and you provided the details. Thank you for making this memorable read more

Love At First Bite - Bakeries Near Me - Berkeley, California

Excellent cupcakes. They taste like somebody's very talented mom made these back int he 40's, before canned food and store-frosting came around. They're 2.50 which is a much better value than the 3.50 of the stale, puny, pathetic Citizen Cupcake in SF. This is a hole-in-the-wall (but nicely done) place that pretty much focuses on cupcakes. There might be a dozen or less of each kind every day, and it seems like this is someone's hobby and not their money-maker. read more

Sweet Sugar Coma! This little bakery is tucked away in ann outdoor mall in North Berkeley. I came later in the afternoon and sat at the outdoor tables sampling 6 of their cupcakes. While I really loved the cake in the cup I wasn't totally blown away by the frosting's. I did love the lemon however perfect! Super friendly service...come early for the best selection. Love at First Bite also does custom orders for weddings and special ocassions. read more

Not great. I tried the pretty in pink cupcake, and was less than impressed. Yes, not a bad cupcake, but for a place with such a narrow specialty, I can't give a 3 star average rating. To be average would mean average among all other specialty cupcake places, which I don't believe they can meet. Rumormill is that the cupcakes are made the week before and frozen until sale. I will have to try Teacake and see if they can do a better job in the freshness factor. read more

I was having a cupcake craving today, so the bf and I wandered back to my old stomping grounds for a cupcake and some Cheeseboard pizza. This was a tiny bakery tucked away in a cute little courtyard. I liked how you could see people making/decorating the cupcakes, and the stacks of sprinkles in the kitchen. I decided on the red velvet cupcake while the bf picked the blue ribbon chocolate chip cookie and a ginger molasses cookie. The cupcake was extremely moist, although I wasn't too fond of the frosting on top. It looked like cream cheese frosting, but with the first bite, I only tasted powdered sugar. The cookies were good, although I prefer my cookies a little more chewy. All in all, I was a little disappointed with my cupcake, especially for the steep price. I think I'll stick to Walnut Creek Baking Co. for my cookies, and I'll have to keep searching for a place for cupcakes. read more

Super cute cupcakes, that taste the way they're named. Pretty 'n Pink really does feel like you're eating a bundle of "pretty." The strawberry frosting on top really tastes like strawberry (vs. it tasting like high fructose corn syrup...) You can really tell they use good ingredients here, and the staff is really friendly. I wish they'd recycle their plastic though (they use plastic cases for their cupcakes when you order to go) but they use non-recyclable ones, which is sort of upsetting. All in all, this place is a very feel good place, with very good cupcakes and nice people. :) I recommend it. read more

I love cupcakes. They don't have the commitment factor like a cake, and the tub-of-lard feeling after consuming an entire cake. That being said...this place is great. My friend and I came here 5 minutes to closing, pondered on our choices for at least 10 minutes, and then managed to get those delicious cupcake crumbs all over the floor. And the lady was totally cool about it, just told us to enjoy ourselves....and boy did we. I think I had the Red Velvet and Mud Pie. Really was love at first bite, and second, and third.... read more

Kind of pricey for a miniature cake. Was almost closing time so there weren't very many selections. Only tried the red velvet and I found it to be better than Sprinkles. I think Sprinkles is a bit too sweet. The workers seemed impatient and not very amiable. It traveled well (back down to SoCal) and was still yummy after 2 days. Moist and delicious. I would go back if I lived in the hyphy area. read more

I have recently tried the Mud Pie, Bunny Love, Lemon Blackberry and the reason for updating this review: the banana pudding. If you like banana pudding or banana cream pie, don't leave the shop with out a piece (the portions are huge, and well worth the $4). It was so delightful, I let 4 of my friends try it. Everyone agreed it was excellent. I have decided I like the cupcakes in the cooler best as the cake part is the moistest and keeps well 2 or 3 days after leaving the shop. read more

These are...okay. I love cupcakes and I really want to say I love THESE cupcakes but, alas, it is not meant to be. I've tried Love at First Bite several times and half the time the cake has been dry. They are of average homemade size, which makes the price all the less palatable. The location itself is not the easiest to get to as parking can be a bear. The bakery, though cute, is itsy bitsy and feels crowded with just 3 or 4 people in it. If you're really craving a cupcake this will do the trick, but it might not leave you completely satisfied. read more

Good ingredients for sure - everything I had was tasty, fresh and moist. Fruit cupcakes had real fruit that didn't taste dried out or anything...nice! It was also cool that even though we were overly sappy to the cashier there, she put up with our obnoxiousness awfully well. My only diss - frosting was damn sweet. However, I should mention that I am not generally a huge frosting fan in the first place. Before you crucify me, hear me out... In my opinion, the frosting covers up baking mistakes. If you make a crappy cupcake, you put your Betty Crocker suck-u-lux on top to iron out the wrinkles. In this case, the cake part was great, so they should have probably backed off on the sugar-tastic frosting (nothing to cover up here!). For those of you who don't like my above argument - try this: The name of the thing is cupcake. That means, a cup and a cake should comprise the final product. It is not a cupcakefrosting...so don't make them that way. read more

I decided to bring my mother home a treat, so I opted for a cupcake -cute, bite-size, and sweet. Ha, my mother opened the box, and yelled as if a skunk ran out--what the heck is that? Who makes cake that ugly and white, with only one little berry on top? Trust my mom to look a monster in the eye and tell it for what it is. The cupcake phenomena is a little overinflated. 2.75 got me one blueberry lemon cupcake, which was quite good (juicy big blueberries with the tartness of lemon) if and only if I scraped off nearly all of the frosting, which was teeth-shatteringly sweet. Why is it that no cupcake boutique can opt for subtlety? The chocolate cupcake was a little dry, but all I remember thinking is, duuude, my dentist is going to get bank from filling up these damn cavities. Overall, a very quaint sweets shop. I love the checkered table cloths! read more

LOVE this cupcakery! The cupcakes from Love at First Bite are not particularly large, and although paying $3 for a cupcake sounds a little excessive, for the quality of these treats, I think it's worth it! I tried the red velvet cupcake, and the cream cheese frosting hit the spot, and I was immediately won over. The other flavors sound delicious, too, so I can't wait to go back to try more! read more

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I'm not a fan of the cupcake craze, but this store is adorable and delicious. the store is sort of hidden...but if you can find it, it's the best bet to pair with a nice slice of pizza from Cheeseboard...the devil's food cake and the oreo = WOW! read more

Okay, so I have an issue with a few reviews on here that complain about the prices of Love at First Bite. This is a gourmet cupcake place, so it's bound to be on the pricier side. Second, the cupcakes are made fresh and they don't go cheap when it comes to the ingredients. I've had Kara's Cupcakes and a couple others, so I have a basis for comparison. What is a pro and con about this place is the fact that they make cupcakes that day - it ain't not assembly-line, pre-made stuff. This can be good or bad - on the 2 separate occassions I've been there, I've been unable to try the Red Velvet. Anyway, I still LOVE this place and plan on going there whenever I'm in Berkeley. I've had the Green Tea, Coconut, Carrot Cake, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate (I forgot which one, but it has sprinkles). I think all of the cupcakes taste really good, it's just a matter of what you prefer. It's located in North Berkeley and is not really near any of the heavy traffic parts of the city (like Telegraph, Asian or Gourmet Ghettos), but it's still worth the trip. Very quaint little shop, but the cupcakes are delicious. read more

My boyfriend and I picked up a few cupcakes on valentine's. The two that I picked out were the matcha green tea and the pretty in pink. I absolutely love green tea flavored things. Green tea yogurt. Green tea chocolate. Green tea mints. Green tea tea. You name it. I'm on board. I tried the matcha first and it was a bit disappointing. The green tea flavor was really subtle. Definitely was looking for a stronger hit of tea. The texture was also really dense, and I was expecting it to be lighter considering that it was a tea flavored cupcake. While the matcha was a bit disappointing for me I fell in love with the pretty in pink cupcake. It's pretty much one of the best cupcakes I've ever had. Really yummy and sort of like a strawberry shortcake all in one. The cake itself is light, which i love. Nice strawberry flavor in both the cake and the icing. It's the real deal, seeds and all. The icing is also nice without being too heavy. Definitely going to be back for more! read more

I've been looking for Love at first bite everytime I am in the area. Since we had reservation for Chez Panisse I finally had the chance to try it!! I really wanted to try cookies n cream cupcake, but most of the popular flavors were sold out around 5:30. I tried the chocolate, vanilla, pretty in pink, and hummingbird. They were all decent, but still overly sweet for me. read more

It's a hidden spot that is closed on Mondays. I can only speak to the classic vanilla cupcake. It was fresh and up to par with the rest of the cupcake joints in the area. Workers are friendly/attentive. All in all, its nothing special but I would come back if I were in the area. Parking (street) can be tricky, but I've never NOT found a spot. read more

I was very excited for these cupcakes, and they were all right. We got one hummingbird, one red velvet, one matcha green tea, one orange creamsicle, one peppermint and one sweet potato. The hummingbird was exciting. The red velvet was okay, nothing to write home about. The green tea was interesting, I don't believe I tried the creamsicle, and the peppermint was delicious and minty. In the end the sweet potato cupcake really saved this place. Although they were all dry and dense and the frosting was too store-bought tasting, I would order the peppermint and sweet potato again read more

Love At First Bite - red velvet, sweet potato, green tea, peppermint, hummingbird, orange creamsicle - Bakeries Near Me - Berkeley, California

mmm...luuuuurrrve at first bite! BEST red velvet cupcake, compared to teacake and cupkates. Tried their lemon kiss, double chocolate, and carrot cupcake, alll soo good not fake tasting, soft, sweet, moist, heavenly, perfect! read more

Hooray for small organic cupcakeries! I walked in here last night to pick up a cute gift and my heart started palpating from the smell of deliciousness. I picked up an easter cupcake (carrot cake cupcake with cream cheese frosting) and it was absolutely heavenly. They have cute unusual gifts here too, especially for children. read more

I feel compelled to write a review about this place. These cupcakes are YUMMY. Melt in your mouth delicious. The red velvet is amazing, .and I haven't had anything comparable to the red velvet I used to get when I lived in New Orleans. I frequent once a week and have tried all of the cupcakes except any of the Chocolate.. Definitely recommend the Green Tea, Pretty in Pink, Apple Walnut, and Pumpkin as well. All very good. But what happened to the Sweet Potato I only saw once? IT WAS AMAZING. Also a side note: I brought a few of these home to my roommate and then left to go visit my parents for the weekend. About 2 seconds after walking through the door she calls, in a raised voice saying 'Never ever, ever, ever, ever, eveeeeeeeerrrr, bring those cupcakes home again...I woke up three minutes ago and already finished them! They were so GOOOOOD, and now I cant move cause Im so full of cupcake!!' (Of course joking about never bringing them home again) :) read more

RED VELVET CUPCAKES! GREEN TEA CUPCAKES!! COCONUT CUPCAKES!!! CUPCAKES!!!!! The only downside besides the impending case of diabetes I probably have brewing inside of me after consuming Love at First Bite cupcakes is that cupcakes are a bit expensive, and usually run around $3 per cupcake. It's actually not a bad cost, except I totally splurge and get 6 cupcakes per cupcake outing. read more

I hate giving less than 5 stars, but I did only try 3 flavors. But I must say, I LOVE their matcha green tea cupcake. (...I'm Japanese, I know my matcha.) Worth every penny. (As long as you go for their more novel flavors) read more

1 star for the nice location (even though it was a little hard to find) 2nd star for the pretty decent cupcakes (slightly moist, not too overwhelming with sweetness, & frosting was pretty good and not too heavy). 3rd star for taking credit cards & pretty good flavors I tried the pretty in pink (not bad) & I liked the raspberry on vanilla cake (the frosting was pretty good!). I will come back if I'm in the neighborhood and in the mood for some cupcakes! CONS: I had to wait 5-8 mins for someone to help me even though I was the only customer there & 3 workers were in the back doing nothing while the cashier was on the phone with someone. There weren't that many flavors that dazzled me, but the choices were coo coo cachoo. Sadly there's no parking, but then again there's never parking in Berkeley. read more

Excellent cupcakes with a lot of different flavors. Their red velvet has a unique taste to it that makes it stick out from other red velvets I've had. Also try their lemon! It's also on the "cheaper" end of cupcakes--about $2.50. Yeah, it's not much cheaper, but HEY anything to keep feeding my sweet tooth! read more

The Short: Overrated cupcakes. Given its 4-star reviews, I was expecting a little bit more when I first bit into my red velvet cupcake. The cupcake itself was a little dry, but the frosting was delicious. Compared to other red velvet cupcakes I've had, it definitely did not stand out. Maybe I'll be back. Hopefully the next visit will be a little better! Recommendations: None (didn't try many things). Pros: - Good cream on the red velvet. Cons: - Cupcake was dry. read more

I went here today for one of my co-workers going away party. They were absolutely fantastic! He and the rest of the team absolutely loved them. They are a bit pricy but well worth it. The ladies working there are super nice and it smells so nice when you walk in. Would definitely go back. read more

Had: Red Velvet Cupcake Chocolate Pistachio Classic Vanilla Bunny Love Pretty in Pink Hummingbird Pretty good cupcakes. Red Velvet, Bunny Love, Hummingbird and Chocolate Pistachio were my favorites. read more

Whenever there is a birthday, I swing by Love at First Bite for their Strawberry and Green Tea cupcakes. They are amazing!! Birthdays are totally just a pretense, because every time I get "Birthday" cupcakes, I treat myself to one as well. And if the boyfriend is being good, I treat him too. It's an adorable shop...And conveniently located near Peets if you care for some good coffee to go with that cupcake. read more

I moved to Ohio after graduating from Cal last year and Love At First Bite is one of the places I miss most. My favorite cupcake flavor is matcha green tea - I've never tasted a cupcake from another bakery that got this flavor right! I also have a special place in my heart for the mud pie cupcake. My mom still talks about the vanilla cupcake from here as the best she has ever had. I have to agree, they do a killer job on the vanilla flavor too. Love At First Bite, I miss you! You make me want to go to grad school at Berkeley just so I can be close to you again. read more

The bakery is a little difficult to find but it is worth it. All the cupcakes were around almost $3 and they sell the tiny cupcakes for like 1.50 I think but it's not worth it. Go for the regular sized ones. My favorite is the green tea. Its not too sweet but sweet enough. The red velvet I found was a little bit too sweet (the cream cheese frosting) but still sinfully good. The strawberry is okay. Not very memorable. The service was really good. I had a complicated order (3 cupcakes in one order, 2 in another order, and another 2 in another order, and one cupcake for me) and I ended up changing my mind on one of the cupcakes so she had to go back and switch them for me. She was really patient and helpful. I want to try the hummingbird next :) I will come back soon. read more

Yum. Their cupcakes are delicious but could be a little more moist. The staff here are super friendly, which is always a plus. My favorite is probably the hummingbird. I have also tried the matcha green tea, red velvet, and bunny love. All were delicious and does a decent job of satisfying my sweet tooth. At nearly $3 a pop, I wish they were a little bigger (they're about the same size as a regular cupcake). Sprinkles still wins in my opinion, but since this is close and a walkable distance, I can't complain. read more