I tried their Pistachio Basque Cheesecake, Rose Pistachio Shortbread and the Flourless Chocolate Cake. My favorite of the three was the chocolate cake - very rich and decadent. I paired it with vanilla ice cream and it was so satisfying! The pistachio basque cheesecake was not too heavy or overly sweet but flavor wise it was alright. My only qualm is that both cakes kinda looked old like made a day or so before but I could be wrong. Also, the rose pistachio shortbread tasted nothing like pistachio or rose - it was just regular shortbread sprinkled with some dried rose. One thing I truly appreciated was how easy it was to connect with the owner Saif and how responsive he was on his instagram page about any questions I had about specific products and the pick up location. They seem to be a highly customer centric business - no wonder they are so popular. I plan to visit their future pop ups at the Headhouse market and would love to try their savory items next! read more

Manna Bakery - Pistachio Basque Cheesecake - Desserts Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Nice variety of flavors. Just about everything sold out after a bit over an hour. I got pomegranate seeded baked good, Japanese potato baked good, coffee cookie, ginger with other stuff cookie, Levantine hot tea, tiramisu cheesecake, savory baked good. Manna goes here and there and not one regular spot nor a regular schedule. You may get some notice for venues on their IG if it isn't at the beginning of the month. On this particular day, they were at Headhouse Market vending space. Another day: Apparently this pop-up has been around a year as I found out from someone random in line near the front. There were fellow foodies around me in line on this cold March 2 day but they really didn't seem open to talking to anyone outside their circle. Geez I mean we are in public where everyone can see and hear things and it's "8 vs 1". Also, all 9 of us waited at least 30-45 minutes to make sure we could get food when Manna opened. Didn't try to flirt with anyone- really wanted to talk about the food. Guess not socially true foodies- just your typical mainstream people who aren't open to other people not them but love refined food a lot more. I know this is the way of the world now sadly even if you can level with them on the food and the context. read more

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Yummy yummy in my tumtum! This popup had SUCH. A. LONG. LINE. I waited for close to 1.5 hours I think. Rosemary "foccacia style" manakeesh was $10. The ratatouille on top had great flavor (very tomato forward). It was definitely mushy, but not gross mushy. I could eat this on its own as a meal. The base was soft, but I would say nothing special. Honey sesame cookie was $4. The cookie was soft and chewy with loads of sesame. The butter flavor was also very strong. It is sweet but not overpowering- it makes you want to keep going back for more. I wanted to keep eating this even after I was done. Would def go back to try more things! read more

This bakery has had some pop-ups and have a pick up location but no storefront yet. There is usually a like at the Rittenhouse one on Saturdays but it moves quickly and is not a bad wait for a leisurely weekend. Triple chocolate cookie was rich and the manakeesh is flavorful. I've also tried the muhammara which is a rich, tasty roasted red pepper and walnut dip. read more

Manna Bakery - Manakeesh and triple chocolate cookie was rich - Desserts Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Absolutely magnificent. Amongst the best bakeries I've tried PERIOD in any country, state, place I've visited partly because of the insane variety of baked goods across savory and sweet, all the layers of components that go into each and the TASTE and quality of everything! Saif is killing it in the kitchen. Get literally anything and you will be impressed. Definitely get at least one of the manakeeshes because the flavor profiles are so diverse from one another. The favorite amongst the four I got was for sure the Fuul and hummus one with lemon vinaigrette and the labneh egg frittata marinated tomato one. I don't even like hummus or lemon by the way. The desserts shocked me because I had expected if the savory are good the sweet will be whatever but every single one of the five I ordered from the dessert selection wowed me. Particularly the tiramisu basque cheesecake which featured a thin layer of vanilla cake or ladyfingers at the base soaked with coffee, the stunning spiced brioche filled with silky vanilla cream and an orange (?) jam, and the Dubai chocolate cookie which was unassuming but chewy and delicious. read more

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Everything here is absolutely delicious and beautiful, as well. The owner is very nice and accommodating re: catered orders.