Sol Levante Bakery

There's a hidden gem in Elkins Park - a small bakery near the SEPTA station. I've been there…read moreseveral times and it's been a wonderful experience each time. We went there this morning to pick up a raisin challah - we were making French Toast! The challah is excellent - rich, soft and sweet, it has a tender, delicious taste. The raisins added an extra touch of sweetness to the French Toast. Then there are the numerous pastries and cookies. We decided to get a few Hamentashen (chocolate and poppy), a raspberry croissant, a chocolate and a raspberry rugelach, and the most amazing looking Sticky Bun. I'll start with the Sticky Bun. It was exceptional; a soft, fluffy, and slightly chewy dough - challah like, but denser. It was laced with a sticky, caramelized glaze, studded with raisins and walnuts. It was 'melt in your mouth delicious', and a must try. Next up - the raspberry croissant. This is not your typical croissant - I'm used to the plain, or chocolate - I can't recall having a raspberry croissant before. It's one of the best I've had. It combines a flaky buttery croissant with a sweet, tart raspberry filling. The Hamentashen were good - the chocolate was better than the poppyseed - as the later needed much more Mohn (poppyseed paste). The rugelach was good; the raspberry was too sticky, but the chocolate was fine. If you're near Elkins Park, and you haven't tried Rolings Bakery, it's time you did!

Friendly staff and quick service. They don't need Thé review because world of mouth has them busy…read more The apple cake is my favorite. Just sweet enough. I always purchase as a sweet treat when visiting family.

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Sticky Bun with raisins and walnuts

Tous Les Jours

4.3(31 reviews)

1.3 mi

Wonderful place to be. Drinks are yummy. Especially if it's the honey lavender matcha or the…read morevanilla latte. Savory pastries are sooooo good! Very big fan of the curry croquet and hot dog thing. Almond croissant also never fails. Service is great. Vibes are great !

I came out here in the rain today to get My fix. This place is so delicious…read more Their baked goods are so fluffy, light, soft and also so good!! I do not feel the least bit of guilt when I eat their baked goods because they are not super sweet. You have to go in and try it. It is so worth it!! I was disappointed. I came in for this like Apple turnover with tons of fresh juicy apples, but they didn't carry it. I'm thinking that not every location offers the same items. They also offer a lot of cool coffee flavors.

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Paris Baguette

4.0(192 reviews)

0.7 mi

The whipped cheesecake is such a weird horrible taste and after taste including texture. NY…read morecheesecake reigns!! The other baked goods are good. Just not the cakes. Service is attentive and good. The elkins park shop is in a basement so its not a place i would like to sit for coffee.

Enough selection but doesn't have everything (similar to other Paris baguettes). There was enough…read moreseating and occasionally music but there are no outlets :( at least the staff were nice and considerate!

Lemon pastry

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Schenk's Family Bakery

3.7(63 reviews)

3.8 mi•Fox Chase

I blame Schenk's for my post-pregnancy pounds... and I'm not even mad about it. My love affair…read morestarted when I was pregnant and craving sticky buns and anything with buttercream frosting--and years later, I'm still coming back. But I've been known to leave with a danish, a slice of coffee cake, and a few cookies I swear are made with fresh-churned butter. There's something very special about the traditional offerings of Schenk's and the genuine, old-fashioned vibe. I'm good with leaving the gluten-free whole oats to the on-trend places a few blocks away--Schenk's knows exactly who they are. Sticky buns would 100% be my death-row dessert. And now that they deliver with DoorDash, I don't even have to put on shoes to make bad decisions.

Oh. My. God. THE DONUTS. My timing must have been just right -- I got there early and picked up a…read moredozen donuts that were still lightly warm, slightly crispy on the outside and a perfect pillowy center. Did you know that the dough for donuts has to be "proofed" and they have to be baked fresh daily, starting at 5 am? And just when I thought Schenk's couldn't surprise me again, this weekend I thought my husband had picked up a birthday cake for my son's family celebration, but he "forgot" Schenk's now delivers!! DoorDash to the rescue. We took whatever was available so it was a white cake w/ vanilla crème frosting. Thank you to the bakery angel who personalized it with my son's name and even managed a soccer theme decoration too. Sweet, thoughtful, and totally spot-on. There's clearly new leadership quietly leveling things up--modern touches, helpful updates, and new offerings--but still showing up with traditional cinnamon-swirled schnecken. You can come back here and thank me later.

No wife and kids.... just me alone with this lovely cheesecake. Do not disturb. Thank You. 10/12/2023

1/2 dozen of goodness. 2/19/2023

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Carrot cupcakes | mini apple/cherry danishes | sticky buns

Velvet Sky Bakery

4.0(165 reviews)

2.2 mi

We've used Velvet Sky for a couple of occasions. We got a mix of cupcake flavors for my son's…read morebirthday. There's something for everyone on their extensive list of flavors! For the second, I ordered a custom decorated cake for my husband's 50th birthday. I didn't really have an idea in mind of what I wanted, so she asked guiding questions, and helped me come up with a theme. The cake she made was amazing!

While this is not my first experience with Velvet Sky Bakery, I was especially pleased this time…read morearound. I submitted a picture of my vision through their website along with my budget, preferred cake flavor and the number of people I planned to feed. They got back to me fairly quickly with a quote and confirmation that they could complete the request. I had no doubt about it. I picked up the cake yesterday and it was a true masterpiece. The woman behind the counter advised me to let the cake sit out for an hour or two so the icing wouldn't be hard to cut through. The banana flavor was delicious. I warmed up a slice in the microwave and added cinnamon. The warmed up icing was great, too. The team at Velvet Sky Bakery is highly skilled in their craft and I recommend checking them out!

Wafer paper poppies and hand painting

A custom 2-tiered cake for a music-themed 50th birthday

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Custom Banana cream cheese cake

Batter Up Baker

5.0(1 review)

2.2 mi

Absolutely Delicious cakes, great service!!! I can't wait for my next event!!! Better than any…read morebakery cake I've had.

From the owner: Custom cakes and cupcakesread more

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Paris Baguette

4.0(35 reviews)

1.5 mi

This place is two blocks away from me and have since remodeled and is renamed Paris Bakery and…read moreDeli. I don't believe this ever ever was a true Paris Baguette because their offerings are a lot different than the other two Paris Baguettes in the area. Since they rebranded and remodeled the prices have went up. I see they now offer lattes, smoothies, waffles, sandwiches and other things that weren't there before. Most of the pastries, although decent quality were overpriced to begin with and now even much more so. My favorite was the red bean donut and the walnut tart. I'm sorry but $3 is a bit much for a 2-in donut. I never really liked their buns which were about a dollar more and not as good as the ones you get in Chinatown. The lattes look interesting and I may try one. When I first went after they remodeled and rebranded I asked the price of the sandwiches, which were tiny. I don't remember the price but it was pretty astronomical for the size so I would pass on those. Looking at the menu online there's no prices for anything which is never a good sign. As much as I like to support local businesses I won't be getting much from here anymore in the future.

I was trying to find other Paris Baguette stores for different cakes. Found this one on Yelp…read morelocated not too far from Hmart of Cheltenham. Sincerely speaking,I don't think this is a Paris Baguette, more like a regular bakery. It is not like the bakeries in Chinatown, probably bc it is Korean owned??? Even though they didn't have the cake I was looking for, I end up picking up some cream buns($1.75), vanilla roll($15), and rice balls with bean paste($1.25). Prices are definitely on the steep side. But packaging is very nice, especially the box the vanilla roll came in. UPDATES: Didn't like anything of what I purchased. The cream buns were tasteless, couldn't even taste the dough. The Vanilla swiss roll were too much cream. The cream to cake ratio is like 70/20. My mom like the rice cake balls, so unless is for her, I won't bother coming to this bakery again.

Green tea roll cake with awesome packaging.

Green tea roll cake after I sliced it.

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Danish Bakers

4.1(102 reviews)

3.3 mi

Excellent bakery been going for years Excellent cakes…read moreExcellent cake excellent pies This is why I don't like doing these reviews it makes you keep talking and talking and talking

Danish Bakers would rather sell stale bakery items and rake in that money, than sell fresh bakery…read moreitems all the time. I have never been contacted and never received my refund.

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Daryl's Pastries

3.8(73 reviews)

2.3 mi

Have I actually found a local bakery that fills crème donuts with crème, jelly donuts with jelly…read moreand Boston Cream with custard? Yes. I have. The bakery is Daryl's Pastries. Give them a try; we will be returning to try some of their other baked treats!

Quaint super clean, Super nice people and their product looks like a Hallmark movie. Those coffee…read morerolls Yum!

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Janet S.

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11 years ago

Sol Levante Bakery is a quintessential Cheltenham, PA experience. It's a tiny, hole in the wall bakery with delicious breads, muffins, cupcakes, cakes...basically, all the great baked goods you'd expect. The people who work there are always pleasant and helpful in the process. The lemon poppy seed muffins are to die for...just be aware that no matter what time you go, odds are you'll be waiting on line outside! read more

July X.

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10

2 years ago

If u let me choose one thing to remain at the end of the world, it would be this bakery. That's how good it is

Yevgeniy D.

115

16

7

14 years ago

Average bakery. Can't think of anything I would come back for.

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