Modern Vietnamese bakery w/ unique fusion twists – think salted egg & pork floss cake, pandan croissants, and refreshing Longan Jasmine Tea series. Soft, flaky, flavorful delights!
This East Village bakery offers a modern take on Vietnamese flavors, consistently delivering soft, flaky, and perfectly balanced pastries and desserts. From their acclaimed "salted egg and pork floss cake" to their refreshing "Longan Jasmine Tea series," they bring a unique fusion twist to NYC's dessert scene, evoking nostalgia and creating new obsessions.
This Vietnamese bakery is celebrated for its modern approach to pastries and desserts, with customers frequently recommending items like the salted egg and pork floss cake, pandan croissants, and taro condensed milk rolls. The Longan Jasmine Tea series, including cakes and iced teas, is also a standout for its refreshing and delicate flavors. While most feedback is positive, one reviewer found the pork floss sausage roll disappointing, describing it as dry and overly sweet.
"Highly recommended are the salted egg and pork floss cake, pandan croissants, taro condensed milk rolls, and the refreshing Longan Jasmine Tea series (including cakes and iced teas)."
Customers rave about the consistently soft, flaky, and flavorful pastries that are perfectly balanced in sweetness, with many highlighting the unique fusion flavors and refreshing tea-based items.
Important Note
One reviewer found the pork floss sausage roll to be disappointing, describing it as dry, hard, and overly sweet.
"The reviewer found the matcha lava cake to be visually appealing with a moist dough and strongly flavored matcha cream. However, the pork floss sausage roll was very disappointing, dry, hard, and overly sweet, unlike expected Chinese bakery versions."
Neutral"This commenter noted that La La Bakeshop offers a variety of durian items, including durian vietnamese iced coffee, cakes, and croissants."
Neutral"La La Bakeshop is mentioned as a recommended bakery for cakes."
Positive"The user provided a list of bakery recommendations, including La La Bakeshop."
Neutral"The user prefers La La Bakeshop's pandan sticky rice cake, especially recommending it for those unfamiliar with pork floss cake."
Positive"La La Bakeshop is recommended for its pork floss cake, suggested as a unique sweet treat for visitors to NYC."
Positive"This user recommends LÀ LÁ Bakeshop."
Positive"This user recommends LÀ LÁ Bakeshop."
Positive"The commenter recommended Lala Bakeshop in the East Village for unique cakes, specifically highlighting their 'salted egg and pork floss cake' and 'pandan sticky rice cake' as noteworthy."
Positive"The commenter reaffirmed Lala Bakeshop as a suitable option for a birthday cake, referencing it along with other previously mentioned bakeries."
Positive"The commenter included Lala Bakeshop in a list of bakeries recommended for someone seeking a unique and delicious birthday cake in NYC."
Positive"Praises La La Bake Shop for its creative pastries, highlighting the salted egg and pork floss chiffon cake."
Positive"Recommended checking out La La Bake Shop in the East Village."
Positive"User mentions they have Durian mini cake and Durian Supreme cake"
Neutral"What’s considered unusual to you? For example, what about salted egg yolk and pork floss cake from La La Bakeshop? Not unusual to some but maybe to you?"
Neutral"Suggest to ask if they have or make banh chuoi."
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