85°C Bakery Cafe

In the United States, long lines in restaurants, cafes and bakeries are not an uncommon sight. It could be that Americans are food lovers or it’s just that their foods are indeed delectable.

I get disheartened whenever I get the munchies and head to my favorite restaurant but the thought of enduring the long lines just makes me even hungrier. But if the establishment is known for serving only scrumptious foods, it really is worth the wait. 85°C Bakery Café at Irvine, for example.

85°C is a cafe and bakery known for its espresso coffee, flavored beverages, decorative cakes, and freshly baked breads. They use premium Guatemalan coffee beans and serve the freshest gourmet baked goods. The bomb here is that despite the high quality of the baked goods and coffee drinks, they are very affordable!

Wonder why they’re that cheap? According to the urban legend, err they’re website, the Taiwanese founder Wu Cheng-Hsueh was once at the café of five-star hotel with his friends to celebrate their success. When he opened the menu, he was amazed that the prices were set so high for ordinary persons to enjoy. From there, he envisioned a café that would cater to same quality of pastries but affordable. Then the very first 85°C Bakery Café was born in Taiwan.

We still managed to sit on a concrete outdoor bench in front of the bakery
while waiting in line outside. 

I have to warn you though that once you survive the long lines that go way out of the door and finally come inside and smell the aroma of the goodies being baked, you might be tempted to go a little overboard. And that won't be cheap.  

We endured the lone line, we made it inside! Selfie was our reward.  

I have tried most of their breads and cakes and it is hard to choose which one is my favorite. I am not a fan of baked goods or pastries because I have a seasonal sweet tooth. There are days I like sweets but most of the time I don’t crave for them.  However, the ones they serve at 85C are different, the 'sweetness' is just enough- not overwhelming. 

In my two visits, I picked up almond half moon, garlic bread, egg tarts, brioches and a few buns. If you order buns and get a little lucky, you get them warm which is the best way to eat them.They are soft and tasty.  These are all nice treats I must say. 

Plenty of Asians, black and white people coming and going out of the bakery with boxes of these mouth-watering baked goods, so this really is legit.

Goodness overload! Apparently, I have to come back.

There might be an 85C store near your place. So when you feel like craving baked goodies and hot coffee check them out at one of their 700 stores. They have branches in Taiwan, China, Australia, Hong Kong, and the U.S.A.

Check out the complete list of the branches with their addresses and contact numbers here.