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    Cake Kobo

    4.5 (34 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries
    Open 9:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Strawberry cake 8 inch
    Edward M.

    I called to Cake Kobo to order a Strawberry cake and I spoke with Mercedes. She was very nice and patient with me. She took my order even though she didn't work the bakery. I picked up the cake the following day and the lady at the bakery was also beautiful and nice. The customer service reminded me of the customer service in Japan. The cake was delicious. I knew it would be since it's from a Japanese bakery. They make it with a great soul. The taste was light and not heavy. The 34.99 it cost for the cake was worth every penny and I am definitely going again. Unfortunately I'm far from Japan but at least I'm down the street from Cake Kobo! Arigato Cake Kobo! Gochisousama deshita!!

    Chocolate mouse birthday cake!
    Olice H.

    We Love this bakery shop! It is our favorite place to buy all kinds of cakes for birthday s or for all celebrations several We orders in advance so many times at Cake Kobo and this is our favorite place to buy cakes. We Love the strawberry white cake with light icing. They have also a lot of different type of different type of cakes like chocolate mouse, Tiramisu, cheese cake, plain chocolate and more yummy tasty pastries. . Their cakes are not that sweet compared to any other bakery. Their service are great with friendly helpful staff. The ambiance is clean and nice located inside Nijiya Market by Torrance on 182nd and Crenshaw Blvd. I recommend this place to everyone who love cakes, all kinds of pasties and bread. I Love this place!

    Innards of the cream cake
    Angela B.

    Cute little bakery to satisfy all your carb loving needs. I came here for the praised cream cake, which I found pretty good but not mind blowing. It was around $2 which is quite a steal compared to the other places nearby. Though I didn't love it, I found a multitude of other goodies that won't break the bank that look just as tasty. There's donuts and other things that I don't recall.. But that should be enough reason to get your grocery shopping on while acquiring some love haNdles. One other thing I got was the mochi bread. Its different from the Korean cuz it's more cheesy.. The cheesecake looks enticing and there were some matcha, banana, red bean flavors of various desserts ^__^ would come back again when I want a small sugar rush.

    Nijole T.

    Cake Kobo is the bakery in the Nijiya Market and I love their products! So far, I get the chocolate eclairs everytime, because they are so darn good, sold single and in multipacks, they are always fresh and perfectly baked, really like in France. Less than $2 each is also the best price I have come across in LA, I'll be back for more!

    Fruit Tart
    Haleh M.

    I just had their fruit tart and they are delicious It's very light and melts in your mouth

    a birthday cake with strawberries and candles
    Joanne Y.

    Japanese style strawberry whipped cream cake was so delicious! Japanese style cakes are more light / airy, with soft whipped cream and light, fluffy cake layers...compare that to the American cakes which are more heavy, dense, and frosting so thick you can even slice it with a knife for their cakes and overly sweet.

    Mixed fruit cake
    Jamie A.

    I bought a small sized cake for about $13. It was more than I wanted to pay, but I was there and after fighting for parking (there is a church or a kind of religious building next door having an event) I was like why not? I haven't seen a fruit cocktail/mixed fruit cake in ages so I got one! The frosting was pink with a light strawberry flavor and the cake was vanilla and not too moist or thick - almost like sponge cake. Not to be partial - but I love Asian bakeries because their desserts are light and not sugar-sickening. Like JJ's or King's you can eat a few slices without getting too full. Next time, I will try the pear cake! They were out today. =( This is in Nijiya market by their hot foods.

    Soufflé Cheese Cake. HaPpy BiRtHdAy, HiKaRu-KuN!! (2/1/16).
    Yuri K.

    ~~~Yuri's Favorite Cheesecake Is Here~~~ ~~~Oh & It's Her Brother's Fave Too!~~~ For those of you who can see my check-ins on Yelp, knows how much I love, Love, LOVE, the Soufflé Cheesecake from Cake Kobo. I'm not sure if this place still goes by the same name. It is located inside Nijiya Market in the City of Torrance, cross street of Van Ness Avenue and 182nd St. There's plenty of available parking spaces. They have a good selection of airy French Japanese Pastries but there's just something special about their cheesecake here. A combination of light, fluffy, dense, and not too sweet, with a bit of a gelatinous glaze on top! Mmm...so good!! So good that it's a must for one of my brothers and I to have it for our birthdays each year!! If you happen to be in my neighborhood, stop on by! I'm sure you won't be disappointed! Also, FYI -if you have a few additional items you'd like to purchase from Nijiya market, you can pay for them at the bakery register along with your dessert!

    Cafe Kobo
    Michael S.

    Cake Kobo is located in Nijiya Market and has some pretty good prices on Desserts, Cakes, and Pastries. There is also a Bakery section and an island with warm, premade Fried Foods. Olivia Z. and I got a Napolean, Chocolate Eclair, and Strawberry Cream Puff for Dessert. I only tried the Eclair and Cream Puff. Both were exactly what I wanted. Sweet, creamy, and yummy. The full cakes looked tempting. If I needed a whole cake or fruit tart for a party, this would be an easy choice. The bakery has individual and loaves of baked breads. We came late in the day and some of the more popular items were clearly sold out. In the warm food section, they have Fried Chicken Kara-age, Tempura Fry Pancakes, Croquettes, Katsu, and such. We split a Regular Croquette and a Pumpkin Croquette. She liked the pumpkin most while I enjoyed the regular more. Either way, we got a great deal, because we were there at exactly 8:00 p.m. when all the premade Fried Foods go on sale for 50% off. If you live close by, still haven't figured out what is for dinner, and it is close to 8 p.m., there are probably fewer better deals than this 1/2 off one at Cake Kobo. You can check out at Cake Kobo or at the main Nijiya registers. We ended up buying three different times and each time the ladies behind the counter at Cake Kobo were especially patient and helpful. Cake Kobo is simple and convenient. Most days, that is exactly what you need.

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    The cake we got last weekend was delicious , very fluffy and not too sweet!! We will definitely be going back for all of our birthdays!

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    Tasty strawberry shortcake. Not too heavy. Really like this place and lucky we can get it at nijiya in San diego

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    I like their chocolate cake! Very light and melts on your tongue. The price is inexpensive :)

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    Chocolate cake is the best. Good quality for reasonable price. Highly recommended!

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    I've tried the Strawberry (my favorite) and the Chocolate cake. They are perfect!!! Very light and fluffy and not too sweet.

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    Paris Baguette - Ham and cheese croissants

    Paris Baguette

    4.0(115 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    This Korean chain for pastries has been a solid save of mine to visit. Unfortunately it did not…read morelive up to the hype this visit. My first mistake was coming later in the afternoon. They close at 8:30 and I came in 2 hours before. The pastries leftover were scooched over and the labels did not match entirely what they were. It was difficult to know what I was picking up onto the tray. There was also a small fruit fly or gnat flying around inside the bakery case as well. The icing of the orange donut thing also got stuck to the box and we had to scrape it off... Out of 4 pastries none of them were really that good, it really made me not want to come back. I also ordered a plain iced coffee and the coffee quality is not good at all. Tastes like it was made from a Mr coffee machine at home. Service was friendly. She explained each pastry when we asked what we picked up. Small location inside the market. Parking in the plaza. Restrooms are located within the building.

    what we got: hot dog bun…read more red bean bun egg tart crab puff pastry vanilla cream cold brew definitely loved the hot dog bun! the other pastries were a little too fried. the coffee wasn't my favorite, the cream didn't balance the coffee well. everything looked so good so maybe we ordered wrong? would be willing to try again. this one is located inside the korean grocery store, a few seats in the shared cafeteria area but definitely more grab and go. serve yourself with tongs.

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    Paris Baguette - Strawberry Cream Cake

    Strawberry Cream Cake

    Paris Baguette - Who took the last croissant and salted butter twist roll?!

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    Paris Baguette - Variety of pastries available that day.

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    Torrance Bakery - We believe in unicorns!

    Torrance Bakery

    4.2(1.8k reviews)
    2.2 mi
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    Torrance Bakery is really great! The cake we ordered turned out amazing. We ordered a custom cake…read moreand had a message and photo added, it was red velvet with cream cheese and tasted delicious even days later. The cake was fresh and my mom and aunt were so happy with the surprise. We had ordered cookies along with the cake, but unfortunately when my cousin picked up the cake the cookies were not included. We were a bit disappointed, but Torrance Bakery offered us a refund and we were very grateful for that. We definitely will order from them again!

    The person who helped me was named Phillip. As I was paying for my baked goods he came over and…read moresaid I also got a mini cookie. I heard it, and I thought, which mini cookie did I get? Perhaps they had a metric system of weighing their goods that designated something as mini when it was typical cookie size. The cashier also asked mini? in slight confusion. Then Phillip cleared the misunderstanding. He was not saying mini, as in van or me, he was saying Minnie as in mouse. I had gotten a Minnie Mouse cookie, with pink frosting, because it was cute and I think that eating pink makes something just a wee more special. Why? I do not know out of all the colors I think the color pink has a monopoly on the cute to eat factor, with purple a whisp behind. The short interaction colored Phillip, a princely color. Thus for the moment he became Prince Phillip of Torrance Bakery. I went to this bakery because I wanted to help celebrate the birthday of my favorite bartender. I wanted to go to a Bakery that was not in the Southbay, closer to where the big cookie names are. But, as this review will later tell, this bakery can hold its own very well against the tinsel town contenders that define must-get sweets in LA. The Bakery is in old town torrance. It was packed, on a random Wednesday. All the baked goods were perfectly lined. I had a goal in mind so I took some clips but did not review the offerings intensely. I did not want to clog the line more than I should. Especially, when I knew that I could carry more questions than a quiz master when I encounter a new bakery that perks my tongue-up! So I picked up the pink cookie, and then I saw a sour cream muffin. I never seen a sour cream muffin, but I think I had heard of them so I chose one to take to my mom. I partly expected for the muffin to have a sour cream center. You know how like a hostess cupcake has cream in its center. Before eating it, my mom did the mom thing, and split it so multiple members of her brood can get a taste. It might be my imagination, but there was a broken swirl that connected all three slices of the muffin. The taste of the sour cream muffin was delightful, seriously! The sour cream was not a present taste that made you be like ok I am eating sour cream in a muffin, it was more an agent that moistens the muffin to an edge of good pleasure. And I have not gotten to the cake which was meant and was the star of the show. As I was ordering my cake, the line had become longer, and thus I felt the pressure more. I first wanted to get the lemon cake. I am a sucker for lemon. But then I realized that this might not be a cake for most. Like lemon is good, but not all. Like in an ice cream sampler should we have chocolate, vanilla and strawberry or sub one of these for lemon? Phillip recommended their best seller- the strawberry. But I decided to go a bit more classic with a twist- a classic yellow cake with french cream. And when we cut into it later, it was so good you all---- like one of the best cakes I have had in my life and that is no exaggeration. The wonderful thing, that put this cake on the top tier, was the cream--- it mirrored the taste of ice cream. My brain was wonderfully confused--- I was not chewing ice cream, not licking or drinking it. To be more specicif, the french cream had a vanilla like taste that is present in vanilla ice cream. Eating this was one of those moments that expanded my taste inventory and I am kind of grateful cause it happened on a random Tuesday. I went to get a gift for my friend, and this bakery gave me a gift too. And no this place did not pay me in cookies and brownies to write this, the taste of the french cream on classic yellow was that wonderfully unique for me to say that I was grateful for the experience of eating this treat. Am I a foodie or a visitor from candy lane? My blood is red with sugiar within-- so who knows? I have found a new place for my baked good needs.

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    Torrance Bakery - Store front

    Store front

    Torrance Bakery - All the Happy Folks that work at this Awesome Bakery!!!

    All the Happy Folks that work at this Awesome Bakery!!!

    Torrance Bakery - Chocolate fudge chews

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    Chocolate fudge chews

    85°C Bakery Cafe-Torrance

    85°C Bakery Cafe-Torrance

    3.5(904 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$

    We go here all the time! And It is very convenient that it is nearby so that we can come anytime…read more We walk into the cafe, select from one of the treats that are finely displayed onto the shelves. There is a variety of different items that go from sweet tastes to savory. You could also choose one of the cakes that are on the glass display; an assortment of diverse cake options, with fruit toppings and delightful deserts like Tiramisu and Pudding. The staff are chill. When you place your tray at the front desk, the pay goes smoothly. Ambiance is cozy, it feels nice to walk around these yummy deserts and see the options. I picked up the hot dog and brioche, which I will describe below. Cleanliness is top-notch, never had a complaint about dirty spots. The displays are cleaned to perfection, absolutely spot-less. Hot Dog The hot dog is spicy and sweet mixed into a savory bread. The crust is so soft with crispy edges. That bread made me so full the entire day. If you want a little savory snack that will fill you up, this sure does it well! The hot dog meat was fresh and loved the garnish as well. Brioche I always get this bread when I visit the bakery. So freshly prepared as always. Love how soft and delicious it tastes. I seriously need to know how they make this because the bread is a good option if you are craving sweet bread but also not too overpowering. Thank you 85°c Bakery for the delicious treats!

    Really good location. Most of the 85s are pretty good but this location has great parking and the…read moreline moves quickly. They have lots of new seasonal items as well as the standard ones. The pesto sandwich was very good.

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    85°C Bakery Cafe-Torrance
    85°C Bakery Cafe-Torrance
    85°C Bakery Cafe-Torrance

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    Hamadaya Bakery - Coffee Jelly Milk

    Hamadaya Bakery

    3.8(83 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$

    If you aren't enticed by the fresh pastries here, at least come and get a yummy coffee jelly milk…read more($4.99) to get a slight coffee and caffeine kick. After watching a movie nearby, I needed a pick-me-up, so I made a beeline to Hamada-ya Bakery for their coffee jelly milk. The strawberry chocolate croissant ($4.99) was also calling my name, so friend and I split that so that we can still have room to get a late lunch later. Hamada-ya has some weekday morning deals, but alas, I am not usually in the area during that time to take advantage of it. Plenty of parking in the lot right by the bakery or by the covered parking structures.

    Hamadaya Bakery is basically what happens when a Japanese grandma and a pastry chef team up to…read morebless Torrance with carbs. The savory items hit that perfect "simple but satisfying" craving of sweets, the kind of food that makes you nod quietly to yourself like you've just solved a math equation. Their chocolate croissants look like they were assembled with good intentions. And don't get me started on the strawberry shortcake it's like a sweet hug from the universe. "I love sweets and sweets love me." The staff here has the energy of people who genuinely want you to have a good day. They greet you with that gentle Japanese warmth that makes you feel like you are special. They're quick, kind, and patient, even when you're standing there debating between five pastries like it's a life‑altering decision. No rush, no attitude, just good vibes and good bread. This is where Hamadaya really flexes. The pastry case looks like a lineup of contestants in a beauty pageant, every single item is photogenic, symmetrical, and whispering "pick me." The textures are on point: soft, airy breads, crisp cookie crusts, and fillings that scream taste me. It's the kind of bakery where you walk in planning to buy one thing and walk out with a bag that makes you question your self‑control. Honestly, if carbs are a sin, it's time to head back to the gym. I will definitely be returning to try more of their specialty baked goods. Miguel C.

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    Hamadaya Bakery - Interior display & menu

    Interior display & menu

    Hamadaya Bakery - Inside view

    Inside view

    Hamadaya Bakery - Strawberry short cake in a cup

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