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Essence Bakery Cafe

3.9 (556 reviews)
Open 6:30 am - 2:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups

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Hillary H.

Charging $7 for a 12 oz latte with 1 shot of espresso is not worth it. If you want another it's $2. The color of the latte is horrible and it's too sweet. Take your money and go somewhere else. Do better

Bacon egg on brioche bun
Patti B.

The bakery items were exceptional. The staff were very helpful. The reason for 4 stars was due to bathroom being down, espresso machine being down and the political atmosphere. The special breakfast croissant was great, but our favorites were the chocolate almond croissant and the oat cakes. We even took a baguette home - fantastic

Macaroons
David B.

Visited Essence Bakery on a Friday for a late lunch. We ordered the Quiche, Pot Pie a baguette and two macaroons. The Quiche was good but the side salad had almost no dressing and overall it was a small portion for the price. The same can be said about the pot pie. I would have liked a little more flavor and another piece of chicken or two. The macaroons were the star. Although $4.50 each, it is worth the try. Highly recommend the Meyer Lemon variety. BTW, the lemonade appeared to be right out of the Milo's brand gallon. Expected fresh squeezed for $4.25 a glass. The location is nice but the tables need to be replaced since most of them are damaged. Overall, recommendation is to skip lunch and order just the bakery items. "FIMP" Food is my Passion

Jalapeno Croque Monsieur! This is very tasty!
Christine T.

09/13/2025 Essence makes my favorite macarons in AZ! The taste and texture are unmatched by any other AZ bakery. Ever since they closed down their Tempe location and only have the Arcadia location, I don't go as much. But recently they had my favorite weekend brunch special, so I invited some family to have brunch there with me. The special ($18.95) included: Organic Quinoa Hash with Bacon, Summer Squash & Yukon Gold Potatoes, served with Organic Fried Eggs and Gruyere Cheese Croissant. I love dipping the cheesy croissant into the runny egg yolks! A family member doesn't like cheese, and instead ordered "The Big Breakfast" ($16.25) from the regular breakfast menu - Organic Scrambled Eggs served with Mashed Potato Cake, Breakfast Sausage, Sautéed Mushrooms, and Homemade Buttered Toast with Jam. This dish looked really good too. The espresso macaron had great flavor. My go-to macarons are the organic vanilla and strawberries & cream. Pumpkin (seasonal) is also really good too. Their almond croissant is my favorite, but they were already sold out by the time we got there around 9am! Next time I'll be sure to get there earlier. Tip: If you want to get a weekly email with their specials for the week and weekend, subscribe to their email newsletter. Otherwise, the specials are also on their website.

Donna B.

Always delicious! My friend and I came here for brunch and of course it was a bit busy but we found seats at the counter and our food was ready pretty quickly. The pastries are excellent. I also enjoyed a strawberry macaron.

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This place is unreal. The breakfast was amazing from the Eggs to the potatoes to the jam. It's 100% on my list to come back to.

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Almond claw bar is the BEST I've had in Phoenix. Great friendly environment to have some coffee and relax.

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Ask the Community - Essence Bakery Cafe

Your pastries are amazing, can you make morning buns?

Do you have pastel color macaroons?

We do, but the production is not regular, it depends on what the kitchen is up to, so the best thing is stop by and see what we have that day. We are open Wednesday through Sunday 6:30am through 2:00 pm.

Is the Indian School location closed for good?

No, we are just closed until March 31st, we are still a bit short on staff, and since the owners are away for family reasons, they decided to give some time off to the staff, one week more or less. Essence will reopen on Thursday March 31st, 6:30am… Read more

Do they serve alcohol?

Unfortunately, we do not serve alcohol. But the rest is pretty damn good. Have a good one.

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