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    Gemmae Bake Shop

    4.2 (349 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Heidi B.

    There is a reason this place is recommended so often. They are a beast with the reputation to back it up. Friends here in Bakersfield have even heard of this place. Came here and bought a little bit of everything. Service was great and you can tell they keep busy. Favorite things we had here! Their ube tres leches is out of this world. We easily finished that bad boy in less that 5 minutes, it was divine. the Million dollar chocolate cake was nothing to sneeze at either, put some ganache on that cake and you got a Matilda cake. Empanadas were also super good. Love the size and how much meat they had. They do lean a bit on the sweet side. A lot of the bread did. The savory foods here were also good. I really enjoyed their rice and meat dishes. Just really fresh and tasty. The parking lot is small though, so it's best to find parking and come in and out quickly. I also really love that I can get a Buko pie down the street from my house. I love that for me.

    Ella R.

    I was craving for Filipino pastries and this store makes delicious ensymada. Typical over the counter service so not much to say about this. They do greet you as you walk in which I appreciate. They only have a few tables for dine in customers but I imagine most people do take out. Check out this local favorite!

    Jenn G.

    I visited Gemmae Bake Shop many years ago with my parents. I remember enjoying their Filipino turo-turo lunch. Fast forward to 2025 and Gemmae has become quite popular on social media for their ube treats. I am an ube fan and so definitely made a point to go when I was in the area. Parking was a bit hard because this bake shop is in a fairly small plaza. I got lucky though and found parking in neighborhood street. Stepping in their classic turo-turo offerings are to the right and then to the left is their Filipino bakery offerings. They've got everything from pan de sal to pies. Their ube offerings include ube tres leches, ube tarts, ube cheesecake and ube banana cream pie. The ube banana cream pie looked quite tasty and so I chose to get that. I also got two of their chicken empanadas. The empanadas were $3.30 each and the ube banana cream pie was $4.35 a slice. The chicken empanadas were huge! I was quite surprised. They're deep fried and filled with shredded chicken. I had one for lunch and was quite full and content. I tried the banana cream pie a different day. This banana cream pie had a wonderful graham cracker crust that was topped with ube halaya, ube pastry cream and bananas. The banana flavor was abundant and honestly overpowered the ube. It was still a very good pie though and what I enjoyed the most was the flaky, buttery graham cracker crust. I'd definitely get this pie again; but I do wish the ube flavor would pop out more. Overall, I am happy to visit Gemmae Bake Shop after so many years. I will be back again to try some of their other ube offerings.

    Dale H.

    Whenever I'm back in Long Beach I like to stop in and grab some snacks. They have a good hot food section and some of the best lumpia you can get in town. Definitely recommend checking them out!

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    Chrisjan Y.

    I had to stop by here after getting off Carnival Cruise ship. Service was excellent and quick. Bakery was clean and organized. It was Father's Day and the ube tres leches cake caught my eye. It was wonderful! Wasn't overwhelmingly sweet and it wasn't dry. The ube cookies were ok. I liked the ube white chocolate cookie the best. The chicken adobo was the best pandesal of the bunch. I did not like the longanisa pandesal. It had a lot of fat for my taste. I did not try the food this time. Maybe next time.

    Alice Q.

    Ordered fresh fried egg rolls ate some in the shop. Other baked goods we brought home to devour. Everything very good quality!

    Russ L.

    Stopped by for an early lunch to satisfy my cravings. The food is fresh and good flavor. The smell of freshly baked goods is so addicting. The service by the Auntie is warm.

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    Stephen P.

    Great Filipino Bakery! It's on the Westside of Long Beach, in the north park of the Watson neighborhood on Willow st. Stopped in to pick up some baked goods. FOOD* Longanisa Pandesal is an amazing choice. We just warmed it up at home and shared one. Delicious!!! Check out the picture Simple fresh ingredients, baked with care. Puto is great here too, comes with the right amount of cheese so you don't have to buy it separately. SERVICE* The girls are super polite that work here. They have a few tables to sit by the hot food section. I've never tried that yet, we just come for the baked goods PARKING* Parking is easy right in front of the bakery We will be back soon

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    Claudia R.

    I don't like other Oreo Cheesecake because I usually think they're too sweet; however, the Ube Oreo Cheesecake here was my favorite item amongst a few that I tried. I can't wait to go back & try more.

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    Dee F.

    This is the original location. Their baked goods are always fresh, and if it's hot and you need to cool down, get their halo halo, which is soo good. The service is quick and friendly. The cleanliness of the tables and chairs could be improved. Otherwise, we love coming here for pan de sal and yummy Filipino desserts!

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    3 years ago

    Shanghai lumpia and Ube cake fantastic! We will definitely be back. Thank you for making our little celebration special.

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    Great Filipino food. My favorite is there beef machado. Family style. Only to go. No dine in. Also cater big orders

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    Lumpiang Shanghai is always good. Crispy and tasty!! I also like their Ube Macapuno cake.

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    Flan and lumpia was delicious and the staff were so friendly! I'd order food fin then again.

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    3 years ago

    Excellent Ube cake and wonderful service. Staff was friendly and helpful. Convenient location in Long Beach.

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    3 years ago

    Oh my goodness . 5 stars for Gemma's!! Best place for lumpia. They always come thru for me!

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    3 years ago

    Fantastic baked desserts and food. Amazing customer service. I highly recommend the ube cheesecake. It is so delicious!

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    The Tres Leche cake is so good! I hope in the future you can personalize it to non dairy but I absolutely would recommend it.

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    3 years ago

    Lots of nice Filipino food and treats! Shop was clean and minimalist. Workers were friendly and accommodating. Thank you!

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    3 years ago

    Unbelievable ube tres leches cake!!!. Their taho is par to the leading popular Filipino fastfood place

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    They have an assortment of freshly made Filipino dishes. My favorite is pancit palabok. I also love their Ube Macapuno cake.

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    3 years ago

    Wonderful pastries and a very delicious halo halo. The service was quick and respectful.

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    4 years ago

    Food is fantastic all the time everyone will help you with any catering needs and I highly recommend it

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    Gemmae Bake Shop is nice and classy. I come here all the time and the food is great.

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