So disappointed. Kensington is a cute little town and I love supporting small businesses but this…read morewas ridiculous - me and my Mom walked in at 10am - no other customers - staff was in the back room rolling out dough with their backs to us and never as much as turned around to acknowledge us - so off putting. We got a plain glazed donut for $3.40 - it tasted like it came from the Safeway across the street but at double their price. Awful. They told us they had coffee but not decaf. The lone old/very dirty coffee pot visible to all was also a turn off. The Tea Room is a great alternative in Kensignton just a few short blocks away with fresh baked goods and sandwiches and fresh coffee in a clean professional setting.

We purchased an arrangement of assorted pastries from Potomac Sweets and unfortunately they were…read moreall stale and tasted like they had been sitting out for several days. We decided to give them another chance today, hoping it was just a one time issue, but experienced the same problem again. This has actually happened to us several times over the years. The presentation is always appealing, but the quality and freshness have been consistently disappointing.

Came when there wasn't really anyone in the store! Really friendly staff who helped us with a few…read morethings! I just got an slice of ube cake and it was alright. Perhaps I will try something else the next time I am around the area that may suit my liking more.

The only Filipino bakery chain in the area and pretty solid! Not too big and good customer service…read more We got Cheese Ensaymada, Ube Ensaymada, Mango Supreme slice, and also an Ube Milk. My favorite were the Ube items. The ensaymadas were really good even a few days after in the fridge! I wish there were more Red Ribbon items that are at the West Coast or Philippines locations.

Another good bakery in Wheaton, MD. Price is very reasonable. Anyway, the taste and quality aren't…read morequite consistent, sometimes. There is a lot of Spanish pastries styles. (I never try yet.) Their cake option doesn't has many kind but for me it's enough choices and most of them looks cute. p.s. Anyway I like Caramelo Bakery that they are closed quite late for bakery shop schedule and also beautiful graffiti art wall outside the building.

We randomly stopped by Caramelo Bakery to grab a cake for a last-minute holiday gathering. From the…read morestart, it looks like Caramelo is a the place to be since there were a lot of people were picking up their orders. I think there were about 12 people in line ahead of us. Although it was the place to be, I did notice that ordering and pick up was a bit unorganized. I think it would have been more efficient if one person was ringing up the orders, and the other two people were collecting the orders. I mentioned that because when it was our turn to order, we received two significantly different prices for the cake that we were interested in. Of course, the cake ended up being the higher of the two prices. For our order we went with the tres leches cake. It was kind of interesting because I've never seen (or made) tres leches in a cake form; I've only seen it served in a pan so the excess milk would not leak out of the cake. That said, the cake was AMAZING. It was so amazing that one of party guest who isn't a fan of cakes/desserts went back for seconds. I definitely look forward to trying more items from this bakery. Interestingly enough, I really want to try the bakery's roll. I said this because most of the folks picking up orders were picking up trash bags full of these rolls.

This little cafe is just a short walk from our hotel when we visited Maryland. I love pastry and…read morelove a good brew so we gave it a try. When we visited the first time it was very busy - on a Wednesday afternoon. No one is working and everyone is out drinking coffee? LOL! All the pastries are in the middle cases, mostly sweet ones on one side and savoy on the other. The price was very reasonable, unless you get the few selective croissants with special ingredients, such as the pistachio one we tried. The highlight is the latte. These days when you go to a cafe they give you a paper cup regardless if you are dining in with no latte art. We got the cute cup with lovely art. This along deserves 4.5 stars. The pastry were just OK if you ask me. You are able to heat it up yourself with the little toaster by the counter, but you feel rushed as there are others standing around waiting to heat up theirs, or want to get water which is right next to the toaster. overall it was a cute little place, I think it was owned by Korean as it give me a very korean cafe vibe.. LOL. If we ever go back to Maryland and stay near by we would re-visit.

Decided to try Chateau for the first time last night as I've always walked by and never had the…read moreopportunity to dine in. There's a good selection of pastries and I ended up choosing a coconut cream cheese option that was pretty good and flaky. I wanted to try the pistachio croissant but to be honest it looks incredibly unappetizing. I wish the presentation was different. I did have their London fog and it comes with sweetened honey. So good! Service was really good. It's essentially self serve but staff are quick on the orders.

Delicious Vietnamese iced coffee; though I'm not sure they use robusta beans, it was very well…read morebalanced. A lot of the Vietnamese places around here don't balance theirs well so I've been disappointed more often than not with these. I would order it again regardless of whether it's authentic. I also had a delicious cherry cheese danish. I love that it's very bright and well lit, and there's a good amount of seating that is fairly comfortable. (I'm not a fan of the trend to discourage people from staying long by making them super uncomfortable. So I was glad their stools were soft.) There is a good size parking lot nearby because of the Marc station, and when I came on a Friday morning around 9 there were a decent number of available spots across all the sections (2 hrs, 4 hrs, all day). I look forward to coming back when I have a quiet enough day to sneak away for a couple hours to work in public. (I promise not to squat too long if they're packed! But they weren't packed at all.)

Cute little shop. Easily found parking. No wait when I ordered and my drink came out fast. Got an…read moreiced lavender latte which was good.

tasty espresso drinks and teas. strawberry shortcake was…read morevery delicious, so was the croissants, my fav was the one with almonds. service was fast with high accuracy. restroom on site. shop was intimate, clean and cozy. pricing was not bad at all. street parkings or nearby garage parking with a short walk. 5/5 stars, and will return. highly recommend by foodies from @WineDinenVacay

This place is truly the crème de la crème of sweet treats and cutesy coffee and matcha drinks!…read more You will have different dessert and baked good options to choose from - my only hang up is wishing there were more savory options (but maybe the cafe it's meant to be more for sweet treats and desserts). Bear in mind there is no readily available parking near this spot - there is street parking if you can get lucky for a spot.

I stopped by El Sabor Latino Bakery & Catering because another breakfast option fell through on an…read moreearly Saturday morning. I went with a breakfast sandwich and a cup of coffee. I forget the name of the sandwich, but it had eggs, chorizo, plantains, and something else that I cannot remember. Although I was a bit surprised the sandwich was around 8 bucks, I understood why when the sandwich came out because it was HUGE. Put it like this, the sandwich kept me full for a good 4-5 hours, so it definitely was worth the eight dollars. While waiting for my sandwich, curiosity got the best of me, and I ended up buying a few pastries for later. The sandwich, coffee, and four large pastries were about $16. Overall, I thought my sandwich was absolutely delicious...especially the bread/roll that it was served on/with. Like I said earlier, the sandwich was jammed packed with eggs, chorizo and plantains. Throughout the weekend, I tasted the pastries, and I thought all of the were pretty delicious. Unfortunately, I do not know which pastries I purchased because many were not labeled. To be honestly, I completely picked the pastries at random. One of the things that I enjoyed about the pastries: none of them were overly sweet. For me, they had just the right amount of sweetness, which might be considered bland for others. The bakery is kind of small, in terms of dining in, because it has about 2-3 small tables. However, the bakery seems more like a place to grab food (or pick up orders) and go. While eating, I was the only one who actually ate their food inside of the restaurant. I thought the two women behind the counter were exceptionally nice. Also, interacting with them gave me a chance to practice my Spanish. Overall, I thought this was a great random find, and I'm looking forward to returning and trying some more of their delicious pastries and other platos fuertes.

Tuesday 1/21/25 I…read morerandomly found out about this spot a few months ago while on TikTok. I heard A LOT of high praise for it, so now I'm trying it. The service experience was quite memorable and funny. There were differences in language barriers, but we still made it work out in the end. I was overwhelmed, to say the least, as I was completely new to the experience of a Spanish bakery, so I got suggestions from the workers, Yelp & Google, and what caught my eye. I ended up spending $43.20 total and got: Brazo gitanos $2.75, torta $3, pan de pina $1, steak egg and cheese sandwich $10.75, tipico platter $14, flan $5.50, pork & cheese pupusa $2.75, and chicken & cheese pupusa $3.50. Also, I was excited to try the tres leches, but they didn't have any at the time. - The brazo gitanos is like a pound cake with a cherry/strawberry swirl, and it was alright. - The torta was my favorite bakery item as it tasted the best, and was elevated further when I warmed it up. - The pan de pina is a Spanish pastry with pineapple "jam" in the center, and it was alright. - The steak egg and cheese sandwich was my favorite item. The Spanish bread paired well with the ingredients to create a great flavor with every bite. - The tipico platter was decent, but I wish I had gotten more portions of the chorizo because the portion I got was limited. One thing that makes it truly amazing is combining all of the platter items on their homemade tortillas to create a sensational taco of taste and flavor. - I'm not a fan of flan (it's alright), but theirs was pretty decent. - The pupusas (pork & cheese and chicken & cheese) were great, and they might just be the best pupusas I've had. Overall, I enjoyed my experience at El Sabor. I would recommend it and be open to returning (maybe next time they will have tres leches available).

I recently picked up a small Lemon cake and a Strawberry cake from Morning My Day in Silver Spring…read more I was expecting a decent dessert; I wasn't expecting to be reminded that most other bakeries have been lying to us for years. The first bite was a bit of a shock to the system. It's one of those rare "Ratatouille moments" where a flavor profile manages to bridge the gap between Maryland and the legendary sponge cakes of Phoenix Bakery in LA. It's a bit of a trick, really--making something taste like a childhood memory without being cloying about it. The Breakdown: * The Sponge: It's exceptionally light. Biting into it is less like eating a dense dessert and more like biting into a sweetened, high-end pillow. It's airy, delicate, and possesses the kind of structural integrity that only a professional (or a wizard) could manage. * The Icing: A triumph of restraint. Instead of the usual sugary plaster one finds elsewhere, this is a light, white cream. It's sweet enough to let you know it's there, but it doesn't try to dominate the conversation. It's icing with a bit of dignity. * The Verdict: This is how cake ought to be. It's exquisite, technically brilliant, and far too easy to eat in a single sitting. If you appreciate a dessert that relies on craft rather than a massive dose of corn syrup, do yourself a favor and stop by. It's a legit bit of baking excellence right here in Silver Spring

I came on a Saturday around 3:00. Easy metered parking (not free on Saturdays) directly across the…read morestreet. There were still ample baked goods at this time. There are only two tables inside. Both were taken, but fortunately for me the two guys at the one table were leaving as I was placing my order. The two young ladies at the other table were very loud and animated when they were speaking to each other, so that was a bit annoying. Then six or seven people came in to order and he got pretty crowded in that small space. I loved my purple yam pasty. It was soft and fresh. I just wonder why my taro milk tea wasn't purple like the other one posted here. It was just OK; the tapioca bubbles were all clunked together. I had to get a straw to separate them. I will definitely return for takeout or maybe stay if nobody else is there and it's quiet

This is another bakery n Wheaton Olaza I love in the Wheaton, Maryland arwa . Its Spanish owned…read morebut i think they hire outside cashiers. Tis is Ooh Lala Bakery nit far from Ledo Pizza and IHOP. Its outside the Wheaton Triangle . This is Called the Ooh Lala Bakery . This place has great staff there and behind their barita area lies their oe concept kitchen where they perform their magic to make your best pastries and deserts to cater to all occasions and holidays alike . This place has my lingente my people the Spanish . I maybe a Mixed Colombian Nationaln Born un the United States , But t diesnt mean I don't now who i am . I want ti work there ti build bridges between the Soanish and American worlds to better ourselves and make differences agajn in . Learn off each other . I do want the cashier position and food runner . I want ti help boost business agajn as it should and must be again . For too ling since the pandemic it was all of Us Americans faults for the bad unjustifiable, Inexcusable, Reprehensible, Unlawful and wrongful behaviors and i want to see to it , Its never tolerated agajn in Any place of business again . I want the ji. There without getting judged or used bad politics against without seeing what people like ke can doto be great assets to the team nd the store itself. This place has a dining area in it with refrigerator wirh assorted sodas and moee . This place has things fr. Cones cakes , values doughnuts to other great delicious pastries of yiyr choosing . They have an offering of take out orders too . But delivery service that is still bejnf researched. Yes the make catering pastry dishes fir amy occasions too . It a little of fun to be at this place here . If you come there please respect or Spanish traditions and culture there . It a place wgere you can come something much bigger than yourself , To be more than who you are . If you love this place as I do , This place is for you. We all look firwrd to see you all there very soon once again. Swing by and have some pastry fun .

Had breakfast here while waiting for my car to get serviced a few blocks away. The breakfast I…read moreordered was very tasty, and beautifully adorned with fresh fruits. The coffee was really good too! Not bitter and yet had a rich flavor to it.

Service was amazing, staff was extremely friendly, pastries were fresh and drinks were made fast…read more Didn't mind the music choice either.

So cute and clean! Had a matcha latte. Great pastries and service. Totally recommend. Dani was so…read moregreat!