This is a cute bakery with lots of choices. They have Japanese, Korean, and other treats. The bakery was small and seemed a little empty except for the full shelves in the back. They had tons of options. They also make drinks! I got a mini roll cake on sale for $6, which was a steal. I got a red bean bun too, which was delicious and not too sweet. If I'm in the area again I'll come back! read more

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We just recently discovered this place and have been back half a dozen time the last couple of months. Cute little place. The staff is always very friendly and helpful. Everything we have gotten was delicious and would get again. They have a few tables if you want to eat their and get a drink. We have always gotten to go. What I love about this place is that the bake goods are not too sweet. One of our favorites is the cheese cupcake! Yummy! We have gotten various breads and cake slices. My favorite cake would have to be the blueberry sliced cake. Everything was fresh. We will continue to frequent the establishment. read more

Shilla Bakery - Starting top left clockwise: fruit cake, chocolate mousse, lemon, blueberry, tiramisu, carrot cake - Bakeries Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

They have lots of different breads cakes and buns to try out. I've been here twice and all the items that I got were too sweet for me. I got a chestnut bread and the chestnuts were rock hard and inedible. I had to throw it in the trash. The roll cake that I tried was kind of dry and the crème filling they used just tasted full of filler not real fresh cream. The staff here didn't seem educated on the products. I wanted to like this bakery but sadly it's not for me. They also have a section in the back of the bakery that has discounted baked goods. read more

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BTW this place is still open. Haven't been to this location for a long while and things definitely have changed. Foods- bakeries are good as always, but they stop serving sandwiches, I used to love their sandwiches:-( Atmosphere- NOISY, a group of Korean men were gathered and speaking very loudly when I visited. Because those people were so loud, the 2 ladies talking on the opposite side of had to raise their voice just so they can hear each other...ugh a supposedly chilled coffee shop, turned into a noisy Korean marketplace hope this is not a regular occurrence. Service- cashier was friendly and efficient, but the lady who made my coffee filled it overly full and it was leaking from the side of the cup , so messy. A bit disappointed from this visit:-( read more

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Cute Korean bakery that offers a variety of cakes and Asian breads. We got the Mammoth bread, their veggie croquette and a mocha custard bread. The Mammoth bread is a family favorite - it's soft yet crunchy on the outside, with layers of delicious cream and strawberry inside. Their veggie croquette is savory albeit slightly too oily and their mocha custard bread is a sweet treat. Service is good and everyone seems friendly! read more

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I haven't been here in ages but we ate at the restaurant next door, so I thought I would come by because I used to go here all the time for bingsoo. The place was quiet, so our group of 6 was able to just find a table easily. I remember they used to have many bingsoo options but now they only had two: red bean and fruit. I got the fruit bingsoo because I used to get it before too. I have to say it was disappointing and not like before :( they used to have all kind of good fruits on top of some ice cream (yogurt flavor if I remember correctly) with some toppings. Now they had probably three kind: strawberries, cantaloupe, and banana. There was no ice cream or yogurt but just plain ice with some fruits and toppings. Our group didn't even finish it. The service was good though. Staff was polite. read more

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The bakery is closed and completely empty (no furniture or bakery products) since Labor Day. Looks like the business has closed.

Now I've lived in this neighborhood for a few years, and I walk up to this shopping center frequently. I've walked past this place more than a few times and have never paid it any mind. Well I was craving some chocolate cake and when I typed that into Yelp I was surprised, I didn't even know this was a bakery. For starters, I walked in on a weekday morning, this place is immaculate. I love the businesses here and across the street, but I was not expecting such a nice looking place. I was greeted when I walked in. And I was overwhelmed by the amount of baked goods that are offered. Just so many products and everything looks great! I got a Chocolate Cake Slice and I wasn't planning on getting anything else, but the Pear Tart looked so good. I had to try it as well. When I pay for my cake the lady behind the counter says to me that the cake is buttermilk based and tastes best when it's at room temperature. The cake was refrigerated behind the counter so she said let it sit for 15 minutes before eating. Now at this point I know this is a real bakery! I was not expecting that. When I got home, I had some lunch, then tried the cake. This was not the kind of chocolate cake I was expecting. I was looking for something rich and super chocolatey. Yeah, this was not that. However, the cake's chocolate flavor is a bit more subdued. And it wasn't super sweet, and I think that really helped the flavor. You don't miss out on the chocolate though, as it's topped with a layer of what I believe was milk chocolate. It also had these dollops of what I guess was some kind of buttermilk cream on top. It had almost a cheesecake like texture. This was my favorite part. I haven't tasted anything like that. It was smooth and sweet with a buttery taste. Really complemented the cake well. The Pear Tart was really good, I love pears! All in all, I'm impressed with my experience. Staff were friendly, price was reasonable. I can't wait to go back and try their cheesecake! Always great finding a "new" place close to home! read more

One of the good choices if you are thinking about bakery, pastry and dessert. Shilla Bakery is Korean/Asian bakery which has a few locations around DMV. The one in Rockville seem a little tiny branch but it still has a variety breads and buns for you and enough room for seating if you want to. They also has beautiful cakes and drinks. My favorite one is a red bean bread, I am falling love with it, so delicious. Another reason that I like this place, they also offer discount pastry/bakery everyday. I think it is a good idea if you don't mind that they might not be made today. From my experience, they tasted fine even though the texture of bread/bun might not be perfectly. Also I never have any problem after that. As for their location, it is convenient, a lot of parking. The service was nice and friendly. Atmosphere inside is cozy and relax. read more

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A visit to this place after a very long time. And I must say that it has changed drastically! Tables and chairs have been removed, selection of cakes have gone down, number of pastries have decreased and choices of Bubble Teas and Shaved Ice have also lessened. Not exactly sure what had happened, but the atmosphere has definitely changed. Ain't the same feeling as before right when you walk in. Kind of a solemn feeling, a weird akwardness is present. Prices seem like they have also increased for the pastries. Maybe the store is getting a makeover or being renovated at some point or another??? Who knows at this point... read more

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I love Shilla bakery. Huge fan of their cake rolls. Each flavor I have tasted is delicious. Their smaller, packaged breads are also great. Personally not a fan of the red bean one but my family members are fans. This location in particular does an amazing job with their smoothies. It is a must whenever I am in the area. Be sure to check out the Korean restaurant next door too for some amazing food. read more

Very nice women who work there. It's nice and quiet whenever I go there. And some yummy Asian pastries and breads that are hard to find like green tea/matcha or bean paste-filled buns and such. The coffee is good and there are many flavors of bubble tea if that's your thing. The cakes look beautiful but I have never tried them. read more

Cakes are so dry but expensive. The coffee we ordered had pieces of jelly of it. Not sure if it's because they use the same spoon for bubble teas. The korean tea was so diluted and when we asked for them to add more plum extract in it the lady was not friendly. There are other korean bakeries that are better. Wouldn't recommend. read more

My eyes exploded from all of the beautiful cakes on display. I've eaten Korean cakes many times so I know they don't pack most of their pastries with sugar like it is done in the US. I grabbed several items to include the cream puffs and everything was fantastic. Customer service was great. I will definitely be back. read more

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Shilla Bakery is located in Twinbrook Shopping Center. There is a huge parking lot shared with other retailers. I came here on a Sunday afternoon with a friend who was craving bingsoo. Bingsoo is a Korean dessert with shaved ice with sweet toppings. We ordered bingsoo with green tea ice cream and mango syrup. The bingsoo comes out topped with mochi and fruit loops. The dessert was huge and perfect to share for two people :) Aside from the bingsoo, the menu offers bubble tea, coffee and a huge variety of pastries. All menu items are reasonably priced, I stop by from time to time just to pickup a bunch of pastries. It is also a nice hangout spot to just sit and chat with a friend, there is plenty of seating inside. I would definitely recommend Shilla Bakery :) read more

Wonderfully filled walls of pastry and breads! Asian plentifully created specialty items and beautiful cakes!! There wall menu of coffees, lattes, milk teas and fruit teas - add boba, makes this INTENSE CONTROL team "Boba Hot Spot" visit our most for this week in August. Come out and relax in the large dining space after you select your refreshing drinks and treats! read more

Was craving bingsoo so I decided to come here. This was my first time visiting the Rockville location, but I've been to the Annandale and Ellicott City locations. This is located in the Twinbrook Shopping Center--the parking lot was crowded and the spaces are narrow. There were 2 options for the bingsoo-- red bean or fruit. I decided to try the fruit and purchased a brown sugar milk tea as well. I thought both were decent. The fruit bingsoo has mango, strawberries, banana, and grapes and also cereal which I wasn't a fan of. The staff was friendly here but I'm not sure I'd go back purely because of the poor parking situation. read more

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Worst customer service and overpriced. Will not be going to this Shilla again. The young girl didn't give me a plastic knife for the roll cakes, she didn't ask the manager if I could get any discount on 2 cakes, she didn't close up the packaging for the sweet breads and I had to pay for candles that are usually free when you buy cakes. read more

I have never been to such a beautiful place, hidden but load in flavor and taste. I swear you won't ever have ginger tea again from anywhere else not their birthday cakes and my absolute fave the fruit tart, are all above and beyond delicious read more

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Liked it at first, but man is this place's quality inconsistent. It's 50/50 whether you know you'll get a good pastry or not. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's old/poor quality. Have not tried their drinks yet so I can't say much about that. Overall not a terrible place to go to, but not the best choice if you want pastries or sweets. read more

Gives Tous Les Jours and Paris Baguette a run for their money! Like its competitors, this Korean bakery has wonderful looking cakes, tarts, and pastries - plus some Asian twists here or there on these French-inspired baked goods. Very tasty and good quality: my favorite from this visit was a delicate strawberry cream bun, very buttery, very mild, with hints of wild strawberry. Also good was a mocha bun and a melon bun. Glad I don't live here otherwise the pounds will be accumulating faster than I can work them off! read more

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I went here a long time ago, but I remember how delicious the baked goods were. I still have a pic from the one time I went here, and I will post it in a minute. I had a date here, and when it came close to closing time, the employees didn't even kick us out. They were so nice about it and let us take our time. Two other customers were also there with us, just lounging around. I think we all stayed there 15 min. after closing time. I don't think the employees even cared lol. Back to the food... all I remember is that the food here was great, delicious, and decorative. I should go back one day. read more

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My friend finally exposed me to her hidden gem in Rockville, So delighted to know where she finds these amazing pastries. The coffee & expresso were marvelous the friendliness of staff were beyond special. read more

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I got a box of macarons from here. They looked good, but once you take a bite into it, it is super hard like a brick. It should not be that hard. It's almost like they either over baked the macarons or that they've had the macarons for a couple of days and didn't make a fresh batch. I would not recommend getting macarons from here. read more

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Their bread are average, but I did not like their bubble teas. The bubbles were hard, and i think they should just focus on bread quality.

This place deserves a 3.5 star rating. The signs for this place is large. The amount of parking in the shopping center is ample. However, their windows outside are tinted so you might mistaken them to the closed. However, they are open for business! Their bakery selections are fresh every morning. I would recommend coming in when the open to get the most selections and fresh warm baked goods. They serve tons of pastries, coffee drinks (hot/cold), bubble tea and cakes. Their milk teas are good. If you want it less sweet, just tell them less sugar. They have tons of tables for social gathering. Their breads are great. They have tons of yummy treats such brownies, cookies, muffins and many other pastries. They also take credit cards (no American Express or Discover cards). Overall, this is a great place to check out. Bring your appetite! read more

I liked this location more than the Annandale Shilla. It shares a bigger parking lot with its strip mall. Employees were much friendlier, though one of the three behind the counter was clearly still in training. They smiled and made efforts to greet everyone who came in. I glanced through the displayed items, and felt like they had a bit more variety laid out... though I'll take a pass on the salad toast any day. That thing just looked bizarre. Skip the eclairs, the wrong flour gives the pastry a stale and crumbly texture. My taro bubble tea came out within 2 minutes of ordering with no line in front of me. The tapioca pearls were a bit overcooked, but the drink itself was pretty well-mixed. An odd foam scum developed on the surface of the drink as the ice melted, but it was just residual froth from the mixing process. Red bean version was better, lightly silty. They aren't shy with the ice cream here; the strawberry bingsoo that walked by didn't seduce me the way the green tea bingsoo did. BOGO deals on older buns. Skip the macarons, flavors aren't very pronounced. Probably be back next time I'm doing an Asian grocery run. read more

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BP took me to Shilla's and I came with only one thing on my mind: jalapeño bread.... It was 11:15ish and I am certain I was their first customer as the girls were still setting up the shop. I was very disappointed that I was not greeted or even acknowledged at all! I spent about 10 minutes looking around and could not find the bread. Tired of being ignored, I finally asked and was told they do not make the jalapeño bread at all at this location. I was heartbroken. I finally gathered myself up and bought a large chocolate Madeline, two garlic cheese twists (BOGO free), a drink from the cooler (Nantucket Nectar) and the only thing that could excite me after the jalapeño bread incident: macarons. The macarons looked so beautiful, but only four flavors were available for purchase: grape, vanilla, pistachio, and mango. I was interested in chocolate and mocha, but those were only in the large display box and not for sale (they were old). I bought vanilla and mango at $1.25/each. They were both stale. The vanilla more than the mango. Disappointed again. I would be surprised if we come back to this location. read more

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2 words: BING SOO!!! Get the green tea - comes with green tea ice cream, cereal, shaved ice, mochi, kiwi, banana, pocky (Japanese chocolate stick). The Mango bing soo is pretty good too; all of them are about $6.50 a pop. They're really refreshing!!! They also sell bread, pastries, cakes, sandwiches and drinks as well. I had some of their cakes and bread; they're decently good as well. Since it's summer and it's so hot outside, if you feel thirsty, stop by here for the bing soo. Also, bring a friend to share it with since it's pretty big. read more

The fruit bingsoo is such a treat after eating the BBQ at Hwa Gae Jang Tuh next door. It's a smaller location then the Annandale location so there could be no seats as Koreans love to sit and chat with their desserts. The cakes are good too- what I like about them is they don't put much sugar like American bakeries. read more

Shilla Bakery - Fruit bingsoo - Bakeries Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Tasty Asian Bakery/Cafe with free samples. They offer a variety of beverages (hot and cold), ice cream, yogurt, sandwiches, cakes, and pastries. Their bingsoo ($6.50) and bubble tea ($4.50) are to die for...delicious! I tried their fruit bingsoo which came with vanilla ice cream, shaved ice, and condensed milk all on top of a variety of fruits, corn flakes, and pieces of rice cake. Yummy! I can't wait to try their different flavors. I've also had their green tea bubble tea. The best bubble tea in the DMV guaranteed! The boba was cooked just right and the bubble tea actually tasted like green tea...no watered down version over here. Staff is friendly, the bakery/cafe is clean, and there is a good amount of sitting inside. I'll be back for more. read more

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Great place to pick up things in the morning. I wish they opened a bit earlier for us early office people! Been coming here for years for pastries, cakes, and other various baked goods and snacks. The teas are pretty good. I would give 3.5 stars just because the baked goods sometimes are not as fluffy as they used to be and at times you can't find the usual baked goods (certain breads and donuts) when the cafe first opens. I do love the teas and coffee. Btw the ginger tea is made with real ginger!!! Also have shaved ice and snow ice cream! read more

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Be careful when you go to this store for it always sells old and burnt cakes and pastries I went in there today and I was super disappointed, it was a long drive and I was looking forward for some good pastries and cakes. I bought some cakes and other stuff from there but when I got home i realized they have a burnt taste and some of the stuff I bought were old. I can taste it... If the stuff is burnt or old just put it on sale and let the customer know dont cheat people so you can make money. This is NOT the first time it happen to me, a lot of times it either burnt or over-baked, It has happened to me more then twice, at first I thought it's not a big deal but this time I'm done. If you come to this place make sure the stuff you buy doesn't smell burn or old and make sure you tell them if it taste burn you will return them The same thing happen to my friend Last week!! Burnt cakes. We will not come back here ever again cuz we dont wanna get burnt cake and pastries. There are many other places where they offer freshly made pastries and cake that are not BURNT. read more

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It's hit or miss. Sometimes the bread is good but sometimes it's really bad. Red bean in red bean bun sometimes is too little and/ the outer bread is too tough or undercooked. I love the chestnut bread but last time it was SALTY. Why is the chestnut bread SALTY? The walnut on Hwangnam bread (5 pack) is stale. Also call and check with the store for the hours because I have gone there before their posted hours to find out they were closed. I think they close early (early as 30 mins) if there are no customers. read more

Was it my mistake or theirs? 3 slices of pastries (fruit tart, mango cheesecake and a mocha cake) and a loaf of cream bread, all for $28 ??? Excessive, to say the least. After first couple of bites on each, that was enough. Change the baker or recipes pleeeeease! read more

Food is good, staff didn't take nut allergy seriously. Told my 40 week pregnant wife their peach tart didn't have nuts. She had a bite and went into anaphylaxis. I'm guessing the crust has almond flour. read more

Pastries are delicious and beautiful. There are plenty of tables to sit and spend time there.

Macarons did not look good (a lot of it looked different). Thai tea latte tasted like buttered popcorn tea. My friend and I knew it tasted different but couldn't pinpoint it until she said butter and popcorn. It taste like butter popcorn tea.. LOL. The taro tea milk (taro latte?) tasted like taro and was good. The sweet potato cake and mango mousse were also good. Plenty of parking. Same shopping center as Safeway, Bamboo Buffet, etc. Across from McDonalds. visa and mastercard only read more

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Iced caramel latte was delicious! Will definitely be coming back! They had a nice selection of cakes will definitely come back and buy for next birthday! read more

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I had been craving melon pan for a while. It really hit the spot. This one has filling with melon flavor.