From its old world baked goods to its cozy and classic interior and small outdoor tables, Crixa Cakes brings the feeling of being in a quaint European cafe right to Adeline Street. With all pastries and desserts made fresh on site, the bakery and cafe specializes in Hungarian, Russian and central European desserts as well as classic American ones. Using natural ingredients and following old world traditions, Crixa Cakes offers different tasty treats daily, like Black Forest cake, rum apple pie and pave vergiate (flourless chocolate cake).
Paul and Marcia Masse welcome you to their hole-in-the-wall pastry shop located in the heart of Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto. This pastry shop is usually festively decorated. Pastries can be familiar or exotic, passion fruit torte and Walnut Chocolate cake to sea salt caramel and mixed berry macaroons.
Cada De Chocolates is a specialty chocolate gift and dessert company with a store location based on Ashby Avenue in Berkeley. The company, led by owner and chocolatier Arcelia Gallardo, offers a wide range of products and chocolate items, including gluten-free selections and boxed chocolates. Some products include coconut macaroons, bon bons, dark chocolate, Aztec cheesecake, pumpkin flan, chocolate cheesecake, and much more. The company offers online shopping as well as specialty Mayan and Aztec designs. Check the main website for a full gallery of selections or call for details on pricing.
Manager Drew Lehman is proud to have worked in this local independent restaurant for twenty-nine years as of 2011. Inside this hole-in-the-wall you will find fresh buttermilk biscuits in the mornings. A consistently updated menu boasts items ranging from cilantro pancakes to smoked chicken and couscous salad for lunch and Moroccan-style deep-fried lemon ginger chicken breast topped with sweet pepper-tomato-preserved lemon salsa for dinner, all at economical prices. Locals come here daily for their favorite menu items.
Owners Wendy Brucker and Roscoe Skipper opened Rivoli in 1994, modeling it after the trattorias and bistros they enjoyed in Italy and France. Chef Brucker's food has been featured in several cooking magazines, as well as The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Rivoli currently has a 27/30 rating in Zagat, three stars in the San Francisco Chronicle and is recommended in the Michelin Guide. The food is seasonal, local, fresh and mostly organic and sustainable.
For years, one of the owners of Spun Sugar was teased by friends that she had so many cooking supplies and cake decorations in her house she could start her own business. In the mid-nineties, she decided to listen to those friends, and co-founded Spun Sugar. Walking the aisles of this store is like taking a stroll through Martha Stewart's wildest fantasies come to life. It offers a wide variety of cake decorations, cooking classes, supplies, mixes and bulk chocolate for all the aspring pastry chefs out there, as well as fresh truffles, cupcakes, and cookies for those who appreciate their work.
Hopkins Street Bakery is a neighborhood staple for baked goods. Customer favorites include the Morning Buns, both the original and the cranberry, the Blueberry Muffins, and decorated cakes. The Raspberry Jam Donuts and the Bagatelle du'Roi Chocolate Cookies are special items that frequently sell out, and Saturday-only items include Custard and Whipped Chocolate. Coffee and teas and a variety of cold drinks are available to accompany customer pastries.
Owners Malena Lopez-Maggi and Clive Brown create artisinal chocolates without high-fructose corn syrup or trans fats. The Xocolate Bar's unique flavors, such as Cardomom Crunch, set it apart. Other delightful treats include French-style hot chocolate, solid chocolate figurines and chocolate gelato.
