Bake Sum, a celebrated Asian-inspired bakery, has expanded to Alameda

Bake Sum opened a second location in Alameda Marketplace at 1650 Park St., expanding from its Grand Lake presence in Oakland. The menu features Asian-inspired viennoiseries such as jasmine-tea milk buns, black-sesame snickerdoodles, and halo-halo croissants, alongside drinks including drip coffee, masala chai, hojicha lattes, and an espresso tonic with calamansi lime. The bakery’s offerings include items like the okonomiyaki danish made with roasted cabbage, bonito flakes, and sweet-onion Mornay sauce. Founded by Joyce Tang, the shop takes its name from dim sum and focuses on beautiful products that carry meaning for predominantly Asian and female bakers. It has received major attention, including a New York Times mention for Spam Croissubi.

"Bake Sum debuted its second location this May inside the Alameda Marketplace, at 1650 Park St., expanding on its original presence in Oakland's Grand Lake district. On this month's menu are jasmine-tea milk buns, black-sesame snickerdoodles and halo-halo croissants, a play on the favorite Filipino dessert. The drinks include drip coffee, masala chai, hojicha lattes and an espresso tonic made with calamansi lime."

"Bake Sum, whose name is a play on dim sum, was founded by Joyce Tang, who previously interned at a three-star Michelin restaurant in Spain. In the Bay Area, she was inspired to launch a shop that echoed her younger self's love of eating at bakeries in Oakland's Chinatown. Tang previously told The Mercury News that she has two rules for baking: the products should be beautiful, and they should mean something to the staff of predominantly Asian and female bakers."

"Bake Sum specializes in viennoiseries, which typically are moderately sweet and exist on the baked-goods spectrum somewhere between bread and pastry. One of its popular offerings is the okonomiyaki danish, a twist on Japan's everything-in-the-fridge savory pancake, here made with roasted cabbage, bonito flakes and sweet-onion Mornay sauce. In 2024, Bake Sum impressed the panel on Check, Please! Bay Area, where its founder offered insights like There are 27 layers of butter in every single croissant and I have been told that sometimes our flavors really punch you in the face."

"Fans of the bakeshop include not just locals but also The New York Times, which cited its Spam Croissubi as one of the 26 Best Dishes We Ate Across the U.S. in 2024. The Alameda shop is open from the mornin"

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