Cafe Onion

Cafe Onion made its initial impression due to the oddity of it, as well as the beauty of the original warehouse-like location. Having expanded to a total of three stores, the Anguk location is arguably one of the most popular, located in a traditional hanok setting.

Cafe Onion Anguk (카페 어니언)
Location: 146-1, Gye-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
서울 종로구 계동길 5

Victoria Bakery

While Instagram alone no longer easily captures my heart, good reviews via videos still manage to pique my interest. The beautiful counter of baked goodies caught my heart earlier this year, and upon realizing I would visit South Korea sooner than anticipated, I quickly added Victoria Bakery to my list of must-visits.

Victoria Bakery
Location: 서울 성동구 서울숲2길 18-7
18-7, Seoulsup 2-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Fergbaker

My favourite meal in New Zealand was at the very last place we stopped at before the airport. It wouldn’t be exactly fair to call this a meal, but it still stands out above the rest.

Fergbaker
Location: 40 Shotover St
Queenstown 9300
New Zealand

Lady M

During our last meet-up in Causeway Bay, the topic of desserts came up, and I mentioned how I had never tried Lady M. My friend informed me that the rose crêpe cake was a Hong Kong exclusive, and as a fan of cake, rose, and exclusivity, we made a plan to meet up again later that week for some indulgence.

Lady M (Tsim Sha Tsui)
Location: Shop OT215K, 2/F
Ocean Terminal, Harbour City,
3-27 Canton Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong

School Bakery Cafe

We made another visit to Liberty Village to check out School; after trying Mildred’s Temple Kitchen, we were intrigued to come back to try another brunch place.

School
Location: 70 Fraser Ave
Toronto, ON
M6K 3E1 

Bean Around the World

Update (Spring 2018): this location has been closed.

There aren’t many coffee shops in Markham that aren’t Second Cup, Starbucks, and Tim Hortons… and now there is Bean Around the World, a coffee shop from British Columbia that opened its first location here.

Bean Around the World
Location: 5762 Highway 7 E, Unit 3
Markham, ON
L3P 1A8

Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery

My friend took us to Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery for some late summer ice cream sandwiches. It was warm enough that day to enjoy cold treats, and we all ended up getting a full ice cream cookie sandwich.

Bang Bang Ice Cream & Bakery
Location: 93 1/2 Ossington Ave
Toronto, ON
M6J 2Z4

Nadège Patisserie

Macarons and croissant

Located at the southeast corner of Trinity-Bellwoods Park, Nadège Patisserie is home to some of Toronto’s best macarons. Along with macarons, they have an assortment of pastries from croissants to cakes, and even have sandwiches and drinks on hand for those who drop by during mealtime.

Nadège Patisserie
Location: 780 Queen St W
Toronto, ON
M6J 1G2

Dough

Hibiscus doughnut

We were walking around Smorgasburg at Brooklyn Bridge Park, and came across this doughnut stand. With a variety of yeast doughnuts with amazing toppings, the hibiscus one caught our eye due to its bright magenta-red icing… and it did not disappoint. We just tried one doughnut and it was enough for me to know that this is probably the best doughnut I’ve ever had.

Dough
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 5
Joralemon St
Brooklyn, NY