A popular West Coast bakery is bringing its sweet success to the East Coast.
85°C Bakery Cafe, a renowned bakery chain with over 1,000 locations worldwide, is expanding its presence in the U.S. with a grand opening in Flushing’s Tangram Shopping Mall this weekend.
The new location, situated at 133-27 39th Ave., Unit G2, will host a grand opening celebration from Friday, Jan. 10, to Sunday, Jan. 12, offering promotions and giveaways to mark the occasion.
Visitors can enjoy free promotional items while supplies last, including a tote bag or state mug with any purchase, as well as prizes with proof of purchase. Special giveaways include a free t-shirt for the first 85 customers on Friday and a complimentary drink of choice for the first 85 customers on Sunday.
The Flushing bakery will feature more than 50 varieties of pastries, breads, cakes, and freshly brewed coffees, all made in-house daily, catering to both sweet and savory cravings.
Some of 85°C Bakery Cafe’s top-selling pastries include milk pudding, a traditional Japanese-style soft bread with vanilla custard inside; marble taro, a sweet bread made with mixed grains and filled with signature taro filling; and choco bun, a small bun made of chocolate dough filled with chocolate chips.
85°C Bakery Cafe also offers an extensive selection of fresh milk teas, fresh fruit teas, and frozen drinks, including caramel coffee smoothies, mango slush, frozen marble taro, and more. Best-selling drinks include strawberry matcha latte, sea salt coffee, 85C Coffee, and sea salt jasmine green tea.
Current seasonal offerings include cinnamon rolls, toffee lattes, and panettone.
As for savory options, the bakery has just unveiled a new sandwich selection at set locations, which includes a ham and cheese sandwich, a pesto chicken sandwich, and a tuna sandwich. Sweet lovers can also choose from their new cocoa-dipped Danish and tiramisu basque cheesecake.
Andy Kuo, CEO of 85°C Bakery Cafe USA, said the brand is “incredibly excited” to host its first East Coast grand opening. “This is an exciting milestone for the brand, and we look forward to introducing our unique offerings to the vibrant New York community. Our goal is to become a cherished part of the local community and offer something special to all who visit,” Kuo said in a statement.
85°C Bakery Cafe was founded in 2003 by Cheng-Hsueh Wu. Wu was inspired to start the bakery cafe chain when he dined on gourmet pastries in a cafe at a five-star hotel. He realized that the prices were inaccessible to many interested in eating high-quality pastries regularly and created 85°C Bakery Cafe to offer premium pastries and coffees at affordable rates.
The first U.S. store opened in Irvine, California, in 2008. The brand has expanded nationwide, with locations in California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York.
