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Concerto Bakery Caffe, 3500 W 6th St #117, Los Angeles (Koreatown), CA 90020

Concerto is a Korean bakery inside City Center. I was a bit overwhelmed by the sheer variety of items that they bake in-house. They had many types of cupcakes, macarons, sweet and savory buns (e.g, red bean, sausage, soboro), salt & butter rolls, croquettes, pre-made sandwiches, several types of castella cake, garlic cream cheese bread, mochi, loaves of bread, full size cakes, cake slices, cookies, doughnuts, manjoo, mont blanc, Napoleons, croissants, etc. Some items were wrapped in individual clear plastic bags. With others, you have to put the item in a clear plastic bag yourself.

Prices were clearly posted on each sign. The sign was in English and Korean.

Garlic salt & butter roll ($3.75): soft and chewy, very good, slightly crunchy on the bottom, sweet and buttery with a hint of salt. Definitely addictive.

Sweet potato cream bun ($3.75): A big bun with a thin shell, a ton of whipped cream, and lots of mashed sweet potato. The bun was soft. The cream and sweet potato paired surprisingly well. The outside was dusted with purple powder so that it looked like a sweet potato.

Coffee Cinnamon castella ($4): firmer and flatter than regular coffee cake, less sweet as well. However, the castella was still soft the next day and it was covered in cinnamon crumble. Liked it a lot.

The bakery is large with lots of seating and free wi-fi. They’ll also validate parking for two hours. They also seem to be very serious about their coffee, offering seven kinds of pour over coffee.

4.5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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Nice Buns, 177 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

Nice Buns started out as a wholesale bakery supplying coffeehouses around Los Angeles with sweet and savory baked buns. They just opened a brick and mortar location in Old Town. Since they were still having the soft opening, everything was half off. The tables and chairs haven’t arrived yet.

The buns look lovely. The varieties are chocolate, cinnamon, lemon papi bun, sticky-icky bun, ham & gruyere, cheddar chive, and elote. They’re $4.50-$5.50 each. They also have a full espresso bar featuring Counter Culture Coffee. Ask for your bun to be heated.

* Elote bun ($5) with corn kernels, cojita, ancho and lime zest. Very pretty. It looked like a cinnamon bun. The cheese on top had a nice crunch and a hint of saltiness. The lime zest was fresh. There were some corn kernels inside the bun. The bun was soft and doughy. The elote flavors weren’t strong enough. It’s also a bit pricey considering you can get an excellent croissant for the same price.

The refrigerator had a case of cold drinks and what looked like parfaits. They’re going to add salads soon. Buy 11 buns and get one free. Oh, it’s cashless (they don’t accept cash).

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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