The best things in life are discovered when your spouse deploys you for a favor. Before today, I’ve never heard of the cafe 85°C. Supposedly they’re a pretty big deal with over 1000 cafes worldwide and they are picking up steam here in the United States. 85°C is a Taiwanese brand chain café with over $22 billion in revenue last year, so yeah they’re doing pretty good. In 2003, the brand was founded by Mr. Wu Cheng-Hsueh, who employed his passion about producing and delivering premium quality pastries and drinks for the masses. I think they are doing a fantastic job, from what I experienced.
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| 85°C Bakery Cafe in Lynnwood, WA © Aaron Everly |
85°C offers a wide range of drinks from smooth 85° coffees, flavorful teas, refreshing smoothies, and some delicious boba. To satisfy your sweet tooth, they have 50 varieties of pastries. Besides the cakes that they neatly display, you can find other perfected pastry items such as Taiwanese style, Danish style, Japanese style, and European style. They pretty much want to overwhelm you with choices so you will not leave without buying at least one item. They all look so good!
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| Cakes and so much more. © Aaron Everly |
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| Pick your pastries, just use the tongs! © Aaron Everly |
For the 85°C café in Lynnwood, WA I was immediately impressed. This store was very clean and well lit, with the perfect balance of natural and artificial light for those perfect selfies or social media pictures. The presentation of the items were done thoughtfully and the spacing of each pastry subtly enhanced my desire to try each one. The pastries were moist, maintained a well-balanced flavor, and had an appetizing appearance, which is rare for the average price of $1.50 for each item. Such a reasonable price range!
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| These items cost around $11. Such a good deal! © Aaron Everly |
Why should you come here? They do everything right. The ambience, cleanliness, and product are designed and maintained with care. Remember, high value, low cost to the customer…most businesses dream of accomplishing this and 85°C has obviously done it. Looking forward to them getting bigger.
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| Which one to eat first? © Aaron Everly |
