Cafe Bandal
730 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Crema's Take
“Cafe Bandal is a warm, family-friendly spot where owner Jenny creates inventive hybrid pastries that blend Korean and French techniques, like their croissant taiyaki filled with everything from pistachio ice cream to Nutella. Their specialty drinks, particularly the Spanish café latte, pair perfectly with their buttery, flaky creations, making it worth the drive for regulars who keep coming back for both the exceptional food and genuinely welcoming vibe.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
I think this spot used to be viral but now isn’t. So let’s see if they’re pretty good eh or ew. I got their banana Nutella cream croboong. The croissant taiyaki was decently buttery, flakey, and caramilized and had a good amount of smooth cream, banana, and nutty Nutella. Not bad but now with all the other epic dessert spots lowkey eh. Banana Nutella cream croboong $5.50
This place is a hidden gem, I was craving my coffee and went in there, ordered the Spanish Cafe latte, first time I had it, it was deliciously well balanced between the rich coffee flavor, the milk and the slide sweetness of the brown sugar and the cinnamon putting the crowning touch. Also tried their banana matcha, which was excellent. This is now one of my favorite places. For sure I will be coming back. Highly recommend it.
Yummy hybrid Taiyaki w croissant and waffle like cake cookie. You can get plain or filled. Plain sugar is $4 and filled w custard is $5. Comes out nice and warm.
Love, love, love this place!!!! The owner Jenny is so kind and friendly!! We travel a good 20-30 minutes to get here, but it is sooo worth it! There’s games to play when you sit and eat this fabulous goodness! Parking on the street is pretty good. Only once we had to walk a couple blocks, but again it’s so worth it though!!! I love how this is her baby and you can tell that she puts her all into making whatever you end up getting here. Love that! Support your small businesses and women owned at that! 😉🫶🏽💞 Go visit Jenny!!! 😁A+++ all around!
My sister and I were craving taiyaki after dinner and found Cafe Bandal! We got the pistachio and pecan praline ice-cro-boongs, and they were delicious! We really like the glaze on the outside. Combined with the generous scoops of ice cream — they were the perfect treat. I would come back when I am in the area!
Crema Reviews
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