Popular Taiwanese Sweets Shop 85C Bakery Cafe Is Now Open in Austin | Eater Austin

"I noted that the highly beloved Taiwanese bakery chain opened its first Austin location in Highland on 6929 Airport Boulevard, and it is open for limited hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Nicknamed the “Starbucks of Taiwan,” it is especially known for its soft brioche and iced sea salt coffees. The pastry shop also offers Taiwanese, Japanese, and European pastries and cakes, along with teas, boba teas, smoothies, and coffees, and is located in the same shopping plaza as Asian supermarket 99 Ranch Market and conveyor-belt sushi restaurant Kula. 85C is in the middle of opening a second Austin location in Lakeline at 11301 Lakeline Boulevard, bringing the total to two Austin bakeries; the chain was founded in Taipei in 2003 by Wu Cheng-Hsueh, opened its first U.S. location in Irvine in 2008, and has multiple locations in Dallas and Houston with more planned, as noted on Reddit and by blogger Jane Ko." - Nadia Chaudhury