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"A pop-up-turned-permanent bakery from partners Kym Estrada and Arvin Torres, this slice of light on the corner of 4th Street and Mira Mar Avenue in Long Beach showcases Filipino flavors taking nostalgic riffs behind the pastry counter: expect puffy ube-filled malasadas, cheez pandesal, and pan de coco; buko pie in the form of an ube-painted Pop-Tart shell; and cubic pandan and black sesame cinnamon rolls. (It’s all vegan, too, but no one who’s not looking for it will notice.) On the gluten-free side, find star-shaped cornbread bibingkas, streaked with blueberries and fig the weekend I went, nestled in the banana leaves they’re baked in. The more you fill your box, the more you have left over for the rest of the weekend." - Eater Staff