"Berolina Bakery, named after the feminine personification of Berlin, began as a German bakery in 1957 and has remained so through multiple ownership changes. The current owners, Anders and Youna Karlsson, hail from Sweden and Belgium respectively. Berolina remains well-loved by the Foothills community today for its delectable German-, Swedish-, and Belgian-inspired baked treats. The cardamom buns and croissants are dependably rich, while the shop’s dozen varieties of bread include olive, potato-dill, cranberry-walnut, and more. The bakery’s famous Princess cake — a Swedish confection layering custard, raspberry jam, and sponge cake under a seamless green dome of marzipan — makes a regular appearance at birthday dinners, church barbecues, and other local gatherings. Youna particularly likes the bakery’s walnut bread and its new blood orange cake, a rare update to a menu that hardly changes. Her favorite, however, is the Fridays-only Belgian waffle." - Mitchell Collins
