Wildly Popular 85°C Bakery Café Expands to Edmonds | Eater Seattle

"I'm reporting that an incredibly popular Taiwan-based chain, 85°C Bakery Café, is opening a new Edmonds location at 22611 76th Ave W, #100; although officials did not provide a timeline, signage is up and the cafe is recruiting employees, indicating an opening isn't far off. Nicknamed the “Starbucks of Taiwan” for its ubiquity and rabid following, the chain — which has more than 1,000 stores worldwide and has been expanding around Seattle with recent additions in the Chinatown-International District, Federal Way, Tukwila, and Lynnwood — is known for iced sea salt coffee and picturesque pastries such as Asian-style brioche buns infused with fruit as well as Western-style sweets like apple pie and macarons; its openings typically draw long lines and frequent social-media attention, and this new spot will likely see similar crowds." - Megan Hill