"If you’ve never had a crush on a baked good, you will after trying anything at this cafe and bakery in Long Beach, whether it's sugar-coated Spanish bread oozing buttery cheese filling or a soft ensaymada stuffed with pandan and ube. Gemmae’s original location opened in 1979 just outside of Manila, but the family moved the business to LA over a decade later. These days, this counter-service place is run by a mother-daughter duo who usually stands behind the long glass case waiting to ring you up. Gemmae’s front counter is lined with packaged baked goods, plus they’ve got a hot bar in the back with a solid menu of rotating Filipino fast food—pick up some pork adobo and a whole ube cheesecake in one go." - nikko duren, garrett snyder
Kim Fox
