Bellaria Dessert Studio
Dessert restaurant · Tenderloin ·
Multi-course dessert tasting menu with innovative vegan confections
Multi-course dessert tasting menu with innovative vegan confections
"Dessert isn’t just on the menu, it’s the entire menu at Bellaria. This pop-up went permanent in the Tenderloin in summer 2023 and serves a unique five-course dessert-tasting menu for $75. Pastry chef Luis Villavelazquez has baked for two decades across San Francisco, originally rising at Citizen Cake, and more recently at China Live and Ozumo. A recent menu included a few savory bites, mandarin sorbet, strawberry-sakura pavlova, soufflé bread pudding, and chocolate cake. To snag a reservation for an upcoming tasting, keep an eye on the website. Or the cafe is open for a la carte on Sundays, to slide in for a slice of cake." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Hyde Street’s pastry shop will host a collaboration with Joshua Kaplowitz and his Better Half Coffee, offering high-end coffee drinks alongside paired bites, including soufflé bread pudding with black truffles and olive oil and chocolate Viennetta. An Instagram announcement said the Sunday morning collaborations are back, starting with this event; the pop-up runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 27." - Paolo Bicchieri
"I learned that pop-up Bellaria Dessert Studio will open a cafe at 442 Hyde Street in the second week of June, featuring a five-course dessert tasting menu as well as à la carte confections; pastry chef and owner Luis Villavelazquez says he wants to create “a new, dynamic and evolving dessert culture in San Francisco.”" - Dianne de Guzman
"I'm eager to visit Luis Villavelazquez's Tenderloin dessert shop, where the pastry chef (whose resume includes La Folie and Citizen Cake) will host pop-ups and offer three-course dessert tasting menus." - Lauren Saria
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