So Yen
Bakery · Downtown ·
Cream-stuffed brioche doughnuts, congee, and savory sandwiches
Cream-stuffed brioche doughnuts, congee, and savory sandwiches
"Queue at the walk-up window for baker Yen Fang’s fanciful brioche doughnuts. Flavors rotate each month, with offerings like lychee rose, Thai tea custard, and ube Oreo. Don’t overlook the savory side of the menu, including a Hmong sausage sandwich and congee." - Stacy Brooks
"SoYen’s doughnuts, airy and creased around their middle like hamburger buns, come dusted with granulated sugar. Yen Fang and her husband Kong and brother Kuma stuff them with pastry creams — flavors range from ube Oreo and strawberry to pandan coconut and vanilla. The creme brulée doughnuts come lacquered with an amber sugar shell; the strawberry milk buns channel Japan’s viral strawberry sandwiches." - Serena Maria Daniels
"SoYen Desserts—Yen Fang’s buzzy pop-up—now has a brick-and-mortar counter in St. Paul selling cream-stuffed brioche doughnuts in flavors like ube Oreo, strawberry, pandan coconut, and vanilla." - Justine Jones
"This buzzy doughnut pop-up has officially opened at a brick-and-mortar address in downtown St. Paul. SoYen’s brioche doughnuts, airy and creased around their middle like hamburger buns, come dusted with granulated sugar. Yen Fang and her husband Kong and brother Kuma stuff them with pastry creams — flavors range from ube Oreo and strawberry to pandan coconut and vanilla. The creme brulée doughnuts come lacquered with an amber sugar shell; the strawberry milk buns channel Japan’s viral strawberry sandwiches." - Eater Staff
"In Lowertown, I swung by SoYen Desserts for cream-stuffed brioche doughnuts in inventive flavors like Ube Oreo and pandan coconut—decadent and playful pastry offerings." - Justine Jones