La Couronne Cake Boutique

Happened upon this adorable little bakery on a walk to the park. I chose a selection of interesting looking and delectable sounding treats and I was not disappointed. My favorite was the melon cake. It looked and tasted like watermelon. At $ 3 a slice it was not a bad deal either.
They have a table where you can design your own cakes as well and it is too cute :)

I have a serious soft spot for this kind of bakeries. I’m not too sure what exactly the bakers do to the dough to make it HEAVENLY soft and delicious, but I don’t really care as long as they continue to make their pastries like this.
My favourite bun would probably be the peanut one or the coconut one. Both of those are under $ 2 as well which is a great value. Not very traditional, but the maple croissants are amazing, too!
Only taking a star off because some flavours are not as good as the others, for example, the custard in their custard buns, which are, like, a staple, is not as nice as it is in some other similar bakeries (the bakery on the Elliot St end of the Strand arcade does it better) and the customer service can be a little patchy, but overall, it is a great little place!

This is the place i go to to pick up my dosage of Portuguese Egg Tarts… so gutted they don’t make them on weekend though. Surprisingly there are not many places that makes these, trust me i’ve researched it. back in uni i used to go exactly when they finished baking them (that’s how keen i was hahahahahah). I think these are WAAAAY more amazing than «normal» egg tarts that you find at yumcha.
They sell a variety of baked Asian goods/​desserts. From your typical Polo Buns, to Wifey Cakes (hahaha yep they’re more like flaky pastries with a sweet i-​have-​no-​idea-​what-​it-​is filling hahha), to cute little piggy birthday cakes (they actually get pretty creative here as there are lots of funky designs). I actually have tried much here, but it’s a big variety and good for on the go meals or snacks. I have tried some of their cold cabinet desserts, like their pudding jelly desserts and they’re yum! very light and not too sweet. They sell drinks too and have seating inside/​outside to relax while your nibbling away at your delicious breads/​desserts.
One of the few asian bakeries that actaully considered the design and branding for their crowd so i’m a fan! I love their polished concrete floor and logo, beautiful!

Quite possibly the best bakery I’ve ever been to or will ever go to. I chose eight different pastries and they were all delightfully delicious.

This place is flippin’ adorable.
Not only do they offer a variety of intricately wrapped sweet and savoury treats (…although I can’t seem to move past the sweet ones), they also deliver decent coffee (a flat white with just a bit of foam, the way I like it). The coffees also come with a little chocolate covered espresso bean, sweet!
My favorite dessert thus far is the green tea red bean cake –a bit of sweet complemented by a full, authentic red bean flavour. I’ve also tried a couple of the brûlée’s (fridge section), but prefer the bakery items.
The service (and prices) are stellar, too. The even taped a plastic spoon to my takeaway dessert, how cute!
Although La Couronne seems to cater to a more of a grab-​and-​go type style, they do have a couple tables and free wi-​fi. They also offered me a loyalty card after my first coffee purchase (this gets you a free hot beverage after just 5 coffee purchases (after 10 you get a cake and after 20 you get a free coffee AND cake!) #winning.
I appreciate the gesture as I’ve frequented a number of AKL café’s with a loyalty program that «conveniently neglect» to mention anything about it (I’ve had to ask after spying others with a card… not cool!)
Extra BONUS points for:
Being open on weekends, past 6PM, in general? Oh, AKL sometimes you drive me nuts.

I only happened to find this place as I bought a microwave on trademe and parked right in front of this shop to pick it up, I am so glad I did and just couldn’t help going in there for a look.
The cakes are just beautiful and they came in all flavours, shapes and sizes. And you can get something very special here for a special day. I had a cake from here for my birthday and I wasn’t disappointed, it was lovely and light, with different flavours and just that something different.
As well as buying cakes to take home, you can also buy something and have a coffee here too.
Its definitely one of my new favourite cake places and I would go out of my way to get here.

As I write about this bakery, my mouth waters and the temptation to shut my laptop and rush to Lorne street is overwhelming. Every time I walk past this bakery I have to get something, well to be specific I have to get the custard filled buns. They are oh so fresh, oh so delicious and oh so cheap! The best part is everything is oh so cheap.
With $ 5 one can get something to eat that is tasty, delicious, different and that will completely surprise their tastebuds. This place is an absolute gem and is always busy and buzzing. The staff are friendly and are always more than happy to answer questions about their delightful treats.

This Taiwanese/​French fusion style bakery is an assault on the senses. So many colours and yummy sweet smells floating on the air in this space culminate here in absolute awesomeness. My asian friends get so excited the minute they enter the doors, (and I will admit so do I). According to them the range of cakes and pastries is «exactly what you will find in Taiwan» and its the place’s sense of authenticness that I think serves them so well.
Most of the sweet treats are pre-​wrapped and available individually, so you can feel free to sample a range of different things at once. The individual macarons are so good, they almost render me speechless

I always bring visitors to Auckland here, especially if they’re from places deprived of a good-​sized Asian population.
La Couronne is a fusion Taiwanese/​French bakery, and I’ve yet to find someone who wasn’t impressed, or at least bemused, by the exotic range of individually-​wrapped breads, pastries, biscuits, crème brûlée, and cakes. I mean, where else in Auckland can you get a taro-​flavoured cake?
I’ve long had a weakness for the red bean buns, as well as their variant, green tea red bean buns… yum! I’ve also ordered cakes here for birthdays and work celebrations, and been more than happy with the quality and presentation. And they don’t let themselves down on the coffee either.