Koko Bakery

They are located at a nice sunny corner. There are around 36 seats so plenty of room for you to work/​study or have a group gathering. They pork bun and sticky rice roll was excellent. Boba tea was pretty good too Very decent for a $ place.

The Hong Kong milk tea is great: rich, sweet, and a little floral. I took home some pork buns from the same cooler and steamed them at home, so much flavor. Next time I’m going to try the BBQ pork buns.
I love Koko!

A great Taiwanese bakery near Downtown Cleveland. I stopped in to pick up some buns for my Taiwanese wife while I was in Cleveland on a business trip. They have a really good selection of buns, rice balls and desserts. They also have hot food which I wish I could have tried. Definitely checkout Koko Bakery for your Taiwanese fix.

Hands-​down, by far the best Bobo tea in Cleveland area. If it was healthy, you would see me there everyday. Still, I try to go there weekly as a treat to myself for being awesome:)~ The only reason why It didn’t deserve 5 stars cause I personally think the price is too high for Cleveland…

Awesome prices and even better baked goods! Be sure to get there early because they get really busy at lunch time and I see that they sell out of some stuff.

I usually get the mini desserts, tiramisu, cheese tarts. Nothing has disappointed me from this place. Very clean and nice ladies working. They have a few rice bowls too that are good. Nice little gem in asiatown area.

Ever since my friends showed me this place a few years ago, I always try to make it a point to visit when I’m back in town. The baked goods you put on a tray and bring it to the checkout counter instead of saying everything that you want up-​front. (If it’s in a case by the register, you ask for it at the register though!)
Everything here is fresh and I love it. I swung by for Easter Sunday and it was pretty busy but they handled the volume well.
My favorite? Egg tarts

I’m in town visiting family and was doing some research to find some cute little cool spots to grab some snacks from. Let me tell you, I’m so glad I came across this place!
I walked in and was blown away at the selection they offer. Everything from buns and pastries, to bubble tea and rice dishes. They have something for everyone!
I came in and grabbed a few BBQ pork buns, a taro pastry, a red bean bun, and a beef curry pastry. So far I’ve inly tried the BBQ pork bun and beef curry pastry. Both are excellent and have a lot of filling! The beef curry pastry reminded me of a Jamaican beef patty. Really good stuff! I also got a Thai tea with boba. I thought it would be authentic but all of that stuff is just powdered. It’s still good though. Give it a try! I walked out with 5 buns and a Thai tea for $ 11 and I’m stuffed.

This is a place that allows for lots of fun. There is a case of goodies, trays and tongs below. Grab a tray and experiment. Each piece is fairly priced so if you don’t like it, little is lost. Great drinks also.

This place has two of my favorites under one roof: buns and bubble tea. Both were delicious.
I had a green onion bun, which was fresh, fluffy, and savory. My thai bubble tea had the softest, chewiest bubbles I’ve probably ever had. It was a bit on the sweet side, but I like that.
Around 5 P.M., the bun case was about 75% empty. Not sure if they bake only in the morning or throughout the day, but next time I’ll be back much earlier to try more (as well as one of the various artful desserts in the case).

A small Asian bakery in Cleveland with great taste. I got a pork steam bun and the Thai Iced bubble tea. Very good! Would like try some desserts from here on the future. Mmm…

They also make breads… I really like the coconut cream bread. Their sugar donuts and the chicken steamed bun are yummy too. Really want to try the shave ice but ya know it’s been freezing lately. Next trip will try a teriyaki bowl.

Cheap and tasty. What more could you ask for? Free Wi-​fi and outlets. Oh wait, they have that too!
Koko has a great selection of typical Chinese/​Taiwanese/​Hong Kong style pastries, both sweet and savory. You can even purchase packs of frozen buns in preparation for those long winters! There’s a $ 5 minimum for card, which you shouldn’t have too hard of a time doing if you get something for here and something for the road, or bring along a friend. So far, I’ve stuck mostly with the pastries/​buns and everything has been pretty good except for this strange sweet and savory cake thing with pork sung, green onion, and custard… Not sure who made that up but it’s not working too well. My friend is a big fan of their savory rice rolls, and one day I’ll indulge in one of their too-​pretty-​to-​eat desserts in the refrigerated case. I’m looking at you, mousses.
It seems like they keep baking throughout the day rather than finishing in the morning, so you’ll frequently see trays of fresh bread sitting out on various tables. It’s tempting, but try not to steal a nibble.
Their milktea drinks are hit or miss — some are really sweet and some seem to be heavily artificially-​flavored. They have a pretty unique list of flavors — choose wisely! I’ve also tried the Hong Kong coffee, which is basically all the types of sugar and cream you could think of mixed with coffee, but surprisingly didn’t keep me up until 2am.
Two bathrooms are located in the hallway beyond the door next to the buns. Nothing special to see here, just do your business and go enjoy your treats.

Cute shop with yummy pastries! I love the coconut almond pastry, the BBQ pork buns (although very sweet) and the red bean buns.
Another great thing to know is that they do sell to-​go buns! I always end up buying a bag of those.
Coffee is decent, but the bubble teas are a must.

Freaking Great! Generally, Chinese bakeries suck. Normally, I would only go to Japanese or Korean bakeries. But, this Chinese bakery is the bomb!
It probably is the best one I have been to anywhere in the world (China, NY, SF, etc.)
The pork bun is very fresh and home made. Amazing. The Taiwanese zongzi is great, sticky and yummy. The dry pork cake roll is super good, the cake is very soft, there is Mayonnaise inside. I will come back and try sweets next time. They look super cute and yummy. I love this place:)

I am very picky about desserts and pastries, and even pickier about iced coffee. KoKo bakery satisfies me. Whether you are craving a savory snack, sweet boba milk tea, or a more filling option, KoKo Bakery has it covered.
First, it’s clean and bright… no odd smells, no trash on the floor. This cleanliness even extends to the nice parking lot.
I have only had coffee drinks at this place in the past… they’re excellent.
It may be confusing at first to newcomers at how you get the tasty pastry or pork bun that you’ve been eyeing in the tall display case. I was standing there, selecting a BBQ Pork Bun to take home when a customer approached and sheepishly asked me if we indeed served ourselves or do we place the order at the register? I told him that I watched some others pick up a tray, place a sheet of parchment on it, then opened the display case and select the items they wanted, placing them carefully on the paper with the provided pair of tongs. So this is how I did it, too.
Anyway, after selecting the pork buns (which have a TON of flavor and filling), I went to the register and ordered honeydew boba and strawberry boba milk teas, a brownie, and custard tart along with a BBQ pork bun and pork filled pastry. All of the bakery was to-go…and the cashier was very sweet and put each piece of bakery in a little clear plastic bag and then sealed it! This was really cool, because then it won’t get stale before you can enjoy it.
There is a minimum amount of $ 5 if you are going to charge anything on a card. So, keep this in mind.
The customer service was great, and with smiles and «thank-you“s.
I really like this place, and the quality is excellent! The best Asian bobo milk tea and bakery in the area. The boba milk tea is light, fruity and sweet, and the tapioca balls are large, soft, and chewy. There’s a lot of fruit flavor… and it doesn’t taste artificial (it may be!). They also have phenomenal iced coffee, Vietnamese-​style.
Another thing: they are closed every Tuesday!

Great place to visit as the have a wonderful selection of delectable Asian Desserts. Almost too pretty to eat! Tried the Coconut
Roll, it was marvelous! Never had such a great roll in my life! Fresh, soft, fluffy and sweet, filled with coconut cream! Should have bought a dozen! I will be back!!!

I go to Koko every time I’m in Cleveland. They have awesome bao and other pastries. The desserts are gorgeous. I have not tried one yet, but they are all like beautiful little works of art. They have a great selection of bubble tea as well. I try to stock up on the bao & sticky rice since I usually only make it to Cleveland once a month. Last time they didn’t have the sticky rice ready, do they made me a special order. It’s probably a good thing they aren’t located closer to me or I’d be in there all the time!

Please bear with me while I make this bold statement: Koko bakery is not an Asian bakery or Chinese bakery. It is a Taiwanese bakery. The owner is Taiwanese. The little pastry buns in the glass display case are your stereotypical Taiwanese flavors. The «quick meals» are typical Taiwanese meals you get from a food stall. The moon cakes, meat buns, veggie buns, mango shaved ice, all scream Taiwanese. Let’s be clear about this, and perhaps you’ll evaluate it from a different standard.
The pastry are what you can expect to get from an average bakery in Taiwan. Hot dog, dried pork, wedges of boiled egg in a bun — it’s not sweet, it’s not really pastry, (it’s a hot dog bun, let’s be real) but every pastry shop has it. Buns with green onions and pork jerky? Sounds quirky, but 100% Taiwanese. Those are all very local flavors.
Previous Unilocalers have commented on the quality of the tea — so I won’t repeat here. Please see Michael C, NY’s review on what makes a good cup of milk tea.
I haven’t seen a whole lot of comment on the sticky rice ball 飯糰 so I’ll pitch in here. Today is my first time trying it at koko — what do you know, a pregnant lady craves food out of her norm. The fillings are all correct ingredients of a Taiwanese rice ball flavor — diced dry turnip, fried Chinese donut, and dried pork powder. But the rice is wrong. Way wrong. You should be able to taste each grain of rice yet at the same time each grain soft and sticky so the ball doesn’t fall apart.
So you see the whole time I was consuming this rice ball I felt very conflicted. I kept chasing the flavor produced by the internal fillings, because it’s the flavor ingrained in the memory; and kept rejecting the texture of the external «wall of mushy rice», because it’s not what I associate with a rice ball. Before you know it, I finished this rice ball and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
This is the only Taiwanese-​owned eatery/​bakery in Cleveland, and pretty darn authentic. I’ve heard rumor that’s there’s going to be a Taiwanese tea house but I haven’t seen it materialized.
— – update —–
Fellow Unilocaler CH Y. let me know that the new teahouse is opened–
Vintage Tea and Coffee
1816 E12th St
I haven’t had the pleasure to try it yet. Some day.

PLEASE go and view the most recent photo I uploaded…
Went to Koko after a Sunday dim sum for a sweet treat with my family. I grabbed myself a coconut bun for later because I was stuffed. However, I should have looked more closely at the bun. The dough was RAW. Not even raw on the inside near the filling… Raw on the outside! Yuckie. Blechhh. Guh-​ross.