Belle’s Bread

I truly love this place! It’s my recently discovered little gem! I can’t tell you how much I love Japanese bakery and this place surely fulfills my crave. Liked their puff (super filling), pear tart (not like the American ones that are usually overly sweet, it’s refreshing), and ham and cheese croissant (sooo good), green tea red bean mousse (I got it two visits in a row, really liked it! It’s very silky!), and Mille feuille (very good but the crust part was a little too soft too me). I will surely and gladly return many many times!

Belle’s Bread, a café and bakery inspired by several cuisines, sells beautiful desserts, rolls, buns, delicate breads, custom cakes, and café meals (mostly Italian and Japanese entrees). The bakery has Japanese, Chinese, French, and Italian inspired goodies. The café looks spacious, modern, and clean.
I tried the green tea roll filled with red beans. I also got the sesame cookies, a Hawaiian green tea, a green tea panna cotta, and some red bean rolls. Price-​points are a little high, especially per bakery item, so I prefer to visit during special occasions or with out-​of-​town family.
I enjoyed my experience. Everyone is incredibly friendly and helpful. I will try the green tea ice cream when I next time! I am looking forward to the next visit!

WOW! That is the first word that comes to mind when I think of belle’s bread. They have a wonderful assortment of japanese backed goods as well as cakes and cream puffs. I could quite possibly go broke because of this place. Every time I drive by this place I am tempted to get something. The quality of the food is top notch. You should definitely try some of the baked goods here. 4 thumbs up!

A great place of Asian baked goods, cakes, and green tea ice cream!
We stopped by Belle’s Bakery over the weekend since we nearby getting ramen. I pretty much got one of everything in the store (for later) and green tea soft serve ice cream for now. LOL
I really liked their green tea ice cream because you could really taste the green tea. But if it’s too much for you, you could also do a vanilla/​green tea swirl which also sounds pretty good.
On to the cakes, we got tiramisu and strawberry mille feuille. Both are delicious! If I had to pick between the two, I’d probably pick the strawberry mille feuille only because it’s more creamy, even though I’m a coffee lover. What I like about the cakes at Belle’s is that it’s not too sweet like that supermarket cake sweet. The icing and cream filling is great! I would not hesitate to order a cake from this store!
With their baked goods, my favorite was the walnut bread, but I also liked the cream cheese based ones.
And I noticed some reviewers mentioning that the people working here weren’t that nice, but I thought they were.
I’ll be back to Belle’s Bread and I’ll probably get a little bit of everything again like last time. :)

My waist line is SO thankful for not finding this place sooner! Wow is all I can say! I stay far away from these kinds of decadents! This one-​a MUST!!!
Finding out a French baker and a Japanese love couple blended their love in baking, food, and culture– how can you not try and fall in love too???
Honestly, I almost bought the whole store! We bought so many things I normally would’t buy! You can’t go wrong here!!!
The Choco Chip Melon Ball-​nothing to do with melon-​everything to do with chocolate and homemade yumminess! Yes please!
The Peach Danish– a super Crisp soft outside surrounded by a homemade cheese filling with a fresh sliced half peach on top– oh my!
The Almond Cookie Crisp– exactly how it sounds!
The Bacon Onion Focaccia-​serious? An amazing
Homemade French bread with cheese, Carmelites onion, cheese, and bacon topped in the middle!
They also have a lunch menu– oh and another side of the store is fruit tarts, pastries, baked goods etc! They also take speciality orders!
I am at a loss of how I didn’t find this place earlier! This is an amazing place!
Columbus is SO blessed to have this amazing unique bakery!

My goodness, really nothing else I can say but a really good alternative to Paris Baguette or Tours Les Jours.
Buy everything, nothing is bad, really, all of it taste fantastic. I personally have a soft spot for the Strawberry Danishes and the artisan breads.

I keep coming back to this place for their whole wheat sliced bread.
Atmosphere– It’s comfortable– they open up their additional room during busy hour to accommodate all the customers.
Service– A
Top 3 pastry– Coffee cornet, peach danish, and something savory like ham and cheese.
Food– Try the omelette and iced green tea latte. The shrimp pizza toast was very fattening and salty.

This place is awesome. The items are fresh and the prices are great. The cream puff are to die for!!! I would recommend this place to anyone!

GREEN TEA ICE CREAM.
Yes, that is the reason you should be driving to Belle’s Bread as soon as possible. Green tea flavored soft serve ice cream served in a cup or cone. I love this ice cream because it’s super refreshing and it isn’t overly sweet.
I’ve never had the savory items on the menu so I can’t comment on anything but desserts. I can’t leave any bakery without taking an assortment of desserts to-​go, and Belle’s is no exception. The strawberry cake is one of my favorites. It is very light and subtly sweet. The entire case of desserts is absolutely beautiful and very affordable. There is also a large display of cookies/​buns/​breads.
It’s fun to come here and look around at the variety of baked goods. Everyone should be able to find an item that they will enjoy.

Ahh I’m so glad I stumbled upon Belle’s Bread! I was lost en route to a different place when Belle’s Bread caught my eye. It’s not easy to see since it’s tucked away in the corner of the plaza, so I knew it was meant to be! The name rung a bell when I saw it so I quickly did a Unilocal search and sure enough– I had it bookmarked! So we skipped our original option and tried Belle’s instead.
Pastries and baked good are nicely separated in sections across the wide and spacious store. They had a huge variety of bread and after quite some deliberation– I settled on the curry pan and the onion & tomato focaccia bread. The curry pan is absolutely flavorful and delicious. If it’s been sitting out for a while I would highly suggest you to heat it up before devouring it. The focaccia bread was also delicious but it would have been better if they put some of the onion/​tomato in between the bread as a filling as well. It’s only at the top so it gets a bit bland when you only have the bread left.
All of their pastries look so good & beautiful. Unfortunately they’re not as good as it looks– but that doesn’t mean it’s not great. I was imagining the Mango Mousse to taste like my favorite from Portos. The mango flavor was quite light and didn’t get the «kick» that I expected. Matcha roll cake was good. Matcha ice cream was delicious, but a bit too creamy than matcha-​y? If that even makes sense.
Everything is pretty affordable!
I was too full so I didn’t even bother ordering any of their food items, but they sure looked drool-​worthy! I must give it a try next time.

Belle’s Bread, let me count the ways I adore you. From the bountiful offerings of freshly made pastries, desserts, bread, cookies, buns, you keep me entertained and trying new things every time we meet.
In the winter, your green tea latte sends shivers up my spin, wiping away the sting of the bitter wind outside. Your consistent menu on the wall is always there when I need to point at a picture when I can’t pronounce the word.
Our summertime love is just as sweet, as we join together with the green tea ice cream. Not one to sit on the side, the green tea cookies are just as live. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the awesome smoothies who are more than just an honorable mention.
The tables are always clean, the restrooms available. Oh Belle’s Bread, how you complete me. My hidden gem on the Northwest side of the city.

Oh my god!!! This is one place in columbus that i just can’t live without.
They have awesome bread varieties made fresh include green tea flavoured white bread. I love thier matcha green tea cake, which you will definitely fall in love with. Creamy puff, strawberry cake, flan are awesome too

I have no idea why they decided to name this place Belle’s Bread, because the name suggests that this place is just a bread bakery. This place offers so, so, so much more than just breads.
First of all, this is a Japanese bakery. The concept is similar to a French bakery, but with an Asian twist. They sell baguettes, brioche, and croissants… but if you’re looking for only French breads, you should just go to La Chatelaine. It’s less busy and more authentic. But when it comes to Japanese kashi-​pan, this is THE place in Ohio. Curry donuts, an-​pan (sweet bean paste buns), tonkatsu sandwiches… Many of their Japanese baked good are on par with what you can get in Tokyo. If you’ve been to Tensuke Market and enjoyed their baked goods, they all come from here.
Being a bakery, they also sell cakes. Amazing Japanese cakes. Strawberry shortcakes, cream puffs, mont blanc rolls, mille feuille… they are all top notch. The closest approximation in Columbus is Golden Delight, which is also good, but the cakes at Belle’s Bread are a notch above. As far as Japanese style cakes go, this place is easily the best in Columbus, if not the entire state of Ohio. It might even be the best in the entire Midwest, because Belle’s cakes are far superior to Pastry Hippo’s, which is the other Japanese bakery that I’m aware of (in Detroit and Chicago).
And here’s the thing that really makes this place more than just a bakery– it’s also a Japanese café serving classic Japanese comfort foods like omelet-​rice and Japanese beef stew. These are items you typically can’t get at your run of the mill Japanese restaurants like Akai Hana, so it’s definitely a welcome addition to the Columbus dining scene. You’d never guess that they serve dishes like veggie croquette or spicy cod roe spaghetti based on a name like «Belle’s Bread,» right? The downside is that they seem to only serve food during lunch hours.
It being a café, you can also get iced coffee and green tea latte, if you want those to go with your cakes.
Asian cakes are very different from American cakes, so I realize that this place isn’t for everyone. But for anyone that has had or is curious to try Asian style cakes, this place is a must-​try.

This is one of my favorite places in Columbus. I’ve tried pretty much half of their menu at this point. The highlight is the amazing green tea soft serve — I don’t know how they get the soft serve to be so creamy like top notch ice cream, but they nail it and I get this here pretty much anytime I’m in this plaza. Their lunch menu is pretty tasty, and they have free wifi and plenty of space if you want to study here too (they have a back room if the front is full).

I got a cream puff, and it was AWESOME!
Side note: the bakery is super super cute, and it was PACKED Saturday morning. Decent selection of bakery items as well, around 2 – 4 $ range per item.

I come here for one thing and one thing alone: GREEN TEA AND VANILLA SWIRL SOFT SERVE. No kidding, it’s probably one of the better soft serves that I’ve ever had, irrespective of geography (which is something I almost never say when it comes to Asian food outside of California or Asia). Light, soft, creamy, and deliciously matcha/​vanilla without being too thick or overwhelming… I will shameless admit that I have driven out to the Kenny Centre Mall just to get this soft serve and nothing else.
But, as any proper Asian girl, I obviously had to try their breads as well. Their sweet breads are generally pretty spot on, although their savory ones were a bit weird. Not necessarily bad, just not as good as the sweet ones.
I’ve also heard amazing tales about their cakes and rolls from friends, but haven’t had a chance to try one myself. They do look incredibly pretty and delicious though, so we’ll see if I ever get around to doing it… I have trouble justifying getting a cake AND soft serve… and I’m just so into their soft serve.

I have been wanting to try Belle’s Bread for a long while, and finally had a chance to stop by to pick up lunch for the spouse and I on Saturday.
Make no mistake, this place is busy and it takes a bit of time to get acquainted with the layout — patience is a virtue.
First, there is a cooler right at the door with cold sandwiches and katsu buns, drinks, etc. A large printed menu is hung on the wall, featuring classic and authentic Japanese/​Asian hot dishes. To the left is the bakery, which rivals Mozart’s for the sheer size, scope and beauty of the confections within. They also have ice cream. On the other side of the shop is the retail bakery and seating. Got that?
Good. The ordering process was confusing, and all counters seem to pay for their items at the same register. Customers tended to mill around to charge to the counter, no queue. I was able to place an order in a reasonable amount of time. Since they make their menu items to order, it took a while to get the spouse’s pork tenderloin sandwich and fries to go. I picked up a couple of potato/​katsu buns from the cooler as well.
The spouse was lukewarm about his sandwich but I thought it was solid for a fried pork tenderloin. We both enjoyed the fries and the potato bun was excellent. I’m glad I got two, and glad I didn’t get more than that.
Our next visit, we will be sure to have plenty of time to browse and enjoy.

I came here yesterday with a couple friends to try out the green tea soft serve, which was sweet-​but-​not-​too-​sweet and had a perfect combination of vanilla and matcha flavors. I also had Belle’s Bread’s mango mousse cake, which was light and creamy, had a tart glaze, and tasted like real mango fruit! I haven’t gotten a chance to try out any of Belle’s other cakes, pastries, cream puffs, pies, etc., but the displays looked absolutely beautiful. The atmosphere was clean/​modern and quite lively, but not overly crowded. I will definitely be coming back in the near future!

This place definitely reminds me of the West Coast, and I’m extremely estatic to find a place like this here in Ohio! I literally get giddy around Asian bakeries!
I love stopping here any time I’m craving something sweet. I’ve tried plenty of their bread, cakes, and other baked goods – all delicious :)

Belle’s Bread is one of the best kept secrets of Columbus! I’ve been to Tensuke so many times and never realized this place was tucked right behind Tensuke/​Akai Hana in the Kenny Centre Mall. They offer all sorts of cakes, breads, pastries, drinks, and even lunch entrees.
Last time I tried the smoked salmon sandwich, which seems to be one of their most popular lunch items. It had a good amount of smoked salmon and huge avocado slices for $ 7, so I was quite happy. The fries on the side were just meh, wish there had been more sweet potato ones; I would recommend getting the side salad instead.
As for pastries, so far I’ve tried the strawberry danish ($ 2.50), the almond croissant ($ 2.25), and the frank roll ($ 2.75). I love how fluffy and not overly-​sweet the desserts are, and the frank roll surprisingly works really well. My only complaint is that it’s a bit pricey but definitely worth it once in a while. Definitely will be back to try some more desserts and cakes!