Yamato Bakery Cafe

Nindita Kanti

3.0

Yamato Bakery is connected to Mitsuyado Sei-Men on Jupiter Avenue. It opens earlier than the noodle house but closes at the same time. It is possible to order pastries and cake from Yamato and bring them into Mitsuyado, like we did. And you can get 20 or 50 percent off certain pastries and breads, depending on the kind.Yamato is operated by the same owners of Karen's Kitchen and the various UCC coffee concepts around Metro Manila. What's interesting is how Yamato will use typical Japanese ingredients to some effect (think green tea, red bean, and so on), as well as some Filipino ones (like ube).We had red velvet and a strawberry shortcake to go after our seimen bowl at Mitsuyado; neither really stood out...Their cakes are a short notch below UCC and Karen's Kitchen, however, although of course I know they also have to follow the brand's standard preparations. Overall, it's a good spot for coffee and sweets in the Jupiter area, and it's hopefully a little less harder to park and hang out here, than on the strips closer to Poblacion and the other various government buildings on the other side of Makati Avenue.

Eter 08

5.0

Delicious baked goods at half the price when the clock hits 8pm. Unfortunately I don't pass by Jupiter a lot, but upon discovering many other establishments there I will be checking the ramen next to this.

Munchiesnomnom

4.0

Call time for our Poblacion Food Crawl is set at 9am.  I didn't make it on time as i overslept the night before (drank a boatload of red)  and i had to teleport from Marikina to Makati. I was in dire need of coffee.  Quickie stopover at Yamato Bakery for my caffeine fix.  I paired my cup of joe with the fresh fruit danish.  The danish is the prettiest pastry I've ever met.  Excellent color contrast and it's photogenic.  Apart from it's lovely looks,  it tastes good too.  Not to sweet and the pastry is soft with the right amount of flakiness.   The coffee is good too.   I was expecting it to be good as they use UCC coffee.  Yamato is always a good choice for carb cravings.