Shilla Bakery & Cafe

Good food and excellent coffee.Shilla Bakery & Cafe is a Korean style bakery with Asian baked good prepared fresh every morning. Rows of sweet and savory pastries are ready for you to dine in with a reheat or take out for your convenience. Some items like bread loaves or bundles of sweets are pre-packaged for grab-and-go convenience. While most of the foodstuffs at Shilla fall under the sweet side, you must try their croquettes, meat and veggies wrapped in potatoes and deep fried to crispy perfection. It's delicious and heavy, requiring a coffee after to keep you awake. Shilla also offers shaved ice and cakes for those wanting cooler sweets.Shilla's best when it comes to their coffee. Whether you're going for a sweet mixed drink or straight black, Shilla's coffee is strong and smooth, sure to jolt you awake during the early morning or afternoon slump. Their coffee goes great on its own or accompanied by one of their pastries. They used to have a seasonal durian coffee. I don't know if it will return, but if it does, be sure to pick up this unique tasting, but extremely satisfying beverage. Shilla's staff has always been as sweet as their desserts and patient when dealing with children or indecisive patrons. The shop itself is brightly lit with cheery decor and makes you feel invited to share a drink with a friend.Shilla Bakery is my go-to for Korean style coffee in Ellicott City.

Got a birthday cake here and it was delicious. Definitely a little sweeter than typical Korean cakes but it may be because it's a butter cake. They also personalize the cake for you.

This is one of our go to bakeries , they have locations throughout the DMV area. It is a chain Korean own coffee and pastry shop. Service is efficient. There are daily fresh bread, discounted not the same day pastries, cute and delicious cakes, coffees, and Almond flour cake. Inside is always tidy, nice and spacious. On site restrooms. Parking right out front, easy access. It's a from @winedinenvacay

Shilla Bakery is located in Victoria Plaza on Route 40 in Ellicott City. It is in a very unassuming shopping plaza and depending on how fast you're driving, you might miss it altogether. Thankfully, the script signage caught my attention! This bakery is located in Koreatown and features not only sweet and savory options, but a display of packaged cookies that was destined for a purchase. The colors and textures look delightful and thankfully everything is prepackaged which makes filling your basket easy work. There are many sandwhiches and other bread options for lunch available. The decorated cakes in the cold case are visually stunning and so perfect, they don't look real! There is something for everyone from an elegant cake topped with fruit to a animal creation perfect for a children's party.They also offer hot and cold beverages, including several coffee and tea options. There is ample parking in front of the bakery, as well as plentiful seating the two mornings we stopped by.We left with far too many baked goods and plan to return again. : )

If you, like me, were intrigued by the article about the four Korean bakeries in Ellicott City, read on. I decided to visit them to see what all the fuss was about. Bear in mind that I am not a lover of baked goods, so it takes a lot to impress me!My first stop was at Tous Les Jours (which I have reviewed separately), and from there it was a quick u-turn to get to Shilla Bakery just across the road. Shilla's display is a bit more modest that Tous Les Jours, but I homed in on one particular section that had a wealth of variety to choose from: the home-made cookies. Each is flavor is separately wrapped in an attractive cellophane bag, and I was tempted by so many of them that I wished there was a variety pack.After much dithering, I finally settled on the Earl Grey bergamot-scented flavor. I am happy with the choice - they are light, not too sweet, and both of these qualities means that I eat way too many of them in one sitting. I am also thinking they would make special inexpensive gifts - for example as party favors or stocking stuffers. Luckily I have plenty of time before the holiday season to go back and sample the rest!

Stopped in for something sweet to bring to a church event. This is more like a coffee and tea shop. There were lots of individually wrapped pastries--both sweet and savory. Which is nice of you wanna grab something to eat with your beverage and take a seat. And in the case were cute cakes, many of which were in an egg shape and made to look like cartoon characters or mascots. There were also jelly or cream rolls of different flavors. I opted for the green tea roll. The rolls were a bit pricey IMO. And although the place was pretty clean, the doors and windows had too many prints. But the guys behind the counter were quite friendly! They sell boba tea, coffee and other drinks. And there were folks inside chilling in seats and using their tech devices.

I love this bakery! Their caked and pastries are absolutely delicious. I love their drinks too. The staff is very nice and they make good recommendations. I think the prices are comparable too and it is one of my favorite coffee shops to go to. The parking lot is convenient.

3.19.23Good selection of pastries I like including bean buns, sweet rice red bean donuts, and croissants, however, cake slice flavors are limited. They didn't have any flavors I was really interested in. I settled for the mango mousse. I also purchased a slice of the fresh cream cake for my hubby and the red bean donut and bun for myself.The mango mousse flavor and texture was not for me, but I ate it as I was raised not to waste food, but I didn't particularly enjoy it. My pastries were good and my hubby's cake was good. I would just return for their packaged pastries. Few things to note:-They are closed on Tuesdays.-Located in Victoria Plaza.-$5 minimum purchase for credit cards, $10 for Amex and & Discover.

I spent a morning working from Shilla and enjoying tea and treats throughout the few hours I was there. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. I got myself a sweet bun to enjoy with my tea -- thinking I'd snack on it throughout the morning... it was too tasty, and gone quickly! The cookies were amazing! I got the chocolate chip cookies (so soft and tasty) and a bag of the Earl Grey cookies (wow - they really taste like EG!) I shared both flavors with friends and they were a hit!

It's a nice little cafe with decent bread selection. Bread isn't amazing but is pretty good. Would probably stop by for some dessert if you're in the mall, but wouldn't necessarily make a trip just for their bread. We also had their nambi bingsoo - really underwhelming. Granted, they give you a LOT of ice cream and fruits for $15 but not really what I expected (shaved ice with red beans). More like an Oreo sprinkled Ice cream (you get 3 big scoops of ice cream) with fruits. Service is fine, the place was pretty empty with lots of empty seats available on a Saturday afternoon.