HOW IT ALL STARTED…

In 2003, the founder of 85°C Bakery Cafe, Mr. Cheng-Hsueh Wu visited a cafe in a 5-star hotel. While enjoying gourmet pastries and drinks, he realized that the prices were set way too high for people to enjoy on a whim. From that moment, Mr. Wu has envisioned a cafe that provides premium coffee, bread, and cake at affordable prices. Thus the 85°C Bakery Cafe journey begins…

Today, 85°C has over 1,000 locations worldwide. In 2008, the first U.S. store opened in Irvine, CA. The location quickly became an overnight sensation, with over 5,000 Yelp reviews and lines out the door. Featured on TIME, CNN, NPR, and Travel Channel, 85°C Bakery Cafe has become a culinary phenomenon and a new cafe experience for all.

Sweeten your life

85°C Bakery Cafe is not an ordinary cafe. Each cup of coffee is individually brewed with Guatemalan coffee beans for a smooth, rich taste. All of our drinks are handcrafted and made to order. Each store features an in-shop bakery with over 50 varieties of pastries baked fresh hourly. Our gourmet cakes are uniquely crafted by our award-winning master chefs. We strive to bring our customers the best products possible by paying careful attention to every detail which may affect its taste. Enjoy!

WHY 85ºC?

The name 85ºC comes from the idea that the perfect brewing temperature for espresso coffee is 85º Celsius. For us, the name symbolizes our devotion to provide coffee, breads and cakes of the highest quality to every guest.

MEET OUR CHEFS

Great bread starts with great recipes. Great recipes start with great chefs. Learn more about the masters behind each delicious creation.

Henry Cheng

Henry Cheng

85°C Master Chef

Confectionery/pastry Instructor for Taiwan Skills Competition

World Skill Pastry Competition
Gold Medal

Singapore Decorative Bread Competition
Silver Medal, 2000

Singapore Cake Competition
Silver Medal, 2000

Chili Yin

Chili Yin

85°C Master Chef

Master Chef of Taiwan Hyatt Hotel, Cake and Pastry Division

World Skill Pastry Competition
Gold Medal

Consultant for RJ Patisserie
Los Angeles, CA

Consultant for SK Company
Silver Medal, 2000

Li Che Chen

Li Che Chen

85°C Master Chef

Master Chef of Hotel Kingdom, Taiwan

Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie
Silver Medal, 2010
Best Team Award, 2011

Hong Kong International Culinary Classic, Professional Pastry Decoration
Gold Medal, 2013

WACS Global Pastry Chefs Challenge
Champion, 2014

85°C

MILESTONES

2024

Nevada is expanding!

Opened our 2nd Nevada stores in Henderson, NV

01/12/2024

Expanding in San Antonio

Opened our 1st San Antonio, Texas location

06/08/2024
2023

Second Franchised Store

Second Franchised store and 1st Utah 85ºC open in Salt Lake City, Utah.

08/11/2023

85°C Bakery Cafe USA is 15 years old!

85ºC Celebrates our 15-year anniversary at our first 85°C USA location in Irvine CA.

09/26/2023
2022

First Franchised Location

First Franchised store opens in Ala Moana, Hawaii

11/18/2022

Expanding to another state

First Arizona location opens in Chandler

12/22/2022
2021

85C at Home Launches

85°C at Home was born! Through our website, customers from all over the US can now order some of our most popular items and have it shipped directly to their homes.

09/09/2021

85C Opens New Central Kitchen in Dallas

85°C opens a new central kitchen in Dallas, TX, designed to service the central and eventually the southeast U.S.

12/02/2021
2020

85C Opens 72nd US Location

Through these trying times we were able to open our 72nd U.S. location in Corona, CA and serve this wonderful community.

04/01/2020
2019

85°C Continues Expansion

Our global 85°C expanded to Cambodia. Locally, we opened our first Oregon store in Tigard (a suburb of Portland), and first Nevada store in the Chinatown center in Las Vegas.

11/15/2019
2018

85°C Opens Official Support Center

We opened our official support center, dedicated to supporting our stores and our customers.

01/11/2018
2017

1000th Store Open

85°C Bakery Cafe opens its 1000th store in Bellaire – Houston, TX

07/02/2017
2016

85°C Opens 21st U.S. store

Our 21st US store was opened in Carrollton, TX, marking our successful expansion toward central United States.

08/12/2016
2014

85°C Opens 10th U.S. store

We selected the city of Torrance as the location for our 10th store in the U.S.

07/06/2014
2013

85°C OPENS US CENTRAL KITCHEN

Our U.S. central kitchen opened in Brea, California.

The 70,000 SQFT state-of-the-art production facility, powered by solar panels, supplies all Western 85°C stores.

10/10/2013

85°C EXPANDS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

We successfully expanded into Northern California with our 1st Nor. Cal. store opened in the City of Newark (Southeast of the San Francisco Bay Store).

11/10/2013
2012

85°C OPENS 3RD U.S. STORE

Our 3rd U.S. store opened in West Covina, California – the 5,000 sq. ft. West Covina store boasts a large and pleasant dining area for our customers.

10/10/2012
2011

85°C REACHES 600 GLOBAL STORES

Our global store count reached the 600 mark! Our 2nd U.S. store opened in Hacienda Heights, California.

01/15/2011
2010

85°C REACHES 482 STORES GLOBALLY

The Management Magazine awarded 85°C as the #1 Ideal Brand in the Coffee Chain Store Business Category in Taiwan. In the U.S., NBC exclusively interviewed our Irvine Store and dubbed the location as the Asian Starbucks. The Irvine store was also voted as the most popular store on Google. By this time, we had a total of 482 stores globally, including 325 stores in Taiwan, 152 stores in China, 4 stores in Australia, and 1 store in the U.S. Back in Taiwan, 85°C was listed in the Taiwan Stock Exchange.

02/25/2010
2009

SEA SALT COFFEE FEATURED IN TIME MAGAZINE

Our Sea Salt Coffee was featured in Time Magazine with an article titled, “Some Salt with your Coffee? Taiwan’s Hot Drink”! View Article

01/20/2009
2008

85°C OPENS FIRST U.S. STORE

We established our first U.S. store in Irvine, California! Our total store count reached 324.

11/28/2008
2007

85°C OPENS FIRST STORE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

We entered the China market with our first store in Shanghai, China. Total annual revenue from our global operation reached $92 Million USD. We also became the largest coffee & bakery chain in Taiwan in terms of store count and sales. This happened in only 4 years, a relatively short period of time for any company!

05/02/2007
2006

85°C OPENS FIRST OVERSEAS STORE 

We opened our first overseas store in Australia. In Taiwan, our store count reached 237 and our annual revenue reached $80.2 Million USD. We also beat Starbucks to become the largest coffee & bakery chain in Taiwan.

02/07/2006
2005

85°C OPENS LARGEST CENTRAL PLANT AND R&D CENTER

Our largest central plant and R&D center were established in Taichung, Taiwan. Our store count reached 83 in Taiwan.

06/18/2005
2004

85°C OPENS FIRST STORE IN TAIPEI

85°C was officially branded and we opened our first store in Taipei County.

03/02/2004

Cacao Trace

Cacao Trace is committed to giving back to farmers through partnerships with businesses worldwide. 85°C Bakery Cafe is proudly collaborating with Cacao Trace for a range of our chocolate products. For every dollar spent, we contribute to providing a fair wage for the farmers in Vietnam, Mexico, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, Philippines, and Papua New Guinea.

To learn more about this initiative and how you can support sustainable farming, please visit https://www.cacaotrace.com/growing-next-generation-cocoa-for-chocolate-lovers