Shilla Bakery

I haven’t tried their drinks but came here for taiyaki or boonguhbbang. Fish shaped bread with red bean stuffing.
Ordered 6 for 10 dollars.
Delicious!
I would come back for those.
As I went there around 7:30 pm, the wait was short and the food came out in 5 minutes.

I come here for their atypical beverages. I really like the Misugaru frozen bubble tea, which is a Korean multigrain beverage that is protein packed and a healthier option then the other typical flavors. It’s nutty, milky, and just the right amount of sweetness. Great for breakfast on the go as well.
I’ve also had the sweet potato latte. It taste like a real sweet potato with actual bits. I felt I was drinking a soup rather then a beverage. So it wasn’t exactly what I was looking for.
As far as their baked goods, I’ve had their red bean pastries from the shelf as well as their mochi donuts and I must say, they were not the freshest. I’ve usually come here in the late afternoon or evenings and perhaps the best time for freshness is the morning?
In the fall they sell the pancakes stuffed with red bean in the shape of a fish. These are made to order so they’re fresh. They told me it was a long wait, so I couldn’t get it. I’ve also tried to get it during the summer and they told me it is seasonal, so I couldn’t get it. I guess it’s not meant to be.

Free wifi alert!
Never really had the pastries, only came here for drinks (coffee, chocolate).
Seems to be a pretty ok coffee shop where you still can hold a conversation (I’ve been to some other really noisy ones around).
Also a great people-​watching spot if you sit by the front glass window

Fresh pastries in the morning. Great coffee and friendly service.
Will go again

Seriously need to get rid of the mold forming sandwich! The place is pretty god, but every time I see that it’s disgusting!

I’m not sure how this bakery still stands on broad ave with all the big name bakeries nearby because the coffee tastes worse than Dunkin Donuts and the bread is cold and stale. The two stars is for their convenience, but other than that, it’s not worth it to go for bread and coffee here.

worst customer service. go elsewhere people

We LOVE this bakery!
They have plenty of choices for drinks. We especially love their bubble tea! (I don’t usually find good bubbles in Korean stores but their bubbles are really yummy!)
Besides bread, they also have hot food like sandwich, corn dog, etc.
For winter, they have this pan-​fried fish cake with red bean inside (mini size of Japanese taiyaki). They are DELICIOUS!!! We went back to get it during summer and was told that it’s seasonal and only served in Winter. So sad! Wish they can serve it in the Summer too!
A good place to hang out with great food and drinks!

I enjoy coming to Shila Bakery, mostly for their Korean donuts. The red bean mochi ones are my favorite but I also like the twisted ones. Their fresh korean fish shaped dessert, filled with red bean are also great!
Their shaved ice dessert, patbingsu, is also really good. The ice is very fine and almost snow-​like. The red bean is sweet and the mochi is fresh. It also comes with slices of canned peach.
I am not a fan of their green tea latte. It’s too sweet.
Service is friendly, seating area is well-​lit and clean.

Love their vanilla iced lattes! They serve a variety of Korean pastries that are baked daily. It’s not as sleek or fancy looking as Paris Baguette or Tous Les Jour — in fact, the store looks a little dated in comparison — but their coffee and pastries are on point. Free wi-​fi!

Fish bread and Korean pancake! «Fish bread» meaning the hot pastry with red bean paste and «Korean pancake» meaning the sticky bread with red bean and walnut filling that you find in the winter streets in Korea.
I would honestly say that the other bread/​pastries there are about 2-​star quality. You can buy similar items at other major Korean bakeries that taste much, much better.

This bakery has a lot of selections which we tried a few. The bread wasnt fresh and when you bite into it, it’s tough. Their flavors are simple and not anything memorable.
The hot milk tea is steamed milk and they soaked a teabag in it. Never had a place take the name of the drink so literal before and it does not taste good.
I rarely review a place on my first visit but I dont plan on returning. I’m posting to remind myself why I disliked it.
Hope you have better luck with their food.

They have a large bakery and tea coffee selection. The prices were good and the service friendly.
The place is well kept but the design is starting to look a little dated but not old.
Overall I recommend it.

Just like any other place, this place offers bakery selections, drinks and spacious tables to talk after a meal, or study. The fatal flaw of this place compared to others is that they don’t have wifi. While it may not be a big deal to some people, it could be a biggest turn off to at least some crowd considering everybody has smartphone, tablet or a laptop anywhere you are.
My shaved ice was decent with reasonable price, but I didn’t see the point of the shell they used as the plate for the shaved ice. It was too hard, and didn’t taste good, and didn’t really match with the shaved ice.

This is the only place I go to for a hot fresh Boong Uh BBang, which is red bean filled fish shaped pie type of pastry? It always seems to be packed, mainly due to being in the center of Broad Ave, which also makes parking nearly impossible. But definitely the best Boong Uh Bbang in town.

After eating dinner from across the street… we needed to kill some time so we tried some ice coffee and Pot-​bing-​soo here.
The ice they used is more like «ice grounds» rather than «ice shaving».
The black beans paste they used though had some pretty good flavor. It seemed to me that it wasn’t overly sweet. I think it may have been the first time I actually enjoyed eating all that «pot»
Only reason I didn’t enjoy the stay was the place was a bit too warm for a hot day. You really can’t have a business and not have a fully functional air conditioner… and having fans is just so 1980’s. Perhaps their AC just broke, or a ploy to get folks to buy more pot-​bing-​soo. ha ha ha j/​k
Otherwise you typical Shilla experience.

Service here was terrible. I was visiting here with my fiancé and her family, and we thought the place looked kind of nice. So I took a photo with my phone inside, and some jerk behind the counter starts barking at me. Starts questioning me about «why are you taking pictures in here?» Really hostile-​like.
I don’t know if they thought I was competition or whatever… but you don’t talk to customers that way. Not cool.
Which is a shame, because the place is kinda nice. Mocha was expensive though and took them 10 minutes to prepare. Who takes 10 minutes to make a mocha? It wasn’t like there were a lot of other customers in there. Mocha was so-​so tasting as well. I wasn’t impressed.
Anyhow, from what I’m reading it looks like other people have had a better experience here… but I’m just reporting what I saw. I’ve been to plenty of other Korean coffee/​bakery shops, and have never felt offended like I felt at this establishment. I won’t be returning and I can’t recommend anyone else come here.

Big, spacious, clean and well-​lit bakery on a busy street in Palisades Park. Came here as a result of a hunt for a sweet potato latte. Very expensive (I remember it being almost $ 5), but well worth it! They made it fresh-​to-​order so it wasn’t some premade stuff they just pour into a cup for you.
Really good spot for casual conversations and possibly studying as well. Stinks that they do not offer WiFi.

Typical Korean bakery — café. Excellent coffee. Usual Korean pastries and breads. Friendly staff. Korean pop music in the background. No wi-​fi.

I live 15 – 20 minutes away depends on traffic, and I make the trip to the place. I love the open layout of the store and the staff is helpful if you ask questions. Finding parking on Broad ave is always trivia because of the police who loves to ticket you without hesitation. I think previous reviewer was spot on as far the different type of breads you’ll see.
Try the veggie with fried outside buns and peanut cream breads.
$ 9 worth of buns will feed 3 people easy.