Rise Bakery

The Best Croissants in Taipei

Rise Bakery makes the best croissants in Taipei. If you’re an avid bread enthusiast who is yearning for more western & less asian-palate refined bread, then you need to add this bakery to your bucket list!

The store is sort of tucked and hidden away like an uncut gemstone, and looks as plain as a rock. I mean that is a good thing, no? Less is more. In addition, Rise doesn’t really appear in the results on google maps, and the signage is barely visible–I don’t even think I saw one. The store literally blends in with the surroundings that you wouldn’t have noticed that this is a bakery unless you were paying special attention, especially to the smell of butter from the freshly baked bread running out of the building in the afternoon.

I haven’t tried anything, ANYTHING, like these croissants in Taipei, ever. Not even that Japanese croissant chain franchise can compare to the homey and comforting croissants from Rise Bakery. Perfectly crisp, plump, with just the right amount of butter and salt. It shines just as bright and golden as a crescent moon. I’m salivating just from reminiscing about it all over again.

There’s no point in just having the croissant when there’s also the Pain Au Chocolate. It was also puffy, flaky, and buttery, but the chocolate batons were a bit too sweet(I prefer mine dark).

Other goodies:

Milk Toast: if you put your nose close to the package, you can smell the hints of butter and milk, coupled with the pillowy soft texture. Moist, and fluffy. My colleagues devoured what was left, instantly.

Sourdough Bread Loaf:

I used to have an aversion to sourdough because the one I tried from Panera in the states was sooo sour. The loaf from Rose Bakery is modestly sour without being overbearingly sour. The crumb is not too moist and spongy.

Sausage & Jalapeño Pizza: I would advise you to ask if they could re-heat it because it might be cold and could use a little more crispness. The sausage and jalapeño toppings were generous. The dough was thin and a bit floppy because it was cooled. Meh, I’ve had better pizza. This reminds me of costco pizza but with better quality ingredients.

Mushroom Focaccia: perfectly spiced. There were holes where the air bubbles had formed. Not too dry and tasty with butter.

Raisin Scone: For some reason, Taiwanese people have a recent obsession with scones. The raisin scone had generous amounts of raisins and wasn’t too doughy. Almost like a biscuit.

Cookies:
Double Chocolate Sea Salt Cookie

Sea Salt, Toffee, & Chocolate Chip Cookie

I wasn’t a fan of the cookies. They were too sweet for my liking.

Rise Bakery is an excellent Bakery with a wide variety of breads and other carbs. The ingredients used are high in quality, and comforting to the soul. If you’re in the area, do try the croissants, the sourdough, and the milk toast loaf, or better yet, everything else. You won’t be disappointed. Expats would most definitely appreciate Rise.

address: No. 164號, Section 4, Xinyi Road, Da’an District, Taipei City, 106