Aviv Cakes & Bagels

Sin Fong Chan

AVIV Cakes and Bagels at Elsternwick Visited on 19/2/2022 AVIV is not close to home, however it is worth the trip to buy a few pieces for afternoon tea, or served as desserts after dinner. The window display is a bit of disappointment. If a passer-by does not know about its product will not stop and check out this gem. My wife and I order the following: Spinach Quiche Vegetable Quiche Raspberry Friand Babka Isreali Vanillia Slices The quiches have good amount of vegetable fillings, baked with the smooth savoury custard in the pastry case. A couple of quiches can be a meal for the day. The Raspberry Friand is a bit sweet for me. The filling looks baked cheese cake, but in fact it is almond meal. This is the first time I have Chocolate Babka Isreali. Babka is made of a rich brioche dough, light and not not doughy like normal bread. The filling is a real test of a good Vanilla slice. The pastry cream or creme patissiere must be flavoured by vanilla pod, light yellow colout, and slightly thick and not runny. We give cakes and pastries we have eaten thumbs-up.

Tony Wenz

A few great treats, some savory, some sweet. We had some quiches, some savory trinagles followed by a sweet puff-pastry treat filled with chees-cake filling. There is a selection of about 3 or 4 type of quiches, and about the same variety of savory triangles.

Trung

Surprisingly doesn’t look like much from the outside. However, there’s a reason why this cute little bakery is an establishment in this area. Such a great treat.