Roselle

Roselle is a really cute bakery which has been on my «to check out» list for a long time. They are known for their early grey ice cream, which unfortunately they don’t have in the winter, but during my visit they gave out some samples of their new ice cream flavour, strawberry rose, which was pretty good. I would come back in the summer to give their ice cream to try.
I like the décor in this place, which is very clean and simple and bright. They have a small selection of cakes and a slightly larger selection of cookies here, but I wish they had more options in general. Also sometimes they tend to sell out of their more popular items (I went around 2 PM on a Sunday and they were out of their vanilla mille cake and something else.) I got their chocolate cake and it would definitely be well-​received by a chocolate lover — it was very smooth and rich, and had these little crunchy pieces in it that added some extra texture. It was tasty, but didn’t stand out to me as being particularly unique. I also got a sea salt and cappuccino cookie, and that I really enjoyed, the flavours were quite unique and the cookie was slightly chewy, which I liked.
I’d come back to try other things for sure! The staff are all really nice and friendly, and since the shop is so small they’ll sometimes come around and ask you how you’re enjoying your pastries and just chat with you.

this cute little shop is such a gem! service all kinds of speciality desserts! I’ve tried the soft serve, Millie cake as well as a passion fruit cake like item. all delicious and not too sweet
definitely will be back to try more!

Awesome Cakes, simple presentation, amazing service. My favorite dessert shop in the GTA!

Perf, perf, perf! Love coming here after work to dig in with my friend. Perfect place to catch-​up in quiet surroundings on King East. Staff are lovely, sweet, and helpful just like the desserts!

This small dessert shop is delightful! When you want to #treatyoself, this is the place to come. Their tarts, cookies, caramels, and soft serve (summer only) are to die for — flavourful and using quality ingredients. Presentation is pretty and definitely instagram-​worthy. My favourites so far are the dark chocolate cake with crunchy chocolate pearls for a bit of texture, and the earl gray soft serve.
Service is always friendly and warm. There are about 4 tables for 2, so it’s quite small. But if you come during off hours, you can probably get a seat. They have coffee, tea and hot chocolate to accompany your sweets.
Recently, they have added some savoury weekday lunch options as well as late night dessert hours 8−11pm on Friday/​Saturday.

Dessert is my favorite meal of the day, and Roselle is a brilliant new spot for dessert. First off, there’s the giant wall mural that proclaims «dessert makes you happy». Yes, this is TRUTH. The shop itself is warm and welcoming, it just has a happy vibe to it. I ordered the Loco Coco — lime coconut white chocolate mousse, mango passionfruit cream and vanilla sponge. This is one gorgeous dessert, and sooooooo yum. Not too sweet, perfect melding of flavours and textures. Like heavenly good. Also had a sweet chat with the owner, and she is just a gem. I’ve been meaning to track this place down for awhile, so happy I stumbled on the location today by accident — the Loco Coco really made my day. Happiness should always taste this good. Go now! ;)

first of all, very friendly service indeed!
I asked which dessert was less sweet, they recommended choco one or Trinity, I tried the chocolate one but it was still very sweet. I can tell they use very good quality ingredient, but the taste was a bit too strong for me.
I did not enjoy the Earl grey tea much tho. they offered me one free nougat to try and was tasty!
I might return to try other desserts, but not going back for the chocolate one ($ 7.5)

Much fancy pastries
Adorable sweets and cakes
Wait, here in Corktown?
Cash in on the growth
This ‘hood is changing quickly
They all want cute desserts
They put great skills in
Detailing every treat, yes
Cute for taking pics
Coffee and soft serve
Earl grey ice cream is awesome
Comes in tiny cup
{TTC: streetcar named King to Trinity Street.}

the millie crêpe is delicious! the cream is light and not too sweet so it’s not too filling and you don’t feel gross after eating the entire thing yourself =)
the earl grey cream soft serve is delicious as well. but my only complaint would be the price. it’s $ 5 and you get a portion in a little cup like what you use in the dentist to rinse out your mouth. for $ 5, you should be getting a lot more ice cream than a dentist cup size. the toppings are good too. but at 50 cents each, i have a feeling most people just get them to make their instagram pictures prettier…

I only tried the chocolate one. It is a 3.5 out of 5. It was good but quite heavy. I guess I expected too much and it did not wow me. But thats OK. I would love to try other ones some other day and update with a better rating. The owners are very likable and the space is cute. Also helps that it is 50 meters away from where I live. So I will come back.
Did not see the earl grey cake thing. Wonder if they are avail or just sold out bc I went 10 mins before they closed.

I fantasize about their pastries…
Wherever you are right now, just stop and get to Toronto.
I highly recommend these:
The Chocolate One– This is punch you in the face chocolaty. It’s basically chocolate on top of mousse, on top of a brownie, on top of more mousse on top of a cake with chocolate crunchies. Amen!
Mille Crêpe– The pastry cream is soooo good and the crepes are so thin. It’s like eating a slice of the best vanilla custard you have ever had.
This place is a spiritual experience.
I was just visiting Toronto and happen to walk by. I was drawn in by the smell and the cabinet of beautiful confectionery delights. If I didn’t live 1000 miles away, I would be here everyday.
I should probably just move to Toronto…

Roselle is my favourite dessert place in Toronto ever since it opened in March 2015. The owners trained at George Brown College in Toronto and then in Paris, France before working in various Michelin Star locations around the world. They returned to Toronto and opened this little shop specializing in French desserts. I am so glad they did.
Each cakelet is a delicate creation of layered flavours that will make you feel like a dessert connoisseur as each ingredient reveals itself on your palette. I have tried every cakelet (usually $ 7 each) and they are all consistently exquisite. The chocolate and caramel are decadent without the syrupy thickness and the fruity confections are refreshing. The size of the cakelets are bigger than bite-​sized without leaving you feeling overdosed on sweets. If you like a particular cake, Roselle can make it full-​sized 8-​inch with three-​days advance notice. Their cookies, marshmallows, caramels, coffees and teas are great as well.
I bought a few small cakelets to a friend’s house for dinner and they were definitely impressed. Roselle makes sure to pack the cakelets so they don’t slide around in the box. For eating in, there is limited seating (up to 15 max), but it is a bright, clean, airy space with plenty of opportunity to people-​watch because many regulars frequent this place. I always come here whenever I want to treat myself to something nice. Enjoy!

Have a treat yourself day and swing around — your sweet tooth will thank you.
Some of the cakes I’ve tried:
The Earl would have you wanting more if you are a fellow earl grey or a tea fan. It has subtle, rich, and not too sweet flavours, and the cake itself is a piece of art to look at.
The banana éclair too is one I will return for. Crispy éclair paired with rich banana cream, it even has real caramelized bananas in it.
I also had the chocolate cake which will be a winner if you are a chocolate fan. It has multiple layers and it will send you over the moon.
Love love love! I also liked that the cheerful owners are often in the cashier serving the customers, they are always up for a chat about the cakes and you really feel their love for the business.

We have a winner on our hand folks. I prefer rich over sweet desserts so this one hits the spot on these notes. Nice small clean space with a nice presentation area. Pity they didn’t have any espresso based drinks while I was there as would have luved to make this my new haunt for coffee as well. Anyway I will be back for desserts alone. I did a take out ordered a trio with one being chocolate, second being a mango and third being a strawberry offering. All were just right IMO with strawberry followed by chocolate and mango dessert in terms of ranking. Nice ratio of cream to crunch in the chocolate dessert. A bit pricey but worth it IMO.
Tried the Banana éclair on the second visit along with duo of short bread and a mousse dessert.
Mousse was good. Banana éclair has real banana chunks in it. Good but overpriced in IMO.
Short bread didn’t do it for me though I am not a connoisseur but my opinion was seconded by a person who is. Too creamy in the center.
4 solid stars.

I absolutely ADORE Roselle Desserts: D
Cute pastry shop newly opened in Corktown! Welcome to the neighborhood! They have a small selection of beautifully decorated mini cakes and also little baked treats on the side (cookies, brownies, candies, marshmallow, etc.)
I was hoping to try The Earl (earl grey mousse cake) but I didn’t see it on display. I guess they change flavours from time to time. So instead, I got the Earl Grey Shortie to temporarily satisfy my craving… and it was delicious! White chocolate sandwiched by two earl grey shortbread cookies *droolz*
Staff was very welcoming and courteous. She helped me picked out a few pastries for my family that evening :)
Banana Cream Pie Éclair
— «rum’d up banana» excites me lol
— very light and I love the bursts of flavours!
The Turtle Tart
— salted caramel… can’t say no to salted caramel
— my favourite of the 4!
Loco Coco
— soooooo creamy
— tropical flavours all in one: D
«The Chocolate One»
— most rich of the 4
— the crispy pearls was a nice touch… I hope you could add more: D
My family and I really enjoyed the desserts… every bite was an adventure ^^ I will definitely be coming back to try more creations! So excited that you’re just down the street from me: D Yay.

Roselle Desserts is a pastry shop on 362 King Street East, Toronto that you have to visit! When we were planning our Toronto trip, there was a few places on our «to try» /​«must eat list». After our disappointing experience at Dufflet Pastries (apparently I got suckered into very cute vintage website that progandas people to eat more cake), we had to redeem ourselves.
Roselle is relatively new bakery after opening in February 2015. Still relatively quiet during the day in Corktown even with Canary District developments.
Owners, Stephanie Duong and Bruce Lee who are both graduates of George Brown College, traveled and worked in both Paris and Hong Kong. Bruce had worked for a Michelin starred Chinese Chinese-​French fusion restaurant; while Stephanie apprenticed at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon.
We loved our time chatting with the Stephanie about her delicious cakes. So much that we almost forgot to take pictures of her beautiful and delicious desserts. Stephanie is ever so genuine and down to earth.
The bakery itself is simple, minimalist and bright. We liked the white walls with a splash of red chairs. The cake fridge glows with petite perfections: banana cream eclairs, Mille Crêpe, Earl Grey cakes, Turtle tarts, Loco Coco etc. Roselle’s desserts is nothing short from precision. Stephanie herself loves to explore different pastry shops and even gave us a few good recommendations!
On the table are two incredibly superb treats along with a robust and aromatic coffee from Detour Coffee Roastery.
Banana Cream Éclair: Not your typically choux dough filled with a cream and smothered with icing. This banana cream éclair is sophisticated. Bananas are caramelized, deglazed with rum and set on fire. The cream filling is made with vanilla bean. The sweetness and banana flavor pay off is huge!
The Earl: Chocolate Earl Grey mousse, toasted cream, chocolate flakes. An airy and velvety smooth cake with gentle black tea infused bergamot. Packed with as much flavor possible without overpowering either. The Earl is so good I could eat a whole 6″ cake myself!
Earl Grey Shortbreads: Stephanie was such a darling to pack us some of these along with some nougats for our flight home. These makes great souvenirs treats and carries well. To continue the Earl Grey theme, these shortbreads are light but so buttery! Filled with white chocolate and candied orange to brighten and tie in all the flavors.

Caught the Earl for its last weekend being featured ($ 7.5) Milk chocolate earl grey mousse with toasted cream and chocolate flakes
I really liked the light smoothness of the mousse. It was nice and creamy with a rich milk chocolatey taste but still having the earl grey flavor. There is cake at the bottom with a tiny layer of chocolate, as well as cream in the middle.
Coffee éclair ($ 7)
The éclair was nicely made — it kept its texture and the cream inside didn’t make it soggy at all. It was served with blobs of smooth chocolate and condensed milk cream on coffee custard with roasted cocoa bits. I thought the cream was a little too sweet for my liking, but I still finished this dessert in no time.
I’m actually curious about trying the other cakes/​pastries they had. I personally thought the desserts were quite expensive considering the dessert sizes were small. The location of this dessert shop is quite far but I wouldn’t mind coming back to try more desserts.

Roselle Desserts (facebook & intagram) was the newest bakery in town and heard people says best éclair in Toronto, so i obviously need to make my way there.
Stephanie Duong & Bruce Lee are the couple behind these calorific creations, both graduated from George Brown and work at Michelin star restaurant both in Paris and Hong Kong. I can’t help but have high expectation, we arrive late afternoon on Good Friday a few weeks ago.
The space is rather small, somehow I was expecting something bigger.
Love the limited selection, there was only 7 choices in the display case plus their special Mille Crêpe. See how all the goodies are perfectly lined, that shows how much love is put into this place.
And more casual goodeis on the side to choose from, like brownies, marshmallows, meringue…
Banana Cream Pie Eclaire $ 7
~ Rum’d up banana, vanilla custard and whipped white chocolate
~ The éclaire shell was perfect and the caramelized bananas was so god, layered with so much flavors.
The Earl $ 7.50
~ Mik chocolate earl grey mousse, toasted cream and chocolate flakes
~ Love the light and airiness of this mousse but wish the earl grey flavor was more prominent.
Mille Crêpes
~ It was a special that weekend, with the brulée crust and the layers look perfect but though it lacked texture and was kind of mushy… improvement in the pastry cream needed, maybe?!
Verdict
~ Althought there’s some hot and misses among the all 3 items we tried, I definitely would love to come back.
~ Would need to try their other éclair flavors and their turtle tart
~ Need to try their caramel next timeusiness if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you’re connected in any way to the owner or employees.

King East finally has a dessert place that can withstand the turnover of restaurants (Um, Weezies?) over the last year or so.
This cute and minimal shop offers crepes, shortbread cookies and selective array of little cakes. Don’t be mistaken by their size, these babies pack in a lot of flavor and texture within the first bite.
I bought the Turtle tart, Lemon tart and the Earl. All of them were presented neatly in the display and they were even taped to the bottom of my take-​home box so they remained in tact and pretty as in store by the time I got home.
The Earl was a dream. This was an earl grey chocolate mouse with cookie base. However, my favorite was the Lemon tart. This must be the best lemon tart I’ve had in the city. It was tangy and fresh with a buttery crust and marshmellow topping. I was actually a bit sad when I finished my last bite haha.
I didn’t try the Turtle tart, but I imagined it was just as good as the others since my boyfriend finished the whole thing without breathing.
I wished I picked up the shorties (shortbread with orange jam) and the caramel but for 3 cakes, I was already out $ 23.00. Average price for a cake is $ 7.00
I will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu. Don’t go to Metro or Loblaws for Dufflet pastries, come here instead.

An awesome quaint little place with a distinctive selections of sweets and delectable desserts. The high level of quality and attention to details are present from ingredients used to the delicate taste of the pastries to the presentation and packagings. Their crêpe selection is also to die for… Great prices for such scrumptious treats. Everything is impressively made in house!!! And friendly service is always a plus :). Definitely worth the time and money for a visit ^^
Noteworthy are their sea salted caramel candy and turtle tarts, nice mouth feel with balanced sweetness; everyone at the office and home loved it!!! Definitely items aimed to impress…