Transylvanian Traditions Bakery

Este era otro de esos lugares que siempre me llamaban la atención y que no había decidido entrar. Su publicidad visual es de muy poca calidad, pero sus frases como «los mejores postres de Vancouver» «El paraíso de los postres» fue lo que me aventuro a darles una oportunidad. Misma que lamenté al probar mi postre.
Compré un partidillo con nutela, no recuerdo el nombre pero es de los que tienen en la vitrina junto al mostrador. Sinceramente estaba muy insípido, no tenía mucha nutela y el sabor se perdía entre el pan y el betún, no fue una buena elección. Lo único que si me maravilló fue encontrarme con una familia de Rumanía platicando con el dueño del local en su idioma, ellos si estaban fascinados con los pasteles que hasta pidieron más.
No digo que no les des una oportunidad, yo creo que incluso yo debería de regresar y probar algo distinto, pero lo que si digo es que nunca prueben el pastelito de nutela, no tiene sabor y no vale los $ 4.90 dólares que cuesta.

I’ve been wanting to try the goodies here for awhile, ao after dinner and 1 hour before closing we popped in. I understand that close to closing time, staff are looking forward to going home but I did feel rushed, and it was my first time in the store, if I was given suggestions I would have bought up a whole bunch more. In any case the desserts chosen were still good, a crema cake, and a dobo cake plus 2 macrons, banana and coconut chocolate. The dobo was a bit dry, but the crema was very moist almost like a custard like texture. The macrons were good, the banana was very good and surprisingly actually tasted like those fluffy marshmallow banana candies.
I might return to get that funnel cake thing that is supposed to be very good.

Great variety of Romanian pastry. We got 5 different types and a kurtos kalacs. Everything was fresh and really tasty. I loved the fact that nothing was sickeningly sweet. The wipped cream on Savarina tasted like it was made from scratch and not the fake stuff you usually get in other places.
We wished we were in town longer or that we had a store like this back home in California.

WOOHOO! BEST CAKE EVER
I got my friend a birthday cake from this place. I placed my order over the phone. Super easy, the lady on the phone was super nice and answered all my questions. When I went to pick up the cake, the guy there saw that it was raining outside, so he helped me open my umbrella because my hands were full! It’s a really near sweet little shop! I would definitely come back again!
Oh of course, the cake tasted DELICIOUS!!! I got the romania sunshine cake because my friend loves light cake, and she told me the cake was «on fleek» afterward

Transylvanian Traditions is a Romanian bakery in the West End. Here you will find a nice selection of desserts to choose from. The storefront is on the main stretch of Davie Street. This is a good spot to visit for dessert if you have a meal elsewhere and want to go somewhere different for a nightcap.
The space is small. I think there is only a table or two inside the shop. However there are plenty of tables outside to eat your desserts here which is fine assuming the weather is pleasant.
They have many desserts and slices of cake to choose from. Though the bakery is Romanian, there are familiar items like eclairs and tiramisu offered here. If you have visited European bakeries before, than the selection here will seem pretty typical.
From what I recall, almost all of the offerings were under $ 5 so that is a pretty fair price for a slice of cake. I decided to go with the tiramisu ($ 4.50). The cake was moist and full of coffee flavor. It made for a nice end to my evening.
If you are looking for reasonably priced slices of cake on the West End that taste great, I would recommend Transylvanian Traditions. Though note that they only have desserts, tea and coffee here. If you want an (alcoholic) drink with your dessert, you will need to do takeout and go elsewhere for this.

A-​must for traditional Romanian sweets! Thank you, Narcisa, great job, keep up the good work and showing what Romanian sweets are about! :)
Simona & Daniel from San Diego

Every time I am downtown or heading down to English Bay this is my go to shop for dessert. My favourite which is sold out most of the time if not everyday is the «Kurtos Kalac» Its the big round pastry which they make every morning, its has a zesty lemony flavour and definitely something to share with another person or a group. I buy 2 which ends up being around $ 11 =) Go early to avoid being sold out. The other little pastries are to die for but the big round cone like one is a MUST have =)

I spent a 4 days in Vancouver recently. I noted this place on my first day in town and finally got to check it out on my last day. After seeing these Transylvanian treats unclear to me why Dracula sucked blood instead of indulging in this deliciousness. But I digress.
The woman behind the counter was very personable and talkative, and told me a bit about the different pastries. It was a hard decision, but I decided to go with the Dalmatian bar. No regrets, it was fantastic. I would love to come back and eat my way through the rest of the menu as well.

I’ve often wondered about this place because, honestly, the name is not so cute but today I found myself in the West End in need of a Birthday Treat and so here I was, and thank goodness! Because it was sooooo good! I bought a slice of the Tiramisu and Profiterole Cake and it left me wishing I bought another slice!

Just heard about them on a talk radio show last week. If these guys had more seating, this place would be rocking. My first time ever from Romania!
So always asked for the signature, some Savannah with whipped cream on a cake, dipped in some sticky honey, winner! Fluffy… but the real winner was this wafer cake, hazelnut of goodness, about a gazillions layers that just have the most amazing texture. Every bite, my eyes just closed…
I’ve been forever trapped now…

Wonderful desserts! I am from Tacoma, a city south of Seattle. Whenever my duaghter and I visit Vancouver this is one of our «must go» places. We love the layered cakes especially! They are so moist and full of flavor.

The Dobos Torte and Kurto Kalacs were wonderful. It’s a tiny and intimate space with two indoor tables. The nice girl behind the counter was very friendly and chatted with us the whole time we were there :) We found this to be a welcome and warm respite from the bustle of the Robson shopping district.

Happened on this place and were so delighted that we came back the next day. The gal at the counter is super friendly and very helpful. The Rum Cake is delicious! We got it both times. They were out of the Chimney Cake both days but we’re going to keep trying until we get one. You won’t be disappointed by the service or the food!

Bravo!
You got miss sugar beast approval.
Great customer service.
A must!
If not… I stuffed my face but will never come back…
The décor is Ok but the place is a lil small.
The cake are really fresh and fluffy.
For me everything I tried was yummy but…
Can be a little bit more sweet (guilty… I love super sweet cake and treat).
Go ahead! Try this place.
The prices are really fair.
And they are at this location for years.
I like stopping by on my way to the beach.
Yes I’m crazy enough to walked Yaletown-​Davie-​Beach Ave back and forth instead take in the mini translink bus.
And this way ;) I feel less guilty to eating sweet…

Tourist Trap.

Kurtos Kalacs — Get it hot and fresh or not at all. Nice mild lemony tang to it. Fun to tear and share, but not that great cold. $ 5.50, $ 5.78 after tax.
Chocolate éclair — Maybe it was because this is end-​of-​the-​day 6PM éclair, but it wasn’t that great. Chocolate cream inside was very firm and not particularly chocolatey tasting. Cheap-​ish prices, but mediocre taste experience, sadly.

Their bakery is not good…
I got disappointed because I was hoping it be good.

I was stumped…
I needed dessert for a dinner party and these guys saved the day! Who would think to show up at a BBQ with a cake shaped like a chimney (Kürtoskalác) that people can tear pieces from and dip into amazing sauces or just eat on its own? Who, I ask you? Not me! That’s why these guys were great!
How about some Tiramisu? Well, is it any good? Uh, yeah, it was REALLY good. Fruit cakes? Sunshine Romania! Sign me up. Chocolatey? Sure. Nutty? Uh huh. Yeah, these guys had it all.
The best part is that the party hosts, my friends (who live a couple blocks away and had never been here), are not fans of sweet… like me, they prefer savory tastes. But they tried everything and enjoyed it all. They have become customers as well.
So, Köszönöm! Multumesc! Thank you for saving the day… keep up the great work guys.

How could this place not grab your attention? Oversized blown up pictures by the window of cakes. The prices are very reasonable and the cake portions are generous. It is a small place, therefore, it is encouraged to take it to go. Lady at the til was really sweet and friendly.

I bought one of everything. The only thing I didn’t buy was the cone thing. I don’t even know what that is. Maybe I should. That swirly thing? w/​e.
He told me it’d be the best cake on the earth or something. It wasn’t. It was good, I ate it. In fact, I ate all 6 of them. but I’ve had better things almost everywhere else.
Shitty, I live .2 seconds from there.

MmmMmm Transylvania, why do you have to be sooooo far away??! If only you were within walking distance =(
After dinner my sister and I went on a hunt for some dessert. We do not play around with dessert; we wanted a place that specialized in sweets! Luckily, not far from our hotel is this cute dessert shop. It was near closing time so we hurriedly ordered a slice of the Orange Burst and a slice of the Poppyseed cake.
The Orange Burst is delicious, very soft and fluffy. The orange cream is really superb. Overall it is orangey, but not at all artificial tasting.
The Poppyseed cake is just as scrumptious. There are layers of poppyseed and layers of wafer all one after another, and there is a top layer of chocolate.
The man working behind the counter was so nice. He gave us a little history lesson of the place =)
This place is exactly what we needed to end our first night in Vancouver =).