Love At First Bite

My favorite cupcake shop in Berkeley! The icing is not too hard or runny, just perfectly creamy. I find other cupcake stores tend to have frosting that is either too hard so I feel like I’m eating a chunk of butter or sugar, or too runny so that it just gets soaked up by the cake. The flavors are so well balanced and diverse too! The cupcake itself is moist and fluffy. Most other cupcake places’ cupcakes tend to be a little stale or too crumbly.
I personally love the matcha and lemon flavors. My roommates love the Oreo or chocolate flavors, saying that they aren’t as sweet/​rich as other places so they’re able to have more than 1 and still feel okay.

This small specialty bakery has been in the neighborhood for 10 or so years. The crumb of the cake is perfect, the flavors are exceptional, and they are constructed with perfect restraint — not too much icing and no gloppy fillings inside the cake. My «go to» cupcake? The matcha green tea.
Finally, while they specialize in cupcakes, the rugelach is not to be missed.

They are very nice and friendly. The cupcakes are pretty good as well. My only complaint is they are little heavy handed when it comes to sugar.

The cupcakes were too sweet. Nothing exeptionnel about their flavor, and on the verge of being dry. Maybe it was a bad day.

I love these cupcakes! Pat has a wonderful array of flavors to pick from — and the flavors are in the cake too, not just in the frosting! I’ve ordered from Love at First Bite several times for the office and every time, the cupcakes are gone within the hour. The staff love them! Pat even delivers the cupcakes to our office personally. She’s extremely accommodating and helpful and friendly. Working with her is a pleasure! I’ve only been to the physical store once (to buy cupcakes for my birthday) and it was a super cute little place. My favorite is the green tea cupcakes — I could eat them every day!

Love at First Bite is MY FAVORITE CUPCAKE STORE IN THE WORLD. I mean this quite literally because I have tried many cupcakes throughout my life so far, and nothing beats Love at First Bite for me (not Sprinkles and not Kara’s Cupcakes). The name of the cupcakery is spot on, as I really did fall in love upon biting into that heavenly bite size sweet treat. I have yet to try a cupcake from here that wasn’t delicious and gave me such happiness with each bite. My favorite cupcake is the red velvet cupcake because the cake itself is so moist and spongy and the cream cheese frosting tastes like a sweetened version of cream cheese. Just writing about this cupcake is making me salivate and has me wishing that I could transport myself to Berkeley right this second so I can buy myself a half dozen as I always did when I was in college. Some of my other favorites are the pretty in pink, which is a strawberry cake with strawberry frosting, and the lemon kiss, a lemon cupcake with lemon buttercream frosting. Next time you find yourself in Berkeley, please help yourself to these amazing cupcakes!

The ladies working here are as sweet as the cupcakes. We split the lemon pistacho and the green tea cupcake and both were delicious. I found the frosting a little too sugary and the green tea cupcake seemed more moist than the lemon pistachio. At $ 2.95 a piece, they aren’t gonna break any banks. But is it Love at first bite? I don’t know, I might have to date a few more cupcakes and let you know. But if I saw their red velvet cupcake pop up on Food Tinder, I might just have to swipe right.

Why is it sooooooo hard to find a solid cupcake place in the east bay?!
I’m with the few reviews that I’ve read; I don’t get the hype. like at all.
ANYWAYS. They had a decent selection of cupcakes… was tempted to buy four but kept it strong and just ordered two. They had a regular chocolate and an ultimate chocolate, so of course I chose the latter along with their green tea.
The ultimate chocolate is definitely misleading… it was not rich in chocolate flavor at all. The cake was light and moist but the frosting was super grainy. Meh.
Now the frosting on the green tea was actually really good! The cake though… was suuuuuuper dense! It wasn’t dry which was good… but I wouldn’t be surprised if this shit weighed a pound. Not appetizing at all.
When I mixed the cupcakes together (small piece of each in a bite) it tasted better. Still didn’t finish em though.
The store is kind of hidden in the back of this little ally like area which is easy to miss… you’ll walk by a dog store and see that there’s more shops «inwards», just head in that direction and you’ll see it in the corner.
They don’t sell coffee, so if you want some with your cupcakes philz is on the way… bring that with you cause there’s plenty of seating here.

Omg this cupcake place is AMAZING! My bf absolutely loveeeed his b-​day cupcakes i got him and let me just add he’s not a huge fan of cakes or cupcakes but i always get him some anyways because c’mon its not a freakingggg birthday without some darn cake! So i went ahead a got him a variety of 4 cupcakes
–Dark chocolate salted caramel
–Matcha green tea
–Red velvet
–Cookies and cream
No Pretty in pink because they had sold out… But will be back for them early this time love at first bite! :) thanks for the yummy cupcakes and making my bf a fan of cake now yippeeee! His faveeee cupcake is now Matcha green tea!

The best Strawberry Cupcake in the whole world!!!
I have been going to this tiny-​tucked-​away cupcake bakery for 10 years now and I am always beyond delighted every time I visit. The shop is located inside a complex of shops and restaurants towards the back complete with a tiny plaza to sit down and enjoy your cupcake or two if you choose to do so. The shop is decorated like a sweet shop should be – cute! Surrounding the cupcake counter are shelves of unique gifts for children and maybe adults too. At the register are word-​play button pins that I go crazy for. They are only $ 1 and exclusive to the area.
The cupcakes are not giant show-​off cupcakes, they are adorably understated, and well-​made. The cake itself is neither too dense nor too light. And the frosting is thick, full of flavor without being too sweet.
The last time I was there I bought the last of the Strawberry Cupcakes, which is my favorite. The frosting is made with real strawberries and you will actually find little chunks of them in each bite. There is nothing like it. I also like their Vegan Chocolate cupcake – maybe more than the regular one! It seems to be moister and have a deeper chocolate flavor to it. The Red Velvet has really delicious cream cheese frosting. I recently tried the Salted Caramel, which is mellow on the salt and caramel, but still a delicious cake.
The bakers are always busy in the back where the open kitchen can be seen. They offer special orders for events and large batches.

My GF was making this one of the ‘must check out’ places for our day trip around Berkeley, and we are utterly confused what the hype is about. Set in the heart of this winding building there are few signs, making it hard to find. Once we did find it… the place was tiny with only a small amount of cupcakes out (less than 2 dozen), no macaroons, no pastries, no one even at the counter to greet you. We turned around and walked out.
We won’t return…

Years ago, before Unilocal,I fell in love with the Matcha cupcakes here while visiting family in Berkeley and stumbling upon the adorable shop while at Cheeseboard Collective. Truly tucked away, definitive of a hidden gem, absolutely worth a visit and the small price.
Sadly, it has been more than a year since my last visit to my home in the Bay, but when looking recently for a special gift for my Aunt’s 87^th birthday: voila! Did a quick search and found that they do offer local delivery, but I had to call (on a telephone, and speak to another human being!) to order. Was thrilled that owner Pat herself answered, was indeed «the same Pat» in this age of franchises and that later she hand-​delivered the order to my family. Everyone raved about «Pat’s Picks» of best sellers dozen later on a FaceTime.
I’m not generally cupcake person, but the matcha offers a moist and not too sweet unique flavor profile, and is followed in my favorites list by the lemon pistachio and finally strawberry aka Pretty in Pink. It is really lovely to know that a bakery nearly a decade in the gourmet ghetto survives and thrives under the loving and watchful eye of its founder.
— you really need to talk to a person to order. Local, same day delivery is available with a one dozen cupcake minimum; fee depends on location.
— there are always seasonal flavors and several vegan options daily.
— with advance notice, custom orders, including cakes, are available.
— try the Hummingbird. You’re welcome.

Love at first bite? I don’t think so.
It wasn’t even really like at first bite.
There’s something really chalky tasting about their red velvet cupcake that I can’t describe.
Like chalk. Or chocolate tasting chalk.
A mediocre cupcake at best in a neat location.

Wow! I love cupcakes, so after seeing this place on Unilocal,I had to stop by. Its located in a plaza, and the shop is located in the back. They had so many options, it was difficult to choose!
I ended up ordering the matcha green tea, cookie & cream and carrot. My favorite was the green tea! You can really taste the flavor in the cake and the frosting. The frosting was a green tea cream cheese! Sooo good! The cookies & cream was good as well, but the cake was a little dry. The carrot cake was yummy! I’d definitely be back for the green tea cupcake! Go there now!

This is my favorite cupcakery in Berkeley. The number one reason it is my favorite is because of the Matcha Green Tea cupcake that they make. It is delicious. It’s hard to find matcha cupcakes — I only know of maybe two places that make it. (Because it’s not a common cupcake flavor, I’ve had to satisfy my cravings by making my own matcha cupcakes — and let me tell you, matcha powder ain’t cheap!) Matcha is a regular flavor at Love at First Bite, but if you don’t get there early enough in the day, they might run out! I always get matcha when I’m in Berkeley, but on the occasions when they ran out, I’ve tried their other flavors and they were yummy too. The cake is the perfect consistency — not too moist and not too dry. The frosting is good too — a tad on the sweet side. On most of their cupcakes, they don’t put on too much frosting — the frosting to cake ratio is low, which is what I prefer. The cupcakes are all so pretty!
Their regular size cupcakes are on average about $ 3 a pop — ranging from $ 2.95 to $ 3.25. They also make mini cupcakes, in case you’re feeling guilty about finishing a regular one by yourself. The space itself is small — there’s a small bar if you want to eat your cupcake (s) there, and there are also some tables right outside of the capcakery. They have compostable forks and knives, if you want to split your cupcake with a friend.
The name of this place is super adorable, the cupcakes are yummy and pretty, and they make matcha cupcakes!!! In love with Love at First Bite!

I got a text message saying to meet at the curb for a special delivery, a black van arrives, and I lightweight think this could be poison or someone’s put a hit out on me but… *drumroll* it turns out to be Pat from Love at First Bite with surprise cupcakes sent to me by a dear friend! D’awww :).
Pat was super warm and made coordinating my receiving of the gift felt very special. She even drove the van onto UC Berkeley campus to reach me. The cupcakes came in a cute bag and included a card.
PRO-​RELATIONSHIP TIP: if you’re in the doghouse with ya lover, this is a bomb way fix that situation LOL.

Maybe I’m over my cupcake craze. The cupcakes here were pretty good, but a bit too sweet for my liking. Maybe I’m just too old to enjoy cupcakes anymore.
I will say, regardless of how sweet the frosting is, the matcha green tea cupcake was pretty bomb. I loved the cake of the cupcake. It held such a great flavor of the matcha that I keep wanting to eat it. I could have done with a little less frosting though.
Overall, a cute little shop.

I came here on a weekday afternoon about 45minutes before closing. It’s located at the very back of a little village of stores, and the interior is very clean and neat. There’s not much seating, with just a few scattered tables outside. Service was friendly, but it was obvious they had started to close for the day.
Since it was so close to closing time, there were only a couple flavors left, something I hadn’t anticipated before dropping by. Coconut vanilla, coconut chocolate, strawberry, and mud pie: none of which I would normally pick, but I ended up getting the mud pie and coconut vanilla.
Mud pie:
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This cupcake was incredibly disappointing, and was probably one of the worser ones I’ve had in a long time. The cake portion was dense and dry, and the frosting was incredibly sweet, so sweet that when I first bit into it and touched the frosting, pain shot up my tooth. After I scraped off most of the frosting and spread the rest of it on the cake in hopes of alleviating the dryness, it still didn’t remedy the lack of flavor and richness. The texture and taste of this cupcake was very one-​dimensional, and it definitely was not worth the $ 3.25 price point. I wouldn’t recommend this.
Coconut vanilla:
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This cupcake had a vanilla cake base, vanilla frosting, and crunchy coconut shavings on top. I don’t really like coconut-​flavored pastries on principle, but I didn’t taste much coconut in this cupcake except for the crunchy coconut shavings on top, which lent a surprisingly nice textural contrast. The cake itself was much more moist than the mud pie, and the frosting wasn’t as painfully sweet. I enjoyed this much more than the mud pie, but it was still nothing absolutely amazing that I would get again.
I might come back and try their matcha green tea cupcake, since that one seems to get all the rave reviews, but the two I tried this time around were definitely underwhelming. I also have a bit of a pet peeve with shops that run out of most of their goods when there’s still almost an hour till closing. I mean, I understand that small batches keeps up the quality, but the lack of quality and lack of selection this time around really irked me.

I came here solely for their matcha green tea cupcake and it was delectable! Not too sweet, not too unsweet? (HA, that’s not a word). It was really Love at First Bite. I could definitely taste the matcha in the frosting and the cake was pretty moist. Reasonably sized cupcake for a reasonable price. I think I paid $ 2.50?
I’d definitely go out of my way for another! So Yes, I would come back ;)
Service was good & cupcake was NOM. I left this bakery with a party in my mouth.

This place was a cute little find a few years back when the cupcake craze was all the rage.
Before they put in the cupcake rack, the employees had to come out from behind the counter and pick up the cupcakes from under glass domed lids without knocking the pile over.
This new set up is much quicker and has a more open feel for the customer.
My favorite flavors are:
* Lemon Pistachio: Lemon Cupcake with Pistachio Buttercream
* Lemon Kiss: Lemon Cupcake with Lemon Buttercream Frosting
* Red Velvet
* Coconut
I’m not a fan of the Mud Pie, as I find it to be way too dense: (
What I really appreciate are the little tables outside where you can sit down and enjoy your sweet treat. I like to grab Peet’s around the corner and enjoy my cupcake.