Tbilisi N Yerevan Bakery

Overpriced and very unfriendly place. Employee has a bad attitude. Will not recommend this place.

The bread is amazing. Try any one of their many varieties and you will not be disappointed. They have a Grey Bread (Syerei), which is somewhat of a pumpernickel but lighter in color. It is fantastic and simply divine with Easter European dishes such as borscht or zharkoye (kind of like a paprigash). They also make a mean ciabata bread which doesn’t taste like a cabana should, but is absolutely delicious regardless of the fact that it isn’t CIABATA. So what who cares? Their pirizhkie-​yummmmmm. Their napoleon cake is delicious as well. So what isn’t great. The service is so so, but who cares? Anyways come in for a little bit of Soviet ambience (so it’s an Oxymoron-​who cares?) DELICIOUS DELICIOUS DELICIOUS!

I lived in Russia for two years after college and few things get me as excited as authentic cabbage pirozhki. This place on Santa Monica serves up excellent pirozhki of all varieties, plus poppyseed buns that remind me of my favorites back in Russia. They speak Russian and English here, have a wide selection of loaf breads, sweets and pastries. Plus there’s very little of the trademark Russian rudeness that you’d find in most bakeries in Russia. This place is a great find for anyone who knows about the amazing deliciousness of Russian baked goods!

IMO the best bread in LA I have been able to find in 25 years. Cheap as dirt as they cater to poor Eastern Europeans, many Russian. The bread is always fresh as they take their day old bread and mark it down to about half price.
Pastries look great yet have not tried them.
The peroshkies, stuffed meat pastry, are delicious. I like the egg and mushroom although their meat ones are also tasty.
I drive way out of my way to go here, combining the visit with Odessa Grocery.
If you find better bread in LA, let me know.

The meat filling of the chebureki reminded me of the turnovers/​pastries I ate growing up, so A+ for that blast from the past, but it was so greasy that the pastry got soggy and limp and sad. Which is a collection of adjectives you don’t want to see grouped together ever.

Yum.

It was right before closing and the family hopped into this bakery because everything looked delish. Mom got three different types of napoleons and they were different from the traditional French napoleons. I did not care for the strawberry kind but the chocolate and traditional was great. I did find a long silver hair in my Napoleon made me wanna barf.

Terrible experience.
Rancid food, stuck-​up, disrespectful owner/​manager and they don’t even speak English. Will NEVER go back and recommend you’d do the same!

One word: DRY!!! Like a cotton ball in my throat. And the female working at 5pm on Saturday June 7^th was nasty also. I was hoping the 3 pieces of cake I bought would make up for it. NOPE! I’m sitting here drinking milk. Go somewhere else.

I’ve used this bakery a couple of times when my husband craved something sweet from home (Russia). I went there this evening to see about getting a couple choices for my husband’s birthday cake. The Woman was very helpful. I ended up getting a slice of Napollion & Medovik cake. I explained that I was looking to purchase a larger version for a birthday and she said no problem! Their hours are great and I even got a little Russian language lesson as well! !

Got the chocolate mousse… Wayyy below average taste and quality. Tastes like pastries you would buy from the overnight freezers at Ralph’s! Opt for one of the French bakeries instead!

as good as it gets in the area. vkusnyatina

Got one of their «tiramisu’s» at the Farmer’s Market location.
Won’t be doing that again.
$ 3.50 for zero flavor.

Kierkegaard, the father of existentialism, said, «Once you label me, you negate me.» The same is true of this «bakery.» Sure, they’ve got delicious baked goods such as breads, cookies and other sweets. And it’s not just plain bread, it’s bread stuffed with cheese or swirls of sweet and savory seasonings. But they’ve also got great home-​made foods, side dishes, and meats. You could literally buy an entire meal here.
Maddy and I split two gigantic ground chicken stuffed bell peppers with bean and walnut salad and bread. Yum. All that came to $ 15 and we ate it all day.
I also like that they named the «bakery» for the capitals of Georgia and Armenia, two Christian nations that are traditionally bound by their struggles of fighting off larger neighboring countries. They turned to Russia as a protector and now Russian is widely spoken by each country, in addition to their native languages. That has nothing to do with this review, but I just like history.

Unbelievably good pastries! I stopped there on my way home from a cruise, and got a box of assorted goodies to go — should have just emptied my suitcase and then refilled it with their wares. Some favorites: the chocolate-​dipped almond cookie (as light as an angel’s kiss) and the poppyseed crescent. Thank goodness they put a label on the box with their name and number. Going to call them to see if they ship. If not, I’m moving to L.A. — Lissa in Oregon

That’s too pity that they are closed the business (or only temporarily?)
But I prefer go to the other store in farmers market. They are more energetic and friendly.
But this place isn’t my favorite.

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Being a true Russian I am certainly in love with Russian food! hearty dark rye bread, Russian sour cream, delicious salads and mmm cakes:) Unfortunately Russian people have no idea about customer service, so when I decide to go for Russian food, I already anticipate that annoying rude attitude of theirs (for example next door Arbat Deli, find more about that place in my review on it). On the opposite, Tbilisi n Yerevan Bakery (owned by Armenians, as far as I know) is a spot I LOVE to come to. A great variety of baked goods and cakes, freshly cooked salads and hot dishes, and a very important aspect: a NICE attitude. I wish I knew the names of two young girls who always help me there, they are very sweet, friendly and helpful, and make my visit to this store a pleasant stop, which puts a smile on my «tired after a long day» face:)

I have loved this place for years! I discovered it when I used to work in the area. Parking is terrible but its worth it to park a block or two away and walk. I don’t frequent as much because I live far away now, but I have no problem on occasion to take a long drive down there and buy a bunch of goodies to last me awhile. The first thing you see when you walk into the door are fabulous baked breads of all types that line the pantry. These are authentic and fresh breads. It’s like traveling to Eastern Europe without the hassle from TSA or long airport layovers. lol The desserts are wonderfully good too. Not too sweet or over processed but not heavy like those fancy health food recipes where everything tastes like a granola bar. These people work hard, the place is clean and they are professional and take their baking seriously. Every visit is worth the trip.

I go out of my way to travel all the way here from Santa Monica for the rare selection of certain Eastern European foods here. My favorite thing here are the Cheburekki, reminds me of the ones I ate in Ukraine as a child. The stolichny rye bread is also very good, as well as the assortment of desserts. 99% of the people that frequent this store are of Eastern European decent, obvious by the cashiers first words, «slushau» — would recommend if you’re looking for something similar to what is described above

I’m rather surprised that there aren’t any reviews of this place. This little European bakery has been on this street for as long as I can remember. Tucked in a strip of Russian local businesses, this bakery is great for picking up some sweets like baklava, almond puff pastries, and those ever addicting cream-​filled napoleons. Parking is awful, but if you’re walking by, make sure to drop into this adorable mom and pop. They’ve got some decent challah, too!