Essencia Artisan Bakery

Chocolate Croissant was fine but microwaved. Sandwich has LOTS of bread but not much filling. Sweet potato soup was very good. But the thing that made me give this place two stars was the fruit salad...seriously...YOU'RE IN YAKIMA in August. There is nothing but amazing fruit here. Why are you serving pineapple and last year's apples?
9 years ago (16-08-2017)

My most favorite bakery. Their pastries are as good as I bake from my mother's recipes. A must to visit while visiting downtown Yakima.
9 years ago (12-09-2017)

This is by far the best cafe in town. Great service and quality food and coffee. Looking forward to going back soon.
9 years ago (21-07-2017)

Essencia is one of the best places to eat in Yakima. Their lunch specials are amazing. For 8 dollars you can get gourmet soup, salad AND half a sandwich. A few of my favorites are the Curry Sweet Potato soup, Quinoa and Beets salad and Chicken Salad sandwich or their wraps are all delicious. Of course they are a bakery so they have an assortment of tasty pastries and cakes. Their Rosemary Olive Oil Orange cake is a gourmet treat, if you have never tasted it, you are missing out. This delicious cake could be a signature of the best of Yakima. Keep in mind they only serve lunch during the week.
9 years ago (25-03-2017)

Essencia provides a great healthy and light lunch along with beautiful pastries and freshly baked breads. They also make great espresso drinks using beans that have been roasted to their own specification. The atmosphere is cozy and artistic, often times with local artists' work on the walls. Not only can you go in for lunch, but they always have European pasties of various varieties that they will box up for you and you can take home. Selection varies depending on the time of year, upcoming holidays and available ingredients. The have the flakiest croissants and chocolate croissants. They will take special orders for bread items and are a full service bakery capable of doing wedding and event cakes.
9 years ago (15-03-2017)