HISTORY

From 2013-2016, husband and wife due Chera Amlag & Geo Quibuyen ran the monthly Filipino pop-up dinner series Food & Sh*t. Each menu featured Chera’s popular elegant desserts crafted with Filipino and Asian-Pacific flavors. One very purple item—the ube cheesecake—became famous in the neighborhood.

In 2014, Hood Famous Bakeshop was born, wholesaling batches of hand-crafted ube cheesecake to Uwajimaya, and catering special events with unique, memorable offerings.

In 2015, Hood Famous Bakeshop expanded its line of Filipino-flavored cheesecakes and made its way onto local restaurant menus, and into markets and grocery stores.

In 2016, Hood Famous Bakeshop opened its first brick-and-mortar location in Ballard, a tiny little production kitchen and grab-n-go counter offering an expanding menu of cheesecake and desserts, and began sourcing Single Origin Philippine Coffee and other speciality items from fellow Filipino-run businesses.

In 2019, Chera and Geo opened their second location Hood Famous Cafe + Bar in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The Cafe + Bar focuses on a merienda themed savory menu featuring light cafe fare like longanisa quiche and corned beef pan de sal, rotating filipino desserts, a coffee program exclusively sourcing beans from the Asian-Pacific, and a cocktail menu with ingredients like calamansi, pandan, and ube front and center.

Today, Hood Famous strives to keep its freshly-flavored cheesecake game tight, bring that same quality and love to more desserts and baked goods, and honor the long, rich food traditions that stretch from the Philippines to the Pacific Northwest.

Locations

Chinatown-ID | Cafe + Bar

OPEN
Walk-in hours: Thursday-Saturday 11am-4pm
Pre-order appointments: Wednesdays 11am-4pm
504 5th Avenue S, Suite 107A
Seattle, WA 98104
Get Directions

206.485.7049

Ballard | Bakeshop

CLOSED
2325½ NW Market St
Seattle, WA 98107
Get Directions

206.979.2253

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