Shemo Bakery — Restaurant in Haifa

Shemo is one of the top places in my opinion to get a high quality cake or pastry. I bought an extremely tasty cake this weekend for my wife's birthday. It was a cream cake with a caramel top with white chocolate and a walnut base. Very tasty and went great with tea. The cream is of a high quality and very thick and rich.

I also purchased a large croissant (something for the drive back home haha) and i was extremely impressed. It had real substance to it. It wasn't a flakey puff..it really filled me up. The staff is also very helpful and know quite a bit about their products.

Be warned, it is a small place and they are very conscious of the covid rules and will only allow something like 5 or 6 people in at a time and the rest have to stand outside in a line. A good thing though is that they have a staff member periodically check on the people outside to see if they know what they want. If you know what you want they'll go in and get it for you and process the payment outside with you. Very efficient.

Overall, i've never had a bad experience at Shemo and you really do get what...

If you are visiting Haifa, you must step in to this bakery of one of Israel best chefs and try one of his creations (don't count calories). In the photos are special "Hanuka" individual cakes (called Sufganiot, only in December). Parking n the main street could be problematic, but you can try on the small streets around. The best is to come by foot (10m walk from the...

We buy here every week, some pastries are too expensive but most are fair and most importantly taste great, parking in the area is not a great pleasure, sometimes takes a long time to find a close spot, people here are very nice and warm, better get early if you are craving for a specific treat as they sometimes run out of the really...