Calea: Bacolod’s sweetest pride
Posted by on October 29, 2006
Bacolod, being the capital of the sugar-producing province of Negros Occidental has been known for its sweet pastries and desserts. Whether it is piaya, barquillos, or napoleones. But do you know that Bacolod still has a sweet secret only few knows?
It’s the Calea Cakes.
This cakeshop first opened its doors beside the L’ Fisher Hotel in Lacson Street. In no time, words spread like wildfire. Loyal patrons immediately grew in number, thus, the need for a larger space. Calea, then opened their second store at the Robinson’s Place in Mandalagan Bacolod City. And just recently, they also opened their third branch at the East Block, along the Circumferential Road.
So what’s with Calea, anyway? To explain it directly, it’s one of a kind. No Metro Manila cakeshop could ever beat the cakes of Calea. Compare it head-to-head with Goldilocks or Red Ribbon, and you’ll know what I mean. And their cakes are cheaper too! Cheesecakes are pegged between 50-58 pesos per slice depending on the type of the cake.
My personal favorites are the Blueberry Cheesecake and the Oreo cheesecake. Their Oreo Cheesecake is far more superior than that of Starbucks. So when you get a chance to visit Bacolod City, never dare miss the cakes of Calea.
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I agree. calea desserts are the best, along with the rest of bacolod’s food. I wonder why Calea hasn’t expanded to Manila. But then, that might take away the quality. Happy Halloween Eric:)
tama si ajay.. the best gyapon ang calea. sa nov2 im gonna swoop down there… i guess good food creates good impressions sa visitor sa city, thus, making people go there again.
sa mga hindi pa masyado mataas ang kalamay sa dugo pareho sa akon pwede nyo man matilawan ang mga paniam-is sa bascon cafe sa dalan c.l. montelibano sa may likod sang la salle. Ang ila baba cake medyo mahal mahal gamay (90 pesos) pero malimtan mo ang ngalan mo sa kanamiton. Manamit man ang ila cinnamon rolls, focaccia, lengua with rice, malabon kag turon ala mode.
translation:
If your blood sugar is still below bursting point you might want to try the desserts of bascon cafe at c.l. montelibano, the road at the back of la salle. the baba cake is soo heavenly you must jot down your name in case you get hit by a sugar rush amnesia. Other notable goodies are cinammon rolls, focaccia, lengua with rice, malabon and their turon ala mode.
I was at calea during masskara and all i had was coffee and biscotti while the rest of the group had all these sugar laden goodies.
My blood sugar is elevated so a glass of Coke light serves as my dessert
ahay eric … tani b4 ka di mag kad2 sa Bacolod dala ka Calea … I love it!
Hi, I found your blog after Googling Calea. I was hoping i can buy their desserts online for delivery or pick-up – my contribution to my class reunion this December since I cannot attend. When my husband and I left Bacolod for Manila and eventually the US in 1996, Calea was already a popular destination for lovers of good food. We also loved their pasta dishes, my personal favorite was their fettuccine Alfredo. Every time my husband goes home to Bacolod, he brings back their triple layer chocolate cake for me and the kids to enjoy. He handcarries the box all the way here to the SF Bay Area.
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you gotta try calea’s banana chocolate chip cake. super yummyy. i just wonder why it was a bit dry the 2nd time i tried it. im hoping the quality’s back now. and oh, do i see lemon meringue pie??? oh my. gotta go to bacolod very soooon!
btw, if you go to bacolod to try calea, stop by iloilo as well. i recommend messe’s turtle pie and mango tango.. the turtle pie’s with chocolate cookie crumbs, chocolate mousse and nougat. it’s to die for. unfortunately, i only got to taste their mango tango in a party, which was made to order. so im sure they made it really good. but stop by anyway.
and for really yummy pizzas and pastas, try Afrique’s. super yummy.. they offer large servings, so make sure to bring someone to share the food with.
add to dropping by Iloilo, also try stopping by DULGIE’S beside SM Delgado. I recommend their Heaven’s Cake —> a lot of people now are saying that this is the best chocolate cake in Iloilo.
yup.. calea one of the best cake house here in bacolod,
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guys, lam nyo ba number ng calea? papadeliver sana ako eh/ =)
im from manila. and ive tasted calea’s bluebery cheesecake. ang sarap! heaven!
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I agree! Dulgie’s has the best dessert cakes in Iloilo.
I like more the patam-is of Bacolod Chicken Inasal. Great for the summer.
yeah i agree. dulgies has the best cakes in iloilo. i like heaven’s cake, banana strawberry cake, banana cream pie, cheesecakes and midnight caramel. sa pasta naman, i like carbonara and penne pasta. sa sandwhich, i like chicken mayo and most esp. D ‘ Club. they have the best club sandwich i ever taste. nothing compares. i’l highly recommend it and guarantee that.
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does Calea delivers cakes outside bacolod (manila perhaps?) hahah…
sorry they dont deliver to manila.
No pastry shop, anywhere in Cebu, Manila, or Iloilo can compare to Calea’s creations. It’s rich, creamy, chocolatey, like ice cream-marshmallow. I eat at Calea every day I’m visiting Bacolod. Everything else takes 2nd place!
Btw, nice blog! Great job!
P.S. Dessert Factory’s cakes in Cebu can be likened to Calea’s – but it’s not just the same..
Calea cakes are so delicious. I love their Mud Pie Cake and Blueberry Cheese Cake. The place is great!!! Nice tables and chairs.
Yes, I’ve tasted their chocolate cake brought by a friend from Bacolod. Super YUMMY! indeed!
agree! calea cake is the best! lookin forward for a branch here in manila….
SWEET DEATH
At any minute, I could die.
They have me surrounded–hundreds of them. They pile on top of each other, standing like giants. Oh, like leviathans and behemoths of Bible times!
They stare down at me with pride as if waiting for certain victory, waiting for my inevitable surrender. I shake and tremble. Never have I seen so many of them at any one time.
I shake and tremble more–like when one gets a panic attack. You overbreathe, you sweat, you know the end is near.
All around me people are waiting in line. All around me and just like me, people have succumbed to the sweet temptation that brings them death. Yes, death by Chocolate, by Blueberry, by Mud Pie.
I am in Calea, the mecca of sweets in Bacolod. It’s the last day of 2009 and I’m here to pick up the Oreo Cheesecake I ordered weeks ago. I stare at skyscrapers of cake boxes like I would whenever I’m in Ayala Avenue in Makati.
“Oh, that pillar of cake boxes over there, that must be ‘The PBCom Tower’,” I say to myself while looking at the tallest pile of them all.
I overhear an elderly woman saying she came all the way from Iloilo just to experience the miracle of flavors here. Back in my mind I think: Ah yes, the final pilgrimage to the temple of sweets. She’s here to die.
True enough, we are all here ready to be bludgeoned by a mass of Sans Rival, smothered in caramel, and savagely slaughtered by sugar and all its relatives. I am convinced that if superb taste and quality could kill, Calea cakes would top the NBI’s Most Wanted list.
I pick up my box now.
Whew!
Inside this box is my killer.
It looks innocent and sweet if you look at it closely. But, yeah, most serial killers are like that, they say.
Well, if that’s what truly awaits me, guess I don’t have much of a choice. Sweet Death.
calea is the best!!! check out their mud pie,blue berry cheesecake and to die for oreo cheesecake!
Just got back from Bacolod and a friend of mine suggested we eat here. My favorite was strawberry semifreddo! If only I could order a box and bring it back to Manila!