Masse's Pastries

"European-style bakery specializing in gourmet cakes, tarts, breakfast goodies & macarons."

Masse's Pastries is a European-style patisserie located in North Berkeley, offering finely crafted cakes, wedding cakes, and cafe pastries. Known for seasonally changing cakes, wedding cakes, macarons, tarts, and breakfast pastries, with multi-layered cake construction incorporating fruit, mousse, cream, and chocolate elements. Located in North Berkeley since 1997, owned by Paul and Marcia Masse, who met while working at the Four Seasons Hotel Company in Chicago and bring over 50 years of combined professional culinary experience. Based at 1469 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, with wedding cake pickup available; couples in the Bay Area visit regularly. Reviewers highlight the richly layered cakes, standout flavors like mango mousse and guava cheesecake, and warm staff who describe each item in detail; one customer has been returning since getting their wedding cake there in 1997.