Check out 4 top budget-friendly bakeries in Irvine

Looking to try the best bakeries in town?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable such spots in Irvine, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list. Read on for a rundown.

Topping the list is a member of the 85°C Bakery Cafe chain. Located at 2700 Alton Parkway, Suite 123 in the Business District, the patisserie is also the most popular low-priced bakery in Irvine, boasting four stars out of 5,663 reviews on Yelp.

According to Yelp, 85°C Bakery Cafe was featured on TIME, CNN, NPR and the Travel Channel.

Curious to know more?

"In 2003, the founder of 85°C Bakery Cafe, Mr. Cheng-Hsueh Wu, visited a cafe in a five-star hotel. While enjoying gourmet pastries and drinks, he realized that the prices were set way too high for people to enjoy on a whim. From that moment, Mr. Wu has envisioned a cafe that provides premium coffee, bread and cake at affordable prices," states Yelp.

The shop offers freshly baked bread in 60 different varieties, as well as a lineup of smoothies, teas and coffee.

Next up is University Town Center's Le Diplomate Cafe, at 4237 Campus Drive, Suite B161. With 4.5 stars out of 1,769 reviews on Yelp, the bakery and cafe, which offers sandwiches and more, has proved to be a local favorite for those looking for an inexpensive option.

We turned to Yelp to learn more about Le Diplomate Cafe, which in addition to made-to-order sandwiches, offers baguettes, croissants and bagels.

The Business District's Mag's Donut & Bagel, at 16525 Von Karman Ave., is another top choice. Yelpers give the affordable bakery, which offers doughnuts, bagels and more, four stars out of 96 reviews.

Yelper Tricia S., who recently reviewed Mag's Donut & Bagel, wrote, "I love coming to Mag's. The staff is always friendly and smiling, the doughnuts are fresh and the breakfast sandwiches are filling and cheap."

Iris D. noted, "I wanted a quality breakfast and was thankful I stopped here. It offers made-to-order sandwiches and awesome doughnuts."

Last but not least is J Sweet Bakery, which offers coffee, tea and desserts in El Camino Real. It's another budget-friendly go-to, with four stars out of 205 Yelp reviews.

Daphne L. noted, "I like this bakery. Their Neapolitan sliced cake in the refrigerated section is very good. I also like their cakes and puddings. I highly recommend it."

Head over to 5408 Walnut Ave. to see for yourself.

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1. 85°C Bakery Cafe

2. Le Diplomate Cafe

3. Mag's Donut & Bagel

4. J Sweet Bakery

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