85°C Bakery Café to Open First Texas Location in Metro Dallas

CARROLLTON, TEXAS — 85°C Bakery Café has selected Carrollton Town Center in Carrollton for its first store in Texas and will open the location this summer. The Taiwan-based 85°C Bakery Café chain has more than 800 stores in Taiwan, China, Australia, Hong Kong and the United States. The company specializes in espresso coffee made from Guatemalan beans along with gourmet desserts. In the United States, the company previously focused mainly on California, where it has opened 10 stores since 2008. Carrollton Town Center, owned by NewQuest Properties, offers a 10- to 15-mile trade area for 85°C’s target market. The company plans to open three more stores in metro Dallas within a year, along with one in Houston. The café will span 5,771 square feet along with a 600-square-foot patio.