Botanical Bakeshop

The bakery's Filipino cuisine such as bibingka, biko, cassava cakes, and pandesal has garnered a positive reception.

[2][7][8] The owner has described the interior as a "warm, living and breathing space” with foliage and other natural features to "pay homage to [her] family's ancestral land between the sea and the mountains".

[7] The menu includes orange glazed cardamom buns, lavender calamansi shortbread, salted tahini chocolate chip cookies, ube cheese pandesal,[9] and various vegan cheesecakes with fruit such as lilikoi and passionfruit.

The drink menu includes barako cold brew with pandan cheese foam, guava lime spritzers, and matcha lattes.

She launched a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to raise $75,000 for the bakery's start-up costs, permits, construction, and kitchen equipment, and hosted a series of pop-up fundraisers prior to opening.

Exterior of Shop Halo Halo in 2024