By Clio
Coffee · Brooklyn
About By Clio
At By Clio, we're passionate about serving up more than just great food - we're dedicated to creating an unforgettable experience that feels like home. Our women-owned café is a haven for coffee lovers and dessert enthusiasts alike, offering a wide range of specialty drinks and sweet treats that are...
At By Clio, we're passionate about serving up more than just great food - we're dedicated to creating an unforgettable experience that feels like home. Our women-owned café is a haven for coffee lovers and dessert enthusiasts alike, offering a wide range of specialty drinks and sweet treats that are as delicious as they are beautifully presented. From our signature cakes, which have wowed customers with their incredible flavor and presentation, to our friendly and knowledgeable staff, every aspect of By Clio's experience has been carefully crafted to make you feel welcome and at ease. Whether you're stopping by for a quick coffee and pastry or celebrating a special occasion, we can't wait to share our passion with you. We're proud to offer a range of amenities that make your visit even more enjoyable, including curbside pickup, in-store shopping, and Wi-Fi, as well as a safe and welcoming space for all guests.
What Customers Say About By Clio
By Clio is highly praised for its delicious and beautiful cakes, especially for celebrations. Customers rave about the unique flavors, moist texture, and not-too-sweet cream. The staff is noted for being responsive, helpful, and accommodating to custom requests.
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Tip: Order in advance, especially for custom flavors and designs. The team is communicative and can help you find the perfect flavor.
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By Clio is located in Brooklyn, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
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- Old Stone House (A 415m) — historic house museum in Brooklyn, New York, USA Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- All Nations Baptist Church (A 613m) — koryo-saram church in Brooklyn, United States
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By Clio Brooklyn Reviews
I’ve honestly lost count of how many cakes I’ve ordered from here. They never miss. This time Clio even agreed to add a second cake to my order last minute, which I was so grateful for. We got the Mocha and the Indian Summer. Both were incredible and packed with flavor. The Mocha has a rich chocolate pudding layer with really soft cake. It’s chocolatey without being overly rich. The Indian Summer is soft and light with saffron and mango that are perfectly balanced. Both cakes were beautiful. She uses the prettiest fresh flowers (I swear there were more photos of the cakes than of the people at my party lol.) I truly can’t recommend Clio and her team enough. If you need a cake for any occasion, this should be your go to. Worth every penny!!!
My sister ordered a cake for me from ByClio as a surprise and everyone said it is the most beautiful cake they’ve ever seen! The matcha frosting was lovely and provided a canvas for the flowers (people said it looked like a bouquet). I especially love that the team listened to her special request and added a few figs on top. We also decided to have a few slices of the cake in the store and the team was super kind in helping us plate the cake.
Very delicious cakes with unique flavour choices. Tried their strawberry milkshake cake 6" it's beautifully moist, wonderfully decorated and not too sweet. Big fan of desserts in which sugar doesn't mask the flavours. Highly recommended!
We ordered a custom cake for my friend’s bridal shower and it was perfect! The bride teared up seeing the cake and she loved the flavors we picked out (yuzu olive oil w/ raspberry jam). The guests all complimented the cake. Thank you so much ByClio 🩷
I absolutely loved my birthday cake! It was everything I hoped for & more. Not only was it beautiful, the mocha flavor was delicious! I’ll definitely be ordering again in the future!
The cake is amazing! I ordered the February special black sesame cake with lotus paste for my birthday and it absolutely exceed my expectation! Both the flavor and aesthetic! Thank you Clio!
LOVE the unique looking cakes and flavors. We got the earl gray passion fruit cake and god the scoop down from the icing to the base tasted so good (not so much horizontally). Would highly recommend and is not overly sweet. Pricing to quantity wise, I think it’s expensive for the slices you get but worth it (6” for $68). Cakes have getting more and more expensive w this economy + unique decor + fresh flowers + amazing flavor combos, I can understand the pricing
I got the strawberry cake and it was so pretty! The cake isn’t too sweet and all my friends kept saying how delicious the labneh frosting was. The cake flavor tasted familiar but also unique. We picked up this cake and ate it a day later, the cake’s inside is definitely more dense (vs. spongey and airy/fluffy) so just be aware of that if you don’t love this texture. We thought it was good!
Ordered a vanilla cake (per birthday girl’s flavor request) and my GOODNESS!!! I didn’t know cake could taste this excellent. The presentation/esthetics to the instructions on how to store the cake and the flavor/icing was perfection. They also responded to any questions I had via IG immediately which really reassured me and made this ordering process so smooth. I plan to order all my cakes in the future from By Clio!!! Can’t wait to try more! Thank you ❤️
Extremely helpful staff and delicious desserts, you can’t go wrong at by Clio. We went with her bakery for my partners birthday cake and there were so many tasty options. We went with the lime curd and it was delicious. The flower design is breathtaking! Would definitely come here again for cakes and other treats. The front of the bakery also has a large seating area if you want to come by and enjoy a dessert in house. My favorite treat is the passion fruit Thai tea cake.
I got the 10-inch Mocha Cake for my 30th birthday party, and everyone loved it! My friends kept asking where the cake was from and that they’d want it for their own birthdays. The cake was exceptionally moist, with great flavor. The rich sweetness of the chocolate cake was balanced well by the lighter espresso cream. It felt indulgent without being heavy or “too much.” I was worried the espresso cream topping wouldn’t hold up at room temperature, but fortunately my birthday venue was able to refrigerate the cake. We cut each half of the cake into 10 pieces, feeding 17 guests with ~20% of the cake leftover. Each slice was the perfect portion for a party, enough to enjoy the cake while still finishing the entire slice. I highly recommend ByClio for your birthday cake!
Super friendly and timely communication. Perfect alignment in artistic vision. Clio anticipated potential user experience issues with our cake design and had an open and pleasant discussion with us about how to mitigate it. The cake we got was absolutely beautiful and the flavor was so good - light, airy, milky, not overly sweet. Our guests all raved about the cake and left empty plates at the end. 100% recommend
I ordered the Strawberry Milk cake for pick up. I set up a pick up time for two days later. I showed up, got my cake, easy peasy lemon squeezy. Thanks for the seamless experience! The cake itself was BEAUTIFUL, I was so pleased with the arrangement. And unlike other aesthetic cakes I've had in the city, it was also delicious!!! I had a slice after a really big dinner but the cake was moist and easy to gobble up. The strawberry filling was perfect and not too sweet (never had sumac before but it provided the perfect little tart contrast) and the icing was sooo lovely!
Ordered a cake for delivery and the team was so helpful and responsive via their messaging app! They took my inspiration pics / notes and did exactly what I wanted. I ordered a chocolate cake with red bean filling and it was delicious :) definitely want to visit the shop and try some of their other treats
I ordered a Mocha Cake for my birthday and it was delicious and beautiful ! My guests who aren’t even chocolate lovers really enjoyed it. I also ordered it for delivery and it was very promptly on time and there were mo hiccups. I highly recommend this bakery and can’t wait to try other flavors!
TLDR: the best cake we’ve ever had. Incredible flavor and not too sweet. We are now obsessed and planning our next orders!! For our civil ceremony, we ordered the Halloween cookie cake, which had an M&M cookie base, chocolate fudge, dulce de leche filling, brown sugar sponge, and cream top frosting. We knew it would be good, but it surpassed all of our expectations!! The portions were PERFECT! We got the 10” which was perfect for our little wedding party of 25 people with some left over. The florals and the swirl design were sooo GORGEOUS and elegant. And the most important part: IT WAS SO GOOD — great texture with the cookie, the lightest fluffiest sponge, and a cream frosting that wasn’t too sweet. They were also able to fulfill our request for the frosting to be white, so that we could add our own “just married” cake topper!! We had multiple people say this is the best cake they’ve had and where they could get their own personal cake. This was our first time ordering from ByClio and we’re absolutely stunned. My husband and I tried to order it again to enjoy with just the two of us, but sadly it’s just an October special. We’ll be trying out other flavors instead!!
I ordered a cake for my sister’s birthday and I honestly can’t say enough about how delicious it was. Everyone kept talking about it as they were eating—each bite was perfection! The flavor, the texture, everything was just spot on. I would 100% order from them again for our next celebration!
Best cakes I’ve ever had! Moist, dense, with the most decadent cream icing. Gorgeous too and photograph very well. So many unique flavors. The shop is a quiet, sunny place to spend an afternoon and the whole cake orders have never disappointed! I’ve gotten 3 birthday cakes from byClio (the first was off Instagram, before they even had a shop) and always look forward to the next year. So happy to see this business thriving. Cannot recommend more.
We ordered a birthday cake from here and wow, it basically stole the show! Everyone was raving about how fabulous it was and asking where we got it. Plus, the team was super communicative and accommodating. They made it easy to customize flavors and even checked in with me to make sure everything was just right—no sugarcoating needed on the service either!
I ordered a custom cake for a birthday party (almond cake, raspberry filling, whipped cream topping) and it was DELICIOUS! And also so stunning. The cake was a huge hit! I was expecting to have a ton of leftovers and I think we only had a slice or two left (sadly!). I had it delivered and they were on time and the cake was in perfect condition. Highly recommend :)
This is my second time ordering a cake from here and it’s been a wonderful and delicious experience each time! This time, the staff was responsive to my last minute order and accommodating to the flavors and decor I requested. The cake lemon-vanilla cake, with lemon curd, and lemon-honey frosting was a hit with the birthday celebrant and others 🎂🍋🍯🐝
Cake was as beautiful as it was delicious. I love that the cream top is not too sweet. The 6 inch cake served 8 (small slices) and still had about a quarter leftover. Enough for seconds! Also survived a 3 hour drive upstate without incident. Will definitely be ordering from here again as they have so many options :)
My cake was stunningly gorgeous. I never imagined my birthday theme could be so perfectly captured in a cake design, but ByClio exceeded my expectations. It was perfect! For the cake itself, I got the Indian Summer flavor. It was a little dry and helped me discover that I don't enjoy fruit IN cake, so I would love to try another flavor in the future.
My wife and I liked the Thai tea passionfruit cake. The Earl grey cream was delicious but I will say the passionfruit is too strong and overpowers all the other flavors (I had to separate out most of it to taste the rest of the cake) and the cake itself was a bit dry. Otherwise this is a very interesting flavor, just wish the flavors were more balanced
I ordered a cake for a 21st birthday and unfortunately did not receive what I was expecting. The service was great, I cannot complain there, and I was aware they would add their own style, however, I did not think it would have flowers on it for a male 21st birthday cake when the picture I sent for inspiration looked nothing like it. In addition to this the filling was not very nice and overall my family and I were quite disappointed. Coming from Australia to celebrate a birthday, we put a lot of faith into this cake and it did not deliver. I do believe if I were to go into the bakery, I would have a much nicer experience but wouldn’t order a custom cake again. This is what I sent for inspo and this is what we received (after we pulled the flowers off - unfortunately I didn’t get a photo of it before, I was in a big rush to pull them off before he saw).
I ordered a cake for $161 total for Valentine’s day . It’s supposed to be a strawberry milk cake with extra flowers. The sample picture looks very Valentine theme and I just want to add a bit more flower to an already beautiful cake. Instead I got a plain white cake with purple daisies and chrysanthemum (they didn’t even include the strawberry)and the worst is IT SMELLS STRONGLY OF WEED AND CIGARETTES. It’s an open-box delivery because they need to keep the cake box open to protect the flowers , so I couldn’t imagine how gross the cake is sitting in an unsanitary condition . You would think to do an open box food delivery they would at least care about the sanitary condition . When I call them : 1. about the flower and lack of strawberries , their response was you didn’t say what color you want ( who would thought with a sample picture like that + valentine’s day , i would get … well just a white cake with some purple flowers and not even a bit of strawberry to justify the theme ) 2. the smell : they work with a third party and it’s not their fault . ( ummm? You’re a business and it’s your responsibility to check what kind of delivery service you work with ) . Anyway , basically nothing is their fault . the flower and cake decor is my fault and the smell is delivery person’s fault. So in conclusion i got a 161 dollar cake on Valentine’s day that’s too gross to eat. I would have to get a late min cake from another place .
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