Cupcakes near Redmond, WA

“Great experience! The workers there are so friendly and welcoming, they work very efficiently while keeping quality work. Special shout out to one of the workers, Rebecca, she is so kind and was working great even in the chaos of a busy day. The ice cream was great too with a great selection of dairy free ice creams, 100% worth it!“

“The server Justin was the best. He was extremely polite and made sure the food was given on time.“

“Most amazing artistry and delicious product. Michael was a joy to work with, and really made my daughters birthday.“

“I have been looking for a vegan bakery that can do carrot cake since that is my favorite. I ordered the chocolate cake and the carrot cake and bother were excellent. They are very sweet so the small size cake is enough :) The bakery itself is super cute.“

“I did not get a chance to visit but ordered a cake that was custom and special... And wow was I blown away by the quality, the speed of delivery, and the professionalism!! Thank you so much for doing what you do spreading joy and sweetness one cake at a time!!“

“We ordered three cakes on fairly short notice for work celebrations, and each one was fantastic — beautifully personalized designs, perfect layers, bright fruit fillings, and frosting that was smooth, light, and delicious. Highly recommend!“

“The best cakes around! Soooo good!!!!“

“very nice staff and super delicious bundt cakes!“

“This is my absolute favorite bakery in Bellevue! My daughter has had her birthday cakes done by New York Cupcakes before and they always turn out absolutely gorgeous and so delicious. Their cupcakes have the best frosting and they have such a great variety of flavors. This store is so cute, a fun vibe and the staff are always welcoming and so friendly!“

“Amazing service! There was such a long time and only one employee. There gentleman working was super fast but also had conversations with everyone so no one felt rushed. He deserves to be employee of the year with how he managed to be the only employee serving so many people and still managed to smile and make every customer smile!“

“Make sure Matthew is working when you go. Great service, mixes ice cream like a boss. If you're nice enough he may try a trick with the ice cream, I haven't seen it but that's the rumor in the ice cream community. Overall great experience and great ice cream.“

“Ah, Cold Stone Creamery! I don’t know what kind of wizardry they’re doing back there, but Cold Stone ice cream is so creamy. Like, suspiciously creamy. I don’t know how they do it. I assume there’s a guy in the back with a PhD in dairy science just whispering affirmations to the cream. Whatever it is, they’ve earned the “Creamery” in their name. That’s not just branding. That’s a diploma.

Now, the mix-ins get all the press. People love the mix-ins. But I’m here for the base. The foundation. The creamy core. It’s like building a house on a cloud.

This Issaquah location? It’s run entirely by Skyline High School students. I don’t think any of them need to work. They’re just doing it for the love of the game. Like, “Hey, I could be at home playing Fortnite, but I’d rather be here, folding gummy bears into mint chip for a guy who looks like he just woke up from a nap in 1997.” That’s me. I’m that guy.

It’s a teen hangout, but they serve old people like me too. We walked in at 9:50 on a Friday night, ten minutes before closing, and they didn’t even flinch. Just smiled, scooped, and let us loiter like we were paying rent. That’s hospitality. That’s Cold Stone.

There’s a fine line between laziness and genius, and these teens are skating it like pros. Instead of lugging heavy trash bags to the dumpster, one of them just casually rolled over to Fred Meyer, commandeered a shopping cart, and turned it into a mobile waste unit. Is it creative? Absolutely. Is it lazy? Maybe. But it’s also efficient, ergonomic, and kind of brilliant. That’s teenage ingenuity: solving problems with the least amount of effort and the maximum amount of swagger.

I always order something off the menu and then change it so much it becomes a new invention. Like, “I’ll have the Chocolate Devotion, but can you take out the brownies, add marshmallows, swap half the chocolate ice cream for mint, and also make it taste like regret and childhood?” And they just nod. No judgment. No questions. Just vibes.

My wife noticed I had more ice cream than she did, even though we ordered the same size. The server, Ayush, overheard and immediately offered to top hers off. That’s five-star service. That’s Cold Stone diplomacy.

They’ve got the classics like chocolate, vanilla, and mint, but then they hit you with flavors like “Honey Cornbread with Blackberry Jam.” It tasted like a scone that got tenure. And churro flavor? Sure. Why not. It’s November, so of course there’s pumpkin spice. It’s the law.

Anyway, five stars. I’ll be back. Probably tonight. Probably at 9:50.“