Chef
Bobae Choi
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- Portland, Oregon, United States
i. Biography
Bobae Choi works as dessert designer at SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert in Portland, Oregon, United States. In that role, dessert has to do two jobs at once: hold the room visually and land cleanly on the palate. The work sits between cafe service and plated sweets, where composition, timing, and finish matter as much as flavor.
The Climb
Before SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert, Bobae Choi operated similar cute cafes in Arcadia and Cerritos, California until 2017. That kind of floor-and-counter work teaches pace, consistency, and how to keep a space feeling considered day after day. In cafes built around sweetness and presentation, the operator’s job is not only service, but maintenance of mood: keeping the front end polished while the product stays inviting.
Today
At SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert, the dessert designer role places Bobae Choi at the point where a cafe’s identity becomes edible. The title implies more than assembly; it asks for judgment in how a dessert reads before the first bite and how it resolves once it is eaten. Coming out of cafe operations, the work now concentrates that experience into the plate, where look, balance, and guest response all count.
Career - Dessert designer — SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert, Portland, Oregon - Operator of similar cute cafes — Cafes in Arcadia and Cerritos, Arcadia and Cerritos, California (until 2017)
Signature
Bobae Choi's signature dish includes Snow Affogato. As a named dessert, it gives a clear point of reference for the style at work here: a cold, delicate register with enough definition to stand as a marker of the cafe’s sweet program. In trade terms, a signature like this is less about spectacle than repeatable identity.
Recognition
Choi’s public profile remains centered on the dessert designer role at SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert in Portland, Oregon, United States. That kind of recognition is built through consistency rather than volume: the repeated task of making desserts that fit the room, support the cafe, and carry a recognizable house style. It is a reputation formed in daily service, not outside it.
FAQ What is Bobae Choi's current role? As of 2026, Bobae Choi is Dessert designer at SORO SORO Coffee & Dessert.
