Three new bakeries and cafes opened in Ardmore and Bryn Mawr between June and August, adding dessert and breakfast options to the Main Line corridor.

Half A While, a bakery and tea lounge, opened at 22 W. Lancaster Ave. in Ardmore, taking over the former Kung Fu Tea storefront. Mango Mango, an Asian-inspired dessert chain, launched at 38 Greenfield Ave. in Ardmore on July 31.

The Buttery, a scratch-kitchen bakery and café, opened its third location at 836 W. Lancaster Ave. in Bryn Mawr in June. All three are now open.

Half A While: reduced-sugar cakes and cold-brewed teas

Husband-and-wife owners Leo Wei and Haley He spent years planning to open their own shop before acquiring the Kung Fu Tea space, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The name carries a double meaning: "Half" reflects the couple's goal of using about half the sugar found in traditional bubble tea and crepe cake, while "While" signals their hope that customers will linger.

"That is our intention, to be more healthy," Wei told the Inquirer.

The menu features handmade crepe and tiramisu cakes, cold-brewed leaf teas in flavors like passion fruit and brown sugar, and savory buns filled with taro, minced pork and sausage. Half A While was in a soft-opening phase through late August or early September, open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays.

Mango Mango: chain's sixth Philly-area location

Mango Mango's Ardmore outpost is the chain's sixth location in the Philadelphia area, joining spots in Chinatown, University City, Oxford Circle, Berwyn and Cherry Hill. The chain, founded in New York City's Chinatown in 2013, now operates more than 50 locations across 15 states, according to its website.

The dessert shop was named the nation's second-best dessert chain by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, Patch reported. Its menu includes crepe cakes, smoothies, sago, ice cream sundaes, fruit teas and mango-themed desserts. The café is open noon to 10 p.m. daily.

The Harriton Banner, the student newspaper at Harriton High School, noted that Harriton students work at the Ardmore location.

The Buttery: scratch kitchen with local sourcing

John and Silenia Rhoads, the husband-and-wife owners behind The Buttery, chose Bryn Mawr for their third location after opening in Malvern in 2015 and later adding a bakehouse in Norristown. John Rhoads, who grew up in Devon and lives in Paoli, told the Inquirer that the bakehouse "enabled us to set our sights on more."

The 82-seat café occupies the former Kindred Collective space and features communal tables, corner booths and scattered two- and four-tops. The kitchen mills its own flour from local grain and buys eggs from Highspire Hills Farm in Glenmoore. The menu covers breakfast and lunch: bagels, quiches, sandwiches, tartines, salads and Passenger coffee.

The Buttery Bryn Mawr is open daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with kitchen service until 3 p.m. The Rhoadses have said they hope to add dinner service in fall or winter 2026 and plan to open a Northern Liberties location later in 2026.