3/5 Lucas A. 9 months ago on Google
This
might
be
the
most
authentic
Parisienne
experience
in
Florida,
for
better
and
for
worse.
The
pastries
are
exceptional,
and
the
plain
butter
croissant
–
the
barometer
for
every
bakery
–
is
not
only
on
par
with
the
best
I
have
had
in
this
state
(the
other
goes
to
Croissant
Gourmet
on
Winter
Park,
concocted
by
an
ancient
Parisian
chef
refusing
to
retire);
but
is
a
bite
of
hiraeth
to
the
best
croissants
in
Zurich
or
Bern
or
Lyon.
Not
everything
is
a
hit:
the
lemon
tart,
for
one,
at
an
eye-rolling
$8,
is
dominated
by
overpowering
meringue
with
enough
sugar
to
kill
the
dead;
but
in
a
community
dominated
by
the
elderly,
it
is
sure
to
compensate
for
tastebuds
long
resting
in
peace.
The
prices
and
atmosphere
Parisian,
too.
While
a
butter
croissant
will
hardly
be
felt
at
some
$3.50,
the
'Supreme'
–
effectively
a
basic
croissant
wheel
but
a
novelty
for
those
living
in
this
pocket
unaware
of
the
outside
world
–
will
send
you
back
an
absurd
$9.
This
when
the
likes
of
Aioli's
finest
pastries
won't
really
top
$5
–
much
like
Bachour,
True
Loaf,
Zak
The
Baker,
My
French
Café,
Buttermilk,
OfKors,
and
the
list
goes
on;
roughly
the
standard
throughout
the
state.
You
are
talking
about
nearly
doubled
prices
from
those
of
Dominique
Ansel,
and
touching
Brenda
Villacorta territory.
But
the
French
will
oft
be
the
French.
Reminiscent
of
Cote
France
in
Boca
or
Tony's
Off
Third
in
Naples,
with
unjustifiable,
lavish
prices
sensible
only
for
the
lazy
or
unedified.
As
you
order
your
whiff
of
the
Alps
or
the
Champs-Élysées
in
this
dimmer
setting,
you
are
treated
to
understatedly
pushy
snooty
snobism.
As
hungry
as
you
are
for
their
top-tier
goods,
they
are
hungry
for
yours.
This
is
not
the
place
to
be
coddled
and
showered
with
love.
This
is
the
place
to
be
transported
to
holistic
Paris,
in
all
its
glories
and
temperaments.
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