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| - An outing to Patisserie La Cigogne is kind of like starring in your own Woody Allen movie, if only for a few moments out of your day.
Crossing the threshold from Danforth & Monarch Park (home to Sarah's Pub, as well) and into the bakery/cafe is how I imagine temporarily stepping into Paris might be. All of the staff are French-speaking and, for some reason, many of the patrons are as well. I wasn't aware of the volume of Francophones in this part of my neighbourhood but they exist and they all hang out at Patisserie La Cigogne.
Fantastic chocolate croissants, butter croissants, danishes, baguettes. Really, everything is good. Pricing is a bit steep, but you simply cannot prepare the integrity of a handmade (by Parisians, no less) baked good from this place to one from the Tim Horton's a few blocks away. And while there's no doubt that Tim's will do in a pinch, Patisserie La Cigogne is a fantastic way to treat yourself, a perfect cafe setting to relax or enjoy a nice brunch and a place where you can bring your kids.
What you can't bring, however, is your kids' stroller. Don't even try. Sadly this location is not very accessible and thank goodness the offering are calorie dense, because once you've hefted your kid out of their stroller and up the big step into the bakery, you've worked up a sufficient hunger. Or at least that's what I tell myself when I order two pastries (for me) and eat them (on the way home).
A bit pricey, not too accessible, but fantastic fresh foods on offer.
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