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| - Dropped in here on a Saturday morning, hoping to introduce my partner to the almond doughnut I loved so much on my last visit. They didn't have that one, but we didn't leave empty-handed, and picked out a trio of baked goodies to go. I love that they display the baked wares on plates and trays along the bar. It makes it easy to choose -- and hard to resist choosing them all. There are savories on the bar, too, like croissant sandwiches with smoked salmon or jamón.
Back to the pastries. We got that day's special doughnut - chocolate with candied orange - as well as a pistachio cream-filled creation with lemon glaze, AND a rhubarb tart. IMO, this is the only place in town that gets doughnuts really really really really right (the dough should be a bit greasy), and the chocolate candied orange combination was truly outstanding. (I'm not really a fan of candied orange or the choco-orange blend, and this was just a star match, perfectly balanced textures and tastes.) The other two were stand-outs too, beautifully put together.
In short: Raval's pastry-making, ingredients and ideas are in a class of their own.
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