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| - Patrice Patissier is exactly what I've always wanted from a pastry shop. Treading the fine line between rustic and modern, mostly wood with big windows and beautiful touches everywhere, it's as calming an environment as any spa - we're just missing the sound of a gentle waterfall.
All this before I even got my coffee, which was just perfect, with a good hit of acidity but no trace of bitterness, and didn't need a drop of sugar. My sweet tooth got its fix from a crunchy/soft kouign-amann, which rivals the one from the Mont Royal bakery that specializes in this pastry. My husband had a Croque Monsieur oozing with Gruyere and the most delicious ham on Hof Kelsten bread... Seriously... Patrice knows what's up.
They even have a bright, warm, open kitchen space just past the dining room where they give pastry lessons, and if you're going to take lessons from anyone, you'd be hard pressed to find people who know pastry better than these guys.
Just... Wow.
Oh, and not that it matters much, because with this much goodness I would literally have paid almost anything... But the prices are totally reasonable.
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