While I was visiting Canada I felt like a Princess. My Princess adventures were not complete without satisfying my soft spot for cute pastries. With the culinary influences from France, I definitely wanted cute French pastries to sweeten my trip. I found Amadeus Patisserie through Yelp and it was beyond what I was looking for in a pastry shop. Even the Toronto Star raves that Amadeus Patisserie is "the best pastry shop in Toronto."
This quaint little patisserie was brightly lit with a decent amount of tables if you wished to enjoy your sweet treats here. They had coffee, macaroons, little cakes and of course big cakes too. My attention immediately gravitated towards their little cakes so I could try a little bit of everything. The variety they offered had unique flavor profiles and unlike the pastries I have commonly seen back in the LA-area. With the help of their friendly workers I narrows my selection down to 4 choices that were either flavors I loved or popular selections from their other customers. I ended up getting:
- Strawberry Shortcake ($6.50 CAD) - A much fancier version of a strawberry shortcake.
- Le Roche ($6.95 CAD) - Plays on the flavors profiles of the loved Ferrero Roche: chocolate, hazelnut and wafers in cake form.
- Temptation ($6.50 CAD) - Delicious chocolate exterior with a creamy coffee mousse center.
- Pavlova ($6.50 CAD) - My favorite and the most unique out of my selection. Meringue base with a raspberry center, lemon zest and cream topping.
All of these desserts were beautifully and thoughtfully composed. Every aspect of the consistency and presentation was on point. Every bite was light, playful and tantalizing for my taste buds. My heart flutters in quite the whimsical beat while I reminisce these delightful goodies. I promise these desserts were just as delicious and graceful as they look. The culinary execution of these desserts are among the finest! My compliments to the pastry chef! I especially like how these French pastries were expressively sweet enough to be a dessert without being overly sweet. They pair well with a nice cup of tea or coffee.
I had a sweet sweet trip to Toronto and Amadeus Patisserie really made my trip even sweeter. These desserts are worthy of royalty ;) I highly recommend Amadeus Patisserie if you find yourself lucky enough to be in the Toronto area.