This Pastry Shop is located at: 322 Avenue De Mont-Royal Est, Montreal, QC, 514-845-8813.
Kouign-Amann after which the pastry shop is named is a Round Crusty Breton Cake, made with a bread like dough, the dough is layered, sugar is sprinkled between each layer and the cake is baked until it rises and puffs. Kouign means Cake and Amann means butter. The pastry is a specialty of the town Douarnenez in Finistere.
Rest assured you'll find a lot more then this pastry at this quaint bakery.
We discovered the bakery about 1 year ago on one of our many walks, it was a rainy day, yet the miniscule joint that seats 6 people, was teaming. A lineup of 8 people stretched to the door, and as one customer was served they were quickly replaced by another walking in. I had a good feeling.
The counters filled with quiche's, croissants, chocolatines, turnovers and fruit filled clafoutis. The selection was too much for me to handle, especially with the scents emanating from the ovens. We decided on quiche and soup, and wow. They were absolutely incredible, I mean you can taste the butter, and the richness in flavor was incredible. however this joints secret came after our lunch, a chocolate croissant, fresh from the oven, still warm, was in my most humble opinion the best I have ever had. Layer after layer of buttery crispy dough, filled with baker's chocolate, left me wanting to order another dozen, too bad they only accept cash or maybe that's not a bad thing :)
You can't go wrong, if you're looking for a quick lunch or snack, and an unbeatable croissant head down to Kouign-Amann, you won't be dissapointed.
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