Mon Paris Patissiere French inspired bakery has just opened in Burnaby just across from the Metrotown skytrain station on Beresford. The chef was trained in France and it shows with the complexity and beauty of her chosen desserts.
On a snowy Burnaby day I ventured out to Mon Paris Patissiere after discovering it on Instagram. The photos looked beautiful and I wanted to try it. I ordered ginger fresh tea $2.50 to help me recover from my cold and a Passionata dessert $6 because it sounded so delightful and I wanted a lighter dessert. From Mon Paris Patiessere website:
"Passionata - Biscuit Madelaine with honey and raw sugar, mango brunoise, and passion fruit mousse."
It is a quaint cafe with a four tables inside. When I first arrived it was empty and I had the luxury of choosing a table and taking photos of the beautiful dessert and getting a refill of the soothing ginger fresh tea quietly. When I left all the tables were full and customers had come through the little bakery. Good to see for a newly opened bakery in Burnaby!
Mon Paris Patissiere is lovely and I know that I'll be returning to taste more delightful desserts that's on their menu.
Mon Paris Paitssiere Menu
Cartems Donuterie specializes in donuts and has some coffee drinks to accompany the donuts. Pictured above are the Blood Orange donut and the London Fog Stuffie (yes that is a donut stuffed with creamy goodness). WOW! The was a nice little donut shop downtown and their donuts sure are tasty! They also are more expensive than Tim Horton's but it is worth it for a treat or a coffee date. They have unique flavors and even better for your friends who are gluten free. They have half a dozen gluten free donuts to try. I've heard that if you don't go there early enough they can sell out however we went in the morning at 11am and all of the options were readily available.
Check them out: Cartems Donuterie
Platform 7 is not your regular brand name coffee shop. Instead when I first walked in, I thought I was taken to London England and brought into the Harry Potter set. The decor is that of a train station and it is mesmerizing. Then the menu is amazingly difficult to follow because there are so many different choices. I decided to try something new and ordered a Shakerato.
It was an elegant iced drink served in a martini glass. It was essentially a coffee cocktail. A shot of espresso chilled and shaken with ice and I think they mentioned there was a fruit mix but I'm not sure. lounge. The coffee cocktail did give me a bit of a buzz. Platform 7 had almost like a lounge feeling. London England train station to be more exact. A few times, I had to double check and say "Is this not Harry Potter?" "No, that's Platform 9 and 3/4".
Either way, it's worth checking out: Platform 7 Website
Mon Paris Patissiere French inspired bakery has just opened in Burnaby just across from the Metrotown skytrain station on Beresford. The chef was trained in France and it shows with the complexity and beauty of her chosen desserts. 
