I was wondering why the pastry I bought there (for the first time last week) was so wonderful and I…read morewas told by a local that they are/were the bakers for the 5 star hotels. Their almond croissants are light and crispy with a filling that is like a butter almond paste. I had the chocolate eclair today and that was excellent! The box they put them in is beautiful and perfect for giving as a gift! Their "couques" with chocolate or raisins are great, too! Since finding them, I've been going daily to buy an after dinner treat. My only disappointments are that they are sometimes sold out of things early in the day (so best to place a request for it the day before) and that they're closed on Mondays!

I came to Maison Barat with hopes of finding a delicious baguette but was highly disappointed…read more Barat is quite famous for their baguettes and various other breads, so I decided to try one. I got a well cooked baguette, and it was not up to par. The flavor of the baguette was good, but the texture wasn't there. The exterior was not a crispy crust, it was very chewy and gummy. It didn't feel well cooked at all. I also got a chocolate bread, and that was amazing! The baguette was €1.40, and the chocolate bread was €1.60. The prices here seemed pretty average to me, so I was happy about that. They had samples of their focaccia as well which was tasty. I highly recommend coming for their chocolate bread, but not for the baguette.

I tried this place out not too long ago, as it's a rather new place and looks really cute. This…read morebeing a "Fine Italian Grocery," you'll find a lot of pasta, balsamic vinegar, pasta/pizza sauce (the fancy kind, of course), plenty of choices for wine as well. They also have some sausage and other meats, homemade limoncello (which I will try one of these days), some nougat, very delicious amaretto dessert cookies, etc. The only thing is that it's VERY expensive, perhaps too expensive for what it is... and when I went there, I was greeted by a woman who didn't seem to be having a very good day (aka no smile, no nice welcome or goodbye or thank you). Perhaps it was because she didn't know how to work the cash register? Either way, I'm planning on trying a few other things here, out of curiosity, but otherwise feel I will buy most of my Italian goods (when I do buy them), elsewhere.