Praliné
203 Belmont St, Belmont, MA
Crema's Take
“This intimate French-inspired café transports you to a Parisian side street with genuinely excellent pastries—think kouign amanns that actually live up to the hype and croissants featuring imported French flour—paired with thoughtful specialty drinks like lavender lavender lavender that feel both humble and unique rather than precious. It's the kind of slow sit spot where regulars linger over their coffee and the pastry case presents a genuinely difficult choice, and while prices reflect the care taken in execution, most visitors find the experience worth it.”
What to expect
Specialty coffee. Slow-sit spot. Pastries and light food on the menu.
Google Reviews
Was better before. Now crazy prices and weird ideas like putting a hard chocolate layer on top on the pastry, such that you can't take a piece without crushing everything into mush. And if you try to remove the hard layer, it removes the soft shiny layer. So disappointing...
This place is the best! They import the flour from France and I can eat every single thing I want. The lavender flavor they use is amazing and my slow day go to. So yummy. Also the ham and cheese croissant is tops. I bring the croissants to people who I really like.
Each visit has made me truly fall in love with this tiny little spot that ports you back to the side streets of France. I don’t find it pretentious; rather, I find it humble and unique in the way it serves up phenomenal pastries that tickle every single corner of your palate.…
Its tough, nigh impossible for a kouign amann to be this good! They even look like a kouign amann. (I'm looking at you Tatte) Finely executed array of patisseries on display make difficult decisions more gloriously painful. Coffee with delicate flavors from drip - an…
All the reviews speak for themselves—this place is amazing! Great food, great service, and, you guessed it, a great vibe. Following recommendations from the server, we tried the raspberry croissant, plain croissant, tea, and cappuccino (not pictured)—all made to perfection. The…
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