L’Avenue Boulangerie

Croissant

Properly laminated with visible, shatter-worthy layers and a honeyed butter flavour that coats the back of the palate

Pain au Chocolat

Dense, dark chocolate filling wrapped in the same quality laminated dough as the croissant — not cloyingly sweet

Baguette

Crackly crust with a chewy open crumb — baked to a proper dark colour, not the pallid beige most Toronto spots pass off as French bread

Fruit Tart

Seasonal fruit on a crisp pâte sucrée shell with pastry cream — a reliable read on the kitchen's precision