Zeva B.
Yelp
AMAZING NEW DESSERT SHOP ALERT!!! AMAZING NEW DESSERT SHOP ALERT!!!
This tiny little tea salon/sweet shop near the Bastille is a glimmering new diamond in the crown of Parisian pastries. The owner, a former technician at Bouygues, quit his job several years back to pursue his passion for Algerian pastries by heading down to his motherland to learn with the best. The result? A cross between Pierre Hermé and les Bagues de Kenza, aka gorgeous traditional pastries made with original (yet insanely successful) flavor combinations, such as rosemary and olive oil, spicy pepper and pistachio, jasmine and nutmeg.
Each delicate pastry is the original brainchild of the pastry chef, who is also the friendly man behind the counter, so you can ask him as many questions as you like about the tasty gems before ordering to stay or to go. Unlike most "luxury" pastries, these are extremely reasonably priced (1€-2€ per piece), so you can really let your taste buds go wild without breaking your budget.
In addition to the sweets there are also some savory pies that I'm dying to try the next time I visit.
Will Diamande's experimental Algerian pastries replace macarons as the most coveted sweet treats in town? I'm voting: OUI!!