Fondry
Pastry shop · Eagle Rock ·
Flaky croissants, cruffins, danishes, and unique flavors
Flaky croissants, cruffins, danishes, and unique flavors
"The laminated masterpieces at Fondry come at a price, and we donât mean the $7 they charge for a danish. Thereâs usually a long line at this Eagle Rock patisserie well before they open, which means planning your morning around these baked goods. But if thereâs a kouign-amann worth the effort, itâs here. The tender spiraled bun pulls apart like a yarn ball with a gentle tug, and the lightly sugared crust crackles when you sink in your teeth. The rest of the buttery pastries are just as transcendent, though you can skip the flattened croissant, which doesnât offer much beyond wafer-like crunch. Fondryâs pastries can also be found at sibling coffee shops Kumquat and Loquatâagain, just get there early." - brant cox, sylvio martins, arden shore, cathy park
"The founders of Kumquat Coffee and Loquat Coffee opened a Highland Park bakery specializing in croissants. Fondry serves 13 croissant types, including plain, triple chocolate, ham and Gruyere, kouign amann, and a sweet flat version called keu-loong-gi in Korean. Though the lines cant get long, head to either cafe, where the croissants are on full display with a significantly shorter wait time." - Rebecca Roland
"Fondry is only open three days a week (with a three pastry per person limit), but donât let the scarcity deter youâthe plain croissant at this Eagle Rock bakery is what all laminated dough wants to be when it grows up. The blonde, diamond-shaped pastries shatters under the weight of a single fingertip, with a crunchy crust that gives way to big, airy holes and a subtly sweet interior thatâs cobweb-delicate. Arrive early on a weekend morning and round out your order with a kouign amman and pan suisse, or cross your fingers that Fondryâs coffee shop siblings Loquat and Kumquat have some pastries in stock." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox
"On the Eagle RockâHighland Park border Fondry focuses on croissants and laminated goods from founders AJ Kim and Scott Sohn with Ivy Ku as pastry partner, quickly selling out of pain au chocolat and kouign-amann in its early weeks." - Eater Staff
"I wait in line at Fondry, the croissant bakery the Kumquat team opened in April 2024; it still draws hours-long lines and early sell-outs, and its baked goods turn up at Kumquat and the sister shop Loquat on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays." - Rebecca Roland
