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 don’t mean the $7 they charge for a danish. There’s usually a long line at this Eagle Rock patisserie well before they open, which means planning your morning around these baked goods. But if there’s a kouign-amann worth the effort, it’s 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 doesn’t offer much beyond wafer-like crunch. Fondry’s pastries can also be found at sibling coffee shops Kumquat and Loquat—again, 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 don’t let the scarcity deter you—the 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 that’s 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 Fondry’s coffee shop siblings Loquat and Kumquat have some pastries in stock." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox
"On the Eagle Rock–Highland 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
