This charming, family-owned café in Houston whips up delightful French and American pastries, featuring everything from buttery croissants to rich cakes and flaky quiches in a cozy, inviting atmosphere.
"This long-running cafe serves up breakfast, lunch, and delightful snacks in the form of baguettes, croissants, pastries, cookies, and everything in between, Try its flaky and golden quiches, which come brimming with gooey Swiss cheese, or its thumbprint cookies and cinnamon crunch rolls if you have a sweet tooth. The tarts, coffee cakes, and eclairs are what transform the bakery into a full-fledged patisserie." - Brittany Britto Garley
"This historic Houston bakery has been serving locals since 1973, and it’s still going strong today. Don’t miss the French mocha rum cake made from layers of rum-brushed sponge cake, coffee buttercream, and pecans, or any of the éclairs and fruit tarts. French Gourmet Bakery offers catering, too, allowing you to have an epic spread on your own home turf." - Brittany Britto Garley
"This long-running cafe serves up breakfast, lunch, and delightful snacks in the form of baguettes, croissants, pastries, cookies, and everything in between, Try its flaky and golden quiches, which come brimming with gooey Swiss cheese, or its thumbprint cookies and cinnamon crunch rolls if you have a sweet tooth. The tarts, coffee cakes, and eclairs are what transform the bakery into a full-fledged patisserie." - Brittany Britto Garley, Sean Hekmat
"French Gourmet opened in 1973 on the edge of River Oaks and Montrose. The full-service French bakery has pastry cases full of chocolate-laced eclairs, whimsically iced sugar cookies that look like massive gingerbread men, as well as multiple croissants that leave hands pleasantly slick with a sheen of butter. Savory loaves and baguettes are also available, the latter of which you might see someone ripping into immediately upon exiting. " - gianni greene, chelsea thomas, julie takahashi
"There are two difficult tasks to accomplish at French Gourmet. The first one is getting into the steep, tiny parking lot. The second is figuring out what to order from the multitude of whimsically-iced sugar cookies, and trays of rich dark chocolate fudge, and croissants so butter-laden just touching one substitute as a moisturizer. The French bakery opened in 1973 on the edge of River Oaks and Montrose. Early morning office-goers are grabbing a dozen eclairs or almond croissants while custom cake orders are trotted out from behind the pastry case. And on any given day, someone is probably walking out with a massive baguette in one hand while the other rips off hunks of bread, all before they even make it to the car." - Chelsea Thomas
