Kouing Amann Bakery
Pastry shop · Saint-Louis ·
Signature Breton butter cake, buttery croissants, and French pastries
Signature Breton butter cake, buttery croissants, and French pastries
"Take a deep breath when you step into Au Kouign Amman—the smell of butter (and lots of it) has filled this minuscule shopfront in the Plateau for over 35 years. The production kitchen for kouign amman and the house croissant is just feet away from the counter, and you can watch the pâtissiers laminate the layers of this Bretagne specialty that’s so popular, lines sometimes go out the door. There’s a few tiny tables here if you want to eat one of these freshly made dense, flaky orbs on the spot." - ivy lerner frank
"Take a deep breath when you step into Au Kouign Amman—the smell of butter (and lots of it) has filled this minuscule shopfront in the Plateau for over 35 years. The production kitchen for kouign amman and the house croissant is just feet away from the counter, and you can watch the pâtissiers laminate the layers of this Bretagne specialty that’s so popular, lines sometimes go out the door. There’s a few tiny tables here if you want to eat one of these freshly made dense, flaky orbs on the spot." - Ivy Lerner-Frank
"Considered the city’s most iconic place for kouign amann, Au Kouign Amann is the benchmark on Mont‑Royal Avenue just west of Saint‑Denis." - Valerie Silva
"Montreal is an exceptional pastry city, and there are countless places to get great croissants, mille-feuilles, and more. But in one category, this Plateau bakery reigns supreme — the buttery and slightly sticky Breton pastry in its name, the kouign-amann." - Valerie Silva
"Normandy-trained patissier Nicholas Henri keeps a minuscule menu, laser-focused on churning out the city’s finest kouign-amann. Roughly translating to “butter cake,” the house specialty can be described as slightly caramelized croissants doubled over on themselves. Oh, and their croissants — at just $1.65 each — are also among the city’s best." - Daniel Bromberg