Florentin Bakery

I just had my first sambusac at Florentin Bakery & Café in Fort Lauderdale and I now understand why people write poetry, fall in love, and occasionally start wars over baked goods. Picture this: warm, golden dough… and inside? Not just cheese a trio of feta, mozzarella, and ricotta, all melting together like they’ve been waiting their whole lives to meet. I took one bite and my whole body basically went: “Shhh… shhh… don’t talk. Let me experience this.” And if you’re kosher and chalav Yisrael, this is not just a treat, it’s a rare event. The kind of thing you text your friends about, in all caps. The vibe of the place? Modern. Israeli. Easygoing. Feels like someone transplanted a little corner of Tel Aviv, gave it better parking, and decided to feed all of us who’ve been emotionally neglected by North American baked goods. So yes… Florentin gets a full-on glowing review from me. This is a special experience.

The ambiance was cozy and welcoming, with charming decor and a relaxed vibe that made it easy to enjoy the meal. The staff was friendly and attentive, which added to the positive experience. If you're in the Hollywood area and love fresh pastries and a good breakfast, Florentin Bakery is definitely worth a visit! 🍳🍞🌿

Finally made the trek to visit this place after discovering it months ago. I have to say it was absolutely worth the wait and miles! Food was delicious, possibly the best Israeli bakery I’ve tried in South Florida! Small place and very busy around lunch time but well worth the wait.

Amazing restaurant!! I googled brunch place near me I was SOOO happy Google brought me there! Nice surprise! We went from Miami to Tel Aviv in a hard beat! And even found familiar faces from back home! The food and experience was out of this world !

If I wanted a piece of Tel Aviv here in my backyard that's where I would go. Let's start with the vibe, super elegant and charming. Definitely a place to have a business meeting or take a date out to. Right of the start the decor gives you a sense of downtown hidden garden where every breakfast or lunch should take place. A real picnic. Service was great, attentive, smiling, nice, and responsive. Food, oh boy, incredible! The sambusak is incredible no matter what you put in it. It took some time to come to the table, not too long, but then I realized it's made on the spot in a pizza oven, so yes, makes sense. I have no problem waiting for my food if I know it's done fresh on the spot. Even the condiments were great. Price was perfect, just what you would expect. And hey, no stupid service fee here so you should for sure come support this place. Good job, keep it up, and make sure the quality stays high.

I wanted to have a breakfast here, but mistakenly went to a wrong place. However I came to try their croissants that I took to go. OG, so good. Cheesecake danish and almond croissants were so fresh, crispy yet very delicious! Looking forward to come back and try their food. The vibe seems very attractive.

We came looking for Italian panini..and we found out this amazing place!! There is so much variety, everything so fresh and tasty. The staff is very friendly and extremely helpful! The decoration is natural and super cute. Definitely coming back to try different plates!!

We really loved the pastries at Florentin! My kids devoured the chocolate croissants, cinnamon rolls, and chocolate rugelach. The butter croissants were big, light, and perfectly flaky. The standout for us was the guava and cheese pastry — hands down the best we’ve ever had. It was so good I went back three days in a row hoping to get it again! My only complaint is that the pastry selection seems limited earlier in the morning. When we visited before 9am, there were fewer options available, but after 10am there was a much larger variety (including that amazing guava pastry). Still, it was worth going back to try. The staff was always kind and welcoming. There was one girl in particular who always greeted me with a smile and a warm “hi” every time I walked in. I wish I had gotten her name — she answered my questions, was so friendly, and truly made the experience even better. The bakery itself is beautiful — clean, with both indoor and outdoor seating. If I lived in Fort Lauderdale, I’d be here all the time. Highly recommend!

I recently visited Florentin bakery for the first time after finding it on a whim on Apple Maps and loved it! I had the Shakshuka, which is very decently sized and accompanied by slices of sourdough bread, tomato cucumber salad, olives, and tahini. My friend had the shakshuka pretzel and really enjoyed her meal as well. All of the food came out quickly. I also had a zaatar feta pastry, which was my favorite item of the visit - I ended up ordering more to take home! All of the food was so flavorful and reasonably priced for the portion sizes and quality. The seating inside was very pretty and well decorated. There is also seating available outside.

The vibe is super elegant and charming--definitely the kind of place you'd bring a date or even host a business meeting. From the moment you walk in, the décor makes you feel like you've stumbled into a hidden downtown garden, the perfect setting for breakfast or lunch. A real picnic atmosphere. The service? Fantastic. Attentive, smiling, responsive--exactly what you hope for. And the food--oh boy! Absolutely incredible. The sambusak is a must-try, no matter what filling you choose. It did take a little while to come out, but once I saw it was made fresh in a pizza oven, it all made sense. Honestly, I'll gladly wait for food that's cooked to order. Even the condiments were delicious and clearly thought through. Pricing was right on point--exactly what you'd expect for the quality. And best of all, no silly service fee tacked on. That alone deserves support. Great job to the team--keep it up and make sure the quality always stays this high.

Nice quiet ambiance. Baked goods looks appetizing. The guy was very friendly. One lady seemed rough around the edges the way she handled my food and the other young lady was brushing her hair. Neither looked willing to help customers ordering. The pizza stick was great. The croissants were very light and fluffy. The almond croissant was warm and delicious. This place is cashless but no receipt was given. I'm not sure how they came up with the pricing. I will probably not return again. There are other kosher bakeries close by that have a better staff. That's my real turn off with this place as 2 of the 3 were not good.

Several times a week I drive by this plaza and notice a kosher bakery slammed with cutomers sitting in the outside patio. Today, I was in the area and had to try this bakery. The parking lot was tight but it was very busy at 930am. The inside was super modern and also extremely busy with plenty of staff. The pastries were huge and the chocolate croissants really looked good so I bought one for $2.60 and sat outside on the patio. The chocolate was moist and the exterior was perfectly flaky. The bathroom was very clean with wooden flooring and a white vessel sink. I will return for a coffee and an apple almond strudel.

A little gem in our neighborhood- all the pastries I have tried have been great. The place is beautiful and the two ladies are sweethearts. They always greet you with a smile! I am planning to go and have breakfast because I have always gone and picked up pastries.

I purchased a voucher from Too Good To Go which allows you to purchase food that would go unsold at the end of the day. I've never been to this bakery, but thought I would try it. The pastries and food are AMAZING! The chocolate croissants, the mushroom and onion pastries--all of the food was delicious! I will definitely return to try their delicious sandwiches and brunch options.

Small and nicely designed bakery with seating mostly outside, Awesome service and attitude, with great baked goods. My shakshuka however was badly overcooked, which made it extremely salty.

I'll update this review after a return visit in the near future, hopefully with a higher rating, since it's now my neighborhood bakery/cafe and I can see myself spending much time here. For now, though, I'll say that my initial visit left me wanting more. I came mid-afternoon on a Sunday, and the place was very busy. This is a good sign, of course, but the staff didn't seem able to keep up with the patronage and seemed a little harried and unfriendly. Also, the tables weren't clean, and they were out of two-thirds of their baked goods. So, not a great first impression, but I'm hoping I just caught them on a bad day...

Great place for breakfast and brunch The service is great The atmosphere is amazing

truly feels like you're in israel here!! just the best 10/10. the food looks like it's right out of an israeli street bakery. service is so nice, everyone speaking hebrew. the decor and ambiance really set the mood. it's cozy and fun.

I have been on the hunt for the best bakery and croissants in this area since moving near by. When I saw the reviews I was so excited. My boyfriend and I were greeted by the baristas and helped out by a brunette who explained to us how the purchasing the pastries worked. It's by weight I believe $2.99 /lbs and some where sold individually. We ordered a almond, chocolate, potato bourekas, chocolate rugelach, ricotta pastry and a black olive and ricotta stick. We also ordered a hot oat milk latte. The first girl was lovely and friendly while our cashier was a guy with cool glasses who was a bit standoffish and not welcoming. The pastries were okay. The standouts must haves would be the ricotta pastry and the black olive stick. We really enjoyed the flakiness the buttery ness and the flavor overall. It was delicious! The remainder of the pastries were a bit sad and lacking in flavor. The almond was so bland it hurt. The potato was actually okay it just needed more seasoning and I wish it was warmed up! Overall the aesthetic was really welcoming and beautiful but the pastries weren't hitting the right vibe.

The breakfast was delicious They were very sweet and served with smile They have very nice music calm and lovely High recommend

Amazing food and baked goods! Everything is delicious and the employees are so nice and welcoming, highly recommend :)

Amazing!!! The food is delicious and lots of things were really healthy. The salad I ordered was so refreshing and good.

This is a bakery with a salad bar. This is my first time here. I personally can't pass a bakery without feeling the guilt of not trying it and so I stopped by. As I first walked in, the eye sight can't help to move to the long display counter located to the right. It is packaged with interesting goodies. Some I that i have never tried or seen before but must try. I noticed a large open window towards the back. You can see the other side of the bakery. Its where the magic happens. I was told. It's the area where they freshly make or bake the yummy things here. It must be so cool to see them baking. I pointed to things and before I noticed I walked out with three bags. I will be back to try the other things soon. That is a fact. I got the chocolate rugelach. It tasted like dark chocolate. It also had an interesting after taste. To me it tasted almost like a liquor. It was good and I liked it. It defenetly was a diferent then the other rugelach I had in the past. I tried cheese triangles. The crust was exelent. It tasted just made. It was nice and flaky. The cheese tasted good and I good portion. My favorite thing was a spiral like round pastry. It was not a sweet thing. It looked like a cinnamon bun. It tasted like a good pizza sauce. That was very good. I bought a baklava. It was delicious. It had plenty of syrup and tasted fresh. I also bought three other things in the baklava similar family, I think. I liked it all. It was sweet and good. I was later told by someone that this particular bakery uses authentic spices from I don't remember where and so that is the reason why the bake goods taste diferent and way they do. Keep it up. Your staff taste great. They have at the entrance container of dry cookies and behind the counter by the checkout more sweets. The staff was friendly. The service was fast. Everything looked good. The bakery was nice and clean. This place has an outdoors sitting area also.

I ordered a salad with a side of tuna. They charged me $6 for literally a scoop of tuna. Absolutely ridiculous

I love coming here. I have tried the chocolate rugalech, vanilla rolls, potato, cheese, pizza bourekas with tasty tomato dipping sauce. You can't go wrong with anything you choose. The pastries are always freshly baked. The service is great and they make you feel like family here.

Very good bakery, sandwiches and fresh orange juice. Excellent service with timely food delivery. Comfortable setting inside and outside.

Wow....what an amazing bakery. I ordered the Cheese boureka, Mushroom boureka, Apple strudel, Blueberry cheese strudel, Baklava and Pecan pastry. It is sold by the pound but the pastries are small so you can get a great selection without breaking the bank. I loved having both the sweet and the savory. Parking is tight but it is worth the wait!

One of the must place to go !!! The food is very tasty, the place is very clean and the service is the best!! Try the burecas is perfect

Never got to taste the food because I never got acknowledged...twice Seems like they have customer preference. Myself and another gentleman both walked out. He was thinking the same thing.

Not sure where the disconnect is occurring. You place a delivery order and they forget to pack 1/2 the items and what they do send is not what you ordered. Stop being greedy and just cancel the delivery order. The prices are sky high and you can't even get a delivery order correct. Wish I could leave less than a star..... you won't be around much longer than Redhook was.

Red Hook Bakers is a kosher/parve bakery in Hollywood. The bakery is bigger on the inside then what the outside leads you to believe. They've got two or three (partially covered) tables outside & about four/five tables inside. They have a nice modern industrial decor. It's clean, organized & the staff is helpful & friendly. The day I visited the bakery, they had a variety of mini pastries, croissants & breads. They also had a few varieties of (whole) cakes in their refrigerated case. I decided on a box of two mini apple, two mini vanilla custard, two mini cinnamon swirl pastries & two mini croissants. The box of pastries came out to $6 with tax. The pastries & croissants were delightful. The dough on the pastries was soft & fluffy and the fillings were delicious. I only wish their was more of it. The croissants were flaky on the outside & soft on the inside. The mini assorted pastries are only $6.99lb. Completely reasonable & totally worth it. Enjoyable pastries good for anytime of day (breakfast, afternoon coffee/tea, as a snack or an after dinner slightly sweet treat).

So happy to find this cute bakery! Both dairy and parve goodies. Our server Joel was excellent and patient with us as we made our selections of all the yummy pastries available as well as hot or cold coffees.

Hands down, the best bagel I have ever had. The pastries looked delectable, but my husband and I were on a mission to get a bagel and coffee before our journey to The Keys. We winced a bit when we saw that a bagel with cream cheese also came with mozzarella, but we were eating our words with every bite of the greatest bagel on the planet. The giant bagel came on a small pizza pan. It was light and crispy, with the gooey cream cheese and melted moz giving it a layer dimension and depth. Delicious!

I was looking for a Bakery to eat some sweets and pastry and I came across this one. Let me tell you that it was an awesome experience. As soon as I arrived I was greeted and helped immediately. I even got to try some pastries as I was undecided of what to get. The guy who was in the front was super patient and very polite. He recommended me some pastries and I even took a pizza to go. I recommend this place 100% for its awesome customer service and great selection of treats. I will go back soon!

It's a very nice Jewish bakery! Staffs are friendly and helpful and they import most of the famous sweeties from overseas! But they also providing their yummy items. They bakeries are base on the weight/pound $7 so you don't pay per item except for coffee or cakes!

Been here a few times and love the quality of pastries available! Israeli bakery that has lots of different options. The orange juice is also really delicious and fresh. I haven't been able to try everything on the menu but I love the chocolate croissants and the different cheese borekas. Not much of a place to sit down in, but there are a few seats for small groups of people.

Came from NYC, family of 5 on a Friday 2 hours before closing... we were a bit disappointed. The owner, Moshe, accommodated us with all our desires. Quick service and excellent food. We decided to come again before our flight back. Highly recommend. Thank me later

Food was amazing and service was very good. The pesto was the best I've had in a while.

I don't know... I was really excited to get pastries from here bc carbs are my favorite HAHA I ordered like 5 different things didn't like the flavor of so many of the things I got ... everything tasted off and were way too little The place was nice and clean and organized but nothing impressing

I always like the feeling of walking into a bakery with the sweet smells, waiting for your ticket to be called, friendly counter help and walking out with a white box of fresh treats with a nicely tied string. It seems to me small independent bakeries are decreasing nowadays due to the big supermarkets. I absolutely love finding these authentic bakeries like Red Hook; whether they are Cuban, Jewish, Italian, French, etc. My sweet tooth is definitely multi culti. I spoke with the Red Hook bakery staff and they get their ingredients directly from Israel. They make all sorts of Kosher goodies from rugelach to cookies to breads to bobka. I think their price point is fair, most items are weighed and you pay for what you get. I really loved the cookies, they are super fresh and delicious. Some unique items have halvah (toasted sesame seed paste) in the cookies. I have never seen that before, but went great with the chocolate. Another new one for me, a Jerusalem style bagel. It was huge, had a touch of sweetness and toasted sesame seeds. They also have a full coffee bar, will try that next time. They make special items only on Fridays - fresh challah and bobka. It's their busiest day and they go fast. Thanks Red Hook!

They are faking their reviews. I stopped by in and the refuse to let me make my order due to my appearance of tattoos and that I'm Asian. Only saying this because other customers who came in were white and Jewish. They treated so well and with the upmost respect but for me they were very impatient with me when it came to my turn. Horrible environment. Their employees does not look happy there either.

Euro wife approved the pastries and coffee as wonderful and she is not easy to please:) parking is back is best move

I have to tell ya that I am not impressed. My friend brought me an asst of mini danish since she knows we are kosher. The pita bread was excellent and the best around however you need a magnifying glass to find any fillings in your pastries. It was like eating plain dough. My wife bakes excellent pastries and the fillings just ooze out of the pastries. Your rugelach were also quite tasteless and I find better tasting at the local kosher markets. Extremely disappointing.

Went in and it has a lovely array of pastries and breads. We found out that it is weighted not priced per item. Even the helpful counter girl Sharon with a very welcoming smile found out it was our first time and offered if we wanted a taste of something different. I was not at all disappointed. I am HOOKED on Red Hook. So fresh and flavorful it taste like home baked goods fresh from the oven! Thanks Sharon for your help!

The best kosher bakery in the area! So much to choose from - Israeli toast, rugelach, pastries,etc. Photo is of the

Good bakery indoor/outdoor sitting. The food is very fresh and service is good. Great place for breakfast, brunch or lunch

Amazing bakery! Go early, they run out and stop making more pretty quickly. So delish!

I've been wanting to check this place out for a while and decided to pop in today. There are a lot of options and a very friendly employee helped me pick out a few things for breakfast. I got an Iced coffee, cheese boreka, olive boreka and a pastry with chocolate. Everything was phenomenal. Only thing I would say is the cheese boreka could have been filled a little more. I would definitely return here.

Incredible. I tried half a dozen of the unique pastries, and they did not disappoint.

Quick and fresh cappuccino. Delicious. They also have several cases of fresh baked pastries.

My dad introduced me to Red Hook. Their whole selection is great. They have everything from Bourekas (Sweet & Savory) to Cakes & Cookies (Dairy & Parve) (Babka) And Challot/Pitot which are AMAZING! The dough is from Israel.. How could it not be good!!! Then a fridge with different drinks.. Evian water/Pellegrino (Even flavors: Orange & Strawberry) Israeli juices/ and soda.. (To name a few) Overall a great selection. This morning I stopped in to get a Cheese & Olive Boureka & a Pizza Boureka for breakfast.

great relaxing place for outdoor breakfast with fresh tasty bake goods with large variety of breakfast choices for every pocket. i highly recommend their cheese cake.

Went before and didn't like the food, it was coldAnd didn't taste good. Went again and no soap in bathroom. More recently, customers going to this location park in the spots meant for the vet office next door making it difficult for us patients to get in and out with our animals. Please have your customers park in appropriate spaces. The spots marked for VCA should only be used by VCA clients.

The hamentaschen we got here were so undercooked that we wondered if they were to the oven at all or were just raw dough. The dough is perfectly white, pliable, with no trace of having been baked. It's even sprinkled with flour a little, but it doesn't look like they've ever been thermally treated in any way at all. My wife fixed them, to some extent, by baking them, but what's the point of a "bakery" if they sell raw dough pastries?

Fantastic food, great service, clean environment, and very reasonably priced. We will return and highly recommend this business!

This place has great pastries but the service there is horrible! The girls are very unpleasant, forgetful, and with a lot of attitude! I wouldn't go back there! The owner Should be very worried about his staff!

This place is amazing, I feel like I'm in Israel again. Everything is so fresh from the pastries to the juices! Thank you so much.