Coffee & Chemistry
Macarons and Opera Cake at Gourmand
A tiny French pastry counter in Ladner Village where the macarons and the croissants are the reason people drive out here.
Ladner Harbour Centre, Elliott Street
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A tiny French pastry counter in Ladner Village where the macarons and the croissants are the reason people drive out here.
Ladner Harbour Centre, Elliott Street
More infoGourmand Macaron and Friends is a small counter tucked into the Ladner Harbour Centre, and it does one thing at an unreasonably high level: proper French pastry. A long row of macarons, croissants and pain au chocolat with the lamination done right, opera cake and mousse cake sitting in the case, and bread baked by friends nearby. It runs Wednesday to Sunday and daytime only, so treat it as the sweet stop rather than the finale. Prices are gentle for what lands on the plate, and the room is spotless.
It is unit 106 in the Ladner Harbour Centre on Elliott Street, two minutes on foot from the middle of the village. Go in knowing the macarons are the headline and the croissants are the sleeper, then look for the opera cake and the mousse cake in the case. It is closed Monday and Tuesday, shuts at 4:30 the rest of the week and at 2pm on Sunday, so slot it early in the plan rather than at the end. Know your order before you reach the counter and the queue moves fast.
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