Surprise your friends with delicious desserts from around the world at La Patisserie P. This Argyle Street shop offers a great variety of Chinese, and French rolls, buns, tarts and cakes, with virtually every item between $1 and $5. Any group of girlfriends (or guy friends with a sweet tooth) will find great desserts or snacks here. The reasonable prices and portions invite you to try new things, like the buchi (sesame balls with sweet bean paste) for only 95 cents.
This Edgewater shop has been a family-owned business since 1981. Owner Peter Yuen has studied both Chinese and French baking and the shop offers the best desserts and snacks of both east and west.
Many flavors of smoothies include pineapple, mango, watermelon, kiwi and avocado, for $3.50, with the option of adding tapioca for bubble tea. Your health-conscious friend can sip on a smoothie and enjoy their Vitamin C. If your friends like coffee with dessert, they can enjoy Boyd’s coffee here. Lattes and mochas range from $1 to $2, a good deal anywhere especially with the fluffy tiramisu or the cannoli with ricotta cream and chocolate flakes. Dim sum lovers will appreciate the coconut rolls and egg custard tarts (75 cents). Baked fresh daily, the crème brulee arrives lush and creamy with a delicate shell of brown sugar ($2.75).
The many French-style mousse cakes include: Valencia (with orange cream), bright green Pistachio, Opera (with coffee and chocolate) and a fruit and nut mix simply called Perfect Delight. The mousse cakes come in light, sweet individual portions, enough to enjoy without feeling overly full.
If you visit La Patisserie around lunch time or want a savory snack, try the shu mai or puffy hom bow with barbecue beef, pork or chicken. The egg rolls or ham and cheese buns also make a good light lunch. Even the hot dogs come wrapped in savory pastry Sweet rolls and jelly-roll cakes with cream filling are popular as take-out.
Because of its Argyle Street location, La Patisserie P is a good place to meet before a show at the Riviera or Aragon or on the way to the Lawrence or Montrose Beaches. Parking can be scarce in the evenings here, but it’s worth the wait and the Argyle Red Line stop is only a few blocks west.
Perfect Delight is a cute name for a cake, and also aptly describes this friendly place.
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