I’ve walked down Davie street numerous times but I’ve never noticed this little bakery called Boulangerie Cho Pain. I think I should be embarrassed, because this place seemed really popular with the locals.
This bakery specializes in European bread and rolls. They also have a large selection of sweet pastries.
I went in on an afternoon, looking for a small dessert. There were so many selections on display, it was really hard to pick just one. I finally decided on a Paris Brest, while my friend got their Almond Chocolate Croissant.
The Paris Brest was really good. It was sort of like an open cream puff, with the choux pastry ring split and filled with cream. The ring had a cream puff consistency but with more moisture. The top half of the ring was covered in chocolate and something else that gave it a chewy consistency. The quality of the hazelnut cream was really good.There was a lot of cream, but I didn’t get sick of it at all. I think it had something to do with the surprise fresh raspberries that were buried in the cream.
The Almond Chocolate Croissant was good, but not spectacular. It had a lemon paste in the croissant, which made some part of the croissant moist, and some parts flaky. For dessert, the Paris Brest was a lot better.
I also had a cup of espresso here, the quality of beans they use were good too.
I think the most popular item here was their baguette. There were a couple people came into the store asking for baguettes, but they were already sold out at 2pm. Now I’m curious on just how good these baguettes are. I must come back to get these baguettes.
Boulangerie Cho Pain
1165 Davie Street
Vancouver, BC V6E
(604) 669-4271
http://www.boulangerie-chopain.com/index.htm
