Praline - Belmont

This restaurant offers fabulous and beautiful pastries, both savory and sweet, with a quality that is hard to find anywhere else. Treat yourself and visit the shop just for the tempting aromas. Belmont is very fortunate to have such a treasure!

I've had Praline bookmarked for ages and am so glad I finally had an opportunity to try this little bakery in Belmont. We came later in the day and, while some of the offerings looked to have been sold out, I was happy to see the thing that I wanted to try the most, the hazelnut opera cake, still available. It's a small piece for about $6 7 but undeniably worth it. The craftsmanship is insane. I counted about four separate layers, beautifully clean and precise, each one requiring its own set of ingredients and technique. Opera cake is one of those things I've resigned to never being able to make myself the layers are sponge, buttercream, ganache, and a crispy bottom. Talk about a hefty GBBO challenge. This one was so good I had to restrain myself from gobbling the whole thing and took back half of it for my husband to try. They also offer a number of imported treats and snacks, including Bonne Maman (aka, the maker of my favorite jams) chocolate caramel tartlets. I'll have to try the macarons and croissants next but ... that opera cake is still calling my name. Parking: A few parallel parking spots right in front, as well as some more spots on the next street over.

I’ve been here twice now and have tried a few flavors of macarons and a raspberry tart and all of it has been fantastic!!! They have a pear tart that I am excited to try next. A bit expensive, but appropriately priced for the quality they are producing. Definitely recommend.

Expensive but delicious. Some of the cakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but I really loved the Mille-feuille!

Wonderful bakeshop with extremely nice and accommodating staff! Everything tasted fresh and delicate: the tarts were crisp with nice balances of flavor while the kouign-amann and pain au chocolate both had obvious layers that melted in your mouth.