NYC's Petit Chou Makes Pastries That Look Too Good To Be Real Until You Taste Them - Tasting Table

"The bakery's display case rivals that of a Parisian patisserie, filled with eclairs and viennoiserie that look almost too perfect to be real. Petit Chou's Instagram page is filled with images of pastries baked to a deep golden brown, with so many fine layers of laminated dough that you might think they are the work of AI art rather than the perfectly honed skills of a team of bakers."

"Standouts include a tiramisu cream puff, which has two layers of chocolate choux pastry filled with both coffee cream and coffee jam, stacked with a layer of mascarpone whip, and a double chocolate croissant, with infinite layers of laminated chocolate dough in a cylinder, baked with standard chocolate batons inside, then filled with chocolate cremeux. The bakery also has savory items, like a breakfast croissandwich with scrambled eggs, bacon, and American cheese inside of two slices of bread-shaped croissant dough,"

Petit Chou operates in Manhattan's East Village as a French-inspired bakery focused on choux pastry and laminated viennoiserie. The display case includes eclairs, viennoiserie, small four-inch cakes, macarons, and larger eight-inch cakes, all presented with deep golden browning and finely layered dough. Signature sweets include a tiramisu cream puff with layered chocolate choux, coffee cream, coffee jam, and mascarpone whip, and a double chocolate croissant filled with chocolate cremeux. The menu also offers savory items such as a breakfast croissandwich and a scallion cream cheese danish. The offerings rotate seasonally with items like pumpkin danish and apple pie puffs.

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