Innovative Asian-French bakery w/ unique pastries like taro mochi donuts & savory hot dog spirals. A must-try from Dominique Ansel!
Will Hartman reviews Papa d'Amour, a Greenwich Village bakery by Dominique Ansel, focusing on its innovative Asian-French pastries like the Scallion Basil Blossom.
Papa d'Amour, a new bakery by Dominique Ansel in Greenwich Village, offers a unique fusion of Asian flavors and French pastry techniques. Inspired by his family, the bakery presents innovative items like the Kurobuta Hot Dog Spiral and the Taro & Mochi Lace Batter Donut. Customers praise the creative concepts and high-quality execution, though some find certain items pricey.
Papa d'Amour offers a creative blend of Asian flavors and French pastry techniques. Highly recommended items include the Taro & Mochi Lace Batter Donut, Kurobuta Hot Dog Spiral, and Scallion Basil Blossom. However, some customers found the egg tarts to be underwhelming and the mochi donut to be too gluey. The bakery also features unique desserts like iced soufflés and jam jars.
"Customers frequently recommend the Taro & Mochi Lace Batter Donut for its unique texture and the Kurobuta Hot Dog Spiral for its savory combination of flavors. The Scallion Basil Blossom is also highly praised for its innovative twist on traditional pastries."
Overall, customers have a positive sentiment towards Papa d'Amour, frequently praising the innovative fusion of Asian and French flavors and the high quality of pastries. Some note that certain items can be on the pricier side.
Important Note
Some customers find the bakery to be on the pricier side, and opinions on certain items like the egg tarts and mochi donuts can be divisive.
"Commenter described the curry pan at Papa d’Amour as life-changing."
Positive"Commenter listed Papa d’Amour as a place with good savory options and recalled the curry pan and scallion blossom being recent offerings."
Neutral"Papa d'amour is mentioned as an excellent bakery in the vicinity of NYU."
Positive"This user provided a link to Papa D'amour's website, noting it is a new establishment that opened in the summer."
Neutral"This user confirmed the existence of Papa D'amour and expressed intent to check it out, thanking the other commenter for the information."
Neutral"This user asked for confirmation about the existence of Papa D'amour, a bakery potentially run by the same owner as DA."
Neutral"This user listed Papaamour as a place to find food that resembles other food items. No specific dishes were mentioned."
Neutral"This user provided a link to Papadamo."
Neutral"The egg tart was highly praised as a new favorite, noted for its buttery pretzel salt crust and balanced filling, and the chocolate marshmallow sandwich was also found great and high-quality."
Positive"The shrimp sando was considered merely "fine," while the egg tart was harshly described as "trash.""
Negative"The commenter felt that Dominique Ansel was behind on trends for items like egg tarts and mochi donuts, asserting that better and cheaper versions are available in Queens."
Negative"The commenter asked about the current average wait time at the establishment."
Neutral"The commenter had a mixed experience with sweet items, enjoying the egg tart but disliking the strawberry jam jar and coco-paille due to flavor and texture issues, also noting the jam jar was pricey. They expressed frustration with the "manufactured" line but are open to trying savory items later."
Neutral"The commenter inquired about the typical wait time at the bakery."
Neutral"The commenter enjoyed the fun and interesting variety of items, particularly favoring the Vietnamese iced coffee, hot dog sticky, and the curry item."
Positive"The commenter concurred that the egg tarts were not impressive but reiterated their enjoyment of the shrimp sando."
Positive"The menu was found interesting but expensive, and the mochi donut was specifically disliked, with the commenter noting the bakery's unique style often leads to controversial opinions."
Negative"The commenter found the establishment expensive and suggested it could be skipped entirely."
Negative"The shrimp sando was considered average, but the bread was good. However, the egg tart was deemed bad."
Negative"The overall experience was good, with the sesame jam jar specifically highlighted as neat and tasty."
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