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The best kouign-amann in Toronto are equal parts flaky, buttery and sugary, all folded into one decadent pastry.
The process of making a kouign-amann from start to finish is truly a labour of love. Originating from the northwest Brittany region of France, this French pastry gets its name from the words for cake and butter in the Breton language. This pastry stays true to its name though, as most of it consists of layers of butter and sugar that are usually folded into bread dough. Once it’s baked, the result is a crunchy, flaky, buttery, sugary and caramelized multilayered pastry.
Here are some of the best places for kouign-amann in Toronto.
North York
3507 Bathurst St
Goûter
A top seller at this authentic French patisserie, boulangerie and chocolaterie on Bathurst and on Eglinton is their kouign-amann. They use bread dough instead of croissant dough with layers of salted butter and sugar.
Goûter
North York
3507 Bathurst St
A top seller at this authentic French patisserie, boulangerie and chocolaterie on Bathurst and on Eglinton is their kouign-amann. They use bread dough instead of croissant dough with layers of salted butter and sugar.
Regent Park
665 Dundas St E
Le Beau
Patisserie
The scratch-made kouign-amann at this croissanterie in Regent Park takes more than two days to make and uses high-quality butter.
Le Beau
Regent Park
665 Dundas St E
The scratch-made kouign-amann at this croissanterie in Regent Park takes more than two days to make and uses high-quality butter.
Patisserie
Kensington Market
172 Baldwin St
Blackbird Baking Co.
Bakery
The kouign-amann is just one of the many pastries offered at this bakery in Riverside and in Kensington Market.
Blackbird Baking Co.
Kensington Market
172 Baldwin St
The kouign-amann is just one of the many pastries offered at this bakery in Riverside and in Kensington Market.
Bakery
Little Italy
655 College St
Bonne Nouvelle
Patisserie
Layers of butter and brown sugar are found inside and out of this multilayered pastry made with buckwheat flour at this French-Korean patisserie in Little Italy.
Bonne Nouvelle
Little Italy
655 College St
Layers of butter and brown sugar are found inside and out of this multilayered pastry made with buckwheat flour at this French-Korean patisserie in Little Italy.
Patisserie
Cabbagetown
540 Parliament St
TASSO
One of the pastries offered at this bakery in Cabbagetown is their kouign-amann. It’s crunchy, flaky and just a hint salty thanks to the salted butter.
TASSO
Cabbagetown
540 Parliament St
One of the pastries offered at this bakery in Cabbagetown is their kouign-amann. It’s crunchy, flaky and just a hint salty thanks to the salted butter.
Parkdale
1374 Queen St W
The Tempered Room
French
In Parkdale, this patisserie does a nut-free kouign-amann that’s made with pounded creamery butter like their other selection of viennoiserie.
The Tempered Room
Parkdale
1374 Queen St W
In Parkdale, this patisserie does a nut-free kouign-amann that’s made with pounded creamery butter like their other selection of viennoiserie.
French
Geste Croissanterie
This bakery on Dundas West specializes in modern viennoiserie with offerings like their kouign-amann.
Geste Croissanterie
This bakery on Dundas West specializes in modern viennoiserie with offerings like their kouign-amann.
Queen West
152 Spadina Ave
Le Gourmand
Bakery
Known for their chocolate chip cookies, this second location in Etobicoke’s Lakeshore Village neighbourhood makes a kouign-amann that’s baked in-house.
Le Gourmand
Queen West
152 Spadina Ave
Known for their chocolate chip cookies, this second location in Etobicoke’s Lakeshore Village neighbourhood makes a kouign-amann that’s baked in-house.
Bakery
Douce France
The kouign-amann at this French bakery on the Danforth are directly imported from Bordeaux and are baked on-site.
Douce France
The kouign-amann at this French bakery on the Danforth are directly imported from Bordeaux and are baked on-site.
Entertainment District
101 Spadina Ave
Strange Love
Make sure you get a kouign-amann along with your coffee order at this coffee shop with several locations across the city.
Strange Love
Entertainment District
101 Spadina Ave
Make sure you get a kouign-amann along with your coffee order at this coffee shop with several locations across the city.
