I didn't understand the love of canelés until I had one in Bordeaux where they originated. Now they…read morehold a special place in my heart next to macarons and kouign amanns! I fell in love with the amazing contrast of caramelized chewy outside and the fluffy, eggy center. Not to mention they taste like the best vanilla cake with a hint of rum. There are two main canelé producers in Bordeaux with many outlets around town - La Toque Cuivrée and Baillardran. Having tried both, I preferred La Toque Cuivrée slightly more for their stronger rum flavor and better outside chew. It's also nice that the price is a third of the other brand. Both brands make canelés in a small, medium, and large size. After many taste tests (and some more for good measure), I found that the medium size had the best ratio of outside chewy crust and soft inside. Baillardran had notable visible specks of vanilla bean in their largest size and prominent vanilla flavor, but La Toque edged them out with their superior rum taste. Either way though, you can't go wrong. Now if I only I could find this level of Canelé in the US!

This small window-store bakery on the Promenade of Saint Catherine is a great place to grab some…read moreCandelés de Bordeaux. -- Food -- This bakery has a very small selection. They mostly sell Candelés de Bordeaux with a few other pastry items on the side. The candelés were great! They are small sweet pastries with a crunchy sugary shell and a chewy center. Definitely a must try when visiting Bordeaux! We were able to get a box of 8 medium sides candelés for 4 euros. -- Service -- This is a walk-up window bakery. They do not have a public area inside or seating. They do accept credit cards and speak enough English to make a purchase without any issues. -- Location -- The bakery is located on the Promenade of Saint Catherine, near the Apple store. It is a great location for people staying near the many tourist areas or if you're shopping on St Catherine.

This review is just for the canele. There are a couple of local chains that focus on caneles , but…read moreI had read hat David Capy had one with a nicer outer shell. At €1.90 each, they're not cheap, but this was the best one I've had in Bordeaux. The outside has a nice caramelized crust, the inside is still moist by not too dense, and it's not overly sweet. They have other things in the shop like nice chocolates, chocolate bars, desserts, madelines, sables, etc. I would definitely recommend this place for a canele in Bordeaux.

If you want to find a truly special holiday dessert, you need to visit Franck Labasse patisserie!…read more It's delicious and beautiful! A must have to make your Xmas and New Year's memorable. The chocolate hazelnut cake is beyond words!!!

This place has great chocolate and vanilla choux. We didn't try anything else- but we also didn't…read moreneed to.

The closest boulangerie to my place! I had to check it out ;)…read moreThey have everything you may need: baguettes, bread in general, pastries, etc It's fresh and in the usual price range! You can also buy and enjoy their products on the terrace, which can be cool if there are no cars in the street! The service is ok too :)

I was initially skeptical since they're a chain, and I had a bad experience with Baillardran, but a…read morelocal friend taught me to ask for a more toasted canele since I like the ones with more of a crust, and it was a brilliant idea. Their caneles are actually the cheapest, at only 70 cents for the regular size. It had good rum flavor and wasn't too sweet. It was a bit dense inside but had a great crust outside. They take credit cards for bigger orders, but I think they prefer cash. Tip: definitely ask for the more toasted ones for better texture.

Kept seeing line out the door and wondered if it lived up to the hype, so we finally decided to…read moretry it ourselves. I got melon and pineapple sorbets and my friend got cherry and chocolate ice cream flavors. And we were both completely floored by how good it actually was. We were a bit bummed the place had sold out of both our first choices, which had been a function of how busy the place was, but the ice cream was amazing nonetheless. Definitely worth the wait in line.

This is a wonderful gelato shop in Bordeaux! They offer a lot of flavors, and they are mostly…read moreorganic. I was very impressed. It was hard to pick two, or tree flavors to try during my visit, because they all looked and sounded so delicious. I ended up choosing Canele, and rum raisin, and I absolutely loved them both. Canele is one of my favorite desserts for a long time, and it originated from Bordeaux, and this shop made a Gelato out of it. It is just amazing! The gelato really tasted like a Canele, even with Canele pieces in it that you can chew on a little. The rum raisin gelato was full or raisins with a genuine rum taste. It was prefect. I was a little sad that I only got to go to this shop once during my visit in Bordeaux, and wished I could go back and try more flavors!