Best donuts in Lyon, hands down! Run and grab yourself one (or three) the owner lived in Brooklyn…read moreand so they're the real deal!

Items ordered: Caramel Donut…read moreDark Chocolate Donut Sugared Almond Donut Dulce de Leche Donut Red Velvet Muffin Chocolate Chip with Hazelnut Cookie Nymy Cookie With Donuts clearly having a 'moment' back stateside, and American culture often creeping over to Europe with mixed success, one couldn't help but be intrigued by Dorodi Pastry and entering the doors of the small space with donuts, cookies, muffins, cakes, and pies served alongside legit coffee the experience really couldn't have been more familiar - the young owner from Montreal originally mistaking me for Nordic before giving up conversational French and switching to flawless English with that familiar East Canadian brogue. Similarly priced to American artisans, and that is to suggest most items topping 3€ each, it was largely with a focus on novelties as well as recommendations before personal favorites that the order progressed, a total bill of 20€ yielding seven items which were boxed and bagged as we discussed dining back across the Atlantic, suggestions for local spots offered and appreciated despite a dining agenda that was already jammed packed. Taking items to a small park in order to enjoy, parking no doubt a hot commodity before meters engaged at 9:00, it was with little hesitation that first bites were taken of each warm donut and although the yeasty brioche-style base was absolutely immaculate, all but the dark chocolate frosting featured an 'off' mouthfeel that came off almost waxy, the sweetness nowhere near that of versions served stateside and not at all on par with Donuts Factory, a place to be visited later on the eating tour of Lyon. Moving on to the "don't call it a cupcake - cupcakes are frosted" muffin, suffice it to say that French cocoa studded with Valrhona's dark chocolate chips is likely to upgrade anything being done with food coloring and Hershey's throughout most of the American South, and although a dollop of cream cheese frosting may have upped the ante a bit it really wasn't needed in the setting of such high quality ingredients, the same to be said of a crispy-rimmed chocolate chip cookie dense with nuts amidst a soft center and the best-of-the-morning "Nymy" that featured a puddle of ganache amidst a cocoa base with streaks of caramel, toffee, and hazelnuts making each bite a new experience waiting to be found.

I've visited Lyon countless of times, and I always walk past MY Cupcake on my way to the Rhône…read moreriver. It had intrigued me, being an "American cupcake shop," but I decided to put my skepticism aside and try it out during my last trip in town. Inside is small with limited seating, but had a cozy atmosphere to it. Dozens of eye-catching cupcakes lined the long display row, the number of options seemingly endless. I opted for a Speculoos and a mango-passion fruit. Cupcakes were reasonably priced, at less than 3 euros each, which I found on-par with US prices. Staff was young and very welcoming. I received my cupcakes to-go in a little tote which I found incredibly adorable. Upon tasting the cupcakes, I knew right away that they were on-point with the cupcakes in the US, if not better. It was what the archetype of a cupcake should be: large, moist, piled high with frosting, bursting with flavor. Both cupcakes I had checked all those categories. What made it even better was that it wasn't overly dense, as I've experienced in the past with others. My Speculoos and mango-passion cupcakes hit all the marks in terms of taste, presentation, and American nostalgia. My cupcakes were certainly MY Cupcake(s)! Definitely will go back to try the dozen or so other flavors. Would absolutely recommend!

From the owner: Il était une fois, à Lyon, un salon de thé magique où mille et un cupcakes aux saveurs originales…read moreet délicieuses enchantaient petits et grands : tonka Croix-Rousse ! Laissez-vous surprendre, le temps d'une pause ou d'un déjeuner, par notre salon de thé cosy et gourmand ! À la carte un délicieux mélange de cupcakes salés et sucrés, des gâteaux anglo-saxons revisités, des tartes salées, des soupes et autres délices "made in Maison" réalisés à partir de produits frais et de saison qui font la part belle au bio et au local. Dans un décor enchanteur qui évolue au fil des saisons, vous serez émerveillé.e par les saveurs nouvelles et surprenantes de nos préparations.

I really, really, really wanted to like this place. I was…read moresure I'd love it, even. And boy did it disappoint. The decor is kitschy and even kind of weird, but that's ok. The service is ... not unpleasant exactly, but not helpful either. When we walked in, the guys at the counter didn't tell us how to order or what they had available - they just stood there and stared at us. I had to ask specific questions. And when I asked for a recommendation between various cupcake flavors, one of the guys laughed at me. The cupcakes are quite simply disgusting. I am the staunchest cupcake fan out there. Nothing makes me sadder than a failed cupcake. This one is just a little moist cake (kind of like a madeleine, actually!) with some spread on top. Like peanut butter, or Nutella. It almost LOOKS like a mini cupcake, for VERY far away, but it definitely is NOT a cupcake. I believe some may have actual buttercream icing, but I took one bite out of my friend's rose cupcake and GAGGED. Literally, gagged. The flavors are that off. I'm sorry but sprinkles and food coloring do not a cupcake make. I was so disappointed I decided not to try the cheesecake. This is not the place that will give me a taste of home. And you know, that's ok. But don't call yourself a cupcake place.

From the owner: Diner's a la française, spécialisé en burger, wraps et pour l heure du gouté LE specialiste des…read morecupcakes, du cheese cake, des cookies soft, shortcake, carott cake. Le plus plus grand choix de lyon en latte ou milkshake! Tout est fait maison! Sur place ou à emporter possibilité de commande pour occasions comme des mariages, vernissages ...

Wandering around Lyon, Little caught my eye because both the exterior and interior were so cute…read more(and nicely decorated). The first time I passed by Little, it was almost nine o'clock at night; the second time, it was noon, so I went inside to check out this joint. In Toronto, every other shop specializes in cupcakes so I've eaten a lot of these miniature cakes in my day. Frosting was extremely sweet; maybe even too sweet. The cake mix was sticky and a chunk stuck to the cupcake foil liner. Nothing to write home about. It was an a-ok cupcake.

I discovered this cute lttle place with Monique V and since then, I have gone back at least four or…read morefive times. I became addicted to the various types of cupcakes that are generoulsy displayed in the window shop: carrot cake, nutella, raspebbery, strawberry including the classic chocolate cupcake. I tried each one of them with a delicious cappucino or espresso. But you can also get a juice or a tea .This place is ideal for a break from a hectic day of work, a stopover on a shopping spree or just a get together with your friends. I love the confortable armchairs upstairs, there are so relaxing. you can have free internet connection. There is also a lunch formula that I haven't tried yet which includes a salad, a salty tart and a cupcake if you just feel like having a light lunch.

Items Selected: Almond Croissant…read morePraline Brioche Coffee Éclair Tarte Tatin Baba au Rhum Taking advantage of free metered parking until 9:00h while walking the cobblestone streets of the 2eme arrondissement near to my hotel, it was en route back to the car that I decided to stop into Jean-Philippe Nicolle's Gouth Colore, and although breakfast had already been enjoyed with plans in place for lunch at Maison Troisgros at 13:00 I couldn't help but sample the goods after speaking with a young female clerk who claimed the small patisserie produced some of the best pastries in town. Small, but more a café than other boulangeries in that it offers a handful of indoor tables at which guests are invited to enjoy coffee or tea along with the finely crafted confections, Gouthe Colore is decorated in whites plus strips of color that give it a more cheerful feel than other brick-laden locations, and with clean lines alongside smiling service the experience is quite unlike other crowded boutiques like Bernachon or Bouillet where the clerks seem only concerned on making a sale and getting back to other business - a much appreciated gesture to those who are occasionally off-put by what may seem like abruptness despite actually just being the French 'way.' Tempted by no less than a dozen cakes, cookies, tartes, and viennoiserie as well as a wide variety of chocolates and ice creams all fabricated in house, it was eventually in a quintet of options that an order was invested, all but a warm almond croissant with a great bit of crunch but a touch too much sweetness nicely packaged to-go and enjoyed en route to Roanne. Admittedly better enjoyed in a seated environment, but mostly amenable to consumption on the go while minding for crumbs and fillings that threatened to soil clothes more appropriate for the dining environs to come, it was with careful bites that the yeasty baba was first enjoyed and managing to mitigate the impact of alcohol with both fruits and a lacquer of sugar the custard within was an unexpected surprise placing Nicolle's version a rung above several other local iterations, a compliment equally bestowed on the freshly piped éclair that offered textbook choux and a great degree of bitterness as opposed to several others that trended too sweet. Admittedly eating in an order that did not particularly take into account the palate dulling effects of rum and dark espresso it was perhaps an effect of this choice that saw the praline brioche prove far less impressive than the version at Boulangerie du Palais just two hours before, but discarding most of the almost stale-tasting roll along the roadside for local birds Gouthe Colores' Tarte Tatin offered an almost immediate reprieve, the thinly sliced apples halfway between firm and softly caramelized atop an all-butter shell that left shirt, pants, and car covered in flakes that were easily brushed away.