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!!!

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!

Absolute best chocolate chip cookies I have ever had! Great sandwich. Kind staff - English spoken…read more RECCOMEND!

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Items Selected: Canele…read moreGateau Basque One of several locations in a growing chain of patisseries known predominantly for their copper molded caneles, it was late afternoon when a visit was made to La Toque Cuivree in Le Bouscat, the custard cakes even better than those at Baillardran with a tariff far less steep. Far more modest than the boutique from a night before, simple glass cases containing the goods with a large baking area tucked in back, service at La Toque Cuivree was no less pleasant than the young woman at Baillardran and with a few full sized cakes offered in addition to Bordeaux's signature pastry the total cost of my order was still just under €10, a sizable Gateau Basque joining the sort of "six pack" of which those of us living in American can only dream. Requesting the freshest canele possible, all six plucked from a cooling rack instead of from the case, it was immediately on returning to the car that first bites were taken and with interiors still warm while the golden shell offered a soft crackle the results were across-the-board excellent, a light tinge of rum rising on the palate just as the sweetness began to dissipate. Savoring the first before inhaling two more, the rest saved for later and nearly as good even after they'd been allowed to cool, there was obviously no way that a whole Gateau Basque was going to be finished by just one person during a day featuring two Michelin Starred meals plus breakfast and chocolates, yet try as I might to resist the soft notes of butter cake atop pastry cream proved quite compelling, more than two-thirds eaten before the rest was repackaged and placed in the trunk...out of sight, though certainly not out of mind.

You have probably heard about the famous canelés of Bordeaux. La Toque Cuivrée is another place you…read morecan buy them and needless to say they are delicious. Small enough to eat out of hand, you can buy them in different sizes (small to large). The cake has a crunchy sugar shell, whereas the filling is smooth and mixed with vanilla and rum. Make sure you try them!