Bouchon Bakery in Yountville California is Thomas Keller’s first and original location for his bakery. This is beside Bouchon Bistro as well as French Laundry a little bit further away.
We came here for a snack in the morning before we headed off to some wineries.
Inside the bakery, there is only standing room to order. A lot of people do take out or sit outside if the weather is nice.
There are treats everywhere and getting just picking 1 item is so difficult so we got a lot to share between the 4 of us.
If you come here earlier in the day, you can see the staff making the pastries. We came later in the day, so there wasn’t much action going on.
Coffee
As everything is take out, they only have to go containers for their coffee and water. Even though we asked for our lattes for here, there are no reusable cup options offered.
The lattes were pretty average and nothing special.
Pain aux Raisins
This is packed full of raisins and they were not too dry. It had a good amount of sweetness to it.
Croissant
The croissant is a classic and it has many flaky layers but we were missing more of a crunch at the end tips of it.
Chocolate Almond Croissant
The almond chocolate croissant is decadent and filled with the almond mixture to give you a sweet kick to your day. Delicious.
Strawberry Cheesecake Croissant
The croissant-like tart has the strawberry cheesecake mixture in the centre. Fun to eat it with a knife and fork so you don’t get messy.
Lemon Tart
The lemon tart was ok but nothing too impressive about it.
Final Thoughts
Bouchon Bakery is a good option in the area, but I found it wasn’t the best bakery I’ve ever been to. There are a few other places that can do croissants better but its all up to personal preference. I thought Bouchon Bakery was ok, but it didn’t wow me.
Address:
6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA
Website:
https://www.thomaskeller.com/bouchonbakeryyountville
