Reviews Bon Macaron Patisserie

This is a small shop located on Broadway, in Kits, that is solely dedicated to macarons. They offer these cookies in dozens of different flavours (and also classes on making them). I tried a dozen of their macarons. I was very impressed with all of their flavours, which were very rich, distinct and intense without ever being overwhelming or artificial. The prices are a bit high, but considering the quality, I think that they are worth it. All in all, I'd definitely recommend checking this shop out.

Dozen Assorted Macarons ($18):
4/5
All the cookies were crispy on the outside and slightly soft and chewy on the interior, and just melted in my mouth. Their flavours were all very intense and distinct; even if you can't remember which cookies are which, you can quite easily tell most of them from taste/smell alone. My favourite varieties were the Dulce de Leche, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Salted Caramel, Tiramisu, Matcha, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Nutella. A couple of them, in particular the caramels, were a bit on the sweeter side; I didn't mind, but my mom (who also tried a couple) actually complained that they were too sweet for her taste.

Summary:
Food: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Service: N/A
Overall: 3.5/5
Recommendations: Macarons (duh!)

I love this place a lot. It has an amazing brand. The owners are very passionate about their products. They also are in the process of franchising.

I found that the liquor flavours (champagne, whiskey & chocolate, rum & raisin, and margarita) are better than the fruity flavours (pear & chocolate - more chocolate taste than pear; yuzu - sourness tastable; blackcurrent; blackberry & hazelnut - not much taste with hazelnut). You can taste the bitter liquor in the cream. For the goat cheese & fig, goat cheese is tastable and mixed with bits of fig. For the pineapple & basil, there is no taste of pineapple; it is more like cream cheese with basil. The taste of other flavours like matcha, white truffle & sea salt, and lavender are strong. So some flavours are obviously better than the other flavours.

The guy who was serving me is informative about macaroons and friendly. I would definitely go back for their seasonal flavours.

This is the third location for Bon Macaron Patisserie, its flagship location is located in Victoria, BC and the second store is located inside the Granville Island market. So what sets this macaron place apart from the others? I would definitely have to say the makers behind these yummy creations. The owners are creative, innovative and focus on quality ingredients.

This patisserie is strictly a macaron shop, and they mean serious business. There were about forty or fifty some creative and unique flavours to choose from, they even have savoury ones. They’re only $1.50 a pop, so it’s easy to get carried away with all the enticing flavours. I exerted self control and only bought a box of 6 (tax free if you buy 6 or more) since it was my first visit and I had already splurged at Trillussa, 8th and Main and Beta 5 earlier that day. Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling very bold, so I got the “safer” choices just to try if they were good first, before I get all adventurous.

The macarons all had crisp outer shells, with a chewy center. They were all true to their flavours. The only flavour that wasn’t quite as distinguishable was the blueberry taro. I didn’t really taste blueberry, and the taro was a little faint, it was mostly just sweet. I assume they used taro powder. Nonetheless, the marbled design on the macaron was beautiful. The chocolate pear was a wonderful combo, the pear was very fragrant, I could almost taste the juiciness of the pear, it went wonderfully with the decadence of chocolate. Earl grey is one of my all time favourite flavours for macarons, and this one was top notch. The flavour of the tea was spot on, strong and with a hint of citrus. The Japanese yuzu was super refreshing and had the perfect balance of tartness to sweetness. A lot of times I find passion fruit flavoured macarons to be too intense, they’re usually too sour or too sweet for my taste buds, but this passion fruit white chocolate was done right. It had a prominent and invigorating aroma without being overwhelming. The tiramisu was yummy as well, it had a bold coffee flavour with a creaminess to it.

These macarons are best eaten fresh, but they will keep for about 3 days in the fridge. However, I did notice that the quality begins to decline. The exterior becomes more easily cracked and it loses a bit of its chewiness. But I don’t think that’ll be a problem because they’re so delicious you’ll probably want to gobble them up right away anyway.

I also have to mention that Bon Macaron Patisserie gives out loyalty stamp cards where you get 1 free six pack after buying 10 six packs. Sign me up, you have my loyalty.

There is a new place in town to satisfy your macaron craving.  Bon Macaron Patisserie opened its doors this month in Kitsilano and has an impressive 44 macaron flavours, including sweet and savoury ones.  This location is in Kitsilano is their second location, with their original store in Victoria, and a third one opening soon on Granville Island.  I heard about Bon Macaron’s opening through social media and went there for some serious macarongressing.