La Bonne Bouchee Bakery in Creve Couer 8-28-2021

 For years Mike has thought that St. Louis needed more dessert spots that are open in the evening.  One of our favorite things to do is go to Farrara's bakery in NYC after a Broadway show or after an evening meal.  So many of the bakeries in St. Louis close after lunch.  St. Louis Baking Co. on the Hill has a wonderful array of cakes, pastries and cookies.  But they close most days at 4 p.m.  

After going to One 19 North Tapas in Kirkwood, I googled for someplace to go for dessert.  Happily we were led to La Bonne Bouchee Bakery in Creve Couer.  I can't believe we've never been here before.  It is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary.  Almost as long as Mike and I have lived in the St. Louis area.  

I looked it up (for you, like me, who don't speak French).  The name means...the good mouth.

They are a full-fledged restaurant with a French theme.  They do soups, sandwiches, quiche, and best of all...desserts.  I think are open as a restaurant most of the day, and then after dinner, they just serve desserts.  The restaurant part was closed when we arrived...around 8:30 p.m.

Their dessert cases are vast.  I didn't take a ton of photos...just look on Yelp.com!  They have dozens of kinds of macrons (I only learned this summer the difference between the macron and the macaroon). 

Mike ordered a chocolate éclair and I got a blueberry tart.  Mike also had a cappuccino.  We sat outside in their outdoor garden area and had a nice end to our evening.  

   

I KNOW this is some place we will return to.  Now that I know it is there, I think I want to try it for lunch/dinner, too.