Laudree Macarons

We’ve seen colorful macarons in almost every pastry shop in Paris. A friend told us that Laudree on Champs Elysee has the best macarons. So, we waited till the weekends, hoping for a romantic and tasty afternoon tea/coffee break at Laudree.

The restaurant’s décor is very soothing and classy. Based on the color of packaging and window display they use, I would have mistaken it as a lotion or beauty store. We arrived at the restaurant around 2pm on Sat, and there was a long line of people waiting to either get a table or buy some to go. We decided to walk on Champs Elysee for a while and come back a little bit later.

So, we came back to the restaurant around 4ish, and the line was incredibly long. We both stood in line for about 5 or 10 minutes and there’s simply no movement. The aroma of macarons and coffee was filled up the whole restaurant, and it smelled so good. But we decided to leave because the outlook of having a table within an hour of wait was just impossible. I told Spencer that I would come back one of the weekdays to pick some up for us.

A couple of days later, through a new friend, Veronique, I met in Paris, I learned that there’s another Laudree location in Paris and it’s less crowded. So eagerly wanting to try some Laudree macarons, I went to the store and took a box home.

Veronique told me that macarons are very popular even among Parisians. Main ingredients of macarons are egg whites and almond powder. Even they are small in size, they are rich in flavors. I know they are not cheap, so I got the smallest box containing 6 macarons. The cost of the box, $9.30 Euro. I had to say, the packaging presentation is tasty and the flavors are very rich in very single bite, and the taste and aroma stayed in your mouth for quite a long time. If you haven’t tried one, you should! I thought it was quite impressive!