Location: 28 Finch Avenue West, North York
Website: https://www.instagram.com/bricknbutter_bakehouse/
You know a bakery is good when you eat a pastry there and are immediately figuring out when you’ll be able to come back.
That’s exactly what happened to me at Brick & Butter Bakehouse — I took one bite of the canele, and it was clear that the place is serious business.
I actually wasn’t all that hungry on my visit here, which is why I went for the more diminutive canele, but there were several hefty cookies that looked fantastic, along with various types of croissant. I wish I had been hungrier. This bakery is a bit of a trek from where I live, which is why I’m writing this right now and not there, stuffing my face.
That canele may have been small, but it was top-notch; it’s got a perfectly crispy (but not overly crunchy) exterior, an amazingly moist and custardy interior, and a great level of restrained sweetness. Legitimately among the better caneles that I’ve ever had.