Forêt Noire Café

Beautiful backdrop, and good pastries located on Robson. There is a kiosk by the front for their whole cakes.

I've had better pastries in Vancouver, but the macaron texture is one of the best that I've had. It is moist, light, and delicate. Surprisingly I liked its texture more than my favorite La Duree macarons (which was across the street, and yes, I did buy a box and literally took a bite out of theirs and a bite out of La Duree's macaron to compare in the same sitting).

What we got:
- Nutella roll
- French flan
- macarons
- a dark chocolate cake with apricot (forgot the name)
- their beautiful bag ($1.50)

Service:
There were more than half of tables with used plates that have yet to be cleaned up. There was only one worker for the first 10 mins to act as cashier and to hand over the pastries, so the line to order became quite long. The poor grandma 2 people behind us had to grab a seat because she was standing too long.

I would definitely get macarons here again, but for pastries I think it pales in comparison to the bakery Cadeaux, which we went to everyday that we were in Vancouver.

Very cute French bakery with limited seating inside! The line was short at noon on a sunny Saturday but seating was full.

The strawberry croissant was super flakey and delicious with crème inside - around $9 for each!

Very tasty! I recommend a regular croissant over a flat one, but great coffee!

The poached pears looked incredible

The desserts are pretty but it can be better if the pastries and dessert can be a bit more moisturized. Tried the Mont Blanc is bit too sweet and dry. Passionfruit croissant is dry too and not much surprise. Hazelnut roll looks pretty but the stuffing can be more and the pastries can be more moist.

The store is pretty packed that I don't really comfortable enjoying my dessert cuz more customer in line walking back and forth behind me. The staff probably is tired and don't feel their passion and patient. Maybe need more training on customer service.

One visit should be enough to check out this place.

I came here ESPECIALLY for the croissant rolls!

I bought the pistachio, strawberry, nutella, ones and an almond croissant. So far I've only tried the almond croissant and I did not expect it to be almond-y on the inside too which is a neat surprise! Each bakery item is on the higher price tag, but converted to USD it's a steal.

Im currently freezing the strawberry croissant roll to save it for my sister LOL. Hopefully it's still good by then!

Can't comment if the croissant rolls live up to it's ratings as my family ate it and not me. They are really huge though! And pretty (:

Very interesting to see "lipstick" being sold here.

Tip: the croissant rolls are usually served around 11:30am? I came by in the morning and the guy told me that.

Cute French cafe with so many pastries! We came around breakfast time and it looked like there were some breakfast exclusive items that we were able to pick up! We heard there was another lunch pastry delivery later with more that we missed. Lots of seats and tables available inside and the drinks were also fantastic! Overall, would recommend!

This spot was so good we visited twice! The first visit the order was wrong but it was so delicious I really didn't care. That's a first for me. The cafe itself is adorable and the flavors... I wish I had had time to visit a third time to try even more things.

It's wonderful that there's now a downtown location in addition to the Broadway one. I've always enjoyed both places, but the downtown cafe stands out for its amazing interior and diverse menu offerings that you can't find at the Broadway spot. This time, I'm particularly excited to try the new trend - the flat croissant!

It was a delightful experience trying the Rose Flat croissant and the Hazelnut Chocolate flat croissant. Both of them had a crispy yet buttery texture, making them truly enjoyable. They were among the best flat croissants I've ever had.

I also discovered new flavors of the supreme croissant and other pastries. The savory section looked equally appealing. This cafe is definitely one of the best bakeries in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. If you enjoy feeling like you're in a cafe in Paris, it's the perfect spot.

Best croissant hands down!

Located in the heart of downtown on Robson St this fabulous place serves the best coffee, teas and pastries!

The service is fantastic and the place is modern yet cozy!

Highly recommend the croissant rolls here!

Tried the time, black forrest and opera cake. Opera cake is a lot sturdier than the ones I've tried before, black forrest was light with very liquored up cherries, but the time cake was a show stopper.

Time cake has a peanut butter base with a light mouse on top with a gooey caramel filling. It was decorated so nicely, it was too pretty to eat. The gears were intricately made on top.

Cakes are bit on the pricier side (about $10-12 each) + 2 teas it came up to $50.

Service was great and they had a decent number of tables. One of the few places that close late at 11 pm.

French bakery and cafe on Robson. One of the few places that was still open leading up to 11pm on a Sunday.

Had a couple desserts here on our way back from a show.

Overall delicious desserts. Got a lemon tart and chocolate chiffon. Delicious and great flavor. Appreciate having a usable restroom here too.