Tastes to Try: International Sweet Shops
Shanghai: HoF
Malaysian pastry wunderkind Brian Tan's urbane dessert lounge sells the city's best cakes. Best of the best: his chocolate-orange mud cake covered with sea-salt-spiked caramel.
Photo © Ireen Chen Lu
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Paris: La Pâtisserie des Rêves
At his neon-colored pastry shop, Philippe Conticini creates the ultimate in classic French pastries, like the Paris-Brest (choux pastry filled with whipped cream).
Photo courtesy Maison des Rêves
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Sydney: Black Star Pastry
Quay's ex–pastry chef makes killer gingerbread ninja men.
Photo courtesy of Black Star Pastry
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London: Artisan du Chocolat
The new Notting Hill shop serves cacao-pulp cocktails under a glorious backlit, domed photo of cacao trees.
Photo courtesy of Laurie Fletcher
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Zurich: Péclard
The lure here: exquisite macarons and gorgeous cakes from Joël Robuchon's celebrity pâtissier, Patrick Mesiano.
Photo © iStock
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Paris: La Chocolaterie de Jacques Genin
The French pastry megatalent has opened his first shop, selling his divine salted-butter caramels. Insider tip: The upstairs laboratory offers made-to-order caramel éclairs.
Photo © parisbymouth.com