231 West Patisserie

Have gotten Macarons from here twice now. The most recent time was on Tuesday 6/6/23. The ones I had gotten this visit seemed to have been sitting there probably a day or two. So when I went to take them out of the very nice boxes they have, it crumbled pretty badly and got all over. Very messy and then if I wanted to eat it it was mostly crumbs. I think if your paying 2.70 a piece then they should be fresh and not crumble apart when I try to enjoy them. Not worth it when half of it turns into crumbs and makes a giant mess. Will try again hopefully they will be more fresh..

I had the best chocolate croissant of my life here! If you want high quality croissants this is the place to go to. Their coffee/lattes are high quality as well! They have fun artwork on the walls which makes an enjoyable atmosphere.

A fun small bakery with a decent selection of pastries. We got there later in the day after dinner, so I’m sure there’s typically a better selection. The white chocolate dessert was delicious! A great balance of sweet and tart. We found the flavor options of macaroons to be a little unadventurous. And some of the more adventurous options weren’t all that good. Our favorite was the fig!

Overall they seemed to have a lot of nice space for patrons to eat, work, or hang out with others. This was definitely a place I didn’t see being in the UP but Marquette is a great spot for it.

Marquette has grown and expanded quite a bit since I’ve been stopping in here. This pastry shop is one of the latest incredible things to pop up in upper Michigan. Who knew that a pastry shop in a remote part of America could make such stellar examples of French pastries? They knock many of their offerings out of the park. The croissants are gorgeous - no easy feat. I will definitely be back every time I’m in Marquette going forward. They make everything from scratch here and it’s worthy of a Parisian patisserie.

A wonderful coffee shop, very reminiscent of those in Europe. Set in an impeccably clean and modern establishment, they offer delicious sweet pastries, very good coffee, and free water. They even have a larger menu with breakfast and lunch foods. The staff is very friendly, and whoever is in charge of the music has excellent taste! 5/5