Berko Bakery

Berko Bakery is one of the few places that dishes out cupcakes to Paris. The bakery, nestled deep in La Marais, boasts a raft of baked goods including cheesecakes and various tartlettes for your devouring. The bakery is attractive and modern, and everything in the store are in glass display cases, showing off their sugary sweetness.

La Marais, once known for its strong Jewish neighborhood roots, now also has the reputation of being the gay district of Paris. Rainbow flags are abundant, and Jen caught several men giving me the eyef*ck. She threatened me at several points to pawn me off to one of these men for a good baguette and some bougie brie, although luckily, I avoided being a jerk for the day, which in itself, is an incredible feat.

The mini cupcakes at Berko look amazing, with numerous flavors to entice you. However, I’d recommend against the cupcakes and getting a selection of the various other desserts at this bakery. While the cupcakes weren’t terrible, they definitely don’t hold up to the ones I’ve had here in America. The cake is a bit dry and could use a bit more butter, only remedied if you’re lucky enough to pick one of the cupcakes with an additional filling underneath the cream cheese frosting.

American Cupcakes. F*ck yeah!

The mini cheesecakes there, however, look artery clogging good, and in retrospect I wish I had been more greedy and ordered the other desserts there. If you’re passing by, definitely eat in, as the cupcake carriers don’t do a good job of ensuring your baked goods get home with even the most careful carrying back home. Seriously. It was a nine cupcake pileup in the box when we got back to our hotel. The owner at Berko has a pretty good sense of humor, so be prepared for a little test of your French speaking skills. We were only treated to being spoken to in English once we agreed to purchase a nine pack of mini cupcakes, but it’s all in good fun because, really, who the fuck can be serious hawking cupcakes?

If you’re Paris and you’re walking off a tidy lunch in La Marais, stop by for coffee and dessert at Berko. View a map of Berko here.

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