FrenchiFornia

In an area with so many bakeries to choose from this little shop on Colorado Blvd. stands out with a great selection of tasty european treats. I had the almond croissant and the raisin pastry and they were both amazing. The owner is obviously very proud of his shop and it shows.

A hidden gem in plain sight. Excellent bakery. The owner is delightful and the place smells just wonderful upon entering. Excellent eclairs. Their croissants are usually can't miss.

Hands down the best French style bakery in Pasadena. Actually it's the best bakery, period. One day I decided to do a croissant taste test so I bought croissants from FrenchiFornia, Seed, Europane, and Starbucks. I warmed them in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes. My wife who didn't know which was from where, said that FrenchiFornia was the best and I agreed. And Starbucks came in last. The picture below shows three of the four croissants I was testing. We also love their ham and cheese croissant sandwich. They use comte cheese and some French ham that makes it taste unbelievably good and unique. Get it hot, or not heated to take home and heat it up. My heating instruction: 5 min in 350 oven, then 15 sec in microwave to melt the cheese all the way.) The owner once suggested a Kouign-amann (its a sweet croissant style pastry from northwestern France) and it was amazing. Apparently it's very hard to get it right and they get it right. Everything they do is amazing, and the two owne...