Patisserie Chantilly

This is a magnificent slice of a Japanese Patisserie, born from the French art of pastry making with a Japanese twist. You will find many of these types of pastry stores in Japan so consider us lucky to have a quality store like this in LA. The pastries and cookies, however, are no match for the level of service and respect the workers of this store have for their patrons and product alike. Meticulous attention to detail and the whole experience of enjoying their pastries. Keep up the great work Chantilly!!

I don't know why it took me so long to try this incredible Japanese bakery, but so glad we did! Tucked in a small shopping center in Lomita, they are open for takeout only. They pride themselves on the freshness of their fare, even to the point to ask each customer whether they will be driving more than 30 minutes, and offering to put the order on ice. The cream puffs are made fresh to order in three delicious flavors: vanilla Chantilly cream, chocolate, and black sesame (amazing!). The choux pastry is light and crisp. Making a matcha version seems like a natural variation, and I'll have to ask about that next time I'm in. We also tried the chestnut coffee roll cake, the matcha layer cake, the chocolate ganache tart, and white chocolate-dipped matcha sables. All of which I would purchase again! They have excellent flavor with just the right amount of sweetness. You really can't go wrong, and next time I'm asked to bring dessert to a group dinner, I'm stopping at Chantilly first!

Our all time favorite pastry shop in LA since it opened about 13 years ago. Consistent quality and taste. I fell in love with Chantilly when I tasted the fruit tart and strawberry shortcake 12 years ago. The strawberry slices on top of the cake and between the layers are always fresh (whereas other shops' are overripe or spoiled, even in high end restaurants). The whip cream and custard used in the cakes were always fresh, light and not too sweet, just enough to highlight the freshness of the key ingredients. Their cream puffs (Sesame cream) are the excellent. Make sure you try the seasonal cakes. Kids who don't like grapefruit will love the grapefruit jelly offered only in summer.