Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets
Candied Hazelnuts & Nutella Doughnut – Nutella, Candied Hazelnuts, Salted Caramel Icing
The Chosen One Doughnut – Butterscotch Cream, Salted Caramel Icing
Doughpoleon
Maple Iced Doughnut
Chocolate Salted Caramel Doughnut
House Doughnut – Nutella Filling, Powdered Sugar
Owed by former influencers-turned-marketing Alexandra Lourdes and Lin Jerome Saint Honoré advertises itself as “the first Couture Doughnut & Beignet Patisserie,” or another way of saying artisan Doughnuts targeting ladies with expendable income by way of cute décor.
Part of Refined Agency with Cafe Lola, a success since 2018, Saint Honoré focuses on a Brioche base made daily and decorated elaborately such that even basic flavors including Maple feature bits of gold leaf and a price of $3.50 despite Icing that cracks and falls off.
No doubt focused on more than just how things taste, neon and a wall of foliage demanding photos featuring polished nails gripping Pastry, the first thing that stands out besides high prices is the heft of each Doughnut thanks to eggy-Dough over-penetrated by Oil.
Prone to seasonal change, “The Chosen One” referencing Harry Potter with a printed Sorting Hat and filling that assigns a house, Nutella eats predictably rich whether on its own or topped in Candied Hazelnuts while Chocolate Salted Caramel was both messy and greasy.
Also offerings Vegan and Gluten-free choices, plus laminated “Doughsaints” on the weekend, those seeking Saint Honoré’s best bite should be prepared to spend $6.00 for a Doughpoleon frosted like the French Mille-feuille stacked around excellent Pastry Cream.
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