Copenhagen Pastry
Romkugle
Napoleon Hat
Almond Mazarin
Apple Pastry
Chocolate Pastry
Raspberry Pastry
Spandauer
Kringle
Copenhagen
Nougat Crown – Almond Paste, Custard, Hazelnut Cream
Cinnamon Loaf
Sticking close to Culver City for more sweetness, four-year old Copenhagen Pastry still looking virginal as relates to its cleanliness and shining baked goods behind glass, it was largely the seatless shop’s 5-Star accolades on Yelp! that led myself and a friend to investigate, results well priced for the quality of the product, not to mention the pleasant nature of the Staff.
Having never personally been to Denmark, though my pal was just there in late 2015, Copenhagen Pastry logically focuses on baked goods popular in Nordic culture and although many of the items trend similar in their construction the subtle differences can be appreciated by those more discerning, sips of coffee to refresh the palate recommended but best ordered elsewhere as items are only available to-go by bag or box.
Perhaps a bit less rarified than the French in terms of ingredients or construction, most of the products soft to the tooth and filled with some sort of cream or almond paste, Copenhagen Pastry offers several samples to whet the palate and selecting eleven items at a total of just $23.50 the tasting began with “Danishes” ranging from fruit to chocolate, each admirable if not amazing though one did have to smile at the lack of Americanized regional naming for something the Danes would likely just call a pastry.
Progressing next to several squares, the namesake “Copenhagen,” Kringle and Cinnamon Loaf all rather similar in texture with subtle differences in filling and level of sweetness the only way to separate one from the next, a more interesting bite was found in the Nougat Crown with a trio of creamy fillings and moving on to chilled-selections the best bites of the morning were suddenly realized and admittedly quite unexpected with the soft nougat “Napoleon Hat” and lightly boozed Chocolate “Romkugle” leaving equally favorable impressions.
www.copenhagenpastry.com
