Teddy L
Apple Tart
Coffee Walnut Pie
Almond Cake
Almond Croissant
Pain de Chocolat
Tiny but well regarded by locals, the location at Rue du Bailli 4 a simple storefront with just a few square meters to stand, Teddy L is perhaps the least “English Friendly” patisserie in the city of Brussels and yet with a perpetual smile on the young clerk’s face the in-store experience could not have been more pleasant, a total of five items showing strong evidence that old-world craftsmanship will rarely fail.
Certainly not sporting the glitz of Wittamer nor the scope of Le Saint Aulaye, Teddy L features the craftsmanship of Boulanger Teddy Lowy and with bargain prices that seem downright strange in the setting of such quality the temptation to order one of everything was only resisted due to a day full of eating, those traveling in a group strongly recommended to bring about €20 to try nearly a dozen different pastries.
Not the glamorous sort of jewels sold by modern shops, the goods all golden with the focus on texture and taste as opposed to pictures for Instagram, a tasting of Teddy L should undoubtedly begin with laminated viennoiserie including both the Pain de Chocolat and Almond Croissant, each with buttery arches enveloping just the right amount of filling with the dark chocolate pockets particularly likely to please.
Taking no short cuts in constructing the rest of the goods, an almond cake using only a small amount of Frangipane to bind together butter, eggs, sugar and nuts, an equally impressive bite was found in lightly charred apples atop puff pastry, a “save the best for last” sort of situation found when teeth were plunged into what appeared to be a simple Walnut Pie that was, in fact, bolstered by top-notes of coffee.
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