Friday, August 12, 2011

Chantal Guillon

Prior to our visit to San Francisco I made a list of patisseries and bakeries that carried macarons. As of late macarons have been my go-to snack and favorite indulgence, and I was ready to taste the treats available in the City. We had visited a few shops and purchased a lot of yummy macs, but my favorites came from Chantal Guillon.

Nestled in SF's Hayes Valley, this wonderful shop is so chic and welcoming.






I love that the shop is solely dedicated to macarons and teas. They do what they love and they do it very well.




Super cute business cards!




My box of deliciousness: green tea, pistachio, hazelnut, salted caramel, orange, and bourbon vanilla. They are both airy and dense, and chewy with just enough sweetness. I'm actually rationing them out to last me the entire week ;)

What's your favorite macaron place and flavor?

Happy Friday!

14 comments:

Eliska H said...

oh yum... those look to die for!♥

Ann said...

Oh they look so good...

You know they are so yummy ♥

Heather said...

Yum, what great flavors! I love green tea-flavored anything.

Dirt On The Rocks said...

green tea macarons? That just sounds extremely delicious! I wonder if I can find a recipe online.. I want som now, haha!

Ali @ His Birdie's Nest said...

Nummers!
I'm favorite macaron place is Laduree, although I've never been there, a couple people have brought me mararons back from trips to France. Locally there is a French cafe near my office.
My favorite flavor it rose. I could eat those everyday :)

honey my heart said...

@Heather: i love green tea flavored anything, too! i was so surprised to find the green tea flavor :)

@Ali: i'm dying to try laudree! also love that macarons are gluten free ;)

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

Yum! Such a cute shop! Will have to visit next time I'm in SF :)

Have a great weekend xoxo

Kimia Kline said...

ahhh pistaccio. lovelovelove that flavor. wish we had a maccaroon place in india :) now theres a market opportunity right there!

little luxury list said...

What a difficult job it must be to ration the macaroons! Thanks for the recommendation!

xoxo,
Chic 'n Cheap Living

Anna @ IHOD said...

ooo delish! Looks like such a fun little shop!

Gloria said...

Wow, what a gorgeous shop! I'll have to bookmark this for my next SF trip :-)

Bad Joan said...
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Bad Joan said...

What a coincidence! Just stopped by San Francisco and popped into this store too, so delicious!

GTBB,
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Anonymous said...

i would make a good customer xx