La Petite Manis’s display cases reveal a unique approach to baking. This Franco-Indonesian café and pastry shop breaks with tradition by combining classic puff pastry techniques with ingredients from Southeast Asia. Its creations feature unexpected combinations of textures and colors.
Savory specialties and reimagined pastries
The shop places special emphasis on a range of savory breads. This specialty comes in many different recipes to suit a variety of tastes. In addition to the original version, the shop offers a variation filled with cream cheese and garlic, which has a particularly creamy interior. Another variation takes the form of a hot dog wrapped in puff pastry and sprinkled with cheese.
For lunch, puff pastry also serves as the base for elaborate sandwiches. One of them is filled with smoked salmon, avocado, lettuce, and microgreens. An alternative to the chicken Caesar sandwich is also on the shop’s menu, though supplies often run out quickly during the day.
Pandan and mochi donuts for dessert
The fusion of culinary cultures is fully expressed in the sweet offerings. The shop piques curiosity with its mochi-donut, a hybrid pastry combining a mochi dough shell, a layer of classic donut batter, and a heart generously filled with cream.
Pandan, a tropical plant widely used in Indonesia, stands out as the shop’s signature ingredient. It colors the inside of a particularly soft savory bread a bright green, topped with poached cream. This same flavor infuses a reimagined version of Swiss bread, where the masterful layering of the pastry offers a distinct crispy contrast.
It’s up to you to try them!