Le Petitjean — Restaurant in Rotterdam

Omg, absolutely magnificent! After desiring to visit this gorgeous cafe for so long, today I had the auspicious opportunity to do so, and it was without a doubt supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Their variety of gǎteaux — from croissants to an Opera cake. Everything was perfect, even their interior made me feel like I was back in Paris with the bourgeoise. I myself ordered a flan parisian, croissant and an almond croissant. The croissant was incredibly buttery, flaky and it was such an artisanal craft of art: on the inside, I could see the tedious process of concocting such croissants through the mesmerising layers. Their flan parisian was very custardy, sweet and soft to the texture with a hint of authentic vanilla, just the way it should be. Last but not least, their almond croissant, it was also buttery, flaky and crispy with the almond frangipane. The only small criticism was that it was on the sweeter side, but still delectable. Oh and I also ordered an iced matcha latte and a pumpkin spice latte, the matcha was quite delicious and not too sweet. The pumpkin spice latte was very warm, sweet and had this pumpkin spice that was so befitting for autumn. Overall, I’d definitely recommend going here if you’re in...

Update: Unfortunately closed until further notice due to problems with the permit. Posted on instagram (@lepetitjeanrotterdam) 22nd March 2023.

Visited Le Petitjean on last Saturday for a small brunch. They have a small cozy terrace along the corner of the building which also gets a glimpse of sun around midday/afternoon. It is located in a quite area from central station of Rotterdam just a p mins by walk away.

The entrance welcomes you with a huge variation of tempting pastries with all kind of sweets. We ended up with cappuccino, croissants and 2 different mini tartes.

The terrace outside seems to be kind of self service (order at bar) because the tables had no menues and were partly filled with dirty dishes from previous customers. One chair outside was partly broken. Ambiente inside is cozy.

Service was okay on that day. Inside you can also find a unisex toilet.

Croissant were quite delicious. Bottom of one tarte was very hard, both were very very sweet (nothing for me). Will come again and sit...

I ordered a coffee and a cinnamon bun from the waitress. After 20 minutes she came to my table to ask if I had received my coffee and bun!! I was still waiting for it to arrive. She did not apologise for the delay. She then slowly left and went to order my coffee and bun for me downstairs: another wait for at least 10 minutes!! My coffee arrived with a very small spoon in the glass: I had to dip my fingers into my coffee to reach my spoon! I then tasted the cinnamon bun. It was disgusting: a bitter yellow cream cheese frosting on the bun ruined everything. I told the waitress and she apologised profusely and said that the frosting should not taste bitter and that she would mention this problem to the kitchen. I drank my coffee and left very disappointed. This ruined my Sunday morning coffee. Never returning again and will not recommend this spot to...