As I’ve mentioned before, Caracas has an abundance of bakeries – some great and some just okay. I have a few that I go to for certain items (each has a specialty) and when I want a chocolate/croissant pastry, also known as the caracola de chocolate, I go to Pasteleria St. Honore’s. This is the same bakery where I bought my husband’s birthday tart back in February and because they seem to always serve fresh pastries, it’s the closest thing to an authentic French patisserie that I’ve found here.

The coffee there is not the best, but there’s another place right across the street called Cafe Arabica (which I will write about soon) that supposedly has the best in all of Venezuela. This was my breakfast this morning…

Another nice thing about St. Honore is the eating area. It is surrounded by commercial buildings and traffic, but the entire outdoor area is covered with trees and plants and somehow you feel like you get away. So much so, that I can actually get a good 30 minutes of reading my Kindle while there.

Obviously one of my favorite places in Caracas, St. Honore continues to get my stamp of approval

There is definitely no shortage of bakeries here in Caracas. I can be quite picky about my tarts and croissants, so I’ve tried my fair share.

We recently celebrated my husband’s birthday and since he is not a big cake fan, I opted for a fruit tart. Okay, what really happened is I had a hard time ordering a cake in Spanish and the tart was there in the display, so I pointed to it and said “quiero ese”.

I know this was somewhat of a copout, but the tart looked really good. It was at the Pasteleria St. Honore which specializes in French pastries and their food almost looks too good to eat – almost

So, the fruit tart was a hit (this picture doesn’t do it justice). I’ve since gone back and tried the pain au raisin, as well as the pain au chocolat – both were fantastic!

Pasteleria St. Honore gets a thumbs up from me.

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