La Boulangerie Marguerite

When i walked in, the person working didn’t acknowledge me even though we were the only two people there. I walked in at 8:15 am and bought a chocolate croissant and a pistachio chocolate croissant. The pistachio croissant was rock hard! But the pistachio and chocolate was good. It was filled with a vanilla like cream and it was okay. It was only partially filled but I wasn’t able to finish it because it was so hard. I could even rip it apart and share with my friend. She had the chocolate croissant and said it was really dry and flaky. Would not go here again and would prefer to go to JS Bean factory down the street.

I appreciate the updates they've made to the physical space, especially around accessibility. I'm also grateful the owners kept classic (PJ Murphy) items while expanding their offerings. Grab and go is best but there is a nice patio for warmer months.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery, Apple Fritter, Ham and Cheese Croissant

Excellent local bakery and coffee shop. Check in regularly for all of the seasonal specialty items. You will NOT be disappointed. Very friendly staff and a couple of tables inside. During nicer weather, they also have outdoor seating. I wish I lived closer!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best apple fritters in town! A busy place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

I got the pistachio New York roll along with a whole milk matcha latte and to my understanding is supposed to be a buttery flaky croissant with chocolate and nuts in top with cream inside. The roll was dense and not flaky the chocolate on top with the nuts was well along with the cream just wish it was softer. The matcha was very watery and you can tell by the light color of matcha powder they use is not a good or high end matcha and have had better anywhere else in the area. The barista helping us was a bit snappy and very low effort and energy. Small place so if you’re not into crowded places I wouldn’t recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Cute, local, and cozy French style bakery with coffee, cakes, specialty breads, croissants, and sweets. Friendly staff. I love their pistachio cronuts!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery, Doughnut, Pain Au Chocolat, Chocolate Croissant

Very nice staff, but unfortunetly not well stocked and out of most pastries by 11:30. Croissants were good, but also no decaf espresso available.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Best croissant in st paul

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Bakery

I’ve been wanting to visit this boulangerie for a while because I’ve lived in France, and love authentic French pastries and bread. When I walked in, I immediately noticed the delicious smell that reminded me of boulangeries in France. I ordered a plain butter croissant, pain au chocolat, the savory spinach-feta-walnut croissant, and a coffee. The savory croissant was very tasty and fresh, and the coffee was great, too. It was a nice day, so I enjoyed sitting on the patio next to the boulangerie. There is not much seating inside. The first young woman I ordered from seemed new. I told her I was going to eat the savory croissant “here” and she handed it to me on a napkin. I asked her for a plate, and she didn’t know they had plates. Another employee showed her the plates, and said most customers take their food to go. I spent about $20 plus tip. It’s a cute place, and it’s good to support small businesses.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Grateful to find this place on a rainy Saturday morning, very decent croissant and danish (blame on the humidity), good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery, Almond Croissant, Chocolate Croissant

I went there special for an authentic French baguette and was very disappointed. Just a basic soft French loaf, no crunch or crispness to it at all.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Went in only an hour after they were open and the croissants were stale. The Danish that I purchased was okay, but still didn't taste fresh. Rather disappointing.

Food: 2

Service: 1

A very nice little pastry place.

Amazing bakery! The women that made my drink was so friendly and helpful, the chocolate croissant and Long john donut I had were very good and tasty. It's almost a good thing I live 15 minutes away because I would gain weight coming here otherwise.

I just want to begin this saying how grateful I am that a bakery like this exists in this part of Saint Paul, let alone at all. Standalone bakeries are incredibly rare now. I will do a lot of things for a donut, even a mediocre one.

But every single pastry I've had here is just so dry. Put some extra butter up in there! Oil! Anything please.

Technically made incredibly well, just consistently overly dry.