Astoria Pastry Shop

Bakery: Astoria Pastry Shop
Address: 541 Monroe Ave, Detroit MI
Website: http://www.astoriapastryshop.com/
Style: Greek, North American
Price: $$ 

Last week, one brother decided to go to Detroit for the car show and came back with Greek baked goods! A lot of ethnic bakeries have flopped on these trips across the border, so the keywords on Google including key lime pie and cupcakes made the place, I must admit, not very enticing, but in the end, Astoria impressed with their small selection of traditional Greek pastries that was not just limited to baklava. Of course, the selection isn't very large, but thankfully there was no attempt at making the pastries bigger or sweeter (the memory of that latest Niagara Falls Italian bakery still remains firm x_x) than they should be. Honey-soaked, nut-stuffed filo goodness. ;)

More specifically, the brother brought back one walnut roll (more or less a rolled baklava instead of the usual triangle shape), which was very tasty. Generous on both the nuts and honey, this was excellent.

The second item was a finikia (chosen purely for the Greek name ^^): a sort of spice cookie with hints of cinnamon and orange and -- of course -- soaked in honey. Ha ha, what would Greek baking be without honey? Another great-tasting treat nonetheless and a wonderful find of a bakery... especially if you're going in for the good stuff. ;)

Rating: ***1/2