Address: 2094 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough ON
Website: http://www.lebanesebakery.ca/
Style: Lebanese, Middle Eastern
Price: $$
One a not so recent trip to Scarborough (the same that brought my purchaser to last post's McEwan), I received some Middle Eastern baked goods for the trying. And while the area abounds in Lebanese bakeries (more future Cake Tours, I hope) and the name is lacking in creativity, it's the baked goods that do all the talking at this place. Think your usual Middle Eastern pastries: various types of moist baklava and cookies as well some savoury options as well, such as the zatar bread (not pictured; a thick pita smothered in Lebanese thyme), which other samplers are still raving about. In fact, they'd like to add that it was one of -- if not *the* -- the bakery's highlights. But of course not all of us can be placated with herb-encrusted flat breads. That's where I come in. ;) The first item were these sesame cookies that the bakery was offering up as free samples. Finding them very tasty, my purchaser bought the box. Thin cookies generously coated in sesame seeds, stuck on with a sticky syrup, these were really good. And addictive. They knew what they were doing, handling these out for free samples!
Then there was the baklava (sold by weight; a small container -- not all is pictured -- cost around $7-8) which comes in a variety of shapes and styles. Unlike some Lebanese-style bakeries, where the baklava can tend to be dry and doughy with no substance, these were super moist and almost resembled the soaking Greek variety (which happens to be the baklava of choice ^^). Nutty, fragrant, and saturated -- one of the few times this is a positive characteristic. One of the best Lebanese baklava out there. I was really impressed with Lebanese bakery. Which just goes to show you: there may be many Lebanese bakeries throughout the GTA, but there's only one Lebanese Bakery. And yes, that did sound wittier in my head. :P
Rating: ***1/2
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