Westlynn Bakery

Bakery: Westlynn Bakery
Address: 1199 Lynn Valley Rd #103, North Vancouver BC
Website: https://www.westlynnbakery.ca/
Style: Canadian
Price: $-$$

Located inside the little mall, Westlynn looked a bit like it had just moved in when I was there; there was no sign and there was this distinct feeling of newness about it even though I see it's been around for several years. Perhaps they've moved inside following plaza reconfiguration? At any rate, upon arriving at a condo construction site (they really don't know where else to put these things, don't they?) I was worried that they'd gone and demolished the bakery altogether, but checking inside just to make sure, there it was. What a relief!

Disregarding location confusion, Westlynn is a busy bakery filled with an eclectic range of baked goods that features a bit of Italian (cannoli), some Dutch, perhaps, Canadian classics like cinnamon buns and pies with a few others thrown in for excitement. Some, however, are only sold in those big packs I'm not such a fan of.

Most sweets come from their display cases and feature both baked goods (danishes) and big selection of squares and pastries. I grabbed two items: the raspberry walnut square (around $1.50) sounded and looked interesting with its shortbread bottom, raspberry jam, a nutty, granola-like middle filled with chopped walnuts and a layer of icing on top. Almost a cross between a date square and carrot cake... just with raspberry. Yum.

I'm always a fan of almond tarts and grab one whenever I have the chance. This was what I call the empire style with a candied cherry on top of a thick layer of icing and a thin layer of raspberry jam along the bottom. Nice flaky shell with a good ration between the icing and almond filling. Another yum.

Overall, a well-stocked home-style bakery, even if most of it is bread, that you wouldn't quite expect to find inside an uneventful mall, unless you knew what you were looking for. 

Rating: ***