L'Epi D'Or French Boulangerie at Kelana Jaya: Restaurant Review

This French-owned bakery-cafe seems lost in the unlikeliest location, churning out croissants and cinnamon-cloaked cakes amid sober rows of laundromats, camera shops and mamak hangouts in Kelana Jaya’s Zenith Corporate Park.

Pastries made with French Butter

French butter makes these treats a little more luxurious, but cost-conscious customers will be pleased that prices here remain pegged to the ringgit, not the euro.

Pate brisee (RM1.70 each), rich shortcrust pastry that’s simultaneously crunchy and crumbly.

Peach danish (RM4.40), totally peachy, theoretically available 9am-8pm daily.

Should the weather prove kind, take a table on the sidewalk (L’EpiD’Or has no indoor seating) and savor a serving of the Galette Frangipane (RM5.20).

Cakes and Confectionery

Memories of madeleines eaten in bygone times in faraway lands (RM4 for four at L’EpiD’Or) ensure we never miss out on purchasing them whenever possible.

Boxes of traditional tidbits flown in from France are a highlight: Bite on Brittany’s crispy-savory creperolles, filled with Comte cheese and flavored with walnuts …

… or attack the almond-paste calissons, Provence-made candy confections similar to marzipan.

Coffee

The chink in L’EpiD’Or’s armor: its coffee, tea and hot chocolate, fully forgettable.

To Take Home

Baguettes, various loaves and jams are available too, though stocks run low sometimes.

L’Epi D’Or, spearheaded by Malaysian-based French patissier Frederic Dion, also sells frozen dough to F&B outlets that want it.

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