Thomas Haas - Vancouver, BC

During my recent visit to Vancouver, I found a great deal on a hotel room in North Vancouver.  Next step - what's for breakfast the next morning?  So I did a quick search for a bakery and discovered Thomas Haas.  It's located in an unexpected location, near the water on a dead end street, across from a school.  They have pastries, and cakes, and chocolates and everything looks so decadent and fabulous.  But then I had the most terrible time deciding what to order, everything looked so fabulous.  The croissants were beautiful and very distinct layers, but in the end, I decided on the almond croissant, which was flaky and crispy and almondy and really great.

And the good news?  We got to go back the next morning. 

So I got to try the brioche with apricot and the pear tart.  Which were equally beautiful and enjoyable.