Montmartre

This place is a hidden gem. Their cute little pastries are absolutely delicious, embellished to perfection! Fell in love with Japanese bakery after I came to this place! The sweetness is PERFECT — not too sweet, not too bland. It’s perfectly perfect :)
Their Mont Blanc is my favorite. That is my go-​to pastry whenever I come here.
Ample parking, friendly customer service, I definitely recommend you guys to try this place out!

Good little spot to get baked sweets. Minimal variety during the week. Everything was reasonably priced and good, will go back on the weekend to see if they have more of a variety.

Montmartre is a simple Japanese bakery, but named after a Paris location.
If you’re concerned about the beauty of your macaron, then this place is not for you lol.
Montmartre offers variety of pastries, cakes and all the good stuff, but we mainly came here for their macarons.
$ 2 per macaron but it’s really huge! Not the best looking macaron, but it’s rich in flavor. They only have orange, vanilla, chocolate, green tea and strawberry macarons, and they also have pistachio and blueberry flavored elongated macarons that are priced higher.
I loved their chocolate and strawberry flavors, the green tea one was a bit strong for me – it was so bitter, but those are perfect for the real matcha lovers lol.

Some of the best pastries I’ve ever tried come from here. Also, the macaroons are SO… FLUFFY AND BIG! Their Melon Choco Chip Cookie just tastes like Heaven! Unilocalers, you gotta try this, but it’s kinda hard to find though.

Visited the bakery a few hours before closing and they didn’t have as many options given that it was late afternoon. The bakery offers the typical Asian types of breads sold at bakeries like Mammoth bakery, Tous Les Jours, etc., but they also offered their version of cakes and pastries.
Pros:
— Taro cake — light, fluffly and not too sweet with a red bean filling in the middle. The cake was delicious and a perfect size.
Cons:
— Macarons — I had higher expectations for the macarons because so many of the Unilocal reviews were positive, but I prefer the macarons from other bakeries. The macarons, while they were much larger, didn’t have the same consistency or crisp texture that you normally get. If you prefer a chewy and thicker macaron, then you might like the macarons here.
*Minimum $ 5 credit card purchase

I never knew this cute little bakery existed until recently! I am so glad i found it though because this small gem has plenty of delicious sweet treats!
They have very pretty little desserts but their macarons are gigantic. I’ve never quite spotted macarons that size anywhere. For $ 1.99, I was tempted to get one but ended up getting the pretty in purple taro cake for $ 3.99. I also got some cream france for $ 2.69.
The taro cake had a beautiful taro cream layer outside and the inside was a soft taro cake. It was good taro flavor all around from the frosting to the cake!
The cream france was delicious as well. It is soft milk bread with lots of cream. They are very generous with the cream they put. This is a great bread to pair with coffee.
I liked this bakery a lot. I’ve always had a thing for cute patisseries and this is a place that I am sure to visit again.

I came two hours before closing and they were out of many of the cakes and ‘pretty items.’ LOL, they had a lot of bread though. I had a chaotic afternoon and forgot which photo I had seen online of the item I wanted to buy here. (After I left I realized it was the sweet potato one, but they were out anyways). I asked the guy if they had a special chestnut item and he directed me toward the Mont Blanc. I have had this before at other Japanese bakeries so I knew that wasn’t it, but I bought two anyways since the pickings were slim. I AM GLAD I DID GET IT because it turned out to be delicious. The Mont Blanc had chunks of chestnut at the bottom and slightly sweet chestnut purée. Contrary to what others have said, the cake at the bottom wasn’t dry though it was kind of thick, so I think it was more cookie-​like than the spongecake you’d expect. Overall, I think the desserts here have a wonderful blend of flavors. Even the taro had a distinct taro taste without the sugary overkill you usually get at other bakeries.
The pluses are that the presentation at this bakery is simple, but elegant. I don’t need gold foil flakes or plastic decorations with the bakery name on it! This bakery is straight to the point with breads, pasteries and cakes of high quality without pretentious fluff.
I noted that the portions here are larger than Bonjour or Chantilly. This was my first time here and when I return I am getting that sweet potato bomb looking thing I saw on Unilocal!Next time…
FYI: $ 5 minimum for card transactions.

At first glance, this bakery doesn’t look like much. There isn’t a ton of variety, but I came here for one reason and one reason only — the giant macarons.
They had green tea, strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, and coffee for $ 1.99, and pistachio and blueberry for $ 2.19.
The prices really can’t be beat, especially considering how big the macarons are!
I got green tea, strawberry, and pistachio, and pistachio was definitely my stand out favorite!
Green tea: so much green tea flavor in this one! It was almost too much, but the texture was great. The center was chewy and the filling was very creamy and chock full of matcha.
Strawberry: the texture wasn’t as good as the other ones. It was the roundest of them all, so there was a lot of air pockets in the cookie. The flavor was great though.
Pistachio: a little smaller than the other two, and also $.20 more, but so so worth it. The texture was perfect, and it wasn’t as round so it was easier to bite into. It really tasted like pistachios and was nutty and delicious!
The pistachio macaron is definitely a must, but they’re all so cheap that you should try them all!

Japanese bakery and so affordable!
I grabbed a few macarons orange, chocolate, coffee. And all were good, once I got to the car I took a bite of each. The orange is very bright in flavor which I wanted after taking a bite of each. I also felt orange was the sweetest also but not toothache sweet. They also had strawberry and green tea. They are huge, look at my attached picture. Also perfect texture I love where it’s crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside. The ganache is also very airy which I like where it doesn’t feel it is 100% butter and going to melt on my way home in our humid so cal summer. And guess how much? $ 1.99 each! I kid you not.
I also grabbed some raisen bread sticks, about $ 4. And a mochi brioche thingy which they were all delightful, white bread chewy, and not over bearing sweet.
It’s a small shop with not a lot of desserts compared to 85 degrees but I love how it’s a typical Japanese bakery. They have mouses, small cakes, bread which Ia perfect to make brick toast with.
And the one at the counter was cute and helpful also.
$ 5 minimum for credit card purchases.

Went here to celebrate National Macaroon Day with my son. We tried two each and took some to go for friends and family!

I came to Montmartre specifically for the mararons. I think I read about them in some newsletter. The shop can be a bit hard to find, because the shopping center is so spread out and segmented. It’s located near the BevMo. From PCH, enter off Skyline Drive.
Like everyone says, they really are the largest macarons ever with a regular size price at $ 1.99 each. They are more like cookie sandwiches. I ordered a strawberry, orange, and green tea one for myself and a vanilla for my friend. When the owner packaged them up for me, it was quite noticeable that the vanilla one was much smaller than the others. She gave me a small discount on it without me even asking her. They were out of chocolate the day I went. It was alright, since I’m not the hugest chocolate fan anyway.
The cookies were super delicate and crumbly on the outside, moist and almost chewy on the inside. The fillings were kind of like thick whip cream. The strawberry filling had tiny pieces of real strawberry mixed in and the orange one had little pieces of zest. I really liked the size and texture of the macarons, but I think they needed a bit more flavor. I would get them again, but they aren’t as tasty as my favorite macaron shop.
I also ordered a strawberry shortcake. It was a pretty small slice of cake and needed a few more berries. I posted pictures that tried to capture the size of it and of the macarons.
The owner was pretty nice. She seemed like she really wanted to learn about her clientele and how to best market to and serve them. That’s always a good idea for small businesses. If you can ask a few questions and get some information to improve business and the customer experience, you should do it.

I’ve been spending more and more time in this neck of the woods every week and I’m ALWYS on the Unilocal-​hunt for something NEW and DELISH to snack on when I take my breaks!
Enter in Montmarte. This place is eyeball deep in SWEET TREATS and YUMMY SNACKS! Form the moment you walk in it is PASTRY HEAVEN!
The owners were busy in the back and didn’t here me walk in. So I had a chance to really check out everything and select something YUMMY! It was REALLY HARD! Everything looked so GREAT and SCRUMPTOUS! Thank the LAWD for plastic packaging on each item because I was drooling like a Basset hound as I slowly walked by.
I have passed this place a thousand times but had never seen it because it sits off the street in a rather large strip mall and does do ANYTHING to attract people! Very unassuming name out front and NOT so much of a picture on the windows to let you know this place sells YUMMY GOODNESS!
Parking was easy as this place sort of sits off the main part of the strip mall in the back and it was mid-​morning just before the lunch rush.
After I was able to compose myself and put my inner fatty in check I decided to get 2 macs (green tea and strawberry) and a orange marmalade pastry for bfast the next day!
The sheer ENORMOUS SIZE of the macs where AHHH-​MAZING! I only ended up eating the green tea one and saved the strawberry for later! SUPER YUMMY and SUPER SWEET for me! But very LIGHT, and DELISH! SOOOO GOOD! It really had a GREAT green tea flavor and went well with my coffee. The strawberry was GREAT too and a NICE little snack later in the day for tea time!
The next morning I warmed up my pastry and had it with my coffee and it was SO GOOD! VERY FRESH not stale. SUPER SOFT and DLEISH! I will fo-​sho be back here for more YUMMY GOODNESS!

Was really upset when I got there at 6pm. A lot of items were missing, there was no cakes for for sell. Just couple types of bread and that was about it. Didn’t see anything much. Hopefully, I give this place another try and there’s better selections. Until then, I will leave my review at 1 stars.

Macarons = crumbly and dense without the chew I love in good macarons
Desserts = mousse fromage is airy and lightly sweetened and so very delicious. Chocolate mousse was interesting as there were small chunks of sweet potato hidden inside the mouse. I liked it but the cake-​like bottom was a bit dry and dense.
Service was good, but very very timid and quiet.
The other baked goods/​breads were almost all sold out by the time I had arrived (around 5pm).
I would definitely try more of their sweets when I’m in the area.

What a gem! I can’t believe I never checked out this place until now!
I found out about Montmartre through one of the articles on macarons, how they have a very big and delicious macarons, which is pretty much the ‘best bang for the buck’ which happened to be located so close to me! I was surprised where it was because I passed by the bakery all the time without even noticing, but forgot to actually make it out there until yesterday!
They are seriously the biggest and fluffiest looking macarons I’ve seen and are priced very affordable too at $ 1.99. There were about six different flavors or so and although quite subtle, each tasted quite different and yummy while not being too sweet. My favorite macaron flavor was the green tea!
Montmartre is your typical Japanese bakery that’s cute & small with limited selection of bread if you get there in the afternoon. So go earlier to pick up the pastries, if you can!

I went to Montmarte a while ago but didn’t buy anything.
Montmarte is Mammoth’s sister bakery.
I got hazelnut praline cake and iced coffee after my Hakata Yamaya lunch.
Iced coffee ($ 2.00): nothing special and not strong at all.
Hazelnut praline ($ 3.69): the cake was dry and I could barely taste the hazelnut or the praline.
They have giant macarons, assorted breads and cakes.
Friendly service.
Outdoor seatings only.
3 stars! Maybe the breads are as yummy as Mammoth bakery’s breads.
Montmarte is almost yummylicious!

3.5 stars rounding up. Cute Japanese bakery! Reminds me of Patisserie Chantilly a few minutes away. This review is only based on their MACARONS.
I am a HUGE fan of macarons and I’ve tried MANY different ones all over CA. The ones here in particular are huge! Definitely bigger than average height-​wise but not circumference-​wise. At $ 1.99 each, although the price sounds a little expensive compared to macarons at other places, when you see how big and thick it is, it makes sense.
I tried the strawberry, orange, and chocolate flavors. All 3 were actually pretty different in consistency and texture. The chocolate one was a lot more dense and chewy, whereas the strawberry and orange ones were softer and creamier. The strawberry and orange had very subtle flavors but I liked how the orange one had these chewy orange pieces (rind? orange jelly?) in it to give it more flavor and texture. Overall the macarons were pretty good, but just not as good as the ones I’ve had at Lette’s or Euro Pane (my faves).
They also have a lot of cute little cakes, pastries, cookies, breads, etc. from Mammoth Bakery. They even have pre-​made sandwiches in their fridge. Definitely a HIDDEN gem in this plaza. This place might be a little hard to find. It’s in the same plaza as AMC Rolling Hills, behind Veggie Grill in a more secluded area near Nijiya Market.

If you love macarons, come try their gigantic macarons. Biggest bang for your buck especially since macarons are typically $ 2 a piece. With the gigantic macarons, you get 3 times the macaron and the same amount of yumminess.
I tried all the flavors except for Strawberry and Vanilla. Will get to those next time. Enjoy friends!

Hidden and heavenly!
I have such a sweet tooth, and my weakness is desserts. My sister and I found this place last week when we were craving a dessert and decided to go Unilocal-​hunting. Located at the back of the plaza, it’s not very advertised… But, I was thoroughly surprised at how good everything was!
I got the Strawberry Shortcake and Green Tea Chocolate, and was very satisfied with both. The shortcake was really light and fluffy, and the whipped cream was definitely not too heavy (which I love about Japanese desserts). As for the green tea chocolate, I would only recommend people getting this if they REALLY like matcha green tea. The chocolate was more on the rich side, and the matcha was really overwhelming, to the extent where people would call bitter. But, I still really liked as I was a fan.
The lady working here was really helpful and friendly. Bluntly honest, she gives great recommendations. A really sweet lady.
I would definitely come here again to try out all their other desserts. Reviews on the macarons are pretty good-​so I’m curious. I’m rating this place a 5 because I could see it having so much potential, to the likes of Chantilly! This place needs to be known more!

We were having some udon for lunch this past weekend, and happened to see this dessert place across the parking lot from where we were dining. :) We were happy to find out that the Unilocal reviews for this place were pretty high, so decided to swing by and get some ‘sweets’ for the road home.
Small storefront, one person working behind the counter, and abundant selection of treats. We purchased the following:
(1) Green tea pudding with red bean paste topping — oh delicious pudding (green tea flavored) with a dollop of red bean paste, divine! 4.5 stars
(2) Green tea mini cakes — green tea flavored mini cakes that are bite-​size, comes in 2 pieces, 4 stars
(3) Orange macaron — fluffy macaron, flavored like citrus orange, w/​some vanilla cream in the middle, 3.5 stars
(4) Vanilla macaron — fluffy macaron w/​vanilla cream in the middle; larger macaron size than normal, 4 stars
(5) Red bean bun — a round ball of red bean paste inside an ok-​soft bun, 3.5 stars
(6) Custard bun — soft bun, filled with creamy custard, yum! :) 4 stars
I need to convince my husband to come to Torrance more often in the future! haha :) so many good eateries here + bakeries too.