Rayah is not only a dinner restaurant; its café and pâtisserie shape the day. Flan, choux, mint tea and house-made filo pastry give an early visit its own purpose before tagines and couscous take over later.

Bang Bang works like an ice-cream counter crossed with a bakery case: cookies, profiteroles, buns, and waffles are part of the order, not garnish. That pastry backbone is what makes the sandwiches feel built rather than assembled.

The strongest reason to understand Bonjour Brioche is the bakery case: croissants, brioche, quiches, flans, tarts, cakes, and breads all sit at the centre of the visit. Brunch matters here because the bakery foundation gives the savoury plates more character than a generic cafe breakfast.

Tartistry is a pastry-craft pick because the bakery commits to a gluten-free, all-butter tart shell and then builds a whole case around it. The strongest orders still read as handmade bakery work, from plain and pecan through lemon curd and maple walnut.

This bakery carries more than a token sweets case: breads, croissants, tarts, cookies, bars and savoury lunch items give the counter real breadth. A visit can start with breakfast, become lunch and still leave with baking for later.

Chez Nad grows directly from Nourian’s Queen West pâtisserie and occupies its former production space. House-baked bread, croissant croutons, and the precision of a pastry chef’s savoury turn keep that craft visible inside the bistro meal.

Pastry and cake matter here because they connect directly to the drink program. Pistachio Rose Cake, croissants, baklava-adjacent saffron drink pairings, and fresh baked cake references make dessert part of the main plan.

Pastry is structural at Riley's, not a bakery theme pasted onto the menu. The Lobster Pot Pie and Short Rib Wellington use it to enclose rich fillings, creating two of the restaurant's most recognisable large-format dishes.

Pastries round out the cafe use case without crowding the main identity. Cookies, scones, muffins, and parfait options make it easy to keep the order light, add something sweet to coffee, or turn a drink stop into a small snack break.