The French Corner Bakery - Durham

This bakery is truly a hidden gem. You won’t find another like it with a unique atmosphere, amazing service, and fresh, quality baked goods. It’s definitely worth stopping in. You can tell that everything here is made with passion, and they have quite the variety. My favorite loaf from them is their “peasant bread”.

The service was so nice! Some people may like the food. But to me the pastries are not good at all, or authentic. We got a croissant with cream and strawberry filling and a blueberry danish. The cream filling in the croissant tastes like Cool Whip, not real cream, the “fruit” in both tastes artificial, and the pastry part of both the danish and croissant has that hydrogenated oil texture rather than real butter, like something you’d get from Dunkin Donuts. Definitely nowhere close to an actual French bakery if that’s what you’re looking for

I 've never been more embarrassed for and by a baked good than I have by this locations bread. My goodness. Their sourdough loaf is EXACTLY like Walmart Great Value. I was shocked honestly. It 's identical.

I cannot say enough good things about this amazing place. The head baker, Norma Garcia, is extraordinarily talented, having trained in French tradition of boulangerie and patisserie. She was able to prepare a millefeuille cake for me at the last minute for a memorial service, and the result was incredible. The shop is charming and cozy. Go check it out you won't be disappointed. Thank you so much, Norma, for saving the day!

I've been coming to this bakery since it opened with the last owner and have never been disappointed with any of their items. The current owner is always super sweet. Everything has always tasted fresh. My go-tos are the éclairs, almond croissants, macarons and tiramisu.