I have been craving macaroons lately but hadn’t been able to get to New York due to all of the craziness caused by Hurricane Sandy. I finally made the trek yesterday and stopped into La Maison du Macaron on west 23rd street. The cozy little shop had a rainbow colored case full of delicious sounding pastries. Their tea menu was small but I loved that they noted which estates and regions each tea was from. I selected the sencha along with three macaroons (pumpkin, pink champagne and lavender).
The seating area was small and a little crowded but comfortable. The staff was friendly but a little harried as the shop was fairly busy. My sencha was loose leaf but was served in a large fill-your-own style tea bag. I didn’t mind because there was plenty of room for the leaves to expand. It was vegetal, sweet and the perfect day for a beautiful fall day. Macaroons are always expensive but sometimes it’s nice to indulge a little, especially when tea is involved. I used to work really close to this location and it’s a good thing they were not open back then because I would have been broke! I’ll definitely be returning the next time I am in the area.
You can find out more about La Maison du Macaron here.
I can imagine the combination of sencha and pumpkin and even sencha and lavender but how was the sencha and pink champagne?
The pink champagne is fruity so they actually went together pretty well 🙂