La Tropezienne

There are so many good things to come out of France. Just to name a few, you’ve got their skill with baked goods, you’ve also got… Okay maybe just one good thing to come out of France, but still, thanks France! La Tropezienne is an authentic representation of how good French baking can be. If your experience with French bread ends with croissant bread bins at Countdown, I think it is time to broaden your horizons. I actually think baguettes are just a superior form of bread. Rectangular loafs are don’t make much sense after you have tried a good baguette. If you go in early you might get lucky and get something straight from the oven mmmmmm warm to the touch.

I do love a good bakery, but they are quite hard to come by. I’m not talking your typical chicken roll with too much tomato, or soggy mince pies — I’m talking real quality baked goods. La Tropezienne is still relatively new, but it has certainly made a place for itself.
It is a lovely little French bakery right in the middle of Takapuna. And with the abundance of Asian food outlets, it is a welcome change.
A friend and I popped in here recently after driving past it numerous times and saying ‘we should go in there.’ It really is very French. With the cute little tables and wooden décor, and not to mention the very French staff, before you even taste the food you feel transported. There are very traditional French cabinet foods, baguette sandwiches, small rolls, sweets, and fresh bread. There is also great coffee.
You can sit and eat there or take the food down to the beautiful Takapuna beach just 2 minutes walk away.
The baguette rolls that we had were so delicious — just simple ingredients done really well.
I will definitely be back.

If the closest you get to France is pronouncing croissants ‘cwassonts’ then I think you need to get down to La Tropezienne ASAP. As my partner works in Takapuna, there’s nothing I like better than making my way down to this little French inspired eatery early in the morning and grabbing some delicious noms to takeaway and head down to eat it on Takapuna Beach.
I usually get the brioche crunch and end up with the icing sugar absolutely ALL over myself! It’s pretty decadent but I tell myself it’s fine, for a treat anyway!
They have lots of offerings in the cabinet from filled rolls to little tartlets, and offer coffees and things as well.
Make sure to grab some plain croissants on your way out, they are awesome as is, and I particularly like to fill them with lots of yummies myself for work lunches.

«A genuine French Bakery», now I haven’t actually been to France before, and perhaps croissants and baguettes don’t have any connection to France, it is all made up, a complete farce to fool the outsiders until one day we visit France and discover we have been fooled… or maybe all the rumours are true? It seems consistent… This is a lovely bakery café with surprisingly reasonable prices for such a location. It can easily draw one in with the delicacies invitingly placed in the shop front window. I have only been the once on an early Saturday afternoon and they were busy but not crowded. I would like to go back one day when I am on that side of the shore…