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Lukullus, Warsaw


 The dessert scene in Warsaw has been fairly traditional for a very long time.  The baked goods were decent and some even excellent, but you pretty much knew what to expect before even stepping into a pastry shop in Warsaw.  It was all very predictable.  Until a few years ago, when a handful of places opened up, and shook things up.

One of those places is Lukullus, a lovely little pastry shop with a few locations throughout Warsaw.  I love coming here, it is so pretty, so delicate and tiny.  I like the shop on ul. Mokotowska, they have just one table, which contributes to a peaceful and intimate experience.  The pastry at Lukullus looks almost too pretty to eat. 




Lukullus uses only the very high quality ingredients. 



     




















 Caramel choux

 

This millefeuille was just perfection, light, creamy and the puff pastry was crispy and flaky.


Passion fruit choux
  

 This was a total surprise.  I got this leche tartelette just because it looked really cute.  Once at home, we were tasting all the pastry and I cut this baby in half.  I tasted it, the dulce de leche just melted in my mouth and the forest fruit from the center added such a nice burst of flavor.  I was flooded with childhood memories of a really fresh Krowka candy. 



Cheesecake that was very light



Berry pastry






Lukullus
ul. Mokotowska 52A
& other locations

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