Pierre Herme - Lowndes Street

Pierre Herme Paris stores that began in Tokyo are an international chain that sell chocolate and macarons with several luxury boutiques throughout Asia Europe and the Middle East. As I entered their store on Motcomb Street in Knightsbridge, the room had a minimalist interior and resembled more like a jewellery shop. With the help of a friendly and eager sales lady who was ready to share her knowledge, I bought a chocolate macaron and a salted caramel chocolate to take away. I ate it outside as there was no seating. The macaron was not too sweet and the flavours were intense with a good focus on texture. The salted caramel was creamy and didn’t satisfy my sweet craving so I went back into the store to take something else. There was a vast amount of other more unusual flavours of macarons including Rose and Quince and Apricot and Crunchy Pistachio. However I ended up buying a jam called Ispahan; named after Piere Herme’s most famous creation which is a delightful combination of lychee, rose and raspberry. Athough the jam recipe belongs to Pierre Hermé, the production is done by Christine Ferber, who is known as the queen of confiture! This was sure to be a real treat for my breakfast the next morning. Pierre Hermes talent goes way beyond his renowned macarons and chocolates. He also has delicious pound cakes, hazelnut spreads and more. With macarons ranging from £2.00 - £3.20 and jams at £10.00 it is a rather expensive affair. But this really is an experience where one savors the treat embracing all textures and flavours. Pierre herme - a true sensory artist.

Small but lovely branch of Pierre Herme. Not a patch on any of the branches in Paris I've been too but you can't expect it to be. Great selection of macaron's and chocolates and well as Gateaux Voyages ( which translates to "travelling cake" - meaning a nice packaged cake which you can take to visit friends etc) Staff always very nice and friendly and samples are always nice!

This review is actually for the newly opened Pierre Hermé in Covent Garden, London. This amazing patisserie located in the heart of Covent Garden opened November this year and everything is just shiny and sparkling and magical. Firstly the shop is beautiful and really makes use of the room it has to display all of Pierre Hermé's delicious offerings display. It's probably what led to my family leaving the shop not only with their macarons, but also their cake aux fruits, and a box each of the Assortiment de Pâtes de Fruits and Mendiants au Chocolat au Lait. Yay! :D The gentleman and lady who assisted us were very patient and helpful, going into detail about each product we were interested in and telling us a little bit about the stores in Paris too. I'd highly suggest people go beyond just buying Pierre Hermé's macarons if you're really looking for a sweets adventure. That being said, Pierre Hermé's macarons are really something. Don't be afraid of the unusual combinations of flavours the macarons come in; I'm sure you'll be in for a very pleasant surprise. Yes, everything is a little pricey, but if you're going to indulge you might as well get the best, and I think what Pierre Hermé offers is pretty much that.