1789 CYRILLE COURANT
No. 97-1 RenAi Road, Sec. 2
台北市中正區仁愛路二段97-1號
(02) 3322-2089
MRT: ZhongXiao/XinSheng
website: http://www.1789.com.tw and FB page
hours: 11AM- 8PM
$-$$ (average NT$120/eclair)
Kid friendliness: buy an extra so you don't fight with the kids over your favorite flavor
Visit reviewed: 12/31/2013
1789 Cyrille Courant is a little shop specializing in French pastries and chocolate truffles, opened last December. The shop was opened by Cyrille Courant and his wife, fulfilling a life long dream for them. Previously, Chef Courant worked in Germany and Shanghai and won several prestigious awards in London and France. Of course I didn't know that when I stopped by the shop when I was in the area, but the pictures of the eclairs that I spied on @starvingchef 's instagram were enough to entice me.
If you could only pick one eclair, get the salted caramel eclair (NT$120), otherwise I definitely recommend splurging on a box to share with friends so you can try the different flavors. At first, they told me the salted caramel was sold out and I thought I would leave empty handed, but luckily there were a few more in the kitchen. Good thing since it did turn out to be my favorite flavor.
Eclair flavors include N. 1 Chocolate Sugar Free, N. 2 Tiramisu, N. 3 Vanilla, N. 4 Salted Caramel, N. 5 Mango, N. 6 Raspberry, N. 7 Lemon, N. 8 Black Forest, N. 9 Mont Blanc and N. 11 Blueberry Mascarpone. New flavors come out seasonally and can be spotted on their Facebook page, such as N.16 Pink Grape Fruit Éclair with Korean Yuzu, topped with fresh Wasabi Mascarpone Cream or bright green Granny Smith Apple.
Truffles also for sale with unique flavors such as Earl Grey (NT$65), Litchi, Sesame, Hazelnut, and Framboise (Raspberry) chocolate ganache.
You might spy Chef Courant in the kitchen filling the eclairs or making new creations.
There's a few tables in the back of the shop for a cup of coffee or tea.
From left to right, lemon, raspberry cream, mango, salted caramel, chocolate and tiramisu (NT$750/box of 6). The eclair's shell tastes more similar to a cream puff than a doughnut and I loved how the fillings tasted actually like lemon or raspberry rather than just cream or sugar. The eclairs aren't super big, so you might find yourself wanting to eat two in one sitting.
The Cat in the Hat red and white stripes are fun for the raspberry cream (NT$120).
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