I happened upon this place on my way to get tea next door and had to stop because… macarons. I picked out a few(cassis, safforn orange, and coffee nutella) from the plethora of flavors and was not disapointed. These macarons are pretty amazing, folks. Recommend indeed.
Sheena W.
Place rating: 4 Rocky River, OH
I, Sheena, have a macron addiction(that’s mac-a-ron not mac-a-roon the latter is a completely different thing). It hurts my waistline and my pocketbook, but I just don’t care because these things are like an orgasm for your mouth. Okay, maybe that is a bit much but whatevs, they’re good. At my last count I had tried 80 flavors from a place on the east side, but I moved and subsequently was forced into rehab. Since then I have only dabbled in the occasional meh macaron, but upon discovering this place hidden in the 5th Street Arcade my hunger for this French treat is back in full force. Let me just explain, a perfect macaron has this smooth wafer thin egg-shell like outer crust that once bitten into cracks slightly exposing a moist inside with a buttercream, jam or ganache filling in the middle of the two equally sized shells. The filling reaches right to the edge of the shells and each bite(about 2 – 3 or 1 depending on how big your mouth is) should be a delicate blend of creamy, crispy, chewy and taste like the flavor is says it is. Simply a pleasure in both taste and texture. If the shell is rough, hollow, breaks into a bunch of pieces or is dry, throw that crap away! That is a stale macaron and it should be a crime to try and sell old macarons to people. But back to C’est Macaron, I’ve been three times now and I have not experienced a bad macaron yet. They make other pastries like fancy eclairs, chocolate framboise, and mango basil mousses but my focus is on the macarons. This place is located downtown, but so far I have been lucky to find free street parking; there are also parking lots/garages around that you could hit up. The macarons are $ 2 each but if you buy a dozen it’s only $ 20, a deal you should definitely take advantage of!
