Best Pastry shop in Pittsburgh

La Gourmandine is a French bakery and pastry shop with multiple locations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bakery offers a variety of traditional French baked goods, including breakfast pastries, custom cakes, breads, and lunch sandwiches. They also offer take-out coffee and a full espresso bar. La Gourmandine's menu includes a range of items such as Viennoiserie, Patisserie, Cakes, and Boulangerie, which are all made with high-quality ingredients and traditional French techniques. They also offer special orders for custom cakes and other baked goods, with a lead time of 48 hours. The bakery is known for its flaky croissants, almond croissants, and other sweet and savory pastries. La Gourmandine was founded by Fabien and Lisanne Moreau, a French couple who moved to Pittsburgh and wanted to bring a taste of France to the city. Fabien, a trained baker from the famous Lenôtre Culinary Institute in Paris, opened the first La Gourmandine bakery in Lawrenceville in 2010, followed by additional locations in Mt Lebanon, Hazelwood, Downtown, and Oakland.