Must Try: The Park Hotel's Heavenly Palmiers
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Did you know that the historic Park Hotel has a bakery? No, not the Park Hyatt, the Park Hotel: that towering Art Deco surprise that has overlooked People's Square since, well, since way back when Nanjing Xi Lu was called Bubbling Well Road and there were race tracks where there are now Metro station exits. Found it? Good. Don't go in. Keep walking past the fading grandeur of that corner and look for the pair of easy-to-miss, finger-smudged glass doors leading to the Park Hotel bakery.
The Park Hotel may already have had its day, but every morning, this bakery turns out palmiers (also known as hudiesu, 蝴蝶酥) that befit a magnificent hotel, as it has done for decades. RMB22 will get you five palmiers, each one as big as two kids' hands put together. They are crispy and slightly caramel on the outside with a sprinkle of sugar, not too sweet. Fresh, so not greasy. Pull one apart to expose soft inner layers the color of new butter and eat the soft and the crispy with a mug of good coffee or two shots of bitter espresso. These pastries will call back an era if you let them. Once upon a time, locals waited in lines to pick up a bite of this delicacy. They still make limited quantities every morning, so be sure to drop by before lunchtime.
DETAILS
What: The Park Hotel's Palmiers
Where: 170 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路170号
Tel: 6327-5225
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