Chouquette

Chouquette is a buzzy little French patisserie in the backstreets of New Farm. They offer a variety of breads, cakes, and croissants, and pump out a mean coffee. Despite living so close, I very rarely frequent it as it’s certainly on the pricier side, and also closes at midday, marking it regularly off limits for a late riser like myself.
The breads are traditional and tasty, with the baguettes offering some good chewiness without being over he top, and they even have whole loaves of brioche bread. The croissants are probably some of the best around, and at almost $ 5 a pop, you’d hope they are too.
They have Merlo coffee and the service is quick, making it a good place to stop in for takeaway, and they also have a good amount of seating, and you’re likely to spot some fuzzy little pups hanging around on a weekend.

This used to be my local spot on the way to work. And having just past by to check it out after years of not coming, it is, still as great as before! And those almond croissant are still my favourite.
Prices are a little higher than its competitors. Still highly recommended this place.

I am absolutely in love with this place. It’s very rare that a little French café gives me this much pause from start to finish.
Right from the start, when you walk through the store there’s always someone available to take your order. Without fail, I’ve never had to wait more than a couple minutes before someone says, «Bonjour, what would you like today?»
From there, you’re opened up to a smörgåsbord of tasty, filling treats ranging from delicious croissants and pain au chocolat to savory ocean trout baguette. For sure the star of the show is the variety of freshly baked breads and pastries. Everything is made in house and it shows! Every bite is delicately balanced with the right amount of sweetness.
There’s definitely a reason there is always a line out the door on Saturday and Sunday mornings at Choquette. They’ve just got the great overall package expected of a quality French café.

Authentic French patisserie in Brisbane. Houses a beautiful selection of freshly baked pastries and treats. Definitely worth a visit!

I’m inclined not to like this establishment. Having lived in Paris for 8 years, I’m never fully satisfied with the café’s offerings. The coffee is sub-​par and overly bitter, and the sandwiches have very strong flavours that frequently don’t compliment one another. This said, I did enjoy their almond croissant. I hate posting negative reviews but I just can’t help it here!

I was introduced to Chouquette recently. The breads, the coffee, the pastries… can’t be beaten in Brisbane. Great friendly staff, some of whom would not be out of place in Paris.
Can’t recommend Chouquette enough!

As soon I stepped in this little bakery, I began imagining this song «I want a feast/​I want a bean feast/​Cream buns and doughnuts/​And fruitcake with no nuts/​So good you could go nuts»
Danishes, croissants, baguettes, quiches, tarts and GLUTEN, oh my! Baked to a glistening golden brown, the almond croissant «croissant aux amandes» called out to me (I was cheating on the pain au chocolat), which I happily nibbled on while chatting with a fellow Unilocaler. Flakey, light, and sweet on the palate as a proper croissant should be.
I also enjoyed a cappuccino and a iced café au lait (next time I will ask for extra shots as I like my coffee strong and less milky).
I have found my happy bakery in Brisbane. Thank goodness it takes a City Cat ride and a 1.5km walk for me to reach it. I say «More walking, the more I can eat!»

When I first moved back to Brisbane, a food-​loving friend told me tales of Brisbane’s best chocolate croissant. Soon, our Saturday morning walks to catch up included a detour to this place, Chouquette, to buy a chocolate croissant before we continued down Brunswick Street. She wasn’t wrong and there’s a reason this place is buzzing on a weekend with a line out the door. It’s authentic pastries, cakes, and breads have given them a troupe of loyal followers. I’m confident, they could move from the current location and the troops would still follow.
My favourites are the almond croissants (buy the minis to save pennies and calories), and fresh loaves of bread. Always a winner.
Sure, you pay a little more but the quality is never compromised.

I was in France in 2011 and fell in love with French bread. So I was keen to find something similar in Brisbane. And I have.
Chouquette really does produce breads in the French tradition. They’re beautiful.
I have only ever purchased bread (and pastries) and have not dined/​eaten there so I can’t comment on that side of the business. But it is always busy when I go there so it must be good.
Au revoir.

Chouquette has become my local haunt for fancy bread and pastries.
There is usually a line, but rather than being a painful experience, I think it gives you plenty of time to peruse the tempting treats and make up your mind before that delightful greeting of ‘bonjour’ becomes the signal to end deliberations.
A walk to Chouquette has become a bit of a weekend ritual, so you could say I’ve sampled pretty extensively from the selection. The olive fougasse, the croissants and the chouquettes are probably the three things I most commonly get to takeaway, but really you can’t go wrong with any of the breads and pastries.
As for the coffee, it’s adequate if you’re in need of a fix.
Staff are warm and friendly. Atmosphere is busy, but casual and the crowd is pretty diverse.

We are lucky to have a little piece of Paris in New Farm. Great coffee and french pastries made with love. I am always impressed and can’t recommend it enough!

Baguettes almost as good as Paris!
Coffee is quite acceptable.
Pastries are exquisite.
Almond croissant is exceptional.
Best French café in Brisbane!

Hands down the best croissant and pain au chocolat in Brisbane. Sourced Grocer in Teneriffe usually stock these as well Wed-​Sun. The closest to a proper French viennoiserie you’ll find in Brisbane.

This is the best place in Brisbane for French breads and pastries. They have it all — pains au chocolat, almond croissants, pain raisins, croissants, baguettes, pains, eclairs, religeuse, millefeuille, petit fours.
Its a little pricey but boy is it worth it. Coffee is good too and the service aint bad considering how busy it is. Most of the staff are French and you’l always get a ‘bonjour’ and a ‘merci’.
I cant recommend this place enough!

I was so excited to try out Chouquette due to the hype surrounding this French bakery, but they were closed during Ekka week, so I had to wait. When I finally had time to return to New Farm, I made sure I paid a visit to Chouquette. Needless to say, I had great expectations to what they had to offer! Their website had given me a taste of what was in store, and I was excited for the extensive variety of bread rolls, pastries, and cakes. When I approached Chouquette, I really had expected it to be much busier, with people sitting around and conversing with French coffees — but I found it rather empty.
The glass cases had a few sandwiches, a few cakes and pastries, with a few bread rolls in the back shelf– not at all what I expected, actually. The place didn’t seem particularly French (though I really couldn’t say what is and isn’t) — no warm ambience, cold chairs and décor inside and out, and their offerings were very meager, and mostly not particularly aesthetically pleasing compared to what they displayed online. It was a bit of a disappointment to find that I couldn’t find the variety of items that I saw online, and everything was a bit pricy. I did have the orange chocolate cake, which looked the most appealing, and was actually really rich and delicious (good for sharing), but I was sorely disappointed with their bread roll, which was way too dry. I’m not sure if I should have tried anything in particular– and if I just missed out on some of the good stuff, but unfortunately, Chouquette didn’t leave me daydreaming about France.

J’adore!
I’ve been a regular since I’ve moved to New Farm.
Ambiance: «la petite boulangerie, patisserie de quartier» ou l’on peut paisiblement prendre son petit dejeuner
Service: Agreable, friendly and even though you may not speak French, throw out some simple French greetings here and there «Bonjour», «Merci» etc…
Parking: Street parking avail.
Food: The most authentic French viennoiseries you can find in town, heaps of sinful sweets and savory pastries. Their pistachio/​raspberry financier and almond croissants are to die for. Let their Chaussons aux pommes and Palmiers take you back to childhood. my two weaknesses

There’s not a lot to say about Chouquette without spoiling the moment for you. If you have a sweet tooth, GO THERE. If you are partial to the odd macaroon, GO THERE. If a French accent floats your boat, GO THERE.
Just go there, ok?

Dear Chouquette,
I love you. You know that as well as I do. But you are going to make me extremely fat. When I’m away from you I worry about this, but when we are united I simply cannot resist your strawberry tarts or the almond croissants that fill my dreams. Perhaps separating from you would be easier if your coffee wasn’t also so good? I know we have shared many a Sunday morning together, but I’m afraid I need to limit our visits to only once or twice a month because I find myself relying on your sweetness too much. I also don’t like the fact that you are also seeing my friends. As soon as I told them about you, you seem to be sharing yourself with them a lot. I want you all to myself!
Love Siobhan
PS– See you on the weekend.

As you step into Chouquette you’ll be greeted sincerely by the french staff with a cheerful chorus of bonjours and smiles. You won’t be able to tear your eyes away from the long glass cabinet full of pastries and tarts almost too pretty to eat.
Chouquette has an excellent variety of french delights, but if you want to be able to take advantage of this then be sure to arrive earlier rather than later because they sell out fast.
There are benches to sit at on the footpath, and a few little tables inside as well. You might have to wait a few minutes for a seat, but by the time you’ve ogled the cabinet for a few minutes, someone will have finished their croissant and you can nab their table.
The staff at Chouquette are happy to answer any questions you might have about the various treats the have on offer, and once you decide what you want they will bring it to your table for you or package it up for you to takeaway.
My personal favourites are the tarte aux pommes, gâteau fraisier, and chaussons aux pommes, but everything is amazing and no matter what you select you won’t be disappointed. Be sure to try some of the Chouquettes — little air-​filled puffs of pastry encrusted with sugar beads — that are Chouquette’s namesake!

I was lucky enough to live in Paris for a year, and since then I don’t usually buy pastries in Australia as they are a huge disappointment and a total waste of calories. Unless they’re from Chouquette of course…
This place always has a huge line out the door, and for very good reason. The business is owned and operated by French nationals, which means the baguettes are chewy yet light and the patissiere section is a taste sensation.
Major recommendations have to go to the chaussons aux pommes and the tarte aux fraise, however it is all outstanding.
One word of warning, in true Parisian style their coffee is piss. Try get a take away elsewhere if you want the ultimate decadent breakfast.
edit: it seems their coffee has improved somewhat, but it’s still not as good as it could be. Also, Chouqette is so bloody French they close for most of January and for a week over Ekka. Damn your work /​life balance I NEED PASTRY!