Bo & Bon

Lovely package. Wanted to go there recently but it closed down.

I am a macaron fan. I have had macarons in Paris, London, and New York. I don’t have them often, because they are a little pricy. I thought Bo & Bön macarons were wonderful. I am sure they aren’t as fancy as one you would get in Paris, but to be honest I couldn’t tell the difference. Perhaps I am not a connoisseur, but it fed my craving, and i plan on returning.
The macarons are larger, i would say 2“x2″ and were $ 1.5.
Bo&bon is in Borough Park which is a Hassidic Jewish neighborhood, and the owner of Bo&Bön is hassidic.
If you like macarons and don’t feeling like shelling out Park Slope/​Manhattan prices, Bo & Bön is a good alternative.

I love macaroons. Good ones that is. I was at Bo & Bön recently to sample the treats on the request of a friend (you don’t have to ask me twice!) and as Remy said the place is very nice to look at, but even better than to look is to taste. I tried a peanut butter macaroon and a coconut and a chocolate. All three were chewy and delicious. Yum. I have heard mixed reviews about the quality of the cookies however, and I do plan to return soon to see if the quality has improved over the long haul or if I just was there on a lucky day. Happy noshing.

Bo & Bön caught my eye because of the colorful awning with images of macarons (enlarged to emphasize texture) and its clean modern interior. Seems like an appropriate pairing, considering that their specialty is gift-​able confections.
I appreciated the range of flavors and settled on a modest sampling of lemon, mint-​chocolate, and raspberry. They were about the size of half-​dollar coins at $ 1.50 a pop. The owner proceeded to place these colorful rounds into a clear plastic bag and sealed it with a logo sticker.
As I left the store, I was pretty excited to try my desserts until I discovered that the lemon macaron was being crushed by the weight of the other two. Perhaps I should have opted for better storage, and it became apparent that the construction of the cookie itself was the culprit.
It’s hard to say that these cookies were bad (because frankly, it’s a cookie) but a macaron connoisseur would probably be disappointed. The exterior was crumbly and the whole thing fell apart as soon as I took a bite. There wasn’t any chewiness in the cookie nor the filling, and there were visible pieces of almond which added a lingering texture. I was surprised that the lemon flavor was not as citricy as I expected but the raspberry and blue mint-​chocolate were on par.
Overall, this place is good for novelty desserts because of the aesthetically pleasing colors and product presentation. However, I’ll have to continue my search for the «perfect» macaron in the Borough Park area of Brooklyn.