L'Amandine Patisserie

Head down Friars Stile Road and you'll find yourself in front of a proper neighbourhood bakery—the kind that locals queue for without thinking twice. L'Amandine does the classics right: croissants that shatter satisfyingly, Paris-Brest that doesn't skimp on the praline cream, and religieuses that look like they've come straight from a Lyon display case. It's not trying to be cool or Instagram-friendly; it's just competent, consistent French baking in a corner of Richmond that doesn't get enough attention.