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Au Petit Four is nothing short of amazing! It is seemly average from the outside, but on the inside you are greeted by an award-winning pastry chef. The French pastries couldn’t be more authentic, made fresh daily and with all natural ingredients. In addition to its pastries, Au Petit Four serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also has a great selection of wine and beer, however guests are welcome to BYOB: bring your own beer. In fact, the French café was named best BYOB by the New Times Best of Phoenix in 2001!

As its website proclaims, it is the place to go is for a taste of France. Au Petit Four was opened in 2000 by Catherine and Pierre Berraud-Dufour, who are natives to Paris and Lyon respectively. They have been dedicated to giving guests the best of France, which is why they have received several prestigious awards.

The Royal, a dark chocolate mousse on crispy hazelnut, was indescribably amazing! It was not just by my account either, the dessert was named best cake in the valley by patrons for the past three years.

In 2001, Au Petit Four was also deemed Best of the Valley by Phoenix Magazine. It received New Times Best of Phoenix in 2003, and Best of the Valley by the Arizona Republic in 2004 and again in 2007. Also, In 2008 it won the Best Bakery by Best of Local. As if this hadn’t convinced restaurant goers Au petit four was worth checking out, New Times Best of Phoenix presented them with the best croissant award in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.