Located on a busy stretch of Washtenaw Avenue, Luca’s Pastry lies in a small and somewhat obscure strip mall. While it is neighboring several other businesses, such as Chipotle and Bambu, this new patisserie should not be overlooked.
Although the new location is a bit removed from the street, making it a bit harder to reach, it's still a charming small location. When you walk inside, you immediately are able to see the bakery section of the shop with the employees baking fresh cakes and pastries. They offer a wide array of pastries and cakes, including cannolis, tarts, lobster tails, macarons and cupcakes. On my visit, I tried the original Italian Cannoli, a lemon tart, a strawberry cupcake, a strawberry macaron and a chocolate eclair. These were all presented in a singular box, and the total price came out to $17.25, which is a tad high but still a reasonable price for five various pastries. Of the ones I tried, the best was easily the lemon tart: it had a soft, crispy shell and the...