Jin Patisserie - Venice, CA

Jin Patisserie is located on a cute little street in Venice, CA called Abbot Kinney. This street is lined with some neat shops and restaurants. It is very "cozy"...meaning narrow streets and not alot of parking. Jin Patisserie is situated next to a small alley and on the day we went, there was a car parked in the alley blocking the whole driveway. The car was owned by this Rastafarian-looking lady with all kinds of funky junk to sell on the hood of her car. I am only mentioning this because Jin is such a cute little place and this lady and her crazy car parked there just seemed so out of place that I made note of it.

Sister K and I had been eye-ing this place for a while and decided that it would be a nice place to take Sister S for her birthday.

It was late November or early December when we were here, it was kind of chilly outside. We didn't realize that they do not have inside seating. There are only tables setup outside on the patio. I wonder what happens when it rains. Probably some wet afternoon tea time!

Jin Patisserie is owned and operated by Kristy Choo, who is originally from Singapore. This place offers a unique twist to the afternoon tea routine. All the chocolates, sandwiches and cakes are made in-house by Kristy and her staff and are unique to this place.

Overall, I loved the food but did not like sitting outside in December. Also, some of the desserts/chocolates are too over powering with strong spices. If that is your thing, then you may like it.

Everything comes out on large white plates and there was a bit of everything. Some good, some bad, mostly good.

I loved the sardine sandwiches (the one in the front of this photo).

I have to note that the scones were not very good. I've really not found the holy grail of scones but so far I like the ones at Los Rios Teahouse in San Juan Capristrano the best.

I think this was the Spring Bouquet rolled cake. It is one of the most amazing piece of cake I've ever had!

Kristy also makes some killer macarons, the french kind, not the coconut kind.

The green ones are pistachios, the orange ones are caramel/sea salt, one one of the pink ones is plum flavored and I can't remember what that other pink one is.

You need to try this place. The chef is very creative. Just make sure you come in the Spring on a nice day. :)

Jin Patisserie
1202 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291

(310) 399-8801