To mark 50 years of Air France flying between Toronto and Paris, the airline has arrange a short lived pastry boutique on Bloor Avenue West constructed round its Enterprise Class dessert menu.
Known as La pâtisserie, the storefront is open from April 25 by Might 17 at 151 Bloor Avenue West. It is the airline’s first pastry pop-up anyplace on the planet, and it landed in Toronto moderately than Paris particularly due to the Canadian milestone Air France is celebrating.
Hours run from 12pm to 6pm Sunday to Thursday, and from 12pm to 7pm Friday and Saturday. The boutique and Salon de thé do not require a reservation; solely the studio area on the again is bookable.
Inside, you will discover 5 signature pastries by French cooks Yann Couvreur and Laurent Le Daniel, the identical creations served onboard Air France enterprise class, alongside a espresso and tea service.
A Pop-Up Designed Just like the Cabin
The area is supposed to really feel like Air France enterprise class at road stage, with finishes and palette borrowed from the cabin and refined nods to the airline’s historical past in Toronto.
Most guests will spend their time on the boutique facet, the place you possibly can browse the every day choice, choose up pastries to remove, or settle in on the Salon de thé to take pleasure in them on the spot.
Laurent Le Daniel earned the Meilleur Ouvrier de France distinction, France’s prime award for craftspeople, in 1997. Yann Couvreur runs his personal pastry boutiques in Paris. Each cooks’ creations have featured on Air France enterprise class for years.
Pricing on the pop-up menu sits at $9.90 (CAD) per pastry, with three creations by Le Daniel (Lemon Delight; Raspberry and Montélimar Nougat; Chocolate and Caramel) and two by Couvreur (Mango Coco; Hazelnut).
Celebrating 50 Years in Toronto
Air France timed the pop-up to the anniversary of its first industrial flight to Toronto. On Might 21, 1976, a Boeing 747 touched down at Pearson, opening the primary continuous service between the 2 cities. At launch, Air France was the one airline working the route, with three weekly flights.
The schedule has grown significantly since. This summer season, Air France is working two every day flights out of Toronto. The broader Canadian community pairs that with 28 weekly flights from Montreal, seven every from Ottawa and Vancouver, and 4 from Quebec Metropolis, for a complete of 60 flights per week between Canada and Paris.
For Toronto-based travellers, that frequency now makes Air France one of many extra sensible continuous choices to mainland Europe, significantly for those who’re seeking to spend factors exterior the Star Alliance ecosystem.
Incomes and Redeeming Flying Blue Miles
Air France’s loyalty program is Flying Blue, and Canadians can earn miles by a number of routes.
American Categorical Membership Rewards is essentially the most environment friendly switch companion: Amex Canada moved the ratio to 1:1 in January 2026. Marriott Bonvoy additionally feeds Flying Blue at 3:1, with a 5,000-mile bonus on each 60,000 Bonvoy factors transferred.
Switch bonuses seem a number of occasions a 12 months. Amex Canada ran its first-ever 25% bonus earlier this month. Individually, a recurring 10,000-mile flight bonus applies to paid Air France or KLM departures from Canada.
For redemption, Toronto–Paris in enterprise class stays one among Flying Blue’s stronger candy spots, particularly throughout this system’s month-to-month Promo Rewards home windows when choose dates are discounted.
Conclusion
Actually, I would not exit of my approach for the pastries alone. For anybody already in downtown Toronto although, La pâtisserie is a low-effort strategy to spend an hour with one thing most travellers by no means see on the bottom.
The larger angle, in my opinion, is who you carry. Most Canadians do not fly international enterprise class usually, and the pop-up is a uncommon likelihood to point out a buddy who is not but into Miles & Factors what an airline like Air France truly places behind its premium product. Who is aware of, the dialog would possibly even land you a referral signup in your American Categorical Platinum Card.
