Gourmandise

Gourmandise offers the finest European pastries & desserts in the valley. With a kitchen full of Salt Lake City’s best pastry chefs crafting the most delicious, made-from-scratch confections in the West, it’s no wonder Gourmandise is a favorite casual dining downtown eatery, famous for its spectacular desserts. Anyone who visits and experiences the deliciousness can see why this family-owned business has been bringing smiles to customers’ faces for over 24 years. Offering a full cafe menu, small plates and wine in addition to over 140 dessert items hand crafted daily. A relaxed full wait service dining atmosphere with a romantic European cafe feel. Gourmandise is just as appropriate for a business lunch as it is as the last stop after a night at the symphony. All of our cafe or bakery items are available as carry out or to go.

Established in 1991.
Gourmandise is a full-service, family-owned restaurant and bakery that has been bringing smiles to customers’ faces for over 20 years–offering the widest selection of made-from-scratch European pastries & desserts in the Salt Lake Valley. Beginning in the early morning with an assortment of melt-in-your-mouth breakfast pastries, we offer freshly-made delicacies throughout the day. Gourmandise features a scrumptious variety of daily cafe specials and an extensive menu of unique made-to-order lunch and dinner items. People say that walking into Gourmandise reminds them of a visit to a bustling, lively European bakery and café –thankfully a bit more conveniently located for those of us Salt Lake valley dwellers.

Vernon and Hally H.
Business Owner
Vernon’s family immigrated from South Africa /Namibia when he was a child. His parents opened a European bakery and cafe in Peoria, Illinois. After moving to Salt Lake City and working as an Architect, Vernon found this little place in the 90’s , then called The Bakery. After being a customer for years, he and Hally were drawn to the potential of this special downtown treasure. They had the idea of creating a place where people of all walks of life could come and eat extraordinary food have a special dining experience that they could afford. For 15 years Jean Jacques was our chef. In January Robert Angelilli became our Chef Patissier. He has made fine pastries at a number of Salt Lake and Park City’s finest places including his time as the Executive Pastry Chef at the Grand America. Carlos Hernandez took over as the Head Chef of the cafe’ in 2016. He compliments the hearty sandwiches and salads for lunch with bistro dining with entrees and small plates at night