BAKE STATION
A new bakery in Los Altos—Voyageur du Temps—offers high-end artisanal pastries
A downtown building, formerly serving as a stop along the Southern Pacific Railroad, has reopened its doors as a bakery cafe. Inspired by time travel, Voyageur du Temps (time traveller in French), gets its statement-making logo from the Roman numeral 5 discovered on a clock at a French station. The bakery staff is trained to use traditional Parisian-style methods to create made-from-scratch breads and pastries, making the perfect croissant. With an open kitchen allowing customers to see the pastry chefs at work, the bakery offers both indoor and outdoor seating. The owner, Rie Rubin (originally from Japan) has brought in two chefs from Tokyo, who’ve studied in Paris. As a result, the menu has a combination of Japanese and French breads and pastries—think green tea croissants, shokupan and chocolate cubes.
Voyageur du Temps, bakery and cafe
288 1st Street, Los Altos, California
+1 650 383 5800
Monday-Sunday: 7AM-6PM