Eat This: The Almond Bearclaw at Comet Coffee & Microbakery

It’s hard to beat a fresh pastry and hot coffee in the morning. For that, we go to Comet Coffee & Microbakery, where you’ll find us sipping on a cappuccino and tearing unabashedly into an Almond Bear Claw. Rich 83-percent Beurremont butter holds together layer upon layer of house-made croissant dough baked to a golden crisp, while hidden in the center of that soft, chewy interior is a delicate ribbon of almond paste. Other bakeries might muck it up with almond extract, but not here. Instead, fresh almonds are ground smooth and touched with sweet honey. This teeny-tiny bakery is churning out mighty fine pastries, and this bear claw may be its best yet.