French-Inspired Bakery And Pastry Shop
525 North End Drive, Carmel, IN
Indulge in our flaky croissants at Le Petit Gâteau in the heart of Downtown Carmel.
525 North End Drive, Carmel, IN
Le Petit Gâteau is a French-inspired bakery, pastry shop, and custom cake studio. We are more than just bakers...we are pastry artists! Everything we create is done with taste and appearance in mind.
Our talented team is always innovating new creations to be added to our menu. You'll find seasonal items made with fresh berries in the spring, citrus fruits in the summer, and pumpkin and fall spices in autumn.
We take our inspiration from locations around the world that make the best food such as our French Baguette, San Francisco-Style Sourdough Bread, and New York-Style Bagels. Our award-winning cakes have been featured in magazines and are custom tailored for your event.
A sneak peek at our menu. Click to view the full menu and place your order.
Our latest croissant creation…Raspberry Pistachio. Baked with a raspberry compote and a pistachio cream. The best part? Unlike other raspberry croissants, this is all done without any food dyes.
Chef Lexi created our newest petit gâteau, which features a blueberry mousse, a yuzu cream center, and topped with a honeycomb crunch. Perfectly light and refreshing for summer days.
Chef Chris Holland is a graduate of both the culinary program and fine arts program at Ivy Tech. He trained at several bakeries in Indianapolis and worked as a pastry chef instructor before deciding to open his own bakery in 2019.
Le Petit Gâteau (meaning “the small cake” in French) was created to bring you delicious pastries, breads, cakes, and desserts with artistic finishes to impress at first look and first bite.
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Feeling like a flaky croissant or something sweet? We’ve got fresh pastries, custom cakes, and all the baked goods your day needs. Go ahead—order online and we’ll have it ready when you are.
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Tried Almond Croissant from Le Petit Gateau after a great deal of recommendation from a friend, I would say it’s totally worth the hype. It’s flakey, fresh and perfectly sweet and well paired with a cup of coffee. Also, tried their crème brulle croissant too, the custard was so mild and tasted perfect. I would ... definitely go back to other the other items.☺️ Read More
I often enjoy fabulous pastries while sipping coffee here, but I felt compelled to review after purchasing a cake. It is a gorgeous cake, decorated beautifully. The flavor was fantastic, as was the texture. I got vanilla cake with strawberry jam and Italian buttercream frosting. It was perfect in every way and ... absolutely worth the price. Read More
I was eager to check this place out. Signage isn’t great-it’s accessible via the residential main entrance. The case isn’t huge, but I tried the cinnamon roll croissant, almond croissant, a hazelnut chocolate mousse thing, and a blueberry mousse thing, with yuzu gele and a honey brittle. All very good! There’s a ... coffee shop, too. Nice interior and outdoor lounge space. Read More
I was craving chocolate and like rich good chocolate and who can’t think of Le Petit Gateau. It’s a bakery within Indy coffee roasters and they mostly take orders but they also have a good variety of breads, croissants, brownies and muffins so you may get lucky with what you are craving for. Atleast that’s my ... experience. Service was pretty quick and I ordered and left in less than 5 minutes Read More
best croissants in indy area, no question 🙂↕️ super buttery, flaky, perfectly brown probably the closest you can get to the croissants you would get in paris around here ahead is super nice too!
Their tiramisu is, quite simply, beyond words — rich, delicate, and absolutely unforgettable. We usually stop by just for that, it’s become a little tradition. I also like to grab a few croissants to take home — the raspberry cheesecake danish is a favorite, and this time we tried the crème brûlée croissant (and wow, ... what a treat). Read More
Some friends took my wife to the Fishers farmers market yesterday, and they took her straight to Chris for good reason. The English muffins are fantastic. Soft and pillowy even after toasting, exactly the right amount of salt, and split easily by hand. The croissant I tried last night (before she got the rest of it!) ... was also delicious — flaky, buttery, lightly sweet. So glad we got this recommended. Read More
The cake from Le Petit Gateau was far superior to any other bakery we tried for our wedding. We tried so many highly recommended bakeries but none of them impressed us until we stopped by Le Petit Gateau. We went with the chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and the lemon raspberry cake with raspberry filling, but ... every single flavor we tried was delicious! We would highly recommend them! They will not only create a beautiful cake, but one that people actually want to eat!!! Read More
It's one of the better, almond croissants I have ever experienced! The staff were very friendly, and there were plenty of places to sit while the buttery croissant flakes covered my sweater.
We’ve been getting pastries from Chris at the fishers farmers market for ages, and we’re so psyched he has a physical location! Best croissants I’ve had on this continent, and he works with his team constantly to try making new things-each one is a winner. My mother demands to visit when she’s in town, and we’re ... currently trying to figure out the best way to transport some to Michigan for my partners parents ;) Read More
Visit us in downtown Carmel for delightful treats.