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Parker-Lusseau Pastries

Tucked away in the historic Fremont Adobe building next door to the post office, this small patisserie offers some of the best French pastries and lattes this side of the Atlantic.

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Address: 539 Hartnell St
Website: parkerlusseau.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Monterey (California), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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