CRÉMEUX French Pâtisserie

slow saturday mornings on harvard street have a particular rhythm, and crémeux fits right into it. this is the kind of place you find yourself returning to without fully planning to, partly because brookline's stretch of harvard street rewards that kind of wandering, and partly because the french pâtisserie side of things gives the coffee visit a reason to linger. specialty coffee and proper french pastry in the same room is a combination that doesn't need overselling. the regulars here are quietly devoted, which tends to say more than any headline claim. if you're coming from the coolidge corner end of the neighborhood, build in extra time. the cortado on a weekday morning, before the weekend crowd arrives, is the visit worth planning around.