When you go to the Blockbuster on East Evans Avenue, you might find a new place to eat nearby. Bakery Trompeau is a staple you have walked by and not noticed until now.

The bakery has been open for seven years and has odd hours for busy college students. It’s open 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every day but Sunday. The food is worth an early morning stop or a lunch break.

Bakery Trompeau takes you out of Denver and onto the streets of Paris. About seven tables for customers to dine at sit outside the small store front. The décor consists of Provincial fabrics for tablecloths and old round back wooden chairs. The walls have French decoration, with everything from a map of Paris to an old poster of a woman ice skating. There are also posted accolades of the great success owner and baker Pascal Trompeau has had.

The service is fast, good and friendly. The bakery always has someone waiting in line in the morning hours. Prices of croissants, quiches and loaves of bread range from $1.75 to $5. Drinks range from coffee to Perrier. Bakery Trompeau has coffee, espresso, hot chocolate, RiCB(me, which is French sparkling lemonade, and much more.

The pastries are the best kept secret in Denver. They are made fresh daily and are warmed for the customer’s enjoyment. The chocolate croissant is something everyone should try even if you’re not a chocolate lover. It is delicious, with warm chocolate wrapped in flaky golden croissant. Do not go home without an extra.

Their ham and Swiss cheese croissant is unimaginably better than any ham and cheese sandwich. This is great for either breakfast or lunch. The ham is not too salty, the cheese is creamy and melts great to surround the ham and complement the croissant.

This bakery also offers a new take on the American cinnamon roll. This round spiral pastry looked and tasted nothing like a normal cinnamon roll, it was much better. There was no sugary icing or heavy glaze. The roll had just enough cinnamon baked into its layers to be enjoyed but not overpower.

Another pastry that is surprising is the apple chausson, which is a French version of the apple turnover. The chausson is a great sweet morning treat. The pastry is puffed on the top and filled with apples. If you like apple pie for breakfast, this is a must eat at Bakery Trompeau.

Other types of pastry the bakery offers are walnut croissants, filled couques, which are cake-like croissants, quiche and traditional French pastries such as Pain Aux Raison and sugar brioche.

Bakery Trompeau is a must for anyone, even if it means setting your alarm clock a little earlier.