Temper Chocolate & Pastry
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Temper Chocolate & Pastry is the Dundarave pastry shop and café at 2409 Marine Drive in West Vancouver, and it suits a morning croissant or a box of chocolates to take home. It closes at 5 pm and all day on Mondays, so plan it for breakfast or lunch.
What to order
- An almond croissant
- A kouign amann at $3.95
- The Cubano sandwich at lunch
- A box of Chocolate Legend bonbons such as matcha yuzu or lavender honey
Temper calls itself a community pastry shop and café, and it specializes in European pastry and chocolate. Steven Hodge wrote the cookbook Chocolate All Day that the shop promotes on its site. It holds more than 100 chocolate recipes for home bakers.
On the 2026 online menu, croissants run from $4.95 for butter to $7 for chocolate almond, and the kouign amann costs $3.95. For lunch the sandwich list includes a Cubano at $15.50 and a jambon-beurre at $13.25. The Chocolate Legend bonbons come in more than 20 flavours from 70% sea salt to matcha yuzu, and the vegan ones carry a label.
This fall Temper has brought back pumpkin pies and butter tarts for a limited time. Order a cake online at least 48 hours ahead, since the shop needs that much notice. Last winter Temper closed on 25 and 26 December and again from 1 to 9 January, and on Christmas Eve it shut at 1:30 pm.
Worth knowing
- Gift baskets sit in the online shop beside the cakes, and they need the same 48 hours' notice.
- Check the holiday hours on Temper's site before a visit between Christmas and mid-January, since the shop shut from 1 to 9 January last winter.
Quick answers about Temper Chocolate & Pastry
Is Temper Chocolate & Pastry open on Mondays?
No. Temper Chocolate & Pastry in Dundarave closes on Mondays, and it opens from 7 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Saturday and from 8 am to 5 pm on Sundays.
Does Temper close over Christmas?
Yes. Temper's posted holiday hours for 2025/26 closed the shop on 25 and 26 December and from 1 to 9 January, so check its site for the 2026/27 dates.
How much notice does Temper need for online orders?
Temper Chocolate & Pastry needs 48 hours' notice for online orders.
What should you order at Temper Chocolate & Pastry?
At Temper Chocolate & Pastry, order an almond croissant, or a kouign amann at $3.95, or the Cubano sandwich at lunch, or a box of Chocolate Legend bonbons such as matcha yuzu or lavender honey.
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