Before you can taste anything you are struck by the visual aesthetic of both the shop and the desserts.

The entire collection is laid out in a special refrigerated display case, ensuring that everything stays fresh and looking good even on a hot day.

Fruüte's website features some great photography of their line. And serves as a great resource in helping you choose your selection.

They offer 21 flavors at the moment ranging from the traditonal, like the three berries tart, to the exotic, like the wasabi. They've clearly had fun coming up with their offerings in both favor profile and visual design.

I opted for a small sampler to serve as an introduction. The three berry tart was a stand out. The crust and pastry cream are both delicious and well balanced against the tartness of the berries. The contrasting textures and the bright pop of flavor as the berries explode in your mouth, make for quite an experience. The citron and yuzu tarts taste strongly of their citrus infusions and pack a tremendous amount of flavor into such a tiny package. The wasabi tart on the other hand was a shining example of restraint. It had all the familiar flavors that you'd expect from years of eating sushi, but the characteristic burn was held in check. It definitely tasted strongly of that signature horseradish flavor, but Früute has tamed the wasabi beast and gotten it to play well with others.