Got a sweet tooth? Want a uniquely Eugene experience with a little class? Sweet Life Patisserie is the place to go. University students love their Sweet Life. And Sweet Life deserves their love, as well as yours.
In the bright and bustling French-inspired pastry shop on Monroe Street, bakers churn out cakes, pastries, cookies, gelato, pies, tarts and espresso around the clock. People flock the glass case, salivating because the desserts at Sweet Life are beautiful — all the way down to the perfectly-swirled cupcake frosting and color-coordinated filling. The indoor and outdoor seating makes the patisserie a perfect treat for a well-behaved child or a lovely location for an afternoon date.
Literally everything in the display cases is made from scratch in the kitchen. The entrepreneur sisters who started the business made sure that Sweet Life caterers to Eugene’s crowd; they use 50 percent organic, sustainably farmed, or wild-harvested ingredients and 30 percent of those ingredients are grown in the Pacific Northwest.
People with alternative diets, too, can find a beautiful assortment of safe-to-eat pastries. Each alternative dessert is labeled. Some are egg-, dairy- and animal-product-free while others are free of gluten or traditional sugar. For people with diabetes, bakers make some pastries and cakes with Sue Sweet, a fructose-based sweetener with a low glycemic index.
Every month, Sweet Life highlights desserts of the month. The June 2012 desserts of the month range from almond mocha cake to pink lemonade cupcakes. The beautiful, diverse display cases are changed, filled and emptied daily. Sweet Life remains a bright, family-friendly, authentic and always-sweet symbol of a classy Eugene patisserie.
Sweet Life Patisserie is located on 755 Monroe Street.