From the oven
Croissants in the Okanagan, laminated by hand in Vernon
KALA bakes the Okanagan's croissants the slow way — real butter, folded and laminated by hand in Vernon, BC, 40 minutes north of Kelowna on Hwy 97. They come out of the oven every morning; when the day's batch is gone, it's gone.
A croissant is mostly patience. The dough is laminated — butter folded into it layer over layer — then given time to rest between every turn. Rushed lamination gives you bread in a costume; given time, it gives you shatter, honeycomb, and that pull only real butter makes.
We bake a short list and bake it properly: butter croissants, pain au chocolat with two dark batons, almond croissants filled with frangipane. Morning is croissant time at KALA — come early and yours comes out of the case, not from under a heat lamp.
From today's menu
In the shop today — online ordering soon.
Good questions
Where can I get real croissants in the Okanagan?
KALA Bakery + Coffee in Vernon, BC laminates croissants by hand and bakes them fresh every morning — 3507 32nd Street, right on Hwy 97, about 40 minutes north of Kelowna.
What time do croissants come out of the oven?
The first bake is ready when we open at 8 AM. Mornings are the best time; the day's batch sells through.
Can I order croissants ahead for pickup?
Not yet — online ordering for pastries is coming soon. The case is first come, first served, so come in the morning; coffee can already be ordered ahead at kalavernon.ca/menu.
Do you make almond croissants and pain au chocolat?
Yes — butter croissants, pain au chocolat with two dark chocolate batons, and almond croissants filled with frangipane and toasted almonds, baked daily.
3507 32nd Street, Vernon, BC — on Hwy 97 · hours & directions