A founding invitation · Boston

227 Newbury Street · Back Bay, Boston

Help us open on Newbury Street— and we’ll hand you the key.

Join the opening chapter and receive 120% of your pledge back in Praliné store credit.

Give $100, Get $120 in Credit Explore the founding menu

Official Praliné checkout · Credit usable at all three cafés

Coffee, colorful Praliné macarons, and the campaign’s ornate golden key — The key to our first Boston home — opening at 227 Newbury Street

The founding offer

Each invitation returns 120% in Praliné store credit.

All three cafés

Credit can be enjoyed at Belmont, Cambridge, and the new home on Newbury Street.

Opening soon

Store credit is distributed at the Newbury opening, currently scheduled by September 1.

Sophie Benyamina, founder and executive pastry chef of Praliné Patisserie — **Sophie Benyamina**Founder & Executive Pastry Chef

Our story

A French childhood, carried forward.

It began with a little girl in France, pressing her hand to the door of a neighbourhood pâtisserie and looking in.

Sophie Benyamina remembers the gleam of fruit tarts, the patience behind handmade chocolates, the scent of butter-rich viennoiserie, and the quiet theatre of a beautiful display. Those early visits became a lifelong devotion to French pastry.

Her first career led through science and the corporate world, but the pull of the pâtisserie never left. She returned to the craft with purpose, training with respected pastry chefs and at leading French pastry schools.

In 2013, Sophie opened the first Praliné in Belmont. Cambridge followed in 2021. Each café has been built around the same belief: a pastry should be exacting in craft, generous in spirit, and a pleasure before the first bite.

Now, with the same independence and family spirit, Praliné is preparing to open at 227 Newbury Street—its first Boston home.

2013Belmont
2021Cambridge
NextNewbury

“A pastry should make you pause—first with your eyes, then with your palate.”
Sophie Benyamina · Founder & Executive Pastry Chef

Honors & recognition

French craft, quietly recognized.

Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole

A distinction from the French Republic recognising a contribution to French gastronomy and agriculture.

French-American Chamber of Commerce Award — Boston

Honouring entrepreneurship and the continuing expression of French culinary heritage in Greater Boston.

Recognition is an honour. The craft remains the point.

A signature layered chocolate pastry handcrafted by Praliné Patisserie

The Praliné philosophy

French tradition, exacting ingredients, and a quietly contemporary point of view.

Made at Praliné

A little wonder, made by hand.

From the first fold of butter to the final glaze, every detail is considered—and meant to be enjoyed.

Colorful handcrafted Praliné macarons — Macarons

Golden Praliné viennoiserie with coffee — Viennoiserie

A precise layered Praliné pastry — Pâtisserie

Praliné macarons, coffee, and the golden campaign key — Founding table

Why Newbury Street?

A new address for an old-world ritual.

Praliné has grown one neighbourhood at a time: Belmont in 2013, Cambridge in 2021, and now Boston.

At 227 Newbury Street, Sophie will welcome familiar guests and new neighbours into a café shaped by French ritual, family, and the particular energy of Back Bay. Your support helps an independent pâtisserie complete the opening and turn the key on its next chapter.

Our first Boston home

227 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116

From France, to Belmont, to Cambridge—and now Newbury Street.

An established Praliné French Patisserie storefront in Greater Boston

The founding menu

Choose the way you’ll turn the key.

Every founding invitation returns 120% of your pledge in Praliné store credit, with opening-week experiences at selected levels.

Coffee, macarons, and the Praliné campaign key

Signature founding invitation

The Éclair

Give$100

Receive$120

Our signature invitation: help open the doors, then be among the first to discover what is waiting inside.

$120 in Praliné store credit
A first taste of Newbury specials
A founding-supporter thank-you

Give $100 · Receive $120

Opening campaign reward

The Macaron

Give$50

Receive$60

A graceful first place at the table—and a little more to enjoy when Newbury opens.

$60 in Praliné store credit
Usable at all three Praliné cafés
A founding-supporter thank-you

Choose

VIP invitations are limited

The Paris-Brest

Give$250

Receive$300

Come behind the scenes before the doors open, and celebrate Praliné’s newest café in person.

$300 in Praliné store credit
Two pre-opening party invitations
A founding-supporter thank-you

Choose

Custom cake allocation is limited

The Patron

Give$500

Receive$600

A generous gesture for those who believe celebrations should be remembered long after the candles are out.

$600 in Praliné store credit
Two party invitations
A custom 8-inch cake
A founding-supporter thank-you

Choose

Founder’s wall places are limited

Founder’s Circle

Give$1,000

Receive$1,200

Take a lasting place in the story of Praliné’s first Boston home.

$1,200 in Praliné store credit
Two party invitations
A private tasting
Your name on the founder’s wall

Choose

A contribution of your own

Give in the way that feels right.

If you would like to support Praliné beyond a named invitation, choose your own amount. Every custom contribution returns 120% in Praliné credit, delivered at our Newbury Street opening, currently scheduled by September 1.

Make a custom contribution

Your invitation is reserved through Praliné’s official checkout. Store credit is distributed at the Newbury opening, currently scheduled by September 1, with confirmation sent within two business days.

The Golden Key

The key is a promise.

The Golden Key is our symbol of welcome: a thank-you to the founding supporters who help us open the doors at 227 Newbury Street. Your pledge turns the key on Praliné’s first Boston home. Your reward gives you every reason to return through those doors.

View the founding menu

Campaign concierge

Everything before we open the doors.

Questions about credit, timing, or your invitation? The Praliné team is here to help.

Ask Praliné

Official Praliné checkoutEvery invitation is reserved securely through Praliné’s store.

What am I purchasing when I back the campaign?

You are reserving a campaign reward through Praliné’s secure official checkout. Each invitation includes the listed store credit, plus any founding benefits attached to that tier.

Where can I use my store credit?

Your campaign credit can be enjoyed at all three Praliné cafés: Belmont, Cambridge, and the new home at 227 Newbury Street in Boston.

When will I receive the credit?

Store credit is distributed when the Newbury Street café opens, currently scheduled by September 1. Praliné will email your campaign confirmation within two business days of purchase.

How does the 120% credit work?

Every campaign invitation returns 120% of your pledge as Praliné store credit. For example, a $100 pledge becomes $120 to enjoy at Praliné.

Is this a tax-deductible donation?

No. These campaign invitations are purchases that include store credit and the benefits listed for each tier; they are not charitable donations.

Who can I contact with a campaign question?

The Praliné team would be glad to help. Email pralineconfections@gmail.com and include “Newbury campaign” in the subject line.

Sophie Benyamina welcoming guests at Praliné Patisserie

From Sophie, with gratitude

Thank you for making room for our next chapter.

We look forward to welcoming you at 227 Newbury Street.

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