Chocolate-dipped French biscuits. Pics/Snigdha Hasan

It is difficult for a tiny dessert bar in bustling Bandra to make its mark, especially when it shares space with a Chinese eatery whose food hogs the limelight already. Unless, of course, it is exceptional or showered with such love that within a year and a half, it takes the bold step of being on its own. This time, in an even swankier spot in Bandra. That’s the story of Daniel Patissier, whose standalone takeaway opened at Pali Naka last week.