This elegant pastry shop, boulangerie and restaurant located just steps from the Assemblée Nationale, in one of the city’s poshest neighbourhoods, is a Paris institution.

Open in this location since 1859, Rollet-Pradier offers classic pastries and chocolates, as well as sandwiches and other light snacks.

On the upper floor there’s a tearoom, which also serves as a restaurant between noon and 2 p.m.

Jean-Marie Desfontaines, who spent 20 years with Ladurée after taking over the helm from his father, Pierre Desfontaines (who is credited with inventing the double-sided macaron in 1930), has been the owner of Rollet-Pradier since 1999.

Pastry chef Olivier Menin specializes in chocolate desserts, such as le crémeux chocolat, le chocolat au lait de banane, and chocolat-fraise-basilic.

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Rollet-Pradier
6, rue de Bourgogne, 75007 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 47 05 77 08
Fax +33 (0)1 44 18 96 50
Métro: Invalides or Assemblée Nationale
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.