Hugues Pouget and Sylvain Blanc opened their ultra-modern luxury chocolate shop and pâtisserie on the Left Bank in March 2010. In very atypical fashion the pastries are displayed in glass cases like expensive jewels and the chocolates are sold in Moleskine notebook-type boxes. But that’s not all — the displays feature wine recommendations to accompany … Continue reading Hugo & Victor
Located in the heart of the trendy rue de Bretagne neighbourhood, La Fougasse is an upscale boulangerie-pâtisserie that offers a full range of classic baked goods and pastries as well as artisanal chocolates and other confections. One of the notable house specialities is Le Royale, a smooth and creamy chocolate garnish atop a crispy praliné … Continue reading La Fougasse
Pain de Sucre opened its doors in 2004, not far from the Pompidou Centre. Owners Didier Mathray (he previously worked for three-Michelin star chef Pierre Gagnaire) and Nathalie Robert offer traditional baked goods as well as what they describe as “pâtisserie nouvelle” — traditional, yet light and innovative pastries. Their pastries are often compared to … Continue reading Pain de Sucre
This delightful boulangerie-pâtisserie from another era makes wonderful artisanal breads and pastries. It is in fact reputed to have macarons that rival those of Ladurée and other famous names. The shop, located on the quiet place des Petits Pères, dates back to 1896 and the décor seems pretty much intact, with its colourful tiled walls, … Continue reading Au Panetier
Stéphane Secco took over Jean-Luc Poujauran’s slightly rustic, bright pink boulangerie on rue Jean Nicot in 2003. Shortly thereafter, Chef Secco, a former head pastry chef at the Costes group (Café Marly, Le Coq, l’Esplanade, La Grande Armée), added a pâtisserie section. The pastries on offer at Chef Secco’s shop range from classics such as … Continue reading Stéphane Secco
This bakery, founded in 1999 in the premises formerly occupied by popular longtime neighbourhood baker, Monsieur Louis, specialises in organic breads and succulent fruit tarts. In 2006 it was bought by Monsieur Chihab Kacemi, who grew up in the family boulangerie in Lyon. Working with the latter are boulanger Marc Barbonnat, a graduate of Ecole … Continue reading Le Boulanger de Monge
Former head pastry chef at the Grand Hôtel Intercontinental and the Café de la Paix, Carl Marletti opened his pastry shop in the heart of the Mouffetard-Saint Médard neighbourhood in 2007. His chocolate pastries are stunning: Le dome noir, a dark chocolate mousse with a creamy vanilla centre over a hazelnut sponge base; Le Censier, … Continue reading Carl Marletti