The best pastries in Paris
France is world renowned for its great cuisine, excellent wines, multitude of cheeses and especially delicious pastries. You can say it, the French love their food!
In recent years, highly talented young pastry chefs have decided to bring a modern touch to the time-proven Paris-Brest, Saint-Honoré, mille-feuille, éclairs, lemon tarts and other sweet treats. They have been revisiting the great classics but are also inventing new desserts.
To help you find your way around, we’ve chosen the best places of the moment in Paris for you. Enjoy!
Cyril Lignac
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac – 24 Rue Paul Bert, 75011 Paris
La Chocolaterie – 25 Rue Chanzy, 75011 Paris
Owner of several restaurants in Paris including Le Quinzième (1 Michelin star), a few years ago Cyril Lignac also opened La Pâtisserie in the 11th arrondissement, together with Benoît Couvrand. In March 2016, he launched La Chocolaterie, a welcoming place where you can have a coffee aside one of his delicious pastries.
We recommend you try the Caraïbe, an all-chocolate cake, and the Equinoxe at La Pâtisserie, or the chocolate tart and hazelnut dessert at La Chocolaterie.
Le Caraïbe du maître @cyril_lignac ! Mousse au chocolat, cœur crémeux au chocolat sur biscuit au cacao avec un zeste de fleur de sel et d’orange Je ne suis pas très gâteaux tout chocolat mais celui-ci est parfaitement équilibré! Vous m’en direz des nouvelles La Patisserie Cyril Lignac 133 rue de Sèvres Paris 6 24 rue Paul Bert Paris 11 Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
Fou de Pâtisserie
45 rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris
Don’t have time to go all around Paris to taste all the great pastries? The founders of this pastry shop had the excellent idea of opening a multi-chef store where you can find about a dozen different cakes by French pastry chefs. Located in the Montorgueil area, it offers you pastries by Philippe Conticini (La Pâtisserie des Rêves), Yann Brys, Jonathan Blot (Acide Macaron), Hugues Pouget (Hugo & Victor), Cyril Lignac, Christophe Adam (L’Éclair de Génie) and many others. Our favorites are: the blackcurrant/Sicilian mandarin cheesecake by Johathan Blot, the Tourbillon by Yann Brys, and the lemon tart by Hugo & Victor
L’incroyable Tourbillon de @yannbrys, meilleur ouvrier de France ! Un régal de pâtisserie, légère et sans gluten en plus Disponible chez @foudepatisserie, rue Montorgeuil Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
L’exquise et savoureuse tarte au citron de chez @hugovictor_paris disponible aussi chez @foudepatisserie, rue Montorgeuil Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
Yann Couvreur
137 avenue Parmentier, 75010 Paris
Though he’s little known to the general public, Yann Couvreur is a young pastry chef on his way up! Having worked in prestigious Parisian establishments like the Trianon Palace in Versailles, Park Hyatt Paris Vendôme, the Burgundy and the Prince de Galles, he decided in May 2016 to open his own pastry shop in the 10th arrondissement.
His pastries and excellent desserts can be taken to go or eaten on the spot. Some of them are made exclusively while you wait, like the heavenly mille-feuille with vanilla from Madagascar. Or give in to the temptation of a succulent Saint-Honoré.
The Merveilleux by Yann Couvreur Available at his new Pastry Shop Le Merveilleux de Yann Couvreur Disponible dans sa nouvelle pâtisserie . #yanncouvreur #merveilleux #Pastry_Inspiration #Bakery #BonneAdresse #Delicieux #DessertPorn #DessertOfTheDay #F52grams #FoodBlogger #Fooding #FoodLover #FoodPhotography #FoodStyling #Gourmandise #Gourmand #Gouter #InstaMiam #LeFooding #Miam #Pastry #Pastries #Pastrychef #Pastrylife #Pastryart #Patisserie #TeaTime #TropBon #Yummy Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
If you’re still in need of sugar after all this tasting, here are some more spots you should not miss:
Hugo & Victor
7 rue Gomboust 75001 Paris, non loin du jardin des Tuileries
We suggest you try their excellent vanilla mille-feuille, their lime tart and their chocolates, which are the best in our opinion.
Feel like having an éclair?
L’Eclair de génie
14 rue Pavé, 75004 Paris (quartier Marais),
2 rue des petits carreaux, 75002 Paris (quartier Montorgeuil)
L’atelier de l’Eclair : 9 rue Bachaumont 75002 Paris (quartier Montorgeuil)
If you have a craving for éclairs of all kinds, you’ll find what you’re looking for in these 2 shops. Here are some of the éclairs that will make your mouth water: salted butter caramel, pistachio raspberry, vanilla pecan nut, milk froth hazelnut, and lemonade.
Monsieur Benjamin
63 rue Saint martin, 75004 Paris
Note: highly original with a Street Tarts concept and, lately, ice cream “a la plancha”!
Definitely worth going there. We suggest you try the Paris-Brest as well as the lemon tart on a shortcrust base.
Chez @monsieur_benjamin on peut aussi s’attabler pour déguster tranquillement la street tarte Mango, composée d’une crème d’amande, mangue et framboise. Hyper frais et léger Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
Stohrer
51 rue Montorgueil, 75002 Paris (Montorgeuil area)
Founded in 1730, this is the oldest cake bakery in Paris.
You can’t go away without tasting their rum baba topped with whipped cream, created by Nicolas Stohrer in the 18th century! Their lemon tart is also a must!
Complètement Baba de @stohrer ! L’un des meilleurs que j’ai goûté @jeffrey.cagnes Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
Totalement impensable de ne pas goûter à cette terrible tarte au citron de @jeffrey.cagnes pour le mythique @stohrer, située rue Montorgeuil ! Une photo publiée par Hervé M. (@french_gourmandises) le
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