The paris bakery guide..
There’s no place like Paris when it comes to experimental pastries, award-winning breads, and innovative confections created by the world’s top pastry chefs and bakers.
From Saint-Honoré cake and shortbread cookies to Levantine desserts and seasonal fruit tarts, the French capital is forever pushing boundaries.
Whether you’re into chocolate (in babka, beignets, and éclairs), buttery croissants, or never-before-seen creative confections—we’ve got you covered. Consider this list a starting point for your sweet adventures in Paris.
Here are our picks for some of the best bakeries (or pâtisseries) in Paris…
Ritz Paris Le Compotoir
Tapisserie
The small but mighty shop is a must-visit for that tart and plenty of other well-done French classics with a twist.
Stock your pantry with their selection of fruits confits, wines, juices, and spreads—and don't miss trying the sweet-and-slightly-herbaceous vanilla grass cream puff.
Stohrer
This is the original Stohrer boutique, said to be the oldest patisserie in Paris.
Le Boulanger de la Tour
Le Boulanger de la Tour opened its doors in 2016, and continues to be one of very few high-quality everyday bakeries in this pocket of the 5th arrondissement.
Here you’ll find everything from an array of long-fermentation breads (sourdough boule de campagne, rye, sesame, multigrain loaves, and baguettes) to viennoiseries (breakfast pastries), and sharing-sized pâtisseries..
Bontemps Patisserie
Mamiche
La Patisserie Cyril Lignac
Occupying the corner of rue Paul Bert in the 11th Arrondissement, this is one of Cyril Lignac's earliest locations of La Pâtisserie. It's sleek, modern, and compact. With breads, chocolate, and pastries, La Pâtisserie has all of Lignac's signature creations.
Though his chocolate shop La Chocolaterie is located across the street from this store, you can grab chocolate bars and a slice of chocolate marble cake right here.
Otherwise, the focus is on bread—focaccia stuffed with sundried tomatoes, sourdoughs, baguettes, brioches—and pastries, including the Equinoxe, a futuristic-looking creation with a speculoos crust, a light vanilla bourbon cream, and a salted-butter caramel center.
Gilles Marchal
This is chef Gilles Marchal's independent pastry shop. It has a warm and inviting feel, partially because of its compact size.
Marchal is known for his madeleines (in flavors like lemon zest, grand cru dark chocolate, pine honey, and pistachio), his sablé (shortbread) cookies.
Maison Aleph
Ideally located in the heart of the Marais in Paris–down the road from the department store BHV/Marais, a block from Hôtel de Ville (city hall), and two blocks from the Seine river, the independent shop offers Levantine pastries that nod to Sabet's Syrian heritage, featuring textures and flavors from the broader Levant region, and are anchored in French technique.
The space is small but well-suited for a quick snack or taking your treats to-go.
Chambelland
This bakery specializes in an all-gluten-free selection of breads, cookies, cakes, and individual pastries; for lunch, there are also sandwiches (on homemade gluten-free breads and focaccias), soups, and salads.
If money’s no object, get one of every dessert—in Paris, as in everywhere, gluten-free goods don't come cheap.
French Bastards
This rebellious bakery in the heart of Paris puts a daring spin on classic French pastries.
With a playful name and an edgy vibe, French Bastards is where tradition meets creativity.
Their flaky croissants and rich pain au chocolat are legendary, but don’t skip their inventive seasonal creations, which add a modern twist to Parisian baking.
