I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
Ed Bradley
Pierre Hermé: it produces luxurious and whimsical creations that impress the eye as well as the taste, it is most famous for its macarons but any kind of deliciousness can be found in this luxurious bakery.
72 rue Bonaparte, 6th,
+33 1 43 54 47 77.
Métro: Saint-Sulpice
Open Mon-Fri, Sun 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-7.30pm
Pain de sucre: Behind Pain de Sucre (literally, "sugarloaf") is a lovely married couple, Nathalie Robert and Didier Mathray, who first met when they were working in the same fine restaurant. Their bakery is mostly known for the chocolate mint eclair or the baba au rhum.
14 rue Rambuteau, 3rd,
+33 1 45 74 68 92
Métro: Rambuteau
Open Tue-Sat, 10am-8pm
Jacques Genin: After having his own private lab that provided chocolate and caramels exclusively to restaurants and hotels, self-taught chocolate whizard Jacques Genin opened his first public store in the upper Marais. You can enjoy classic French pastries, served fresh from the lab. Try the made-to-order mille-feuille or the chocolate tartlet.
133 rue de Turenne,
3rd
+33 1 45 77 29 01
Métro: République.
Open Mon-Sat, 11am-9pm
La Pâtisserie des Rêves: The poetic name "pastry shop of dreams" represent the creation of Philippe Conticini, one of the most celebrated pastry chefs in France, and Thierry Teyssier, who owns boutique hotels in Morocco and Portugal. The location in the 16th features a very pleasant salon de thé.
93 rue du Bac
7th,
+33 1 42 84 00 82
Métro: Rue du Bac.
Open Tue-Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 9am-4pm. 111
Jean-Paul Hévin: Jean-Paul Hévin is on of the best artisan of chocolatier in France, in his wonderful boutique he offers a range of all-chocolate pastries that would make you a chocoholic. The rue Saint-Honoré boutique has a salon de thé upstairs, where you can enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and a pastry.
231 rue Saint-Honoré, 1st
+33 1 55 35 35 96
Métro: Concorde, Tuileries.
Open Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm.
