3 Best Bakeries in Paris

“Ladurée Paris Champs Elysées is an upscale bakery with Parisian origins that specialises in French macarons in a number of flavours. The bakery offers a showcase on the Champs-Elysées, takeaway macaroons, pastries, and other sweets to enjoy with family or friends. Their team specialises in making a variety of high-quality bakery items. Ladurée Paris Champs Elysées offers many homemade sweet treats that delight customers daily. The bakery provides breakfast, lunch, tea time, brunch, dessert bar, and pastry workshops. Their coffee area is becoming an essential ritual that accompanies every moment of the day. Whether for a sweet break, a moment to share, or gift inspiration, visit them at Champs Elysées and discover the enchanting world of Ladurée. Gift Vouchers are also available at the bakery.”

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“Du Pain et des Idées is a Traditional French pastry & signature "pain des amis" bread in an 1875 shop with painted ceilings. Mr. Vasseur is the founder of the bakery. The bakery's unique bread, made from exclusive organic flour from 12 ancient wheats, showcases the house's passion for exceptional ingredients. Their house specialities are the chocolate-pistachio snail, the fresh apple turnover, the flan Boulanger, the orange blossom brioche and the famous pain des amis. Du Pain et des Idées produces where the best raw materials are sourced, mainly from organic farming, following ancestral techniques that guarantee taste and health. Takeaway options are available at Du Pain et des Idées.”

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“Aki Boulangerie is a casual corner spot for classic Japanese bakery items, including melon bread and matcha tea cookies. Their mission is to introduce the traditions and flavours of Japan while offering original products, sometimes revisiting French bakeries and pastries. The bakery offers a selection of Japanese breads and pastries, including sandwich bread, melon bread, dorayaki, and donuts. Aki Boulangerie prepares every dish with high-quality and fresh ingredients. The atmosphere in the bakery is friendly and effervescent, attracting an eclectic clientele, from locals to tourists curious to discover a unique facet of Parisian gastronomy. Come and taste their bread, pastries, drinks, bentos, and onigiris. The bakery also has two other branches in Paris.”

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