Patisserie - activities

The Grand Prix de la Pâtisserie de Paris 2025, entries now open, pastry chefs and jurors

Want to become the next winner of the Grand Prix de la Pâtisserie de Paris 2025? Now's the time to apply! You'll have to play it local this year, as that's the theme. You have until October 21, 2024 to enter. Artisans and future pastry talents, this is your chance to shine!

Café Shin Paris, the delicious coffee shop between Paris and Seoul

Café Shin Paris is the newly opened coffee shop in the 10ᵉ arrondissement offering gourmet lattes and pastries to die for. This spot offers a happy marriage between France and Korea, with fusion specialties well worth the detour.

Roulés Boulés : The bakery of gourmet sandwiches and exceptional viennoiseries, Paris 3rd arrondissement

Are you looking for a good neighborhood artisan bakery in Paris's 3rd arrondissement that honors good sandwiches and quality viennoiseries? You'll "Roulés Boulés" to this excellent gourmet address that combines quality, love and creative viennoiseries. We've tried it and we love it!

The 2024 Flan Festival at Fou de Pâtisserie!

Fou de Pâtisserie is once again organizing its Parisian flan festival, this Saturday, October 12, 2024 in its store on rue Montorgueil. For one day, discover and taste the best flans in Paris in one place. From palace flans to small pastry shops, it's time for a flan orgy!

We tested the Best Pastry Shop in Yvelines 2024

The Yvelines 2024 Best Patisserie competition, organized by the Fédération de boulangerie-pâtisserie des Yvelines et de l'Essonne, took place in Sonchamp in September. Top of the list was Daniel Agil, a promising young chef from the Gare Ô Pains patisserie in Méré, who shone by winning gold in the "employee" category. The competition showcases local talent, who compete with daring and creativity to present the best paris-brest and apple tarts.

Julo, the new patisserie to delight the 10th arrondissement

Julo is the name of a new patisserie opened by 3 talented pastry chefs in Paris's 10th arrondissement. We take you on a discovery tour.

Pleincœur, Maxime Frédéric's new Paris patisserie

Food lovers beware: Maxime Frédéric, Pastry Chef at Cheval Blanc, is opening Pleincœur, his family-run patisserie in the Batignolles district of Paris!

Fu Castella opens a patisserie-tea room in the Marais for divine snacks and tea times

Fu Castella is the ultra-moist pastry shop that's already all the rage in Paris's 13th arrondissement. Fu Castella has now set up shop in the Marais, Paris 4th arrondissement, offering a beautiful tea room with exotic sweets, original tea times, ice creams and hot and cold drinks for you to try.

Dunkin' Donut's arrives in Paris

Dunkin, the American doughnut giant, is coming to France, and the first store is set to open in Paris in early 2025.

Iced tea at Burgundy Paris by Léandre Vivier

How about an enchanted interlude this summer 2024 in Paris? Head for the Burgundy to discover the iced tea created by talented chef Léandre Vivier.

Café de la Rose Lancôme by Nina Métayer on the Champs-Elysées

Alert, the Café de la Rose Lancôme opens its doors in the famous Champs Élysées boutique. And to satisfy your taste buds, what better than the World's Best Pastry Chef, aka Nina Métayer?

Bastien Blanc-Tailleur named world's most creative pastry chef by La Liste 2024

In search of the world's most creative pastry chef? On Tuesday June 17, 2024, Bastien Blanc-Tailleur was awarded the coveted title of the world's most creative pastry chef at the La Liste ceremony, held in Paris during the first International Pastry Forum.

Nina Métayer voted World's Best Pastry Chef 2024 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants

Nina Métayer continues to shine, and just a few months after being awarded the title of World Pastry Chef by the Uibc, was presented with the distinction of "World's Best Pastry Chef 2024" by The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards on Wednesday June 6.

Pâtisserie Nèulo, the temple of flan by Pierre-Jean Quinonero

Nèulo is the name of the Provencal patisserie-concept store imagined by Gauthier Rosario and Pierre-Jean Quinonero, French Dessert Champion. Originally dedicated to waffles, the 5th arrondissement Paris venue has changed its tune to become a paradise for all types of flan. From marble flan to lemon flan and the famous vanilla flan, this is the spot for fans of the iconic Parisian pastry.

The special Mother's Day Queen of Hearts cake by Lenôtre & Shy'm for Princess Margot

To celebrate Mother's Day 2024, which takes place on May 22 in France, Maison Lenôtre has teamed up with Shy'm to create a unique delicacy. Available from May 22 to 26, 2024, this entremets, named "Reine de Cœur", is an ode to maternal love. Proceeds from this creation will be donated to the Princesse Margot Association, which supports children with cancer.

La Pâtisserie Mélilot, the 20th arrondissement's artisanal gourmet haunt

La Pâtisserie Mélilot is the charming gourmet haunt nestled on rue de la Réunion in Paris's 20ᵉ arrondissement. Imagined by chef Sabrina Allard, this little neighborhood nugget offers us a short range of artisanal cakes and pastries. Among them are creations based on melilot, an aromatic plant with vanilla and tonka bean aromas that deserves to be better known.

Christophe Michalak's bakery, patisserie and chocolate shop Étienne Marcel, Paris 1er

Gourmet alert, Christophe Michalak has just opened his new boutique in the 1ᵉʳ arrondissement of Paris. Head to rue Etienne Marcel to discover this new gourmet spot, which for the first time brings together pastry, bakery and chocolate all in one place.

Fu, the coffee shop and brunch pastry shop in the 13th arrondissement, takes you on a journey to Asia

Are you tempted by a new pastry and coffee shop with Asian flavors? Matcha, sesame and pandan, as well as durian and kimchi, enliven the cakes and dishes in this new spot opening in Paris's 13th arrondissement. From breakfast to lunch and afternoon tea, of course, it's all about unusual treats and brunch every day. We take you on a discovery tour.

Aurelien Cohen's ephemeral patisserie in Paris, a real treat!

Food lovers beware, Aurélien Cohen and his crazy pastries are settling in Paris. He will be taking over the Fou de Pâtisserie boutique-tea room on rue de Seine until April 28, 2024. It's time to run, fly and feast on his creations, some of them never seen before.

Boulangerie Pâtisserie l'Équilibre, the best in French patisserie Paris 15e

L'Équilibre is the Boulangerie Pâtisseries that everyone flocks to in Paris's 15th arrondissement. With a baker and pastry chef who is a former palace sous chef, the pastries, viennoiseries and sourdough breads are as luxurious as they are gourmet, and at a more affordable price. We love the classic, excellently executed, all in a historic boutique.