Every January, they make us salivate with their beautiful golden dress, under which hides a tantalizing aroma of crunchy puff pastry and almonds. To be enjoyed onEpiphany day, but also before and throughout January, galettes des rois seduce all taste buds. While some gourmets opt for an original pistachio, chocolate or matcha galette, most love the traditional almond galette with its delicious frangipane.
But how do you choose THE almond galette from all those proposed by pastry chefs? Every year, gourmet competitions are organized in several French départements. Bringing together a host of artisan bakers, these competitions are an opportunity for the jury to smell, touch and taste the galettes presented in competition, in order to select the best among them. As in previous years, the Syndicat des Boulangers du Grand Paris has chosen its winner for 2024 from a selection of bakers based in Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.
The Fédération des boulangers-pâtissiers du 77, 78, 91 et 95 also organized its own competitions, rewarding artisan bakers from Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines,Essonne and Val-d'Oise. So, without further ado, discover the results and the best 2024 almond galettes des rois in Île-de-France!
Île-de-France: the best almond galette des rois 2024 is in Hauts-de-Seine
Wondering where to enjoy the best almond galette in the Paris region in 2024? On December 8, the Syndicat des boulangers du Grand Paris (Greater Paris bakers' association) announced the winners. Drum roll: the best almond galette in the Paris region is to be found in Neuilly-sur-Seine, in the Hauts-de-Seine department! [Read more]
Seine-et-Marne: where to find the department's best 2024 almond cake?
With Epiphany just a few days away, fans of galettes des rois are already salivating. In Seine-et-Marne, a competition has chosen the winning bakery for the 2024 edition of the department's best almond galette. Here are the winners! [Read more]
Yvelines: where can you find the department's best 2025 almond cake?
The galette des rois season is almost upon us! For residents of the Yvelines region, Gargenville is the place to go to taste the department's best 2025 almond galette. [Read more]
Essonne: where to find the department's best 2024 almond cake
Athis-Mons is the place to go to taste Essonne's best almond galette in 2024. The "Les Petits Gourmands" bakery is the overall winner of the competition organized by the department's Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat! [Read more]
Val-d'Oise: where can you find the department's best 2024 almond cake?
Do you live in Val-d'Oise and are looking for the best galette des rois in the département? According to the Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat du 95, the best almond galette in Val-d'Oise, 2024 edition, can be found in Beaumont-sur-Oise! [Read more]
