Tag: pâtisserie

Savouries, Sweets

Paris’ oldest pastry shop, and inventor of the baba au rhum – don’t miss Stohrer’s delicious puff pastry gourmet delights!

As you can tell by now, we are frequent visitors to Rue Montorgueil (Montorgueil Street), a well-known pedestrian street of gourmet stalls, cafés and restaurants in Central Paris. There are no lack of pâtisseries (pastry stores) along this street, but don’t get distracted by commercial chains like Paul, Le Pain Quotidien, Eric Kaiser… Since you’re […]

Sweets

The French Bastards Bakery – where to get great chocolate éclairs and babkas in Paris!

There are so many amazing boulangeries (bakeries) in Paris, but “The French Bastards” definitely stands out with its cheeky name. Unlike other parisian establishments which display proudly their long history (est. 1890 or Maison founded after the meteorite landed on the dinosaurs etc), you’ll see printed prominently on their shop front: “Maison fondée hier” (Maison […]