Bordeaux: Sweet Treats & Bakery Tour
Gourmand sweet food tour: discover all the best Bordeaux bakeries and sweet shops with a local experienced guide. Cannelés, chocolatines, cakes, puff pastries and so m...
Tip: Almond croissants come out around 09:00 and sell out by 11:00 on Saturdays; the queue at opening is genuine.
Bakery tastings, classes and tours in Bordeaux
Saint Emilion Wine Tour + blending workshop Bordeaux fullday
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Location
Address: 4 Place du Pradeau, 33000 Bordeaux
Also in saint-pierre
Cassonade ★ 4.0
Cassonade in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the canele shop under the Grosse Cloche on Rue Saint-James, the third major canele house alongside Baillardran and La.
Tip: Open daily 10:00-19:00 at the Grosse Cloche; the chocolate variations are not traditional but worth trying once.
Worth the queue: Cannele de Bordeaux
Pierre Mathieu Patissier Bordelais ★ 4.8
Pierre Mathieu Patissier Bordelais on Place Pey Berland is the namesake chef's modern patisserie, opened March 2018 after his five-year run as executive.
Tip: Show up before 11:00 for the Saint-Honore; the Pave Pey-Berland (almond cream, sweet-wine fruit, rum.
Worth the queue: Pave Pey-Berland
Patisserie S ★ 4.5
Patisserie S on Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine is Satomi and Stanley Chan's stylish Franco-Asian patisserie, both alumni of Joel Robuchon and Yannick Alleno.
Tip: The signature tarte au yuzu goes by mid-afternoon; the chou au matcha travels well as a takeaway snack.
Worth the queue: Tarte au yuzu
More bakeries in Bordeaux
Baillardran ★ 4.7
Baillardran in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the canele specialist on Cours de l'Intendance since 1988, with the city's most-quoted version.
Tip: Buy two sizes, the small and the regular; eat the regular the day of purchase and freeze the small for later.
Worth the queue: Cannele de Bordeaux
La Toque Cuivree ★ 4.3
La Toque Cuivree in Bordeaux is the Place Gambetta canele house with multiple boutiques across the city, the most enduring head-to-head competitor.
Tip: The minis are great for sharing; the gluten-free version is a serious effort and stocks early on Saturdays.
Worth the queue: Cannele de Bordeaux
Cassonade ★ 4.0
Cassonade in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the canele shop under the Grosse Cloche on Rue Saint-James, the third major canele house alongside Baillardran and La.
Tip: Open daily 10:00-19:00 at the Grosse Cloche; the chocolate variations are not traditional but worth trying once.
Worth the queue: Cannele de Bordeaux
Pierre Mathieu Patissier Bordelais ★ 4.8
Pierre Mathieu Patissier Bordelais on Place Pey Berland is the namesake chef's modern patisserie, opened March 2018 after his five-year run as executive.
Tip: Show up before 11:00 for the Saint-Honore; the Pave Pey-Berland (almond cream, sweet-wine fruit, rum.
Worth the queue: Pave Pey-Berland
Boulangerie Louis Lamour ★ 4.6
Boulangerie Louis Lamour on Rue Ravez is the artisan bakery from Louis Vaughan, an Eric Kayser and Grande Epicerie alumnus who reconverted to bread.
Tip: Bread fills the shelves at 08:00; the pain de campagne goes by 13:00 most days and there is no afternoon bake. A second boutique sits at 22 Place Gavinies.
Worth the queue: Pain de campagne au levain
Patisserie S ★ 4.5
Patisserie S on Cours d'Alsace et Lorraine is Satomi and Stanley Chan's stylish Franco-Asian patisserie, both alumni of Joel Robuchon and Yannick Alleno.
Tip: The signature tarte au yuzu goes by mid-afternoon; the chou au matcha travels well as a takeaway snack.
Worth the queue: Tarte au yuzu