Patisserie Valantin is a bakery in Saint Genes, Bordeaux.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The Saint-Honore is the showpiece; Saturday is the busiest day so arrive before 11:00 for the morning bake.
Guided tour · 2 hours
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Day trip · 6 hours
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Day trip · 8.5 hours
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Address: 268 Cours de la Somme, 33800 Bordeaux
Mi Cielo in Le Bouscat, just north of central Bordeaux, is Blanca and Diego Cervantes's award-winning patisserie, opened May 2016 by the Ferrandi-trained.
Worth the queueSeasonal fruit tarts
TipOrder ahead for celebration cakes; the daily case rotates and weekend stock thins by mid-afternoon.
Maison Zurcher on Place du Pradeau is the family-run artisanal patisserie in central Bordeaux, with viennoiseries, breads and a quietly excellent croissant.
Worth the queueCroissant aux amandes
TipAlmond croissants come out around 09:00 and sell out by 11:00 on Saturdays; the queue at opening is genuine.
Baillardran in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the canele specialist on Cours de l'Intendance since 1988, with the city's most-quoted version.
Worth the queueCannele de Bordeaux
TipBuy two sizes, the small and the regular; eat the regular the day of purchase and freeze the small for later.
La Toque Cuivree in Bordeaux is the Place Gambetta canele house with multiple boutiques across the city, the most enduring head-to-head competitor.
Worth the queueCannele de Bordeaux
TipThe minis are great for sharing; the gluten-free version is a serious effort and stocks early on Saturdays.
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.
Worth the queueCannele de Bordeaux
TipOpen daily 10:00-19:00 at the Grosse Cloche; the chocolate variations are not traditional but worth trying once.
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.
Worth the queuePave Pey-Berland
TipShow up before 11:00 for the Saint-Honore; the Pave Pey-Berland (almond cream, sweet-wine fruit, rum.
