Bordeaux Historic and Gourmet Food Walking Tour
Our passionate Guide will show you how the history of Bordeaux is linked to the wine industry, and you will stop by 3 local food producers to taste their products.
The cannele de Bordeaux is the city's edible signature, a small fluted pastry with a deeply caramelised crust and a soft, custardy interior scented with rum and vanilla, baked in copper moulds.
The cannele has its origins in the 16th-century Convent of the Annonciades in Bordeaux, where the nuns used the egg whites discarded by Bordeaux winemakers (used to fine wines) and the leftover yolks were spun into pastries. The recipe with rum and vanilla emerged in the 18th century via the triangular trade through Bordeaux's port. The cannele was officially recognised as a Bordeaux specialty in 1985. Baillardran, La Toque Cuivree and Cassonade are the three modern Bordeaux producers.
3 editor picks for Cannele de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, ranked by editorial score. All Bordeaux signature dishes · Cannele de Bordeaux across every city.
Baillardran ★ 4.7
golden-triangle · 55 Cours de l'Intendance, 33000 Bordeaux
Baillardran in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the canele specialist on Cours de l'Intendance since 1988, with the city's most-quoted version.
La Toque Cuivree ★ 4.3
golden-triangle · 41 Place Gambetta, 33000 Bordeaux
La Toque Cuivree in Bordeaux is the Place Gambetta canele house with multiple boutiques across the city, the most enduring head-to-head competitor.
Cassonade ★ 4.0
saint-pierre · 53 Rue Saint-James, 33000 Bordeaux
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.
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