Bouillet is a bakery in Lyon.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The coussin de Lyon (marzipan-and-chocolate pillow) is the order; closed Sunday-Monday.
2h 30m
Welcome to the heart of Old Lyon, in a cozy cooking studio where you will learn how to make a praline flan or a mille-feuille, as well as homemade puff pastry.
Guided tour · 3 hours
New to Lyon? Start here. Mix Roman history, Renaissance streets and silk with useful French, local tips and a pastry. Leave feeling oriented and knowing where to explore next.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore Lyon's Old Town on a guided tour. Discover the city's history through its pastries, secret passageways, and silk stories.
Address: 15 Place de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon
Pralus Presqu'ile on Rue de Brest in the 2e is the praluline-brioche counter for the Lyon peninsula, with whole loaves of pink-praline brioche from Roanne.
Worth the queuePraluline brioche, plain and chocolate
TipA whole praluline loaf travels for a day; ask for the freshly-bagged hot one.
Boulangerie du Palais in Vieux Lyon is the praline-rose specialist run by pastry chef Sebastien Bouillet on Rue du Palais de Justice, with a queue.
Worth the queueTarte aux pralines roses
TipArrive before 11:00 on weekends for the full counter; the box of six small praline tarts is the form.
Partisan Boulanger on Rue du Chariot d'Or in the Croix-Rousse 4e bakes ancient-grain levains: khorasan, einkorn, methil, petit epeautre, alongside walnut.
Worth the queueKhorasan and einkorn levain
TipThe khorasan loaf is the order; closed Monday.
Les Co'Pains d'Antan on Cours Franklin Roosevelt in the 6e is the small neighbourhood boulangerie whose pain au chocolat won regional best, with a second.
Worth the queuePain au chocolat (regional best)
TipArrive early for the pain au chocolat; the queue is shortest at 08:00.
Boulangerie Jocteur at Ile Barbe in the 9e is Philippe-Marc Jocteur's flagship, he was Best Apprentice of Rhone-Alpes 1981 and the official baker of Bocuse.
Worth the queueTarte sablee aux pralines
TipThe tarte sablee aux pralines is the order; Halles Paul Bocuse stocks the loaves daily.
Bouillet's Presqu'ile counter on Rue des Archers in the 2e is the Sebastien Bouillet patisserie showcase south of the river, with tarts, macarons.
Worth the queueChoco-fruits and seasonal entremets
TipThe choco-fruits selection is the gift box; the macaron line moves daily.
