Bakery€4eTue-Sat 07:00-19:30, Sun 07:00-13:00Walk-in onlyHeritage-grain levain breads
Partisan Boulanger on Rue du Chariot d'Or in the Croix-Rousse 4e bakes ancient-grain levains: khorasan, einkorn, methil, petit epeautre, alongside walnut.
Tip: The khorasan loaf is the order; closed Monday.
Worth the queue: Khorasan and einkorn levain
Bakery€6eTue-Sun 06:30-19:30Walk-in onlyPain au chocolat champion
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.
Tip: Arrive early for the pain au chocolat; the queue is shortest at 08:00.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat (regional best)
Bakery€9eTue-Sun 06:30-19:30Walk-in onlyPraline tarts (Bocuse's baker)
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.
Tip: The tarte sablee aux pralines is the order; Halles Paul Bocuse stocks the loaves daily.
Worth the queue: Tarte sablee aux pralines
Bakery€2eTue-Sun 09:30-19:30Walk-in onlyModern patisserie and macarons
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.
Tip: The choco-fruits selection is the gift box; the macaron line moves daily.
Worth the queue: Choco-fruits and seasonal entremets
Bakery€6eMon-Sat 07:30-19:30Lyonnais patisserie
Maison Pignol on Rue Vendome in the 6e is the Pignol family's quartier patisserie counter with the praline tart, macarons and a chosen lunch line for office.
Tip: The tarte aux pralines by the slice and the built lunch box are the order.
Worth the queue: Praline tart and macarons
Bakery€7eTue-Sat 08:00-19:30, closed Sunday-MondayWalk-in onlyNatural-sourdough breads and fondant brioches
Antoinette on Rue Sebastien Gryphe in the 7e Guillotiere bakes only long-fermented natural-sourdough breads and fondant brioches: no baguettes, no croissants.
Tip: The praline brioche is the order; closed Sunday-Monday; the shared loaf travels for a day.
Worth the queue: Praline brioche