Bakery€6eTue-Sat 07:00-19:00, Sun 07:00-13:00Walk-in onlyTrompe-l'oeil patisserie and croissants
Boulangerie Marcel on Rue Bugeaud in the 6e is pastry chef Mathieu Jullien's bakery, where trompe-l'oeil fruit patisseries (Granny Smith, lemon.
Tip: The trompe-l'oeil Granny Smith is the signature; arrive before 11:00 for the croissant pick.
Worth the queue: Trompe-l'oeil fruit patisserie
Bakery€1erMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Bean-to-bar chocolates
Richart on Rue Edouard Herriot in the 1er is the Lyonnais chocolatier founded by Joseph Richart in 1925, now run by his grandson Michel, with a slick.
Tip: The Petits Richart assortment of 49 chocolates is the gift box.
Worth the queue: Petits Richart chocolate selection
Bakery€2eMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Coussin de Lyon chocolates
Voisin on Place Bellecour is the Lyonnais chocolatier founded in 1897, the originator of the Coussin de Lyon: a cushion-shaped almond marzipan filled.
Tip: The Coussin de Lyon assortment box is the city gift; available by weight.
Worth the queue: Coussin de Lyon (almond marzipan)
Bakery€8eTue-Sat 09:30-19:30, Sun 09:30-13:00Walk-in onlyLyonnais patisserie east-side counter
Bouillet on Avenue des Freres Lumiere in the 8e is the Monplaisir-side patisserie counter for Sebastien Bouillet's praline tart, macarons. Family-friendly.
Tip: Tarte aux pralines by the slice and the macaron line of the day are the order.
Worth the queue: Tarte aux pralines and macarons
Bakery€2eTue-Sat 07:00-19:30, closed Sunday-MondayWalk-in onlyCountry breads, viennoiserie and praline tarts
Le Pain des Jacobins between Marche Saint-Antoine and Place des Jacobins in the 2e is Hugo's contemporary boulangerie running quality country loaves.
Tip: Two small tables only; the tarte aux pralines and the praline-sablee are the order.
Worth the queue: Tarte aux pralines and country loaf
Bakery€2eMon-Sat 10:00-19:00Pioneering Lyon chocolatier since 1882
Weiss on Rue de Brest in the 2e is the Saint-Etienne chocolatier founded in 1882, with the Lyon flagship counter and the Nougamandine praline as the city.
Tip: The Nougamandine box and the bean-to-bar slabs are the order.
Worth the queue: Praliné Nougamandine