Lyon: Pastry Food Tour Through Old Town & Hidden Traboules
Explore Lyon's Old Town on a guided tour. Discover the city's history through its pastries, secret passageways, and silk stories.
Tip: The tarte aux pralines by the slice and the built lunch box are the order.
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Location
Address: 48 Rue Vendome, 69006 Lyon
Also in 6e
Boulangerie Marcel ★ 4.3
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
More bakeries in Lyon
Antoinette Pain et Brioche ★ 4.5
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
Boulangerie Saint-Paul ★ 4.3
Boulangerie Saint-Paul in Vieux Lyon is the 1899-founded boulangerie on Place Saint-Paul, where a relaunch under Maison Farine took regional vice-prize.
Tip: The pain au chocolat is the order; arrive before 11:00 for the warm batch.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat and country baguette
Boulangerie Marcel ★ 4.3
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
Voisin Chocolatier Lyon ★ 4.2
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)
Bouillet Freres Lumiere ★ 4.1
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
Le Pain des Jacobins ★ 4.0
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