Boulangerie BO is a bakery in Paris.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The cherry-blossom Mont Blanc in spring is the seasonal pick; the baguette tradition is the everyday order.
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Address: 85 bis Rue de Charenton, 75012 Paris
Christophe Vasseur's Du Pain et des Idées in Paris's 10e remains the boulangerie every other counter measures itself against. At 34 Rue Yves Toudic.
Worth the queueEscargot pistache-chocolat
TipClosed weekends. Arrive before 09:00 for the pain des amis; escargots sell out by 13:00.
Poilâne in Paris has baked a signature sourdough miche from a wood-fired oven on Rue du Cherche-Midi since 1932. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Worth the queuePain Poilâne miche
TipThe half-miche feeds two for a week. Ask for the cocktail-size punitions at the till.
Utopie in Paris's 11e is the modern boulangerie Sebastien Bruno and Erwan Blanche built into a black-fronted shop with the city's best black-sesame baguette.
Worth the queueSesame baguette
TipCash and card both work. The flan vanille is the second pick after the sesame baguette.
Cédric Grolet Opéra in Paris is the chef's lemon-fruit-and-flowers museum: every cake a sculpted trompe-l'œil fruit, priced at €18 to €25 a piece.
Worth the queueTrompe-l'œil fruit
TipQueue starts at 11:30 for the 12:00 opening; book online to skip it for the citron tart.
Liberté Pâtisserie Boulangerie in Paris's 10e is Benoît Castel's open-kitchen counter where the bakery floor doubles as the eat-in dining room from 09:00.
Worth the queueParis-Brest
TipThe Paris-Brest individual size is €6; the cake-by-the-slice in the back room runs half that price.
Claire Damon's Des Gâteaux et du Pain in Paris's 15e is the pastry-architect shop where every tart is signed off as a numbered edition, on display.
Worth the queueLe Mont-Blanc
TipClosed Monday. The Mont-Blanc is autumn-only; the strawberry tart anchors the summer carte.
