Maison Aleph is a bakery in Paris.
Maison Aleph in Paris is Myriam Sabet's Aleppine pastry counter on Rue de la Verrerie: kataifi nests filled to order, dusted with ground pistachio.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The nids de pistache are the dish; the rose-water éclair is the second pick.
Address: 20 Rue de la Verrerie, 75004 Paris
Fabrice le Bourdat's Blé Sucré in Paris's 12e is the bakery David Lebovitz once nominated for the city's best madeleine. At 7 Rue Antoine Vollon.
Tip: Closed Monday. Buy six madeleines in a paper bag; the orange-glazed ones travel best.
Worth the queue: Madeleine
Stohrer in Paris is the city's oldest patisserie, founded in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer who served Marie Leszczyńska at Versailles. Open daily 07:30-20:30.
Tip: The original puits d'amour and the baba travel well. The whipped-cream cake is best in shop.
Worth the queue: Baba au rhum
Boulangerie Pâtisserie l'Équilibre in Paris's 15e occupies an 1889 Monument Historique storefront on rue Blomet. At 108 Rue Blomet. Booking recommended.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The Pain Suisse with its puff-pastry layers is the room's signature, baked through the morning.
Worth the queue: Pain Suisse
Boulangerie BO in Paris's 12e is Olivier Haustraete's listed-monument boulangerie by Marché d'Aligre, baking organic baguette tradition and Tokyo-honed.
Tip: The cherry-blossom Mont Blanc in spring is the seasonal pick; the baguette tradition is the everyday order.
Worth the queue: Baguette tradition
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.
Tip: Closed weekends. Arrive before 09:00 for the pain des amis; escargots sell out by 13:00.
Worth the queue: Escargot pistache-chocolat
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.
Tip: The half-miche feeds two for a week. Ask for the cocktail-size punitions at the till.
Worth the queue: Pain Poilâne miche
