Poilâne is a bakery in Paris.
Editorially verified May 31, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The half-miche feeds two for a week. Ask for the cocktail-size punitions at the till.
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Address: 8 Rue du Cherche-Midi, 75006 Paris
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.
Mamiche in Paris's 9e is the Cécile Khayat and Victoria Effantin counter that brought New York-Israeli babka to Pigalle. Open tue-sat 07:30-20:00.
Worth the queueCinnamon babka
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Order ahead by phone for a whole babka loaf to take home.
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.
Worth the queueNids de pistache
TipThe nids de pistache are the dish; the rose-water éclair is the second pick.
