Utopie is a bakery in Paris.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cash and card both work. The flan vanille is the second pick after the sesame baguette.
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Address: 20 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
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.
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.
Worth the queueMadeleine
TipClosed Monday. Buy six madeleines in a paper bag; the orange-glazed ones travel best.
