Bakery counters in Toulouse worth queuing for: levain breads, laminated pastry, regional bakes and the morning ritual.

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Maison Pillon

Order Bonbons a la violette de Toulouse

Maison Pillon on Rue Ozenne is the canonical Toulouse patisserie and chocolatier since 1967, famed for crystallised violet candy and the cachous de Toulouse.

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Maison Serres

Order Pain au levain

Maison Serres on Rue des Fontaines in Saint-Cyprien is the family bakery run by Thierry Serres and his wife and daughters, using local flour.

Loma Patisserie

Order Croissant

Loma Patisserie on Rue Fonderie in the Dalbade quarter is a neighborhood bakery and patisserie known for artisanal croissants, baguettes and pastries made.

Les Freres Chapelier

Order Pain au chocolat bio

Les Freres Chapelier opened their organic, artisanal bakery in Toulouse in 2018 to revive the spirit of the city's neighbourhood boulangeries.

Boulangerie Maurice

Order Pain au levain naturel

Boulangerie Maurice on Grande Rue Nazareth is the activist bakery of Baptiste Chardin, baking exclusively with peasant wheats, stone-ground ancient grains.

Peche Mignon

Order Babka

Peche Mignon on Rue du Languedoc in Carmes was taken over by Charlotte and Christophe in 2020; the half-century-old bakery now turns out babkas.

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Au Poussin Bleu

Order Pain rustique

Au Poussin Bleu on Rue Saint-Antoine du T is the small artisan bakery with a rustic loaf range, a tight pastry case and a working-day Saint-Etienne crowd.

La Bonbonniere

Order Saint-Honore

La Bonbonniere on Rue Lapeyrouse is a long-running Toulouse patisserie and chocolate shop with house-made saint-honore, eclairs and chocolate truffles.

Le Gateautier

Order Croissant

Le Gateautier on Avenue Paul Séjourné is the small Toulouse patisserie running since 1998, with a vegan-friendly croissant and pain au chocolat line.

Maitre Meunier

Order Pain de seigle

Maitre Meunier on Rue Saint-Bertrand is an artisan bakery using ancient grains, with stone-milled flour, rye and spelt loaves and a slow-fermented bread.

Violettes et Pastels

Order Crystallised violet petals

Violettes et Pastels on Rue Saint-Pantaleon since 1995 is the only Toulouse boutique pairing the city's emblematic violet with the pastel plant, with jams.