saint-serninMon-Fri 07:00-19:00Walk-in onlyArtisan bread and pastry
Anne et Francois-Xavier on Rue du Taur near Saint-Sernin basilica is the artisan bakery and patisserie opened in 2007, with prepared sandwiches.
Tip: Closed weekends; the pain au chocolat at 07:00 is the canonical breakfast buy on the route to Saint-Sernin.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat
saint-cyprienTue-Sat 07:00-20:00Walk-in onlyArtisan bread and pastry
Boulangerie Patisserie Cyprien on Avenue de Muret in Saint-Cyprien is 100 percent artisanal, baking crispy breads, viennoiseries and pastries daily.
Tip: Get there before 09:00 for the morning viennoiseries; the chocolatine is the local Saint-Cyprien pick.
Worth the queue: Croissant
saint-cyprienMon-Fri 06:00-20:15, Sat 06:00-13:00 and 15:30-20:15Walk-in onlyArtisan bread and pastry from local flour
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.
Tip: Open continuously from 06:00 weekdays; the pain au levain and the mille-feuille are the canonical morning buys.
Worth the queue: Pain au levain
saint-etienneTue-Sat 07:00-19:00Walk-in onlyBread and pastry
Loma Patisserie on Rue Fonderie in the Dalbade quarter is a neighborhood bakery and patisserie known for artisanal croissants, baguettes and pastries made.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the croissant and the rotating daily pastry case are the canonical buys.
Worth the queue: Croissant
capitoleTue-Sat 06:30-19:30Walk-in onlyOrganic bread and pastry
Les Freres Chapelier opened their organic, artisanal bakery in Toulouse in 2018 to revive the spirit of the city's neighbourhood boulangeries.
Tip: Sunday closed at most branches; the pain au chocolat bio and the gluten-free brownie are the canonical orders.
Worth the queue: Pain au chocolat bio
capitoleTue-Sat 08:00-19:00Walk-in onlyPeasant-wheat sourdough breads
Boulangerie Maurice on Grande Rue Nazareth is the activist bakery of Baptiste Chardin, baking exclusively with peasant wheats, stone-ground ancient grains.
Tip: The pain au levain naturel is the canonical buy; cookies and brownies are made with the same heirloom flours.
Worth the queue: Pain au levain naturel