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Violettes et Pastels is a bakery in Capitole, Toulouse.
Editorially verified June 3, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; pick up crystallised violet petals to take home, the canonical Toulouse souvenir.
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Address: 10 Rue Saint-Pantaleon, 31000 Toulouse
La Boulangerie Saint-Georges on Place Saint-Georges has stood since 1840; since 2005 baker Francois Le Galo runs it and the shop is on the 100-best list.
Tip: Over twenty bread varieties plus pastries and made-to-order sandwiches; the pain de campagne is the canonical buy.
Worth the queue: Pain de campagne au levain
La Halle aux Pains on Place Dupuy was opened by Damien and Heleh Fressinaud in February 2000 and has been entirely organic-flour since 2017. A staple address.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday; the pain au levain bio is the canonical buy across the full organic range.
Worth the queue: Pain au levain bio
Maison Pillon on Rue Ozenne is the canonical Toulouse patisserie and chocolatier since 1967, famed for crystallised violet candy and the cachous de Toulouse.
Tip: Pick up violet candies and cachous de Toulouse for souvenirs; the apple croustade is the patisserie pick.
Worth the queue: Bonbons a la violette de Toulouse
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
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
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