Ok... This is where I shop my inept tourist-ey self. Before this trip to Calais, I'd never once…read moreleft England... Unless you count Wales... I literally went to Calais because I got my first passport at age 22 and thought 'I should probably use this'... Well, actually my girlfriend said 'you are using this'. But that's beside the point. Either way, I ended up in Calais. I then ended up here. Now you'd think that, when leaving the country, you'd at least attempt to learn the language of wherever you are going... NOPE! So I ended up in this very nice Patisserie, attempting to order some very nice pastries... Lets just say, it was am embarrassment for all involved. Most notably, me. Either way, I ended up with a couple of pastries (there was a lot of 'that', accompanied by a pointed finger). They were extremely nice. Like, if I knew what I'd have ordered, I'd try and get some more. They were great. If you are in Calais, go here. But first, learn some French... Then tell me what the awesome sponge squares full of fruit and jam are called... Because googling 'What are those french sponge things with fruit and jam in them called' was not particularly helpful.

This is a good old honest patisserie. The counter is at the front of the shop, on the street side,…read morebut just walk through or round the back to find the cafe. Good coffee and lovely croissant and pain au chocolat, and a good choice of breads and cakes. There's a huge car park round the back too. Every time we travel through Calais we come here instead of having the hotel breakfast. They open at 6.30 am, and they're right next to the beach, so the pups get a good walk too. The only downside is they're shut on Sundays.

This lovely Bakery and Cafe in the square in Boulogne is a lovely place to sit and enjoy a…read morefantastic freshly made pastry or savory and relax and watch the world go by as you sip some freshly brewed tea or coffee. I had a choclate croissant there mid afternoon and made a return trip next day it was so nice.The staff are very friendly and you can sit upstairs looking out onto the square and enjoy the view.

The queue reaching out of the door suggested that the food would be good, and we weren't…read moredisappointed. However, it wasn't immediately obvious that you could go upstairs to a "salon de thé"; but we're very glad we did.