A gorgeous old bakery run by two chatty women. They speak only French and the moment I stepped in…read morewith the dog they come over and gave him croissant and started yapping away at me in French. I understood some of it and was able to find out about their breads. It's unlike many French bakeries as their breads are more dense akin to German bread and their baguettes are made from whole meal flour. Great breads and loved their multi grain loaf. They had tons of cakes and things I did not try. There was a line up in the morning of regulars coming to get their loaf of bread. I really liked the bread here and they were very friendly and welcoming at the shop. A great bakery in town.

Their macaroons were fantastic. I had a red velvet and a chocolate macaroon. They were wonderful!…read more Unfortunately, their other desserts were really poor quality and ended up being thrown away. My wife tried a brownie (which looked great) but was so, so dry. Macaroons yes. Other dessert, skip this place.

During our stay in Nancy, we went food shopping at the Marché Central de Nancy. No matter your…read morepalette and desire to cook, there is a lot for everyone - all sorts of seafood, beef, pork, poultry, sweets, wine, spices & seasonings, etc. representing the region. I'm a foodie, so during our visit I sampled octopus, baby squid, all sorts of cookies, smelled spices and simply allowed each of my senses to devour the market. I love octopus and squid marinated in olive oil, and found some at an Italian food vendor. I split over dinner and breakfast so that I could enjoy it slowly. I also bought kebabs of tuna, swordfish, shrimp and veggies which I cooked for a late dinner after we hung out in Place Stanislaus. We also bought cookies and lunch items from Le Garde Manger which I posted a separate review for. The people at the stalls were super friendly and worked with my limited French. They seemed truly pleased that I was trying, and coached me in proper pronunciations. The atmosphere within the market is lively, friendly and fun. The atmosphere outside the market was equally energetic with shops, boulangeries, patisseries, and more. I LOVE markets and this is one that I will visit on each visit to Nancy.

We found this shop via another on-line review. When we walked and looked around, we said to…read moreourselves, "where are the macaroons?" We looked and looked and didn't see any so we turned around and walked out. There in the window we saw boxes of macaroons. So we headed right back in to find those darn macaroons. Turns out this shop only sells boxed "sets" of macaroons and there's only one flavor - naturale. The macaroons are large and not the traditional filled cookies that we're used to. I think we paid € 7.80 for 10 or 12 macaroon cookies. A good deal. And these are nice and crispy on the outside and chewy/gooey on the inside. Perfect cookies. So if you want a great deal on non-colored/filled macaroons, this is the shop to visit!