We stopped in here just before a scheduled half-day tour trip outside the city to get snacks and…read morecoffee. The coffee was just OK - mine was a flavored concoction that was OK but I prefer plain after all. I made a last-minute choice to get a "girly" coffee and regretted it. My fiancee got a few pastries for us to bring with us on the road and they were really good - fresh and moist and delicious. One of them was an apple-flavored one and I really enjoyed it. Patio seating and plenty of indoor seating. In the afternoons when the shops begin to buzz and people are eating and shopping and walking this area would be excellent for people-watching.

I had never heard of Eric Kayser before. I was staying at a hotel in Bercy Village and on our first…read morenight there we decided to walk around the shops to grab a bite. We stopped in this good sized bakery. They sell breads, pastries, drinks, fruits, desserts, gelato, sandwiches and so much more. The prices were fairly reasonable and there are tables inside and out if you want to eat there. On our first night, we got some grapes a baguette and some apricot pistachio bread. The grapes ended up having seeds so I barely ate them. They were only 1 euro so I wasn't very disappointed. I can't read French so I don't know if the label said they had seeds. The baguette was fresh and very good. The apricot pistachio bread was a little drier than I am used to but the flavor was nice. The second night we went, we stopped in after a great Italian dinner. I wanted something sweet so I got a chocolate noisette and a drink. The dessert was phenomenal. I could eat that fairly often if I lived somewhere that had that. It was great and again reasonably priced. It was a little hard to order since the staff didn't speak any English and I know no French but we somehow got everything we wanted. I would definitely return if I were back in Bercy Village.

I'm not getting warm, fuzzy feelings about this new bakery by star pastry chef, Sebastien Gaudard,…read morewho, incidentally, was also the creator of my wedding cake! His first eponymous bakery is quite a sight to behold with its giant facade, glistening white interior and beautiful sweet confections displayed like untouchable jewels. In fact, it's the pristine perfection of everything here and the cold, calculated interior that gave me a chill when I first entered. I was determined, however, to bring something home for dessert for guests but when I saw how fragile and expensive the cakes were (cakes for 4-6 are about 30E) I opted for a Kougelhopf instead. Served with some vanilla ice cream, the sugar-and-almond-coated brioche was a light and lovely dessert, but nothing I'd run back to the bakery to experience again. Maybe it's all about Sebastien's other eye-pooping desserts, but with so many amazing bakeries on the block (e.g. Delmontel) I'm more inclined to go back to where the price/quality ratio is guaranteed.

I was there just last week, and still dream if it. It was a rainy but warm day and everyone was…read moretrying to find shelter from the falling drops. I tried to find three things: shelter, a place to draw ideas in my sketchbook and a glorious last dessert item before I'd catch my plane back home to Berlin. I had a pleasant "Tisane fruitée et gourmande" 6-7,50€ (served in a tea kettle, that's 4-6 servings), and a Framboisier. "Framboisier: génoise amande, crème à la vanille de Madagascar, framboises, amandes caramélisées" Never having had a Framboisier, I had to google a couple if ingredients first. Roughly translated, it's a tiny raspberry cake made of a almond biscuit base, Madagascan vanilla cream, raspberries, caramelized almonds. It's about 10cm in diameter and costs 8,50€. Reading the description made me wonder if that price might be worth it. The second my fork cut through the cake, I thought "what is this sorcery?", the second my tongue tasted the creation, I thought "this is sorcery!" Whatever you read what the "génoise" is supposed to be, this one comes from a different level of heaven. I ate this cake as slow as I could, without making the very friendly waiters think there was something wrong with me or the cake. It was THAT good. Instead of drawing ideas into my sketchbook, I marveled about the gentle deliciousness of this cake. For 2 hours. The Framboisier was a worthy last dessert I savored before getting said plane. Thank you, dear Sebastien Gaudard & team.

This shop seems to have replaced "Patisserie Monge" which I visited about 15 years ago. I came to…read moreYelp to see if it was still around, because it was a superb experience. We went there every day because it was SO good. Les Belles Envies is now tops on my list for my next trip.

Amazing pastries and chocolate creations! Great low…read moreglycemic and gluten-free options! Love this place! We will definitely stop by again when we are back in Paris! Highly recommended!

Amazing everything just perfect ! Local patisserie with lovely women running it . So friendly …read more Quaint small and Parisian decor . Very cozy on a winter chilly day.

This was a spur of the moment find! It's our last day in Paris and we wanted some goodies for the…read moreroad. We needed a place that was open to look for a specific style/type of pastry and found Pâtisserie Viennoise thanks to Google Maps by just walking around. It's a super cute hole in the wall, literally, because if you step two feet outside the door, you're on a one way street with plenty of cars passing through. The operators were very sweet and you know it's not very commercialized as they didn't speak English too well but were happy to help. We came in for a specific type of pasty, but the smells felt so good that we ended up leaving with a few different items. ALL of them, delicious!

one of the best chocolate makers in Paris, no questions asked and nobody needs 85 characters to say…read moreit.

Rather than just French, I made a point to try Mori Yoshida (a Japanese French) patisserie…read more Located close to Invalides, the patisserie is modern and very tidy. They specialize in desserts and sweet baked goods. They don't make croissants. I tried a tartelette au pomme. Delicate pastry which had a carmelized base and thin slices of tender apple . Delicious from the first bite! Later that day I ate a slice of Mori Yoshida flan after dinner. The pastry was amazing. Almost like a millefeuille without the extra layer of pastry. The custard cream was SO smooth with delicate vanilla flavor. Yum! My friend got a Saint Honoré Citron cake. I had a bite. The pastry wasn't crisp on the top and the cream was too sweet for my taste. Even though the place is marked €€€, actually it's quite reasonable compared to celebrity patisseries. It's more like €€. I will return to try more sweets! Definitely recommended patisserie Food: 4.5 stars Service: 5 stars Ambiance: 4.5 stars (take out only)

Upon coming here again two more times in two days, I realized that when it comes to pâtisseries, it…read moreis a little overpriced. (On par with Pierre Hermé and Angelina, I think). I got the religieuse au caramel buerre salée, which was incredible. However, it's difficult to finish a whole pâtisserie by yourself. I think I'll have to go back to Aux Péchés Normandes, which also has really good pâtisseries and compare the taste, because it's definitely cheaper there. I don't know if it's just me, but the selection seems a little worse for wear this time around. The pastries don't look as delectable as they did before. =/ Today, I got a baguette aux sesames (1.70€), since it is also for bread. I've never had a baguette aux sesames before, but I couldn't resist because it smelled so good. :) It also tasted pretty great.

We loved this place! Locals and tourist are part of the everyday experience. The boulangerie is…read moresmall but typical for most places. They have a nice variety and everything looks so yummmy! My girlfriend got the pistachio roll and she lived it! Highly recommend. I got the traditional croissant and a pan du chocalat. Love that they have coffee to serve and seating area.

I'm always interested in the way women see, and leave their mark on, the world. Lately, one of my…read morebiggest thrills has been to see more female film directors and patissiers shape my biggest passions: cinema and pastry, and so I was really looking forward to Claire Damon's Des Gateaux et Du Pain. Sure there are lots of talented pastry chefs that are women, but sadly too few still run large, successful patisseries. Claire has impeccable credentials working with Pierre Herme, at Fauchon, Laduree, and then joining Bristol, Plaza Athenee, before charting her own path in the world of gateaux (with David Granger, who handles the "Du Pain" side of the equation). I never took up art in college, so it's hard for me to spell out how everyone can use the same basics (base, pastry cream), ganaches, mousses, flourishes, garnishes and decorations - and yet, have very different products. It's not that you've not seen generous use of flowers or nuts or berries in presentation at other patisseries, but one look at the Pamplemousse Rosa, Lipstick apricot, Baton De Rhubarbe, J'adore La Fraise - even if your eye is untrained like mine - you can pick up a very different vision, and design, at work here. I went with four different pastries here to see the range of her work: Le Gateau au Chocolat: soft cocoa biscuit, bitter chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse. Vert Absinthe: Shortbread pastry, lime cream and mint leaves, green tomato jelly and candied angelica. Le Calisson: almond biscuit, almond and apricot paste jelly, apricot compote, candied melon cubes. Baton De Rhubarbe: almond biscuit, vanilla cream, cream with rhubarb. They were all thoughtfully designed with the ingredients complementing each other well. I did not expect the Vert Absinthe to be my favorite, but the intense lime cream and the aroma of the mint leaves was intoxicating. Substantively different. Memorable. For some reason, the other sharply etched memory while observing the pastry was the translucence of the gelee... Des Gateaux et Du Pain: Imaginative. Original. Delicious. (4.5 stars. Rounding down because I really didn't like either the caramel fleur de sel sables or the speculous cookies)

I decided to come to Des Gâteaux et du Pain for its Kashmir -- a soft biscuit, crème brûlée, hints…read moreof dates and citrus and a mind-blowing vanilla mousse. Although I was already planning on getting this particular pastry, I was overwhelmed with how aesthetic and tasty everything looked. This place offers a wide variety of desserts and tiny cakes that'll satisfy any taste palette. The prices are steep (10€ minimum to use a credit card), with each little dessert cake around 7€. This might not become a regular stop for me because of the prices, but it'll be a tasty treat to have every so often. Additionally, the Pains aux Raisins was amazing - it was flaky in just the right ways and the raisins were spread evenly and added a hint of sweetness. This shop obviously knows how to execute traditional Parisian treats. I would recommend this place to anyone, not to mention the location is great as well.

Food: Best pastries you will EVER have in your life. You cannot go wrong with anything here, but my…read morefavorites had to be the pistachio eclair and citron tart... YUM! Service: Haha there is a line outside the store even before the store opens, so come prepared to wait a bit. The line does move very fast though! Ambiance: I mean look at these pastries... the store is so beautifully displayed from the outside, tons of locals inside the store.

DELICIOUS. What else can you say? I wanted to try a traditional eclair, but they didn't have any…read moreleft so I had the last remaining one on the shelf. It was perfection. The other items we tried were decadent and beautifully presented.