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Benoit Castel, the world’s best pastry chef for 2026, opens his first restaurant in Paris

Benoît Castel, crowned the world’s best pastry chef for 2026, is branching out! The chef is opening Le 6, his first spot combining a restaurant, bakery and café, in Paris’s 11th arrondissement. From breakfast and brunch to comfort food and homemade pastries, this is a new foodie haven to discover!
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Croissants à la Marie-Antoinette to savor in Fontainebleau

The Marie Antoinette-inspired croissant is turning bakery windows pink in the Pays de Fontainebleau area of Seine-et-Marne. Five artisan bakers and pastry chefs have reimagined the viennoiserie in homage to the Queen. It’s available to try until the end of November 2026.
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This bakery-pastry shop in Yvelines sells the best mille-feuille in France.

The Duhamel bakery and patisserie in Orgeval, Yvelines, sticks to traditional, no-frills pastries. We headed to this gourmand spot to check out, in particular, the famous vanilla mille-feuille, crowned France’s best in 2026, sold year-round in-store.
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Best butter croissant in France 2026: a baker from Yvelines crowned grand winner

A baker from Yvelines takes the 7th edition of the national contest for the best butter croissant. So, who is it? And where is this Île-de-France bakery that won the prize located? We’ve got all the details!
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Greater Paris: where can you find the best butter croissant? Here’s the 2026 ranking.

After Paris's best baguette, it's time for the best croissant in Greater Paris! The ranking for the year's best Charentes-Poitou AOP butter croissant was unveiled on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Fête du Pain. So, where can you sample these delicious pastries? Here is the ranking for this 25th edition.
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Whip up two-tone croissants and chocolate croissants at a Viennoiserie workshop in Paris

And what if the secret to perfect pastry were hiding at Lili & Clo? Near Sentier, shaping croissants and two-tone pain au chocolat becomes accessible to everyone, in a 3-hour workshop where you discover the precise moves that bring these crispy delights to life. A warm and indulgent immersion!
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Hugues Pouget opens his new authentic patisserie and viennoiserie in Paris's 6th arrondissement.

Farewell Hugo & Victor, and hello Hugues Pouget’s pâtisserie. The pastry chef is opening his new shop on Rue du Cherche-Midi in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, with a refreshed offering that blends the great classics of French pastry with savory viennoiseries. We went to meet him, and here’s everything you need to know.
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Yvelines: where is the best 2025 butter croissant in the department?

Do you live in the Yvelines and are looking for the best butter croissant around? Look no further! The Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat des Yvelines has delivered the results of the 2025 edition of this competition. So, where can you find the best butter croissant in the département? We've got the answer.
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Seine-et-Marne: where are the best pains au chocolat and croissants 2025 in the department?

The best croissant and pain au chocolat competition in Seine-et-Marne has unveiled its 2025 prize list. So, which bakers took first prize? Who made the department's best pain au chocolat this year? And where is the best croissant in 77? Here are the results and the names of the big winners!
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The new artisan bakery Les Commères, Paris 12e

Les Commères Boulangerie opens a second address at 74 rue Crozatier, in Paris's 12th arrondissement. Larger, more modern, with a retro touch and a vast terrace, this bakery-pastry shop offers the ideal setting for a gourmet break in the sunshine.
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Chamboule, the new artisan bakery in the 18th arrondissement of Montmartre

Chamboule is the name of this new artisan bakery that has set up shop in Montmartre, in the 18ᵉ. With sourdough breads and ancient flours, a fine range of viennoiseries and plenty to sit back and enjoy, we take you on a tour of this gourmet new spot.
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Baiman's Cake: pastry shop, tea room and gourmet workshops in Montreuil

Baiman's Cake is Montreuil's new gourmet spot, combining an artisanal patisserie, a spacious and convivial tea room and even a large workshop where you can learn to make your own cakes and pastries in carefully designed workshops. A gourmet and enriching address to discover.
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La Mauvaise Herbe: a 100% plant-based bakery combining tradition and modernity in the 17th arrondissement

Vegan lovers have a new must-visit address in the 17th arrondissement: La Mauvaise Herbe, a committed bakery-pastry shop that reinvents the classics of the genre without animal products, homemade by a passionate duo.
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Pleincœur, Maxime Frédéric's bakery, patisserie and chocolate shop Paris 17th arrondissement

Maxime Frédéric, the famous Cheval Blanc pastry chef, surrounded by a talented team, has opened Pleincœur, a family-run bakery, patisserie and chocolaterie that's full of treasures. We take you on a tour of this Parisian boutique in the 17th arrondissement, in the Batignolles district.
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Gonflé, Timothy Breton's delicious Paris bakery and patisserie

Say goodbye to Bara and hello to Gonflé, Timothy Breton's new bakery and patisserie in Paris's 10th arrondissement, a stone's throw from Gare du Nord. We're off to discover its delicacies. We tell you all about the redesigned and expanded offering, and the ambition to move into other locations.
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Roulés Boulés : The bakery of gourmet sandwiches and exceptional viennoiseries, Paris 3rd arrondissement

Are you looking for a good neighborhood artisan bakery in Paris's 3rd arrondissement that honors good sandwiches and quality viennoiseries? You'll "Roulés Boulés" to this excellent gourmet address that combines quality, love and creative viennoiseries. We've tried it and we love it!
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Boulangerie Nouvelle, the 11th arrondissement's organic artisan bakery with sourdough breads and ancient flours

Boulangerie Nouvelle is the name of this small 100% artisan bakery, which makes sourdough breads and brioches using good old-fashioned organic flours.
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Petite Île Paris, the Franco-Taiwanese bakery that delights the Marais district

Petite Île Paris is the name of this charming artisan bakery in the 3ᵉ arrondissement, which delights us with its sourdough breads, gourmet viennoiseries and unique Taiwanese brioches. We take you on a discovery tour.
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Essonne: where to find the best 2024 butter croissant in the department

Essonne residents and Viennese pastry lovers are invited to Orsay to taste the department's best butter croissant of 2024!
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Val-d'Oise: where can you find the best 2024 butter croissant in the department?

This year, the best butter croissant in Val-d'Oise can be found in Enghien-les-Bains. So, which bakery exactly can you enjoy this succulent butter croissant in? Find out!