Seine-Saint-Denis: where is the department's best traditional 2025 baguette?

Every year, there are numerous competitions to reward the best bakers and pastry-makers in the Paris region. Recently, bakers from the Yvelines,Essonne, Seine-et-Marne and Val-d'Oise regions received awards.

This spring, the Greater Paris bakers' union also unveiled the 2025 ranking for the best traditional French baguette in Seine-Saint-Denis. Held in early April, the competition attracted a large number of entrants. But only one managed to take first prize for the best traditional baguette in 93. The winner was L'Atelier des Gourmands in Noisy-le-Grand. L'Atelier des Gourmands won the competition in the"entrepreneurs" category. A fine reward for its owner Haithem Ben Haj Yahia.

Fournil de la gare in Aulnay-sous-Bois and Maison Sohier in Noisy-le-Grand took 2nd and 3rd place respectively, in the same category.

In the"employees" category, Ali Dagouig from the Tangarfa bakery in Bondy took first place, followed by Christophe Mayland working at L'Atelier des Artistes in Romainville.

Finally, Lassana Traoré of the Tangarfa bakery finished first in the"apprentices" category.

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For all you gourmands out there, find out the results of the 2025 Seine-Saint-Denis trophy for the best traditional French baguette.

Trophée de la meilleure baguette de tradition française de la Seine-Saint-Denis, the 2025 prize list

Business Manager category

1. Haithem BEN HAJ YAHIA - L'Atelier des Gourmands, Noisy-le-Grand
2. Mokhtar CHAMAKH - Le Fournil de la Gare, Aulnay-sous-Bois
3. Baptiste et Maxime SOHIER - Maison Sohier, Noisy-le-Grand
4. Moussa CHAMAKH - Les Délices de Sevran, Sevran
5. Axel HOURI - La Collective de l'épi d'or, Neuilly-sur-Marne
6. Clément and Lucia PONCET DOS RAMOS TELMO - Maison Telmo-Poncet, Rosny-sous-Bois
7. Mohammed AIT CHABANE - La Boulangerie Aulnay, Aulnay-sous-Bois
8. Rafik BEN BAKKAR - La Tradition, Bondy
9. Abdallah HBILA - La Fournée Parisienne, Montreuil
10. Frédéric HAUDRECHY - Lina, Noisy-le-Grand

Employees category

1. Ali Dagouig - Maison Brahim Tangarfa Ben Addi, Bondy
2. Christophe Mayland - L'Atelier des Artistes, Romainville
3. Ben Addi Abdelaziz - Maison Brahim Tangarfa Ben Addi in Bondy
4. Naoufel Aoudi - L'Atelier des Gourmands in Noisy-le-Grand
5. Claude Leclerc - Aux Délices de Marion in Les Lilas

Apprentice category

1. Lassana Traoré - Brahim Tangarfa Ben Addi in Bondy
2. Théo Martinez - La Collective de l'Épi d'Or, Neuilly-sur-Marne
3. Lyvia Tami - Maison Sohier, Noisy-le-Grand

Congratulations to the winners and all the participants!