Berthillon Cafe Cafe Compare Institution Family Run Ile Saint Louis Berthillon Le Marais $ The Île Saint-Louis institution Gault Millau crowned in 1961, still family-run, still the standard.
Boulangerie Utopie Cafe Cafe Compare Best Baguette 2024 Sourdough Innovative Viennoiserie Boulangerie Utopie Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $ Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme
Café de Flore Cafe Cafe Compare Literary Historic People Watching Café de Flore Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.
Carette Trocadéro Cafe Cafe Compare Patisserie 1927 Tea Room Carette Trocadéro Trocadéro & Passy $$$ 1927 Trocadéro tea-room, marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.
Du Pain et des Idées Cafe Cafe Compare Historic Monument Artisan Bread Morning Queue Du Pain et des Idées Canal Saint-Martin $ Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic, pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.
Jacques Genin Cafe Cafe Compare Chocolatier Millefeuille Artisan Jacques Genin Le Marais $$$ Marais chocolatier with a tea room, millefeuille made à la minute, possibly Paris's finest caramels.
La Maison du Chocolat, Faubourg Saint-Honoré Cafe Cafe Compare 1977 Institution Ganache Reference Flagship La Maison du Chocolat, Faubourg Saint-Honoré Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Robert Linxe's original chocolate boutique since 1977, the room that defined Paris bean-to-praline
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac, Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Compare Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac, Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie, the Equinoxe was born here
Ladurée Paris Royale Cafe Cafe Compare Tea Salon Institution Macaron Ladurée Paris Royale Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$ The original 1862 Ladurée tea room, the room that invented the Paris salon de thé.
Le Pure Café Cafe Cafe Compare Bistrot D Antan All Day Zinc Bar Le Pure Café Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony, zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.
Lenôtre, Courcelles Cafe Cafe Compare 1957 Institution Flagship Lineage Lenôtre, Courcelles Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Gaston Lenôtre's flagship since 1957, the Plaine Monceau room that taught a generation of French pastry chefs
Les Deux Magots Cafe Cafe Compare Literary Historic Terrace Les Deux Magots Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Liberté, Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Compare Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté, Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie, painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Maison Plisson Cafe Cafe Compare Epicerie Fine All Day Marais Maison Plisson Le Marais $$ Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant, Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.
Marché des Enfants Rouges Cafe Cafe Compare Historic Communal Casual Marché des Enfants Rouges Le Marais $ Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.
Mariage Frères, Marais Cafe Cafe Compare 1854 Institution Tea House Marais Flagship Mariage Frères, Marais Le Marais $$$ France's oldest tea house since 1854, the Bourg-Tibourg flagship with the colonial-era painted casks
Pierre Hermé, Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Compare Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé, Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Poilâne Cafe Cafe Compare Sourdough Historic Wood Fired Poilâne Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $ The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.
Stohrer Cafe Cafe Compare 1730 Institution Listed Interior Baba Au Rhum Origin Stohrer Sentier & Bourse $$ Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730, Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil
Une Glace à Paris Cafe Cafe Compare Artisan Single Cuisine Specialist Mof Craft Une Glace à Paris Le Marais $ Emmanuel Ryon, MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion, turns gelato into Marais grand cru.
Yann Couvreur, Parmentier Cafe Cafe Compare Chef Led Signature Millefeuille Salon De The Yann Couvreur, Parmentier Canal Saint-Martin $$ Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016, the original room with the fox-mark logo