Berthillon Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 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 Vergelijken 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 Vergelijken Literary Historic People Watching Café de Flore Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.
Carette Trocadéro Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Patisserie 1927 Tea Room Carette Trocadéro Trocadéro & Passy $$$ 1927 Trocadéro tea-room — marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.
Du Pain et des Idées Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 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 Vergelijken Chocolatier Millefeuille Artisan Jacques Genin Le Marais $$$ Marais chocolatier with a tea room — millefeuille made à la minute, possibly Paris's finest caramels.
La Maison du Chocolat — Faubourg Saint-Honoré Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 1977 Institution Ganache Reference Flagship La Maison du Chocolat — Faubourg Saint-Honoré Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Robert Linxe's original chocolate boutique since 1977 — the room that defined Paris bean-to-praline
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here
Ladurée Paris Royale Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Tea Salon Institution Macaron Ladurée Paris Royale Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$ The original 1862 Ladurée tea room — the room that invented the Paris salon de thé.
Le Pure Café Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Bistrot D Antan All Day Zinc Bar Le Pure Café Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony — zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.
Lenôtre — Courcelles Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 1957 Institution Flagship Lineage Lenôtre — Courcelles Champs-Élysées & Madeleine $$$ Gaston Lenôtre's flagship since 1957 — the Plaine Monceau room that taught a generation of French pastry chefs
Les Deux Magots Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Literary Historic Terrace Les Deux Magots Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$$ The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.
Liberté — Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté — Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Maison Plisson Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Epicerie Fine All Day Marais Maison Plisson Le Marais $$ Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant — Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.
Marché des Enfants Rouges Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Historic Communal Casual Marché des Enfants Rouges Le Marais $ Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615 — 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.
Mariage Frères — Marais Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 1854 Institution Tea House Marais Flagship Mariage Frères — Marais Le Marais $$$ France's oldest tea house since 1854 — the Bourg-Tibourg flagship with the colonial-era painted casks
Mori Yoshida Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Japanese Precision Classical Boutique Pickup Mori Yoshida Tour Eiffel & Invalides $$ Japanese-precision French classical pâtisserie on avenue de Breteuil — Saint-Honoré as the benchmark
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Poilâne Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Sourdough Historic Wood Fired Poilâne Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $ The Saint-Germain sourdough institution since 1932.
Stohrer Cafe Cafe Vergelijken 1730 Institution Listed Interior Baba Au Rhum Origin Stohrer Sentier & Bourse $$ Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730 — Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil
Une Glace à Paris Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Artisan Single Cuisine Specialist Mof Craft Une Glace à Paris Le Marais $ Emmanuel Ryon — MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion — turns gelato into Marais grand cru.
Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Cafe Cafe Vergelijken Chef Led Signature Millefeuille Salon De The Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Canal Saint-Martin $$ Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016 — the original room with the fox-mark logo