The best pastry shops Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Here's a family-run business well known to all Palais gourmets! For over 100 years, they've been making a specialty made famous by Artigarrède: le Russe. Imitated, never equalled! The recipe for this cake dates back to the ^19th century, and its name comes from its Crimean almonds and immaculate whiteness, reminiscent of snowy plains. Add praline cream, hazelnuts and a secret ingredient! The boutique, also all in white, has a resolutely refined style, with creations by Basque ceramist Goicoechea. Other delicacies await you: the Rosquille, the Basque cake and a range of chocolates including the Muscadine truffle with Cointreau...

Here the speciality, that we taste without moderation, is the famous Russe! A marzipan cookie filled with a praline cream and a little extra that has been passed down from generation to generation. This jewel of gastronomy is at home here. A family affair if ever there was one, the cake follows a recipe that dates back to the ^19th century and takes its name from the ingredients imported from the Crimea at the time. In 1925, Adrien Artigarrède added his personal touch and opened his ^first store: the success was dazzling. Today, his great-grandson perpetuates the Bearn symbol. In the store in Oloron, you enter a mythical place that also offers Rosquille and Muscadine.

The Maison Pariès boutique is historic, as it was the first to open its doors in 1914. 8 other boutiques have since been created, notably in Biarritz, Espelette and Urrugne. Chocolate makers for 5 generations, perpetuating the tradition of excellence and creativity. The irresistible Kanougas, small caramels available in 6 flavors, the 5-flavored Mouchou, Tourons, the Basque cake, not forgetting pastries, ice creams and sorbets, including the vanilla flavor, celebrated by Gault & Millau, and the latest creation, Espelines.

This small artisan patisserie, run by the same family for 6 generations (established in 1876), is an excellent address in the Basque Country. It's famous for its Basque cake and shortbread (including the famous pig-shaped shortbread). Black cherry or cream, there's something for everyone; it's impossible to remain insensitive to these sweet delights. It's these unique creations that have made the House famous, and the know-how has been handed down from generation to generation. People come from far and wide for these gourmet specialties.

Prize for the best galette in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department for Maison Berterreix. a^{3rd-generation} baker and pastry chef, Bruno doesn't just produce the famous "home-made" galette in January. He's also a talented pastry chef, making viennoiseries, special breads, sandwiches, wraps, macaroons, Arinak shortbread, Basque cakes, homemade ice creams and sorbets (12 flavors): chocolate with Espelette chili, cherry, raspberry, mango... Tasting obligatory!

The Artigarrède patisserie, well known in Béarn for its famous Russe d'Oloron, also offers its gourmet jewels in the Pays Basque. The Russe is the original product, accompanied by the company's chocolates, including the famous Muscadines, Rosquilles and artisanal jams, some of them original, such as the fig, citrus, walnut and gingerbread jam... The Russe, created by Adrien Artigarrède in 1923, is considered to be one of the most subtle and delicious of all cakes. A house that radiates and delights generations of gourmets.

This old building from 1741 is jealously protected by Gérard Lhuillier. He is also the guardian of a trade in danger of disappearing. From then on, every day, he makes a daily bread, a lordly one, in the old fashioned way. Country, rye, wholemeal, sweet loaves, meture, these round cornmeal loaves much loved by the elderly and the young. With milk and farm eggs, he creates delicious shortbread, small and large, the loaves, these cakes with aniseed and Basque cakes any size ... Guarantor of the tradition and the know-how.

Could it be that a lucky star has risen above this patisserie, an unmissable reference in the Basque Country and particularly in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port? Passed down from generation to generation, today it's the^3rd generation who carry on the family tradition in an exceptional setting, with original woodwork and superb antique furniture. The signature Basque cream cake, cherry cake and other specialties include macaroons, almond tuiles, cookies, cakes, butter cakes and Italian-style ice cream...

Master pastry chef, he trained at Palu before following an international path to perfect his experience in London, Denmark or in France at Taillevent or Maxim's. In the windows of this establishment in Pau, he proposes his original creations such as the chariot wheels, a range flavored with jasmine, tea, spices in a window, and of course his classic cakes with that little extra that makes the difference like the millefeuille du chocolatier, very design, the English cake, chocolate, crumbles, macaroons, Tonka, a mixture of praline and infusion of tonka beans, without forgetting the Saint-André all chocolate and the marrons glacés.

At Thierry Bamas, a pastry chef with a host of awards to his name, including Meilleur Ouvrier de France and world champion of frozen desserts, patisserie is elevated to the rank of gourmet art. Signature sweet treats include millefeuille, paris-brest, basque cakes, cakes and lemon meringue tarts, all of which are perfections of taste and iced sweetness. A gourmet address not to be missed, with new creations all year round!

Place Clemenceau is home to the boutique of pastry chef Thierry Bamas, MOF since 2011. A year earlier, he became world champion in frozen desserts. While he already excels in Bayonne and Anglet, what this creative pastry chef lacked was an intense venue close to the sea. Here, you can enjoy cakes, chocolates... as well as the brand's famous ice creams. Bamas is also a dessert school, where you can share the chef's expertise and impress your guests by learning or perfecting your technique. All levels.

Le Pastis d'Amélie is a pastry that pays homage to the traditional Béarn cake. The story begins with the love affair between Pierre Larquier, a cabinet-maker from the Landes region, and Marie-Amélie Baradat, a talented Béarnaise cook. Jean-Louis Larquier, Amélie's grandson, rediscovered the recipe and spent ten years rediscovering the authentic flavors of yesteryear. Making pastis requires over 48 hours' work and meticulous attention to detail. Peio Larquier, Jean-Louis' successor, invites visitors to sample this delicacy at his bakery in Mazerolles or under Les Halles in Pau, accompanied by a custard and a regional wine.

Two minutes from the beach of Port Vieux, you will appreciate a stop at Noisette Pâtisserie, which also serves as a tea room in a cosy and luminous setting. Already a very popular supplier to professionals in the Basque Country, you will succumb to the sweet (and savory) treats where hazelnuts have found their letters of nobility. Signature recipes and variations made in the store's laboratory but also in Iraty. Equally generous pastries, financiers, cakes for a snack on the go. Thank you Sandy and Mathieu, this talented duo.

We can't resist this delicious cake, with its pastry cream bursting with choux pastry. A delight for young and old alike, resurrected here thanks to the expertise of our young Master Craftsman. An institutional address which has recently been taken over and which also offers other "homemade" pastries, sandwiches, special breads... Created by the famous Parisian pastry chef Chiboust in 1840, he gave the name to the street where his business was located.

It's this recipe, with its secrets of crunchy cabbage topped with a light, airy cream, developed throughout the day, that has made the Dunes Blanches "success story". Combined with raspberry, pistachio, strawberry and other flavors, this light cabbage can be enjoyed at any time of day. This sweet treat can be enjoyed in Bayonne, Paris, Bordeaux, Arcachon, Cap Ferret, Biarritz and... Saint-Jean-de-Luz. And ephemeral versions with limited-edition seasonal fruits.

This patisserie-tea room, with Guillaume, will make you succumb to its many sweet nuggets to the delight of your taste buds. In a short space of time, and after an initiatory journey with MOFs, starred chefs in the Basque Country and abroad, our pastry chef has made a name for himself as a craftsman, skillfully reinventing gourmet flavors with refined textures from around the world. Exotic cheesecakes, seasonal tarts, viennoiseries (made with PDO butter and local flour), savoury dishes such as lasagne, burrata salad, savoury waffles...

Maxime, France's best apprentice and head pastry chef at T. Bamas, creates cakes, ice creams... and other delicious treats we can't get enough of. This creator of meaning and taste stands out for the lightness and freshness of his products, and doesn't hesitate to revisit traditional recipes. With timeless fruit tarts and cakes, "comme un air d'opéra", "rapide comme l'éclair...", creative logs and the house signature, "la boussole", a financier available in several flavors, a real treat.

The Musée du gâteau basque (in Sare) also has a store in Ainhoa, one of France's most beautiful villages. Here you'll find the artisanal excellence of its pastry chefs, with Basque cakes, shortbread, macaroons, almond croquants, puff pastries and sheep's cheese shortbread. All handmade with local products. Before or after a hike, take a sweet and savoury break on the shady terrace or in the "jardin du curé" behind the store. A gourmet culinary workshop where you can learn how to make your own cake and take it home with you.

Building on the prestige of its creator André Mandion, this institution is adapting its savoir-faire of yesteryear to the discoveries and flavors of today and tomorrow. Throughout the year, and according to inspiration, you can enjoy 3 seasons of pastries designed and created to suit your every whim. You won't be able to resist cakes and tarts with seasonal flavors, created daily. In addition to cakes and pies, sorbets and ice creams - because ice cream is enjoyed all year round - there's a wide choice of savoury petits fours for entertaining guests.