The best pastry shops Loire

François Pralus has opened a beautiful boutique in Saint-Etienne with a burgundy front. You don't know him yet? Certainly you do, you know, it is this chocolate maker-pastry maker from Milan who offers you his famous pralulines, from brioches to pink pralines with a secret recipe and inimitable taste. The Pralus family owns cacao tree plantations in the north-west of Madagascar and makes chocolates from grand cru cacao to be enjoyed in the form of bars or fancy chocolates. A real delight... His productions are renowned throughout France! The flagship products: the pyramid of the tropics and the infernal bar.

Meilleur Ouvrier de France, world pastry champion, Bruno Montcoudiol makes us melt with pleasure in his pretty pastry shop-chocolate factory of the "Martyrs". Numerous gourmet recipes are waiting for you: cakes, macaroons, croquembouches, ice creams... Sold individually or as a dessert, these desserts have enchanting names synonymous with delights: Fleur Australe, Pur Velay, Violina or Succès Fou... The chef also gives pastry lessons to everyone in his Monistrol workshop because, as he reminds us, gourmandise is universal!

Known for the quality of its pralines, almonds and hazelnuts finely roasted and coated with sugar in slabs that are broken by hand, the house has its loyal followers. You'll find a range of 18 pure-origin bars, with subtle aromas, from the world's finest cocoas. A journey with ports of call: Madagascar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Vanuatu, Ghana, Jamaica, São Tomé. As for pastries, their names are baba, Paris-Dakar, religieuse, Murmure, Brasilia, Hawaï, mille-feuille, nid d'abeilles, Guillaume Tell, not forgetting tarte aux pralines and brioche aux pralines... Simply irresistible!

Driven by their shared passion, Nathalie and Thibaut took over a patisserie in 2021. Their partnership gave birth to La Gandole Gourmande, an exceptional establishment offering gourmet creations, entirely homemade: various pastries, homemade marshmallows and chocolate, cakes, viennoiseries... Each mouthful exudes authenticity and creativity, while paying homage to Saint-Étienne. The nougat gaga, the Babet, and their stroke of genius that is the Saint-Gaga, a sweet sarasson embellished with seasonal fruits.

This pastry shop hides sweet treats with incredible flavors. They seduce us not only with their beauty, but also with the finesse of their tastes. Come and discover the Praliné with its flowing heart of Piedmont hazelnut praline. We appreciated the freshness of the Exotic and, on the chocolate side, it was the Aztèque that won us over with its gourmet dark chocolate cream. To serve you even better, the patisserie has a summer terrace where you can refresh yourself with an artisanal ice cream. The menu features individual cakes as well as entremets and all kinds of cakes for your events (number cake, pièce montée, wedding French...).

Do you know what Blue Thistle is? If you answer this question in the negative, you haven't been in the department for long! The reputation of this pastry, which has been around for over half a century, has spread beyond the borders of the city of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert. Here, it's top-of-the-line! Pastries (traditional or personalized desserts, farandole of pies, set pieces and American-style wedding cake), macaroons, chocolates, ice cream and sorbets are concocted by a master chocolatier, Olivier Buisson. He will share some of his secrets with you so that you too can bake during theme classes on Saturday afternoons!

Since 1991, the Laurent patisserie in La Grand-Croix has been transporting you into a world of sweetness and light with its handcrafted products. The varied range of cakes, chocolates, ice creams and other delights is carefully prepared using fresh local produce, in keeping with tradition and the rules of the art. Specialties such as "la Cacotte" and "le Craquelin" are a must for gourmets. The menu changes regularly, offering new flavors according to the season and the inspiration of our talented pastry chefs.

At David Bory's, the choice is vast and everything is good: pastries, bread, snacks, confectionery, chocolates, cakes... The creations are unique and colourful like the fig/raspberry/chocolate bread. The assemblies of cakes and individual pieces are delicate and greedy. Fruits, caramel, chocolate, all the taste buds will enjoy! The service is impeccable, always smiling and friendly. The lunch formulas can be enjoyed on the spot (inside or on the terrace) or to take away.

With the announced opening of a second boutique in the future Halles Mézerat, Au Péché Gourmand is now part of a dual entity under the name of Maison Dussap, named after Kevin, its creator. However, we'll continue to indulge our sweet tooth in front of the window displays filled with cakes, giving the store a jewel-like feel. Everything is homemade, with flavors that change with the seasons. On the summer menu are "Eskimos", made with organic milk from Jonzieux cows, "mojitos" with brown sugar cookie and mint-lemon cream, chococcinos or marvelous, crunchy hazelnut, nougat cream and apricot confit. There's no point resisting!

The Durand House has solid foundations. Created in 1890, four generations perpetuated traditions. For 30 years, Michel and Bernard have been on the Orders and have become real specialists in pastry-chocolate. They revived the manufacture of the true "pastry sausage", a well-known cake of the sixties, created in Boën, composed of a sponge filling of chocolate cream wrapped in a chocolate glacine, which gives a stick closed to the ends by a string as a boudin. Other specialties, Chloé's delights, flat rollers with almonds, gold pucks, large cru, and roses of the rolled sands pralines. A selection of gift objects is offered in its decoration space.

He returned to open his luxury boutique in his hometown after having made his arms among the largest in 2008. This new high-end address welcomes the gourmands. Pierre Clarissou's windows combine fine and original pastries. In addition to the collection of desserts that vary over the seasons, the house makes delicious fine chocolates developed in the French tradition of chocolate, fruit pulp, macaroons, caramels, meringues and even travel cakes to take on a hike or a return of travel to keep the roannaises flavours in mouth. Most: the chef for the private pastry classes. !!

Renaison is a charming town in France and home to the Pralus patisserie chocolaterie. This store offers a wide selection of delicious artisanal pastries and chocolates. The store follows the opening hours of Les Halles de Renaison.

Franck Deville is the macaroni maker of the chefs! He delights the taste buds with his multiple flavoured macaroons and has acquired a solid reputation in France and internationally! He preciously keeps the secret of the basic recipe of the macaroon shell, simple but delicious. Nevertheless, in his show-room in Roche-la-Molière, you will discover all the flavours through his collection of sweet macaroons with chocolate, raspberry, grenadine praline, ice-cold mint and the sweet and sour macaroon collection with green olive tapenade, goat's cheese and Espelette chilli pepper, and snail persillade. It even marries foie gras and chocolate!

In this online-only establishment (website or social networks), everything is made in an artisanal way: from marshmallows to spreads, including sorbets, ice creams, or traditional macaroons. And by the way, the pastries and chocolates are made from local products and are free of coloring, preservatives and artificial flavors. In short, there's plenty to enjoy and, as the icing on the cake, this pastry chef chooses seasonal products and the creations can be personalized.

It's so delicious, Le Petit Futé couldn't resist! Glood Cookies is a range of delicious cookies designed entirely by the small hands of Ingrid, "Glood" from her nickname. The new boutique opened on rue Gambetta at the end of 2023, with a beautiful workspace upstairs. Note that the preparations are made with top-quality products, like this raspberry cookie created from homemade organic raspberry-flavored butter. We also like the responsible approach with local producers and recyclable packaging.

In the heart of downtown Saint-Etienne, take a gourmet break in the temple of the cookie. Théo, pastry chef and chocolatier, worked with the Meilleur ouvrier de France before creating this beautiful project, which showcases all his know-how and creativity. In this little boutique, you'll find original cookies (which change every month and whose products are inspired by the seasons) as well as pastries like the "pistache" made with pistachio paste, roasted pistachios and vanilla caramel, and the "gourmands" with Nutella, which melts in your mouth. The light, low-sugar dough contains no refined sugar. So, how about a cookie?

Well-known in the region, Bruno Guerpillon has been delighting gourmets for over 20 years, with his own original recipes and revisited traditional ones, made from rigorously selected ingredients. You'll love our range of pastries, available in our stores and online. Cakes, yes, but chocolates too! Discover the chocolate moccasin, more masculine than its counterpart the escarpin, or the cabosse, as gourmand as its belly contains beggars and other mini-tablets.

After a change of hands and some renovation work, the pastry shop of Armand and Noélie Pagès now clearly asserts its own identity. With the same passion as the previous owners, the young couple is delighting a clientele that loves refined pastries. As a fervent defender of 100% home-made products, the pastry chef is committed to making them according to the seasons and special occasions. Strawberries, fruit charlottes and crackers are displayed alongside candies, chocolates and other fruit jellies.

Pâtisserie chocolate-chocolate is among the best addresses of the city roannaise, a family house where chocolates are made on site. You have the classics of fine chocolates and as there are specific creations for Easter and Christmas. You will also find a wide selection of season desserts. And for your assembled parts this is possible too! All facets of a trade, conducted in accordance with traditions.

Le Comptoir du Chocolat is a patisserie located in Boën. Specializing in top-of-the-range chocolate creations, this store offers a wide selection of chocolate subjects made from Valrhona chocolate, a leading chocolate house. Among the creations on offer are booties, small bags and coffee cups, as well as small cars, buses, trains and their carriages, and a toolbox. The store also offers chocolate containers to fill to your heart's content. For those who wish to place an order, it is advisable to do so in advance.