Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Picardy

After having seen his croissants elected the best in the region, Maxime Brice is once again in the spotlight... on television this time. His establishment in Marquette has been named "Best bakery in Hauts-de-France" by the M6 channel! This is not surprising when you know the talent of this craftsman who has truly elevated his know-how to the rank of art. The apple cakes and turnovers are a true enchantment of flavors. And what can we say about the bread that can be adapted to the master's desires? A delicious bakery!

In 2019, Kokoa celebrated its fortieth anniversary and was renovated. Originality and diversity, all the inhabitants of Le Touquet will tell you: the best ice-cream in town are at Kokoa. The choice of flavors is vast, from chicory to speculoos, and the ingredients are all of natural origin, with a few rare exceptions... The sorbets and ice-cream contain real pieces of fresh fruit (melon, peach, banana...), depending on the season, which are otherwise frozen at their place of origin (passion fruit for example). Dried fruits (nuts, hazelnuts, praline...) are also featured. Fresh fruit juices and tasty sandwiches are the perfect complement to this delicious gourmet break. An institution!

Emblematic and refined, this exceptional pastry shop offers cakes that would make angels fall from their clouds. The Incroyable and the Merveilleux are the stars of the brand, they are copied everywhere but never equaled with their fresh meringue sprinkled with chocolate or speculoos, coated with cream or drizzled with whipped cream. To try it is to adopt it, and the crowd of customers who flock to Les Merveilleux is only the most obvious proof. A Ch'ti success story that has crossed the borders and is well worth waiting in line at the opening!

Jean-Yves Matifas, craftsman-confiseur, has been perpetuating the family know-how since 1922. Here, everything is made by hand. The berlingots are made in front of your eyes and the spinning is undoubtedly the most spectacular operation. The thickened sugar block is hung on a hook and is spun before being transformed into exquisite coloured and perfumed apple, melon, violet sweets... Pleasure for the eyes, but also for the palate, with the sugar in all its states (candy, vergeoise, coloured...) and all its forms (lollipops, berlingots, marshmallows...).

Settled for more than twenty years in Old Lille, Dominique Benoît puts all his know-how to the making of the "best chocolate" thanks to the rigorous selection of the best raw materials: chocolate from the grand cru cocoa plantations of Venezuela, Madagascar and Ecuador, almonds from Provence or hazelnuts from Piedmont. You will also find its sweets at the Place du Théâtre and at the Benoît Chocolatier workshop, a place where young and old can learn all the manufacturing secrets.

Ah, at last a decent bakery in the city center! Previously, the Amiens inhabitants had to buy poor quality baguettes that quickly become stale, and in addition, quite expensive. But Nature de Pain has recently arrived and has considerably raised the level. The bakery, a depository of the brand's main store, located at the exit of the city and therefore not very convenient to access, will have no difficulty in delighting gourmet people eager to buy good bread and why not, some pastries. And furthermore, it will be a pleasure because you will be welcomed with a smile most of the time!

Under the arcades of the Place des Héros, this chocolate factory is one of the few in France to make its chocolate from beans that it selects and roasts itself. The production takes place in the chocolate factory of Beussent in Pas-de-Calais, which it is possible to visit, and in Lachelle, in Picardy. The specialties of the house? The chocolate with the hammer, the pralines with the old, a selection of chocolate of various vintages (Madagascar, Trinidad, Venezuela, Ecuador), more or less proportioned in cocoa according to the tastes... Smiling and pleasant welcome.

The Belgian specialist known for its white-coated chocolates, although all the chocolates (and there are dozens and dozens of references) stamped with the brand are good. Léonidas is present all over France, so it's not a small artisan chocolatier, but it does have real know-how. Numerous assortments to offer. You can also enjoy ice cream, one of the best things you can do on a long summer's day or a long winter's evening.

Alex Croquet is a real enthusiast and describes himself as a bread nut! He likes to offer his customers breads that are rich in taste, with a creamy crumb. A real delight. He has chosen to ban chemical additives to have breads that fully express their tastes, textures and aromas. In addition to organic breads, he offers red label flour breads, brioches, cakes, puddings, croissants, pains au chocolat, muffins, pies and other pastries. And the prices are very reasonable for products of this quality!

Gelato & Coffee is the traditional artisanal ice cream revisited by Corrado Barberis, an Italian passionate about his craft. He offers ice creams made the old fashioned way, from the best products: milk, cream, seasonal fruits. And his know-how is also very popular with the city's chefs. His ice creams, sometimes classic, sometimes original, will surprise you with their taste and smoothness. This true artisan-creator can also create unique flavors for your big events (wedding, birthday).

A self-taught pastry craftsman and former restaurant restaurant for large tables, Serge Leveau set up at Le Touquet to open the Gourmands Arts. What a success! Generous and creative, its preparations will surprise you and inspire you. You will be conquered by the fragrances of the macaroons and enjoy the countless colourful flashes (Fraise strawberry, saffron, Bounty, caramel…) and cakes or meringués desserts. The shop shop opens onto the shop and the smell are already an invitation to indulge.

A boutique in the heart of old Douai, offering quality homemade pastries.

Here, the vendors offer and detail homemade chocolates in all their forms and flavours. Everything is made from the finest ingredients in the back shop of this luxury chocolate factory. In the summer, you can sit on the small terrace in front of the shop window. Stéphane Bisson, a pastry chef and chocolatier, is the one who works in the laboratory. Although the concept was originally all chocolate, the range has gradually expanded to include pastries and a delicatessen section with the emblematic Picard cake. Always at the top of the line. Stéphane Bisson's pleasure is also to train apprentices and give them the taste and passion for well-made chocolate..

Le Petit Poucet has been a friendly institution since 1956. For a long time an obligatory stop on the Trois Cailloux shopping street, the establishment moved to a golden setting just a few steps away, rue de la République. It is in a former mansion that Hubert Fournier, the pastry chef, has installed his creations. The pleasure is both visual and gustatory. As you contemplate the shop windows, you're dying to taste the dozens of pastries that are bursting with colour and flavour, such as the red fruit charlotte or the gourmet chiboust. We also fall for macaroons and chocolates with a variety of flavours, as well as iced desserts such as raspberry vacherin.

Founded in 1985, the house of Beussent has nothing more to prove in terms of chocolate... Made in a traditional way, with the greatest respect for the raw material, its products have a characteristic taste appreciated by connoisseurs. The company's chocolate makers are among the few professionals in France to master the manufacturing process from A to Z: from the choice of cocoa beans to the conching, everything is home-made. Beussent has its own plantation in Ecuador! Don't hesitate to stop by the store to discover the works made by these craftsmen.

The house participated in the show " La Meilleure boulangerie de France" on M6 and was ranked among the top 10. For Patrick Doucet, bread is a passion. For more than 25 years, he has been defending the French tradition and know-how in this field. He selects his flours with the greatest care with the sole aim of offering you authentic breads. On the sweet side, the artisan-creator offers pies and cakes with original flavors. Exigence, quality and authenticity are the pillars of the philosophy of the master Doucet!

Founded in 1881 by Henri Douvrain, confectionery has been a family business for more than a century, whose values, know-how and revenue are transmitted from generation to generation. For four generations, the candy and pacifiers of Joan d'Arc confectionery have been the result of centuries-old and immutable recipes. So with the same gestures, reproduced with the same passion as every candy takes shape. A copper sink, bronze cylinder, the final form of the candy will emerge only from a path paved with delicacies. Come and discover the specialities. des candy: perfumed pacifiers, purple, gingerbread candy, but especially the apple of love! Nothing to do with fruit, this is a flavoured pacifier. Proust had his Madeleine, the ch have their apple of love…

The Aziza, or the bakery temple and oriental pastries in Lille! This address is an indispensable place in the neighbourhood, which is even more crowded on the market days in Wazemmes. There are many oriental specialities, all of them equally good. It's hard to make his choice. The bags à are just delicious. The staff is adorable and does not hesitate to guide the most undecided. The prices are reasonable and it is possible to buy already formed trays if you want to make your friends or family enjoy it. 

The chocolate factory was founded in 1985 by Bruno and Alain De Rick, in Beussent. Since 2006, the company has owned its own plantation in Ecuador. Beussent-Lachelle is committed to sustainable development and fair trade. All stages of the process are carried out by the company's own craftsmen: from bean selection to conching and roasting. In the company's boutiques, you'll find excellent chocolate bonbons, chocolate bars..