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Béarn baker Nicolas Gruel, the 2019 European and French Boulanger champion, and Corsican pastry chef Jean-Philippe Battesti, formerly of Ducasse, celebrated their 2023 runner-up title in France's best bakery competition. It has to be said that these two enthusiasts have a single credo: to make everything in-house from A to Z. At Grain, every loaf of bread and viennoiserie is shaped by hand, following the rhythm of the seasons to use only fresh, sourced produce. Specialties include chestnut and mandarin bread and pistachio and orange blossom tart.

Before becoming a baker (since 2017) specializing in natural sourdough bread and 100% organic native French flours, Stéphane Chauvard spent 15 years in Madagascar. There, he ran professional integration workshops in the fair trade movement. And he remains deeply convinced of this. But today, Pain d'Ici was awarded the Grand Prix Coup de Coeur at the ^15th Banque Populaire des Landes ceremony. Which just goes to show that he was made for this job too. Also in Castets and Saint-Julien-en-Born.

Apricot and lemon verbena sorbet, figs from Provence, white peach from the Rhone Valley and basil from the garden... Flavors that keep their promise. Behind these delicacies with an incomparable taste: Delphine, member of the great family of the National Confederation of Glaciers of France, who makes with love artisanal recipes that are constantly renewed. Everything is homemade and local: from charlottes and iced cupcakes to cones and cookies. We especially like the natural yogurt ice cream made with milk from the Baren de la Matte farm.

Homemade ice creams, traditional sorbets, crêpes, waffles, homemade churros, fresh fruit smoothies, Sicilian brioche... At Izots, everything is homemade (and on site). From morning to night, Ghislaine, Philippe and the whole team see a host of gourmands come and go. The service is fast, efficient, smiling and always in a good mood. That, too, is the secret of this artisan ice cream parlour on the seafront! Pasteurization, fruit preparation, mixing, cone-making... With no artificial coloring or flavoring, the ice creams are the hallmark of the Maison.

Chocolaterie Laia has opened its^2nd boutique in Ossès, which already boasts a number of fine local artisanal brands. It is one of the last artisanal chocolate factories in the region, working the cocoa bean to master every stage of its transformation into chocolate, from roasting to grinding and conching. The production of chocolate bars - from Peru, Ecuador...-, ballotins, bite-sized chocolates, spreads... Exceptional chocolates with no added oil. Rendezvous atfor a chocolate break, or sample our homemade ice creams in summer.

On the banks of the Tardoire, at the foot of the Château de La Rochefoucauld, the Chocolaterie d'Antan is a place that transports you into a flood of colors and fragrances around chocolate. On the one hand, fancy boxes, mugs and cups, and on the other, the power of chocolate in all its forms. Here, chocolate is worked raw, 100% pure cocoa butter with 72% concentration of beans. In the boutique, you'll find both the great classics and original creations. The passion and expertise of these artisan chocolatiers have made them a name in the industry.

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.

A 2017 winner of Réseau Entreprendre Aquitaine, Oven Heaven is a collective of artisans founded by two brothers, one a pastry chef and the other a roaster. While the workshop is in Bègles, the store is in Bordeaux. We used to come here for the specialty coffees and superbly flaky viennoiseries. But since September 2022, the name and decor have changed to make way for Goûtu, a new hype address on the Cours de la Marne. It's a great place to enjoy a sandwich or a slice of pie, and a pastry of course! And always with a good cup of coffee, of course!

The madeleine of your childhood... Maison Teulier has recreated it! And many other madeleines are made here, as well as breads of all kinds and with different flours (rye, corn, etc.), "homemade" viennoiseries, plump croissants and chocolatines (pains au chocolat for some), muffins, brioches and so many other sweet treats. Pastries include seasonal fruit tarts, maxi-baba au rhum, paris-brest, tiramisù and mille-feuille. Savoury break too, with cold snacks and daily and seasonal dishes.

Attention all chocolate lovers! Hugues Gaudet has not one, but 2 boutiques, or rather a 100% chocolate workshop. Here, you won't find any pastries, but chocolates in bulk or in boxes, snacks, beggars and numerous chocolate bars, including for diabetics. You'll love the chocolate ball that melts in contact with hot milk, releasing a marshmallow teddy bear, the Dax bullring medal to take home as a souvenir, and the P'tit Landais ball cone. Snacks are also available.

This is the story of an artisan bakery-pastry shop specializing in tourtières made with Armagnac (formerly Pastis Gascons). With apples, prunes, raspberries and blueberries, pears and chocolate... Pâtissier Gascon tourtières can be plain or filled with a variety of fruits. Something for every gourmet! Flour from the regional Gers Farine mill, Armagnac from the Samalens distillery in Laujuzan, red fruit from the Les Framboises du Tursan producer in Bahus Soubiran... Here, everything is homemade with local produce.

Lucas bakeries and patisseries in the Landes region and in Bayonne in the Basque Country are enjoying well-deserved success, thanks to the quality of their products and their warm welcome. This store, close to the lake, is a must. Some thirty different breads, a dozen viennoiseries, tourtières, croustades, Basque cakes... There are over 70 kinds of cakes and other specialties. Delicious new products: Lucas dessert creams!

Ttotte (pronounced "tiotié", Joseph in Basque) and Stéphanie run this pretty chocolate shop under the arcades of the Splendid. The Maître Artisan Chocolatier, who cut his teeth at the prestigious Maison Pariès, has even opened a second store, La Fabrique de Ttotte, in Saint-Geours-de-Maremne. Specialities include: peanut tuiles, orangettes, chocolate chouchous, croq'maïs... And l'Or de Ttotte, a dark chocolate made from a blend of beans from Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela, combined with the texture of South American brown sugar.

This craftsman, whose workshops can be visited in Espelette, perpetuates a chocolate-making tradition that began over 400 years ago in the Basque country. Since then, Espelette chillies, cherries, Izarra Vert and Salies-de-Béarn salt have been blended with pure cocoa butter chocolate to create new flavours. Chocolate is treated with exceptional care, combined with the aromas of the South-West region. Here, it's all made-to-measure, as you can compose your own ballotin or "paniers garnis"... Intensity and authenticity make Maison Antton an address not to be missed!

The Au Pain Doré bakery is a must in the town of Soyaux. With over 60 years of history and expertise, this bakery offers a variety of breads and viennoiseries in all shapes and flavors. Viennoiseries are rich in flavor, with refined textures and high-quality ingredients. The breads in the Classique range benefit from a long fermentation period and are baked on a hearth, giving them flavors, aromas and a honeycombed texture, as well as a perfectly crisp crust. The Origine range, meanwhile, is distinguished by the addition of a home-style sourdough, offering a unique taste signature to each recipe. Whether it's for a quick breakfast, an impromptu brunch or a casual aperitif, Au Pain Doré will satisfy every gourmet craving.

Le Fournil Dunois is a bakery offering takeaway services. Customers can buy bread and pastries to take away, but cannot eat in.

The Chevallier Nicolas bakery is located in the town of Parsac-Rimondeix.

Maxime Raiffé and Manon took over the family bakery in May 2022. France's Best Apprentice Pâtissier-Chocolatier in 2013, he opened his own store in Anglet, before returning to the Poitou region. He creates delicious seasonal cakes that will take you to a new sweet destination. In summer, you might just fall for one of his ice creams. And if you'd like to replicate some of the great chefs' techniques at home, he even gives pastry classes. So many sweet treats to explore!

This master pastry chef and chocolatier has set up an elegant space in his store that showcases his products, his profession and his personality. Franck Mendivé is a passionate person, who admits to "intellectualizing everything, having fun while working to the point of gourmet delirium... sometimes". Many delicacies come out of his laboratory, pastries, chocolates, tubes of gourmandise, chocolate almonds, bars, bites, touron.... He is also a renowned caterer of both savory and sweet dishes.

When Michelle, a pastry chef trained in Buanes (the stronghold of the tourtière), joined forces with her organic-minded son Simon, the result was the first organic tourtière in the Landes! Eggs from Castandet, blueberries from Bournos, armagnac from Ayzieu, vanilla from Madagascar, oil from Lectoure, prunes from Agen... All organic ingredients guarantee the unique flavor of this must-have dessert. While Michelle makes her specialities, Simon is busy selling them at local markets. Demonstrations take place all year round, by prior arrangement.

This chocolate shop is located in the heart of the market district, just a few steps from the Halles. After filling your shopping bag with fresh produce, it's a great opportunity to indulge in a few delicacies. Before you enter, take a look at the shop window, which is always well-maintained and sure to make your mouth water. For 15 years, this master chocolatier's boutique has been delighting the taste buds of the people of La Rochelle. Our sales staff will be delighted to guide you through this world of chocolate bars, bonbons and bites.

For the past 10 years, Guillaume has been delighting the people of La Rochelle with his authentic Liège waffles. Don't go looking for them anywhere else - he's the only one who makes them, and once you try them, you'll be hooked! The store is conveniently located in the alleyway linking the Old Port to the town center, and attracts many gourmands with its slates displaying all the nibbles you can eat, as well as its new, very pleasant terrace. The main reason to come here is to order the genuine Liège waffle, with its inimitable taste and no artificial additives other than sugar. But if you like, you can add homemade chocolate, speculoos, milk jam and, of course, whipped cream. The crêpes are just as delicious, and can be eaten plain with sugar or with salidou, jam, chestnut cream... You can sit down in the bright, airy dining room, on the terrace or on the nearby old port. Once you've swallowed your snack, you'll no doubt be thirsty, and for that you don't need to go far - just order one of the delicious smoothies made with fresh fruit in front of you. For lunch, opt for a sandwich, with or without a drink, and enjoy it on Cours des Dames, in the shade or near the sunny towers.

Notice to food lovers! This address is reserved for you. Just a step away from the central market, the place is easy to access and it gives resolutely desire to stop. Laurent, a true craftsman, has been working here for many years. The least we can say is that this chocolate maker has a solid experience, more than 20 years, acquired in famous Parisian houses. Everything here invites you to awaken your taste buds, from the fragrances to the colorful macaroons with their multiple flavors, and the chocolates that are both balanced and powerful.

This store is almost a secret as it is well hidden under the arcades. However, it is located in the heart of downtown, a few steps from the Old Port. Even before entering this exceptional chocolate shop, take the time to admire the colorful window display. The welcome is pleasant, the advice wise on the chocolates made by Thomas Pontacq, a true craftsman who chooses quality ingredients. Pavé, bars and the inevitable madeleines will make you melt with pleasure. Futé, a new store in Aytré.

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...

Maison Antton, artisan chocolatier, has its workshop in Espelette. The chocolate is made using traditional methods, combining the aromas of the South-West region. To delight your taste buds, you'll find a wide range of ganaches, pralines, tablettes and a selection of cookies in the Urrugne boutique. Discover chocolates that sing of the South-West: with Espelette chilli, Izarra, Salies-de-Béarn salt... Tailor-made, with a wide choice of boxes, gift sets and gourmet baskets to choose from. Simply irresistible!

At Thonnard, we have specialized for ages in the cultivation and processing of angelica. The liqueur herb, a true specialty of Niort, is enjoyed in syrup, jam, candied fruit or cream. The house chocolates with angelica are very famous. The institution opens the doors of its production site in Niort (and its store) to individuals and groups, visits followed by a tasting session. We advise you to try it at least once!

With its private parking lot and close proximity to the Bureau beach, this cookie shop is well known to those who want to fill up on delicacies. The welcome is simple, the offer varied. In the aisles, you can fill your shopping bag with regional specialities: canned seafood, local spirits, regional honey, salt... On the shelves, you'll find a wide range of sweet products, including the famous galette charentaise, available in several flavors.

Sacré Sucré is the kind of address you can't miss, with a taste of childhood and vacations. After 33 years of hard work and smiles, Monsieur and Madame "Chichi" as they were known, have handed over the store to Jean-Pierre's godson Thomas. Apart from the name "Ô Sacré Sucré", nothing has changed! With sugar, Mars-style caramel or Bounty-style coconut, the crepes and waffles are homemade. Late into the evening, you can enjoy Italian-style ice creams and succumb to the temptation of a wide selection of sweets.

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.

In the Landes region, it's often said that there are as many pastis recipes as there are communes. Recovered by Carol Hofbauer's parents, the recipe from Bouheben's artisanal patisserie has been delighting the inhabitants of Escource, the surrounding area and the "well-informed" for over 25 years. Alongside Carol, her husband Thibault offers shortbread, Basque cakes and ^Bascarons®, a surprising gluten-free cookie made from sugar, almond powder and egg white. These delicacies can be found at the best retailers in the Landes and Arcachon Basins!

Well-known to neighborhood regulars at the traffic circle next to other food shops, Baskifornia bakery, formerly La Licorne, has undergone quite a facelift since the change of ownership in June 2022, when it moved to Biarritz with Le fournil de la Baleine. A beautiful counter and window display overflowing with viennoiseries, cakes (Basque...), savory-sweet tarts, sandwiches, bowls, wraps... Everything here is made on site, in the lab, and that's what makes it different from industrial bakeries. The artisans we honor.

Both Biarritz and Bayonne are full of chocolate nuggets. Maison Gaborit, located in the Docks district, a place already well known for its concentration of craftsmen (baker, delicatessen owner, florist, etc.) is one of these jewels, with creations worthy of works of art! We even hesitate to taste them, so original are these compositions, all year round. World chocolate champion, our artist chocolatier is constantly inventing new pieces and recipes of exceptional chocolates and pralines, for Easter, Christmas or your family events.

This is one of the few bakeries in La Rochelle to offer only organic products. The Petit Futé couldn't miss it. Its location in the heart of the market district, in a little street well known to gourmets, is quite interesting. We come here to discover Cédric's work, and to enjoy his always smiling welcome. The window displays a number of delicacies, including well-baked viennoiseries (croissants, suisses, briochettes choco), as well as a fine variety of breads, from traditional Label Rouge baguettes to loaves presented in cardboard boxes like corn.

Their creations have the taste of the sweetness of a dream, with the scent of love... Nicolas and Jean have left their old lives behind to crystallize a childhood dream: to be bakers! Reinventing the profession, after training at the prestigious Pierre Vabret school (best baker in France).
Each gourmet creation has a story about a character, a place, a fact. And all this with products from short and PDO circuits. Taste their "Baguette du Périgord", at the "26 Brumaire"..

The Mendiburu family, who specialize in dairy production in Bardos, have started making their own ice creams and sorbets. While they make classic flavors (chocolate, caramel, hazelnut, rum raisin, etc.) directly on their farm, these atypical ice-cream makers also offer their own creations: Patxaran ice cream, cherry and crème fraîche ice cream, cucumber sorbet, raspberry-lime-Espelette pepper sorbet, crème brûlée omelette...

Isabelle and Yves are organic milk producers. Some farmers make cheese, they have decided to make farm milk ice cream. They are masters of the whole chain, from the GMO-free feeding of their animals to their ice creams made from whole milk without additives. The milk jam is made from milk and sugar that is only cooked for many hours. A la carte 22 flavours plus a sorbet are available in jars, logs and cakes. They also sell preserves, honeys, jams, organic wines and dried fruit from local producers.

Maison Pommiers is one of Anglet's finest pastry houses! At the helm is Frédéric Pommiers, whose passion for patisserie goes back to childhood, and who has worked in such astonishing and demanding establishments as L'Elysée, the Hôtel du Palais... and also in Australia and England. Using exceptional raw materials and creativity, the pastry chef has been creating an excellent range of cakes for 30 years... The inimitable Basque cake is the house specialty.

This artisan ice-cream maker, the only one in the Basque region to hold the Glaces Artisanales de France label and winner of the Talents gourmands 2017 competition, offers refreshing sweets with flavors as classic as they are singular. Manufactured to a demanding quality charter, Bastidarra milk, sorbets made with 45% fruit, flavors adapted to the seasons (including, of course, must-haves like dark chocolate sorbet, cremino, lemon meringue, raspberry...), not forgetting logs and frozen pastries. A wide range of sweet treats are also available.

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.

La Tourte du Lardin, owned by Jessica and Jonathan, is a bakery-pastry shop known, among other things, for its Périgord baguette made with Périgord flour, but also for its pastries. In the bakery, the dough is worked slowly by hand, and salt from the Ile de Ré is added. A chain of traceability that guarantees the customer a product that couldn't be more local. These traditional breads keep longer. We love walnut tarts, pastels de Nata, macaroons, flavored with pistachio, chocolate, banana, raspberry...

This blue truck is well known by all the inhabitants of Palois: these ice creams cannot be forgotten. Georgio has the secret of these perfect preparations, entirely home-made, always fresh, made with natural products (fruits, vegetables, herbs, creams, pistachio paste, hazelnut or cocoa...). You can't be disappointed. Even the cone is handmade with butter and fresh eggs. The variety of flavors is impressive with daily 34 different flavors and up to 230 possible recipes. The taste buds are guaranteed to be amazed!

Facing the Grande Plage, this tearoom and patisserie is a must in Biarritz for a gourmet break. Founded in 1890, Maison Dodin is part of Biarritz's DNA, making it timeless. Handed down from father to son, generations of Biarrots and tourists have appreciated this institution, which has maintained its know-how and the quality of its products. Dodin has preserved its recipes and flavors while modernizing with more original confections. Enjoy a hot chocolate with a view of the ocean and sea spray.

Whether you head straight back to the beach at La Garluche or take a seat at one of the many tables on the terrace, Le Ressac is the artisan ice cream parlour facing the ocean! And you'll be able to choose from 70 flavors of ice cream and sorbet, including cocoa, double vanilla, ginger, basil and citrus cactus for lime lovers. The smoothies are not made with fresh fruit, but they are nonetheless thirst-quenching. A formula with a full galette, a crêpe and a drink is available here for 15 euros.

It's a gourmet's paradise, where you'll find everything to satisfy your sweet and savoury cravings. The famous black cherries macerate in the workshop. The other attraction: chocolate with Espelette chilli pepper and Muxu d'Itxassou, a pear-flavoured cherry from Brana, coated in dark chocolate. Pure ewe's and goat's cheeses, sauces, ready-made meals all flavoured with Espelette chilli pepper, Eki beers, Irouléguy wines and Basque linen.

Here you are in France's first Diogo Vaz boutique, whose name echoes the cocoa bean plantation in Sao Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea (where the chocolate is directly produced). Taste this excellent raw material in a variety of forms and flavors: breakable slabs, hazelnuts, dark chocolate bars, cocoa nibs, cocoa nibs... all products that will make you melt. You'll also want to try the pastries made with Diogo Vaz chocolate and the artisanal ice creams, which can be eaten on site, in the dining room or on the terrace. A real treat!