The best bakeries New Aquitaine

What strikes you when you come home is the smell of hot bread, as effective as a siren song. Chanelle St-Amour loves to travel, but what motivates her most is meeting people and loving good things. An authenticity that can be found in her micro-bakery, where people flock to savor breads of character kneaded by hand, with passion and creativity. With a nod to her hometown, the place also offers beautiful products brought back from her travels, and from small producers with the same environmental and responsible approach.

Known throughout France, discover a whole range of Dunes Blanches like the Dunes de Piquey with a whole range of flavors: raspberry-white chocolate, salted butter caramel, sesame nougatine, Nutella and dark chocolate. Other specialties: sacristains (a pastry made of twisted puff pastry, covered with royal icing and sprinkled with flaked almonds, all sprinkled with sugar), rye pie with fruit, fisherman's baguette with melted cheese, nuts, bacon, and olive ficelle or chorizo ficelle.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

A bakery, patisserie and chocolate shop in one, Boulangerie Soares offers over 20 varieties of artisan bread. As for pastries, the store makes individual or family-size tarts and cakes, russes and Basque cakes. The bakery can also make bread to order and... chocolates. It's all about tailor-made breads and pastries. All you have to do is order. It's also 2 addresses with another store in Biarritz.

Located in the heart of the Saint-Charles district, come and discover the many products offered by the Soares bakery. In addition to traditional individual and family cakes, the bakery specializes in Basque and Russian cakes. And cakes made with seasonal fruit. Its other specialty? Bread. You'll find over 20 varieties, from wholemeal to ficelle, from nut bread to brioches and baguettes. And let's not forget the chocolates, with their original creations. Artisans who are bursting with talent for our greatest pleasure.

The bakery-pastry shop of Emmanuel Baptiste, Limousin cow farmer in La Mothe-Saint-Héray, farmer-baker and since 2021... fouacier master. If you're an adventurer in the world of gastronomy, or if you're looking for a really good fouace, La Mie paysanne is the place to go: the secret of making fouaces has been passed down from generation to generation! You'll discover other mouth-watering recipes, all made with home-grown grain, lovingly cultivated to feed the animals and embellish your meals. You can't improvise fouace!

If you are looking for good pastries and a multitude of breads to brighten up your mornings? Then make a stop at Sauboua. This bakery and pastry shop, which also has an address in the center of town, is undoubtedly among the best in the region. It must be said that this small family business works hand in hand with local merchants and producers to make its products in the purest artisanal tradition from carefully selected quality raw materials. And the cakes are always excellent!

Launched in 2019 by 2 childhood friends Matthieu Schlewitz and Arnaud Rioblanc, the Adiiou house offers you many homemade breads, very often organic. Alongside the traditional breads, you will also find many pastries for older and younger people, a real paradise for food lovers. Their specialties are named after the emblematic peaks of the Pyrenees. Cakes, also all made in the bakery, adorn the windows and are often appreciated by customers. Maison Adiiou also has a second shop in Lons, avenue Erckman-Chatrian. Good products and a great team, this establishment is starting to run well!

In 1830, the baker named Redon reported his service in Tunisia in sweet and fruity flavours. In nostalgia, he created kroumirs (crisp rounded in roundness) and éphémères (white chocolate ganache dressed). For all the curious gourmands.

The flagship of the Pirelons bakery doesn't go unnoticed in the Aiguillon district near the port. Every detail has been thought through, starting with the two entrances, one of which is suitable for baby carriages or wheelchairs. On site, you can sit outside in the shelter of the small terrace or inside between the tea room bar and the lab chalet for breakfast, lunch or a snack. All you have to do is enjoy the delicious viennoiseries and breads... The team is all smiles.

The best baguette (2018) is in Biarritz at artisan baker Arnaud Fernandez! Here, you won't find a multitude of special breads available in every sauce... Here, we focus on the essential taste and flavour of bread, produced in a traditional, artisanal way, with a label. The region's restaurateurs and hotels make no mistake when they come to pick up their orders in the morning. Not only the bread, but also the viennoiserie, which, like everything else, is of the highest quality. Try the famous chocolate-filled croissant.

A wide choice of homemade breads and pastries at this renowned master craftsman. Traditional breads, campaign breads, Campaillou, organic bread, old on poolish and other "classic" specialities that thanks to traditional fabrication, remain tender for a long time. In particular, the Austrian pastries (banana-based tarte), the chocolate favours (chocolate foam, feuillantine), orange (orange moss, grout raspberry) or exquisite (chocolate sponge, chantilly) are not available. A note of homemade house preparations: international, quiches, pizza, etc., and always a kind welcome.

Viennoiseries, pastries, snacks... Under the leadership of chef Olivier Ponnou, Ramuntcho has opened Boutique Cho just 40 meters away! This genuine gourmet address, whose reputation was already well established, is run by his wife Pauline. A delicatessen and bakery, Boutique Cho offers classic breads, as well as speciality breads and delicious local pastries. Not to mention a tempting range of puff pastries, tapas and pintxos. One thing's for sure, the colorful display will make your mouth water.

Louis L'Amour, or good bread... This passionate artisan baker trained at some of Paris's top bakeries, and every day prepares a dozen or so breads from selected flours, ranging from the most classic (tradition, country...) to the most original (sourdough bread with toppings, zebra bread...). A fine range of viennoiseries completes the offer, including excellent gourmet creations such as croissants with pistachio or black sesame filling, or kouign-amann cacao. A second address, Bouloulam, has opened not far from the Chaban-Delmas stadium.

This bakery-pastry shop is a must in the Basque Country. Bertrand and Émilie's signature product is artisanal sourdough bread, with a multitude of variations, and an old-fashioned sourdough made from beer, which is left to ferment for 30 hours. The Akerbeltz brewery in Ascain supplies the beer and feeds the sourdough. Bertrand, a pastry-chocolate-confectioner, has honed his skills in top establishments in France and Asia. Here, the love of bread can also be found in the restaurants.

Specializing in "organic" sourdough bread, the Fagoa bakery offers some thirty different breads, "organic" viennoiseries, pastries with a real "pâtissier", and savoury tarts; all to take away or enjoy on the terrace. Joël and his team, including apprentice "marmitons", smell like the warm bread of yesteryear. Cereal, nut, fig, rye or wholemeal breads, with a gluten-free range. It's an inter-generational savoir-faire, and you can't resist the variety of light, artisanal viennoiseries.

Arlette is the name of Caroline's grandmother, who gave her a taste for good patisserie. A graduate of the Ferrandi school in Paris, a benchmark... After traveling the world with her baker companion, they set down their suitcases and utensils on rue d'Espagne, in the heart of Bayonne. The store smells of flour, warm bread and homemade pastries. You're in the presence of true artisans of taste and good artisan bread. Organic bread, sandwich bread, sourdough bread, rye bread and more. We also offer pizzas, daily sandwiches and petits fours.

This small bakery-pastry shop offers breads kneaded and baked on site, from the most traditional to the most special (wholemeal, cereal, corn...). As in all bakeries, you'll find viennoiseries, cakes, sandwiches and salads; perfect for your lunch break. Chocolate or pistachio eclairs, Russian cakes, citrus babas, cream puffs, tarts, flans... Le Petit Futé couldn't resist tasting a delicacy for you, and we can confirm: their Basque cakes are to die for!

The Bakery Art Gallery, BAG for the intimate ones, is an unusual and all-in-one place: a bakery-pastry shop, a bookshop, a tea room, a contemporary art space... This surprising concept store offers gluten-free bread. Sylvie, the baker, offers original breads, such as the "Tout chocolat", with rice flour, cocoa and chocolate chips. This very warm meeting place also offers delicious pastries, as well as lunch formulas and even a hearty brunch on weekends. The space is also intended to be an artistic place with shows, exhibitions and projections of artists' videos. BAG is indefinable: the best thing to do is to go there!

Here, Anne-Cécile advises you and lets you share in the life of her bakery. In fact, everything is made right before your eyes. Baguettes, gluten-free breads, spelt breads, seeded breads... The bread is made with organic flours from nearby mills such as Saint-Pé-de-Léren. Depending on the baker's mood, small pastries and viennoiseries are created, such as cinnamon balls. You can also find all these delicious products at numerous events, as well as on Saturday mornings at the Dax market.

Just outside Tonneins on the road to Marmande, Jérôme Fronteau's boulangerie pâtisserie is well known in the region for more than one reason. For its breads and delicious cakes. For its gourmet Christmas logs, its galettes des rois with their ever original beans, and its Easter chocolates. And for its viennoiseries, which earned one of our apprentices second place in a viennoiserie championship. And because Maison Fronteau is one of the shops to have been awarded the "Marque Artisans Gourmands" quality label. Second address route de Varès.

The daughter of farmers, Stéphanie Siberchicot took over the family farm where she grows organically grown cereals and oilseeds, which she transforms into oils, flours, cookies and natural sourdough breads. With her husband Fred, diagnosed as gluten hypersensitive, they launched the "Paysans du grain au pain" project in 2016. La Ferme de Boy also tells the story of this awareness, between traditional practices and innovative techniques. The boutique is open to all gourmets and the curious. Other local products are also available.

At Fournil de Créon, the bread is crisp to perfection, made in the pure French tradition. The pastries, too, are delicious as hell. There's homemade chocolate in every shape and color, gingerbread, ice cream and homemade macaroons in every flavor. These are prepared daily, and gourmets can enjoy them on the spot. Apprentice Alexandre Belvisotti won first prize in the Concours du Meilleur Brioché de Gironde 2024. Pieces montées and holiday cakes on order.

A baker and farmer, Rodolphe created the Herbes Folles farm in 2010. He is joined by his wife Hélène and his brother Mathieu. On this certified organic farm, ancient cereals grow on some forty hectares. The harvest is transformed into flour, crushed under the stone millstone of the farm's mill. Sourdough bread (semi-complete, petit-épeautre, rye-sarrasin...) is baked over a wood fire. Cookies, brioches and other delicacies are also available. Other activities are planned at the farm.

The Vallos bakery, located in the heart of the village of Luxey, has won numerous awards, including^3rd prize in the traditional baguette competition in Les Landes in 2014. And^2nd place in 2023. But also^2nd prize for the best butter croissant in Les Landes in 2019, then first place in 2021! With this? This bakery also specializes in Landes pastis. Céline and Sébastien can advise you only too well. For example: a rye pie to accompany oysters!

Chez Emile is an artisanal bakery offering artisanal pastries and viennoiseries, as well as a fast-food service.

Chez Emile is located between the La Madeleine train station and the Isle d'Espagnac area. The business is easy to get to, with ample parking.