The best pastry shops New Aquitaine

Andreia and Jean-Pascal Rodot's boutique-tea room is a real treat for the taste buds as well as the eyes. The ingredients for the cakes follow the seasons. New products are added regularly. Petit Futé appreciated the originality of the Diamant Noir (with its Périgord truffle crème montée) and the sablé with apple jelly, salted butter caramel and hay-infused ganache. The Yule logs are divine. Nice choice of chocolates in the form of bonbons or creative compositions. An ideal place for breakfast or a snack.

No, this bakery isn't the smallest in the world. But when you look at this red storefront just a few steps from the market, you'll be amazed at just how small it is. Make no mistake, you'll find plenty of products! Le Petit Futé loves the variety of breads on offer: spelt baguette, cereal bread, corn cob, Impérial... And those with a sweet tooth will be just as delighted, with delicacies that are as well-crafted as ever: viennoiseries, pastries... Above all, here you're sure to be greeted with a smile and treated to a lunch break over a sandwich or burger.

Here, the XL 40 (chocolate ganache combined with Armagnac from the Domaine d'Ognoas) is next to the Cahuète d'Aquitaine (60% peanuts from Soustons-Landes) and other specialties such as the Dudu, a sweet madeleine-mango cookie praline and chocolate icing crunch, to be tasted on the end of a stick. And the chocolate escarpin by Delphine Carrère, master pastry chef and chocolatier, has become a classic. She also makes your inspirations from the best chocolates (Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad, Santo Domingo, Papua...).

Alongside pure butter viennoiseries like the surprising two-tone raspberry-filled chocolatine, you'll find a bread of rare quality!^5th in a generation of bakers, and winner of several awards for the quality of its products, including this croissant, which is the perfect way to start the day. The pastries are delicious, prepared with quality raw materials. There's no doubt that this bakery deserves all the praise it gets, and the Petit Futé strongly encourages you to visit!

Who is Yann Adingra? Artisan pastry chef, but also teacher in private vocational school, Yann Adingra was also best apprentice of France in 2016 and world champion of pastry Abylimpics in 2016. How about pushing open the doors of his lovely pastry shop? Hazelnut and caramel vacherin, mille-feuille, apple tartlet, vanilla flan, Bueno éclair, marshmallows, homemade sweets... The chef's specialty? It's the Andernoise (soft hazelnut cookie, hazelnut crunch, creaminess infused with organic coffee beans, coffee/hazelnut whipped cream).

The concept behind this "made-to-measure tart"? Enable you to create the tartlet of your dreams, by choosing all the ingredients: tart base, coulis or marmalade, ganache, cream or compote, and topping as a final touch. Over 500 combinations are possible, and we're only talking about the sweet stuff... If you're lacking inspiration or hesitating because you want to try everything, the pastry duo behind this great idea will help you find the perfect balance for your savoury or sweet tarts, and you won't be disappointed with the results!

If you want to surprise your guests with a unique cake, trust the Gallet house. You will find Valérie at the market of La Pallice in her pretty truck or in her workshop located in Château d'Oléron. This pastry chef, as passionate as she is talented, makes traditional cakes and real custom cakes. The result is as beautiful as it is delicious. Made with care, with quality ingredients, the pastries have a neat look with that girly touch that makes all the difference. Creations with a unique taste!

If you're one of those people who can't imagine ending a meal without a sweet treat, head for this patisserie. Located in the Genette district, just a few steps from the casino and the Mail, it's the ideal place to take a break. It's a delight to sit down in the tearoom, and enjoy a setting conducive to relaxation and tasting. Stanislas and Sarah create exceptional pastries, using local and organic produce. Chocolate cabbage, pecan millefeuille, carrot cake... they're as stylish as they are delicious!

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.

Bordeaux rhymes with cannelé! You're no doubt familiar with this emblematic caramelized cake with a soft center, flavored with rum and vanilla. Here, you can watch them being made in the famous "cannelé" copper molds from which they take their name. The brand has a dozen stores in Bordeaux, the latest of which, located on the quayside, offers exquisite savory cannelés. The third generation of Maison Baillardran has already taken over...

In the ^19th century, these macaroons were traditionally served as a dessert after a meal accompanied by the famous Saint-Emilion wine. The macaroons made by the widow Goudichaud even had the privilege of delighting members of the Tasting Jury and visitors at the 1867 Universal Exhibition. Copied but never equalled, Nadia Fermigier is the only one with the right to make these genuine macaroons. The tearoom is 200 metres away.

This bakery and patisserie, located right in the heart of town, is a must for gourmets. The shop window is an irresistible invitation to come closer. You'll find viennoiseries, but above all pastries, including the inevitable puits d'amour, which has been delighting taste buds for over 40 years! This choux pastry, filled with crème pâtissière and topped with a crème brûlée glaze, is a delight. It's a pity, however, that the welcome lacks a smile and that the menu is subject to a high price tag.

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...

This bakery located on the square Paul-Doumer has kept all the refinement and elegance of a place that has more than a century of existence. From the entrance, our look is raised by the beautiful painted ceiling where a flamboyant chandelier is suspended. Then he walks along the windows with a thousand wonders: opera, black forest, saint-honoré, raspberry pie, strawberry, paris-brest, pears for the most classical; but also Russian (almonds success, praline butter cream), coquelin (almonds and light chocolate foam) and the famous duo, creamy creamy with a black chocolate foam. Farandole of gourmet delights that compete with the finest works of art created by Joël Bonnet, the pastry master of the place for over twenty years, and all his team. The huge period of time that allows artisanal cooking and develops all flavours is probably one of the keys to success. Also baker, you will find a series of special breads, olives breads, mustard and bacon, and many more. The gourmands will be tempted by the macaroons, cannelés or chocolates that narguent us from the corner of the eye. There are also artisanales ice creams, and depending on the season, you will be seduced by the «ceps basket» or the «harvest basket», magnificent milk compositions. Take advantage of the tea lounge area, to taste homemade milk chocolate, outside if time permits!

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.

" I love galettes. Do you know how? When it's well made. With butter inside ". If you love this Charentais dessert, head for Beurlay. If the village is well known to those who travel to Saintes via the main road, it is also well known for the large building in which the artisanal galettes have been made for four generations. Today, this cake is still one of Charente-Maritime's flagship products. It's true that it knows how to charm us with its golden skin, its softness and its different recipes, including the inevitable angelica.

Pascal Ges, pastry chef and chocolate maker, is, like many craftsmen, not very talkative when it comes to talking about his passion. That's fine with us, because a good tasting is better than a long speech! Do not deprive yourself. In the store, it is the lady who advises and explains the different varieties of chocolates. The golf ball is one of the original creations, like the Hossegor caviar, a delicacy to offer or to share. Individual or not, the pastries are made with fresh fruits. You will hesitate between the croissants with pine nuts, the Louise tart with caramel shortcrust pastry, the rum baba and its pipette, the spread, the home-made ice creams. Tea lovers will be able to choose from the range of Pagès teas. The locals and visitors are not mistaken, the famous Basque cake, plain or with morello cherry, remains a must. Once you have made your choice (which is not easy) you can't wait to go home and taste them.

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!

Already owner of the Bellis bakery-pastry shop in Gujan-Mestras, Gaëtan Cossoul has taken over the establishment where he learned his trade: the Fournil d'Ychoux. His breads are made with South-West flours, his pastries, his pastries... Everything is made on the spot as at Bellis. And they are the same recipes; those which make the fame of this craftsman several times rewarded. Among the must-try items, you will find the chocolate fondant, the Basque cake and the famous Pastis Landais. The best is to go there!

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.

In the little grocery store, you need to ask for the background of foie gras: a brioche brioche inside which is covered by a fresh foie gras and pommes apples fed by port, salt and pepper. You're heating it on the spot. Taste the speciality of the house, the Montadour, the background of success praline with nuts and nougat pilés, wrapped with a film of chocolate, and tasting these chocolates, the thistles of Chalosse, you will keep a tasty memory.

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.

Les Papys Gâteaux are two lively retired men, creators of Niort's first madeleine. Based in the former Coulon dairy, the former businessmen took on the challenge of revisiting the famous Commercy jewel. While the recipe is kept secret, we do know that it is distinguished by its local ingredients: AOP butter from Echiré, eggs from their own countryside and flour from Courçon. Not forgetting a hint of lemon, lovingly squeezed by hand. They wanted to have fun, and it shows: you too can have a bite and have a good time!

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.

With a grandfather and uncle who were bakers, and a father and brother who were pastry chefs, Denis Daubos always knew that he too would become a pastry chef. It was during his military service in 1980 that he seized the opportunity to become the Minister of Defense's pastry chef, before handing over to Pierre Hermé. What a career! In Mont-de-Marsan, only he can offer you chocolates and pastries flavored with Armagnac and local Grand Cru. He's also known for his delicious marshmallow bears with pear, coconut and mulled wine...

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!

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.

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 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.

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!

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...

Frédéric Vaucamps was born in the north of France and very early on he developed a passion for pastry making, which he decided to make his profession. He opened his first artisanal pastry shop in Hazebrouck in 1982 where he worked on various products, including meringue and brioche. He revisits the Merveilleux recipe, which he lightens up and offers in several flavours (dark chocolate, white chocolate, coffee, speculoos, cherry, almond and caramelised hazelnuts, caramel) and bingo, it's a success. The Merveilleux exists in mini, individual or cake of 4 to 24 parts. The Cramiques (brioches) are made with chocolate, sugar or raisins.

In the bustling Docks district, this bakery-patisserie-caterer-tea room is a gourmet meeting place like no other. An artisan to the core and a pastry chef by training, Louis has now added bakery to his business. And what a bakery it is! Different slices of bread every day, country loaves, buckwheat loaves (gluten-free), seed loaves, skylark loaves, gingerbread, bacon loaves and viennoiseries. Also available at the Arcangues market on Wednesdays.

The monks of Ligugé share with the Carmelite sisters of Niort a recipe whose ingredients (sugar, cream, eggs, flour and almonds) have formed the name of this specialty: the SCOFA. It is a mille-feuille with sheets of meringue pastry, on which cream and chopped almonds are placed. A delightful treat. Made in a square shape and in many formats, its composition seems rich, but it contains only 300 calories per 100 grams. You can find it in the store of the abbey of Ligugé, in the Carmel of Niort, as well as on certain markets.

This patisserie will not leave you indifferent. We invite you to sample our homemade sweets. Pantxika and Stéphane create their own little jewels. Fine apple tarts, Basque cakes, coffee eclairs, lemon meringue tarts, Russe, Saint-honoré... A wide choice of individual or shared pastries, and creations such as the famous Croquembouche or the 10-level pièce montée, designed for weddings, christenings or simply to treat yourself. Aimed at real taste lovers, and a far cry from industrial pastries.

Brunch includes savory dishes, pastries and sweet treats, all homemade. Advance reservations are recommended.