The best pastry shops Rhône-Alpes

The ever-renewed pleasure of savoring the creations created by one of France's Meilleurs Ouvriers de France in 2007, World Pastry Champion in 2005, and winner of the 2015 Chocolate Know-How Award. Surrounded by his wife Elodie, chef Fabien Carré, son Antoine and Ludovic, Philippe Rigollot delights us with new versions of Choco-chocolat and Caracas. Awarded the Tablette d'Or 2024 by the Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat, the patisserie-chocolaterie achieves excellence. Marshmallow bears and other Easter items. Online store.

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!

Just like Morestel, this is a pastry-chocolate shop with the best taste. The most important thing is to indulge in the gourmet wonders on offer from Nils and Adeline. A charming welcome as they present their homemade pastries, combining creativity and local produce (apples from Le Bouchage, strawberries from the Isère). Don't miss the Paris-Brest, a Noisette, a lemon tart with lime meringue or a gluten-free Succès. Excellent 100% homemade viennoiseries, sandwiches, quiches, pizzas and seasonal salads. Chocolates of the same quality.

A delightful gourmet address where this charming young couple offer teas and coffees in partnership with Art-TEAsane, fresh fruit juices, and eco-friendly pastries in the form of sweet donuts - chocolate, caramel, brownie, lemon meringue - and novelties. A savory version with smoked salmon is also available. Don't miss the current one with truffles and Auvergne ham. Everything is made with local flour, oils from Lapalisse, organic eggs and local produce. Small terrace in the Passage Clemenceau.

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...).

This store specializing in homemade cookies, to eat in or take away, has set up shop in the town of Moulin. They come in dark chocolate with fleur de sel, white chocolate with raspberry, milk chocolate with marshmallow bear or Bounty, speculoos, Nutella, Kinder, M&M's, Oreo, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello and other surprising recipes such as the briookie, a fusion between the softness of a brioche and the delicacy of a cookie. Treat yourself to a choice of assortments. Soft drinks, café frappés and milk drinks. Tearoom area.

For the past 15 years in La Mure and 3 years in Eybens, Guillaume, a passionate pastry chef, and his wife Clothilde have been creating great sweet emotions. Their boutique offers a veritable showcase for sweet treats presented like jewels. The beauty of their pastries and the remarkable flavours of their Pavé Murois, delicious macaroons, marvellous entremets, seasonal cakes, homemade ice creams and sorbets. And when it comes to chocolates, you'll love the souvenir specialties from La Mure: a miner's helmet filled with chocolate and Berliner helmets. Great emotions to share!

The sweetest of gourmet addresses. Welcome to Stéphane and Krystelle's patisserie, chocolate shop and ice cream parlour. You'll be greeted with a smile and wide-open hours, as you discover a range of gourmet cakes made with the finest ingredients, in tune with the seasons and celebrations. Don't miss a homemade vacherin, meringues, ballotins of chocolates and viennoiseries. A range of Bigallet syrups to treat yourself, and gift ideas to make someone happy.

To savor a Hiriart pastry is to experience orgasm! L'Orgasme is the name of a divine entremet created by Philippe Hiriart, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, an exceptional ice-cream maker and pastry chef, who is also a baker. The pleasure knows no bounds when you taste a Paul Bert, a house specialty, entremets and entremets glacés, logs for the holidays, chocolates in every season, and even more so at Easter, and fabulous homemade ice creams, as original as they are tasty. A house emblematic of good taste and the art of living à la lyonnaise.

Better than social networks, the two addresses of Comme à la Maison. To see life in the pink, you not only have to savor the good products prepared by a team of happy bakers who love life, but also meet real people in real places. Here, everything is homemade by passionate people around the tireless Alexis Daudin. Born in the family bakery, he has kept his passion for his job while reinventing it with ever healthier (less salt) and ever more gourmet breads. Pastries in the same spirit, including choux too choux, flans not ordinary, and sandwiches that make you enjoy your meal. Cracking address.

The name Pascal Ferrazzi is synonymous with excellence - Master Craftsman, trainer with the Compagnons du Tour de France - and gourmandise. Working with the finest products, Pascal Ferrazzi creates marvels that take us to far-flung destinations: Bali with a delicious meringue pear cake, Panama, Colombia or Brazil. The house specialty is chocolate, with Crépuscule, Forêt-Noire and homemade truffles. And don't forget the chocolate bars. A must at Easter, with truly original sculptures. Ferrazzi also makes artisanal ice creams. And the viennoiseries are among the best in Grenoble.

Martial Ray is a master pastry chef and chocolate maker. His specialties are the cloud of Puy-de-Dôme, a meringue with honey, hazelnuts and almonds, homemade marshmallows and fruit jellies. He also makes a whole range of chocolate sweets, including the Andésite, with 75% dark chocolate and old-fashioned hazelnut praline, rolled in bitter cocoa. Delicious desserts will leave you with unforgettable memories, such as the Ebène with dark chocolate, praline and hazelnut crunch. In Le Cendre, the store has a laboratory and a tea room.

Push the door of this true Master chocolatier that are Sébastien Fautrelle. It invites you to share, to taste his chocolate palette and wines are served. That of Madagascar our preference, a fair and soft, fruity and balanced cocoa. Although side of Ecuador, cocoa deploys a subtle and delicate aroma, with an after-taste of flowers and honey. You are also advised the famous Rock of Revard or the box Pearls of chocolate, a programme... Pastries also a meringue café hazelnut, the croquette of Aix, but also dozens of macaroons including that with violet- cassis, or vervain. Here, everything is made on the spot, without addition of flavour, and chocolate is pure cocoa butter, fruits are fresh and natural aromatic plants... What happiness!

Discover this artisan chocolatier-patissier who perpetuates the tradition of the genuine and authentic Savoy cake, light and tasty. For the record, the Savoy cake dates back to 1348, and the recipe comes from Pierre d'Yenne. As for cakes, you'll be able to sink your teeth into old-fashioned pastries like conversation, national (a Savoy cake with almonds) or tomme de Yenne (a meringue with plain buttercream).

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!