POILÂNE
Read moreLionel Poilâne's daughter, Apollonia, has taken up the torch and continues her father's work. In the main store, rue du Cherche-Midi, the whole range of the house is within reach. At the front of the line is the famous classic Poilâne bread, made from stone-ground wheat flour, sea salt and natural leaven. Next to it, rye, walnut or corn cob, rye with raisins, sandwich bread and peppered bread. Viennese pastries, apple pies and especially Punitions (small shortbread) are a pleasant way to fill a small hunger.
L'ÉTOILE DU BERGER
Read moreIn the galaxy of bakeries and pastry shops, you can trust this Etoile du Berger without reservation. At the origin of the brand, launched in the Hauts-de-Seine, the passionate Franck Debieu, who has worked a lot - and still does - on the fermentation of sourdough to make innovative and tasty breads from quality ingredients, such as organic or CRC (Culture Raisonnée Contrôlée) flours. In its range of organic breads, religiously taste the Saint Père, its signature bread, the rye pie or the bread of the moment, offered for two months (one summer, we saw a bread with chorizo-hazelnuts). Nice array of pastries and cakes. Several lunch formulas.