Where to buy bread cakes chocolates ice cream Valence

The Guillet house has more than 50 years! One half-century of shared delicacy and happiness. Guillet remains the chocolate reference of Novels and... well beyond, since the Guillet house is rewarded to Japan for its incomparable chocolates. A right harmony between tradition and innovation allows master craftsman pastry chef Novels to draw his pin from the game in a context of fierce competition. It is that the chocolate it is pleasure but also one crowned market! Guillet declines a sublime collection, the classical ones associating walnut, morello cherry, orange peel, almond with most original in form of ravioli or... of shoes (man or woman!). The house is also famous for its refined macaroons, its verrines and, of course, the wide range of its intervene very smart. The Guillet house also has its shop with Valencia (place of Champ-de-Mars).

This gourmet address downtown is an institution founded in 1856. We love the door handle in the shape of a Swiss, the Valence cookie man. Its beautiful window opens onto a scent of orange blossom that flavors the two house specialties, flagships of Valence gastronomy, the pogne and the suisse, which come in different sizes. The Swiss refers to the Swiss guards of Pope Pius VI, who died in Valencia in 1799. Also: chocolates, nougats, saint-genix, cakes, pastries and a collection of breads.

Founded in 1964 by Jean-Charles Giraud, and later joined by his son Louis, this gourmet brand welcomes us to its attractive boutique just down the boulevard. Maison Giraud is renowned for its pastries, chocolates and ice creams, as well as its catering service. The Giraud patisserie also combines a downtown tea room with a renowned catering service. In a hurry at lunchtime? Try the menu of the day with salad, dish of the day and pastries, on the terrace if the weather's fine, or on the mezzanine, in the warmth of the interior.

Bastien Girard, crowned world's best pastry chef in Lyon in 2017, has crossed the Rhône to open a second boutique for his Ardéchois brand in Valence. On the gourmet Avenue Victor Hugo, his chocolate and patisserie is no different. You'll find the same delights as in his Tournon-sur-Rhône home: small cakes and entremets, chocolates and cakes, ice creams and macaroons, beautiful and tasty. You're in the realm of excellence.

In the heart of the city, you can find a great choice of homemade cakes - including a variety of cookies, cookies, pastries, tartlets… - or low-quality artisanales. Chocolate achievements are also to recommend a new welcome to indigestible indigestible.

Philomino Pisiu is an excellent artisanal ice cream chef from Sardinia. In the pedestrian center, he invites us to take a gourmet break with a choice of some twenty flavors and compositions of sorbets and ice creams served with a spatula as in Italy, with a choice of toppings. Divine ice cream made with Piedmont hazelnuts. The simple strawberry sorbet is already a real treat! An unmistakably southern journey for the taste buds, creamy and delicious. All turbinated with love and served with a smile! Waffles are also available.

Best bakery in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2023 region, this Tartine benefits from the expertise of the Ougier couple and their team. It's a multi-faceted establishment, at once a bakery, a pastry shop, a chocolate shop, an ice cream parlour and a tearoom. The viennoiseries, varied sandwiches and fine range of breads are much appreciated. Successes include the AbonValence, which combines croissant dough, diced pear, walnut crumble and cream cheese. An attractive breakfast option.