The best bakeries Clermont-Ferrand

The large window opening onto the street is a real eye-catcher. Behind it are breads, cakes and pastries. The long line that regularly snakes around the front is worthy of all the gastronomic reviews. The opening of the outlet is a renaissance and an opportunity for the bakery to develop its own creations, such as petit paillasse with wild garlic, or bread made with sourdough and organic (low-gluten) petit épeautre flour. Upstairs is a pastry-making laboratory, which now takes pride of place among the artisan breads.

At the beginning of 2019, the Art Nouveau boutique of Boulangerie Moderne reopened its doors thanks to Ophélie Maillot and Maxime Boishardy. She studied management, he is a baker: the duo is a perfect match! From baguettes to sandwiches, including seasonal recipes, from croissants to fruit tarts, everything is homemade, with responsible flours and AOP butter. Originally from Brittany, Maxime offers kouign-amann on his menu. Everything can be taken away in a bag or a reusable box, in order to limit the environmental impact.

Many varieties of bread, kneaded in the early morning, are offered in the two addresses in the town centre and in Aubière. The famous Saint-Esprit baguette is in great demand, but there are also rye, seven-grain, olive oil and strawberry breads. At lunchtime, Le Fournil offers sandwiches, toast and salads. In Ballainvilliers, you can enjoy everything at the adjoining bar where regulars savour pastries, croques, cakes and other pies. It is not unusual to see long queues at peak times.

Nicolas Servaire has been the happy owner of this small bakery-pastry shop northwest of Clermont-Ferrand for about twenty years. He proudly displays the label "Boulanger de France", a guarantee of quality and respected craftsmanship. In the windows, you can find wonderful cakes full of colors. On the bakery side, the stalls are filled with natural sourdough breads. We recommend the flaky brioche, pleasant to the eye and in the mouth.

At the entrance of the Saint-Pierre street, you will discover this small bakery-pastry shop. Created by Carlos Pimenta, you will find Auvergne and Portuguese specialties. The pasteïs de nata are made in the purest tradition. The lunch formulas are good value for money. As for bread, you will find everything, including rye and sourdough. The traditional breads are excellent. On Wednesdays and Fridays, fill up on burger buns. The establishment offers bags of pastries from the day before, a good way to avoid waste.