The best pastry shops Midi-Toulousain

Of course, the Artigarrède house is an exceptional pastry that puts on a handmade craft and treats the greedy. But we are not going to lie here, what we love, that we love, that we know, is the famous Russian! Almond biscuit biscuit, topped with a praline cream and a little more that passes from generation to generation, this jewel of gastronomy is here at home. A family case if it is, the cake follows a recipe dating from the th century and holds its name of the ingredients at the time imported from Crimea. In 1925, Adrien Artigarrède added her personal touch and opened his first boutique in Oloron-Sainte-Marie: success is at the meeting. Today, it is his grandson Jean-Paul Bassignana and his great grandson that perpetuate this béarnais, white symbol, such as snow-capped summits, which even has chocolate and coffee flavours. The Rosquille, another emblematic speciality, uses the Pyrenean tradition, this dry cake associated with the white wine of Jurancon was once the festive dessert of the Mountaineers to discover with another flagship signed Artigarrède, the Muscadine, truffle to praline!

The door opens on a delicate scent of orange blossom. Famous in Toulouse for its galettes des rois, or rather for its brioches des rois, this address is also highly recommended for tasting one of the tasty Pomponettes: light and delicate, made with brioche dough, this is the house speciality. Other gourmets will love strawberries, macaroons, rum babas, and, on the confectionery side, chocolates, orangettes, marrons glacés or fruit pastes. Happy tasting, Les Futés!

This local speciality can be found at a... delicatessen! The talented Bonnefous family, Jacques, Marie-Josée and their daughter Françoise, are passionate about quality and respect for the best products. They are the only ones to perpetuate this ancient recipe of the legendary Lauzerte macaroon known since the 11th century. This macaroon does not resemble in any way these small fours stilted in their shell of ice. With their ripe wheat colour, they are cracked on the outside, soft and full of sweetness on the inside. The almond flavours take our soul back to childhood.

Even before we enter this patisserie, we're already enchanted and conquered by the sweet little treasures in the window. You'll be tempted to buy them all, and rightly so. Chocolate eclairs like you've never seen before, banoffees with their fine, delicate flavors and many other wonderful culinary creations. If your senses are already awakened by contemplating them, you'll find that the pleasure increases tenfold when you taste them. Be prepared, as the pastries are made on a daily basis, so there's little stock. There's also a savoury section on weekdays for lunch breaks. That's all there is to it, now it's up to you to enjoy.

Mr Madeleine takes us back to a cookie we used to eat at snack time, accompanied by a square of chocolate: the madeleine. In the manner of Proust, it plunges us into childhood and comforting flavors. More than a pastry shop, this is a counter open to the street. In the window, five different flavors are available to take away or in a box: the classic plain, orange with a few zests, chocolate of course, almond - it's not a financier! - and lemon, another great classic. The idea germinated within the family, who embarked on the adventure, with father and son working early in the morning behind the stove.

Notice to the greedy, Philippe Valantin searches the greatest chocolate crus for the greatest pleasure of his customers. He likes chocolate and it's seen! Not an empty space that is filled with one of these wonderful treats. The horseshoe, milk chocolate, almonds and lemon chocolate, or black, orange and hazelnuts chocolate, are for all tastes and sizes. And again bigourdette, Cointreau and Armagnac fragrance to the obvious colours of the Bigorre (red and yellow) or the tarbais bean, white chocolate in bean form, the heart filled with nougatine. Let's add this chocolate pie named Sachertorte in tribute to a famous Viennese speciality.

Reported, a little away from the road leading to Gavarnie, Francis will let you rediscover, as he has since 1982, the famous broche cake. The recipe seems simple, a four-quarters dough cooked with lime-fired wood and spoon. No louche, no machine. This cake is perfumed to fruit compote, crystallized. Wrapped in a linen, it retains 1 months… away from the greedy. Come and see its elaboration every afternoon and accompany it with English cream or a grout of raspberries, with a fresh cider bolée. Francis, who develops perfumes, tried to trace the origin of this pastry. Its traces are found in writings of the th century. It was dégustait in Tarbes and Pau. We must know that the cone was covered with buttered wool, but what is even more disturbing is the cake in Poland, Austria and Romania. At the opening of the Napoleon Bridge, a huge cake was produced. Would the architect of the art book, of Polish origin, have won the recipe in his country? We still have the question.

Do you prefer baklawa or zlabia? More of a boule aux dates or makrout? Toulousans already know their big sister in Esquirol, Délices de Tunis. They know that the flavors are there for the taking, for a smart quality/price ratio. Now, a little sister has taken up residence near the Capitole, and the least we can say is that you'll be spoilt for choice! This Tunisian patisserie smells just as good as honey, marzipan and orange blossom, and doubles as a tea room. And don't miss the opportunity to savor a corne de gazelle with a cup of mint tea, for a break that's as gourmet as it is invigorating.

A renowned creative craftsman in L'Isle-Jourdain, Frédéric Ducauze expresses his formidable talent through increasingly tasty and innovative recipes. Passionate and imaginative, he selects rare cocoas to enhance their character: chocolates, pastries, confectionery, ice creams... are all handcrafted with noble raw materials and local products (strawberries, donkey milk, saffron, honey...). Take advantage of an exceptional opportunity to have a unique and original pièce montée made by this exceptional house.

This family house was inaugurated on May^1st 1972. It was 50 years ago, on Labor Day, which is still relevant today because the company has about 20 employees and many apprentices who benefit from a know-how and a transmission worthy of the golden age of the journeymen. Everything is based on natural and high quality ingredients. In addition to the delicious home-made chocolates, you will enjoy croustades, black forests, bavarois, éclairs. The only chocolate manufacturer in Foix, the artist creates chocolate sculptures, true works of art.

Antoine Fornara has earned a solid reputation as a chocolate and pastry maker among the people of Toulouse. The queue in front of the shop window confirms it. His delicate, fragrant, not too sweet cakes will enchant you, especially the raspberry mille-feuilles. Brioches, viennoiseries, panettone, kouglof... accompany a coffee or a tea at breakfast time or at snack time. On the spot, it is also possible at lunch time. As for the chocolates, they adapt to the festive calendar.

The delicious specialties of this Auch artisan patisserie punctuate the seasons, including Easter cakes, Christmas logs and crowns of kings. Collongues is the only company to perpetuate the tradition of Auch brioche, flavored with vanilla and Armagnac. Breads and chocolates enjoy the same attention and success. Take advantage of your visit to Gascony to try the cornbread. The company has four stores in Auch, including one with a tea room at 4 and 6 rue Dessoles, in the historic center.

A cosmopolitan city such as Toulouse cannot do without a genuine oriental pastry shop! La Rose de Tunis is a brand that has been in business since 1980. It has ten stores in France, including five in the Paris region. In Toulouse, it is the Jeanne-d'Arc district that you can enjoy. Looking for honey, rose, almond.... or just sunshine? Fall in love with gazelle horns, baklawas, loukoums, faithful to the recipes of Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia. The raw materials are carefully selected, for you enough an unforgettable taste quality. You can order trays to share with friends, or for special occasions.

Martine Crespo knew how to revive the Couserans tastes of her ancestors. With puff pastry and fresh fruit, she makes light, golden and appetizing pastries all made with butter. In addition to croustades with prunes, apples, nuts, pears or even chocolate, this shop offers a wide choice of seasonal tarts. In the summer, you can enjoy eggplant basil. Also to be discovered: the foie gras and hypocras croustade. The little gourmet masterpiece of the Couserans.

A superb establishment in Rue Lazema, the patisserie-tea room opened by Lauralou, Matthieu and Morgan is a real success. Big window, green façade, classic chic furniture. Matthieu and Morgan, talented pastry artists, will cure all ills with prescriptions of chocolate, lemon meringues and other sweets that do so much good to the body and mind... Their creations bear names, a little outdated but so charming.

Croustade Mirandaise is so famous that it has already been featured on the midday news. Christophe Pérès perpetuates the tradition of croustade, tourte and tourteau in his factory. Fans come from Tarbes and Pau to bite into this typically Gers pastry, made by piling thin sheets of buttered pastry on slices of melting apple. There are variations with prune, pear-chocolate or even foie gras, but purists prefer it drizzled with Armagnac.

Cyril and Virginie Garnier make high quality products inherited from a family know-how built over several generations. In this patisserie-glacerie-chocolaterie, chocolate Easter eggs and Christmas logs are always a great success, as are their prunes filled with Armagnac. The family recipe of the tourtière gasconne was perfected in 1963, you will be able to taste a good part of it in the tea room.

In his two shops, Jérôme Allamigeon shares his high quality products and a permanent search for novelties. "Les Bonbons flingueurs", hazelnut-based confectionery coated with acacia gum and chocolate, are a unique souvenir of Montauban in reference to the cult film Les Tontons flingueurs. A pastry-chocolate-ice-cream maker who contributes to the town's gastronomic reputation.Alexandres offers a restaurant in the Faubourg Lacapelle. A range of savoury dishes prepared by hand. Everything is home-made, on the spot or to take away.

Papichou is the king of cabbage! This tearoom, located halfway between La Daurade and Le Capitole, welcomes you with a menu dedicated to cabbage. A recipe that dates back to the time of the great Catherine de Médicis, and which we offer here in both sweet and savoury versions. Dad puts on his baker's apron while daughter revitalizes the address. In addition to these delicious bites, you can enjoy a wide selection of pastries, savory tarts, salads and soups of the day, all prepared with carefully selected local produce. The setting is enveloped in colorful shades of green and orange - a true gourmet haven!