Desserts to Try in Paris
France is renowned for their desserts, and Paris is often considered the epicenter of French baking… or at least a city where you will undoubtedly find some of the best creations in France. While many of our beloved French desserts do not actually originate in Paris, there are quite a few that do, and a few more that were either made popular in Parisian pâtisseries or are simply impossible to skip when in the city of lights.
Below is a list of desserts you should undoubtedly try in Paris and where you should try them, and be sure to check out the list of French desserts to try for a more in-depth guide of sweets to sink your teeth into.
Where to try: Pâtisserie Gilles Marchal, Blé Sucre, BO&MIE and La Pâtisserie des Rêves.
Where to try: Ladurée, Pierre Hermé, Dalloyau, Carette, and Sadaharu Aoki.
Where to try: La Pâtisserie des Rêves, Carl Marletti, Sebastian Gaudard, Sébastian Dégardin, and at the modern boulangerie/bakery The French Bastards.
Where to try: Yann Couvreur, Blé Sucre, Sebastian Gaudard, Café Pouchkine, Hugo & Victor, and Angelina.
Where to try: Au Petit Tonneau, Des Gâteaux et du Pain, Blé Sucre, and Café Pouchkine.
Where to Try: Boulangerie Vandermeersch, Poilâne, Boulangerie Bo, Bontemps Pâtisserie. and BO&MIE
Where to try: Dalloyau, Angelina, or a modern gold-flaked version at Boulangerie Bo.
Where to Try: While lots of restaurants and patisserie in the city offer Baba au Rhum, you can grab amazing Baba au Rhum to go from Stohrer, La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac, Carl Marletti, Sébastian Dégardin, or sit down and relax with a Japanese take on this classic at Pâtisserie Tomo.
Where to try: Bistrot Paul Bert, La Pâtisserie des Rêves, Cedric Grolic, Carl Marletti, Stohrer, BO&MIE
and at Pâtisserie Durand.
Where to try: Angelina, Sebastian Gaudard, Michalak, and Bontemps Pâtisserie.
Where to Try: Pierre Hermé or Ladurée
Where to try: Carl Marletti, Ladurée, Michalak, and Dalloyau