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No. 1 in the world · November 2026

Du Pain et des Idées

34 Rue Yves Toudic · Canal Saint-Martin, 10th · Paris, France

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The one thing to get

The chocolate-pistachio escargot, and a slab of pain des amis

When to go: Weekdays only (closed Saturday and Sunday). Go before 10am for the full tray of escargots.

Christophe Vasseur's 1875 boulangerie, painted ceiling and all, makes the pastry snail every other bakery copied.

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Make it at home

Chocolate-pistachio escargots

Chocolate-pistachio escargots

2 days, about 1 hr hands-on · 10 escargots. The pastry snail: croissant dough rolled around pistachio cream and dark chocolate, then sliced into spirals.

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Checked November 1, 2026. Hours and sell-out times change; check before you cross town.

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