The best croissant au beurre in Paris
A flaky, buttery, crescent-shaped pastry made by folding butter into yeasted dough dozens of times. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/paris.
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Du Pain et des Idées
Bakery · Rue Yves Toudic, 10th arrondissementGet: Croissant and the pistachio-chocolate escargot
A painted 1889 bakery by the Canal Saint-Martin, one of the city's most loved.
Critics: 85% liked it, from 4 reviews (2011 to 2018). Gone quiet: nothing new written in three years. Read Time Out Paris (French) 2018, The Infatuation, Time Out Paris, Saveur 2011.
The crowd: 4.5 of 5 on Yelp (537 ratings).
Also on these lists: Breakfast and sandwiches in Paris, Long lines in Paris.
34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 Paris · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 2
Mamiche
Rue Condorcet, 9th arrondissementGet: Croissant and the babka
Two young bakers whose croissants made a neighborhood bakery famous.
Also on the list: Paris: what to eat and where.
32 rue de Château d'Eau, 75010 Paris · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 3
Boulangerie Utopie
Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 11th arrondissementGet: Croissant and whatever new pastry is on the counter
A creative bakery in the 11th with a line out the door on weekends.
Also on these lists: Long lines in Paris, Where locals eat in Paris.
20 Rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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