Where to find the best croissants in Paris?
(The interactive map might not display properly on certain RSS readers, in which case you'll have to click on Chez Pim to see it.)
Because the best croissant in Paris is truly a good one withing convenient distance to where you happen to be staying, I'm posting this map for you. It's a treasure map of sort, on it I put all the good addresses for some of the best croissants I know in town. No matter where you are in Paris you should be able to easily get to one of these places on this map.
In a city as big as Paris and with a good boulangerie or patisserie on practically every block, I'm sure I've missed a few of your favorite places. No need to jump on me for the sins of omission, just add your own bonnes adresses in the comment section. ;-)
To use the map, you can drag it to recenter or click on the + or - to zoom in or out. Clicking on each dot on the map will bring up a little window with more info on the place. It's basically GoogleMap provided by this neat service called Nomao. You can also see a list with addresses and a bit more information after the jump. I've listed them in groups by nearby landmarks--near the Eiffel tower, near the Marais and Bastille, etc--to give even those of you who don't know Paris very well a general idea of where these places are.
Happy croissant hunting!
The Marais and Bastille
Au Levain du Marais
32, Rue de Turenne, 75003
Au Levain du Marais
28, Boulevard Beaumarchais, 75011
Boulangerie Marache
92, Avenue de la République, 75011
Saint-Germain and Odéon
Eric Kayser
10, Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, 75006
Pierre Hermé
72, Rue Bonaparte, 75006
Near the Eiffel Tower
Le Moulin de la Vierge
64, Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007
Patisserie Jean Millet
103, Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007
Le Pain de Marie
85, Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007
Near Les Halles
Stohrer
51, Rue Montorgueil, 75002
Near Gare Montparnasse
Frédéric Comyn
27, Rue Friant, 75014
Le Moulin de la Vierge
85, Rue Daguerre, 75014
(also great breads baked in a wood-fired oven)
Near Jardin des Plantes
Boulangerie Duchêne
2, Rue Wurtz, 75013
Near Place d'Italie and Chinatown
Boulangerie Renard
113, Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013
Near Père Lachaise Cemetary
A la Flûte Gana
226, Rue des Pyrénées, 75020
closed sun, mon
In the 16th arrondissement
Boulangerie Bechu
Avenue Victor Hugo, 75116
In the 17th arrondissement
Le Quartier du Pain
116, Rue de Tocqueville, 75017
Le Moulin de la Vierge
6, Impasse de Lévis, 75017
