{"id":39071,"date":"2024-02-21T16:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/?p=39071"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:18:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:18:21","slug":"best-paris-croissants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/best-paris-croissants\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Paris Croissants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39071\" class=\"elementor elementor-39071\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a71c11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15a71c11\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c0d767\" data-id=\"50c0d767\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68534c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68534c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PARIS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf516cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cf516cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb014fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb014fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dedicated taste testing resulted in this list of the best of Paris&#8217;s iconic snack<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27eafff3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27eafff3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28c75884\" data-id=\"28c75884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5973af49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5973af49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In search of the best Paris croissants I tasted my way through the city, leaving <\/span>trails of buttery flakes on the right bank and left. \u00a0In France, baking is a true art and the simple pleasure of a fresh croissant is elevated to something exceptional.<\/p><p>But Paris has many mediocre croissants as well, and those are best avoided. This list is the best of those<i>\u00a0<\/i>I&#8217;ve tried over many trips to Paris \u2014 the exceptional among that most iconic Paris pastry, the butter croissant.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve included a selection of my favorite flavored croissants as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d539a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27d539a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-paris-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39155\" alt=\"A man holds a butter croissant on a street in Paris. Only his arm and trench coat are visible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-paris-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-paris-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-paris-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-paris-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6de5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6de5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My long fascination with this most Parisian of pastries (technically, they are part of the viennoiserie category) became a dedicated pursuit in recent years. Paris is my favorite city, and I think it&#8217;s worth seeking out the best croissants.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">If you are reading this while dashing through Paris with a grumbling tummy, here is the list of favorites. The arrondissements (neighborhood) is noted in brackets. And just below the list is a map showing their locations. If you have more time, read on for detailed descriptions of each standout croissant, the bakery, and suggestions for other things to try.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0763381 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0763381\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32ffa9a\" data-id=\"32ffa9a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1ec62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c1ec62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39136\" alt=\"A single butter croissant sits in a pretty wire basket at a bakery in Paris. A few cookies are slightly visible below. It is a golden bronze color and there are flakes surrounding it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6164ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6164ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Paris Croissants (butter)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d2e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a12d2e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u2022 La Maison d\u2019Isabelle (5th) Best on the Left Bank.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u2022 Mamiche (10th) Further to reach but exceptional.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u2022 Le Boulanger de la Tour (5th) Delish and popular; go early!<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u2022 Sain Boulangerie (11th) Sensational sourdough croissant.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u2022 Caf\u00e9 Utopie (11th) Tender and delicate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u2022 <strong>Cyril Lignac (multiple)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u2022 Bl\u00e9 Sucr\u00e9 (12th) Latest addition. Sublime! Write-up coming.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5688c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5688c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8113ea\" data-id=\"a8113ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3149799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3149799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-ispahan-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39168\" alt=\"A croissant is being held out by a hand on a Paris street with Haussmann buildings beyond. It has a bite missing from the end. It has a pink-colored filling and rose decorative sprinkles on top.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-ispahan-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-ispahan-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-ispahan-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierre-herme-ispahan-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Ispahan croissant from Pierre Herm\u00e9 \u2014 a combination of rose, raspberry and lychee<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca7daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca7daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Flavored Croissants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffef720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffef720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Favorite sweet croissant: The Ispahan (rose, raspberry, lychee), Pierre Herm\u00e9. (multiple locations)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Favorite chocolate croissant: Le Grenier \u00e0 Pain (multiple), Sain Boulangerie (11th)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 Favorite almond croissant: Stohrer (2nd), Cafe Utopie (11th)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d88356 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d88356\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ffcab\" data-id=\"a6ffcab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3de23d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3de23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Paris Croissants - Google Map<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea66574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea66574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1AA8s1ddJ5nEUrlONuX3dRkBAunSqRLA&#038;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1833cfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1833cfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a8c12f\" data-id=\"9a8c12f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f78b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23f78b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What makes the Best Paris Croissant <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c477e0 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1c477e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-moon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M283.211 512c78.962 0 151.079-35.925 198.857-94.792 7.068-8.708-.639-21.43-11.562-19.35-124.203 23.654-238.262-71.576-238.262-196.954 0-72.222 38.662-138.635 101.498-174.394 9.686-5.512 7.25-20.197-3.756-22.23A258.156 258.156 0 0 0 283.211 0c-141.309 0-256 114.511-256 256 0 141.309 114.511 256 256 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deep butter flavor &amp; aroma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-moon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M283.211 512c78.962 0 151.079-35.925 198.857-94.792 7.068-8.708-.639-21.43-11.562-19.35-124.203 23.654-238.262-71.576-238.262-196.954 0-72.222 38.662-138.635 101.498-174.394 9.686-5.512 7.25-20.197-3.756-22.23A258.156 258.156 0 0 0 283.211 0c-141.309 0-256 114.511-256 256 0 141.309 114.511 256 256 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Crisp, flaky exterior<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-moon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M283.211 512c78.962 0 151.079-35.925 198.857-94.792 7.068-8.708-.639-21.43-11.562-19.35-124.203 23.654-238.262-71.576-238.262-196.954 0-72.222 38.662-138.635 101.498-174.394 9.686-5.512 7.25-20.197-3.756-22.23A258.156 258.156 0 0 0 283.211 0c-141.309 0-256 114.511-256 256 0 141.309 114.511 256 256 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Delicate, airy interior<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac19387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac19387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes the perfect croissant? Th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e scent of warm butter perfumes the air of the bakery. The croissants wait in<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> neat rows atop butter-stained parchment, or <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );\">piled nonchalantly in a basket (who us?). Some are pale gold, others are as bronzed as a sunbather on the French Riviera.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exterior is crisp, so the first bite produces a satisfying crunch and a shower of flakes. (I especially love when the ear \u2014the croissant&#8217;s narrow end\u2014 is extra crisp. ) <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e0d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84e0d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/group-trip-to-paris\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paris-guided-group-trip-spring-2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paris-guided-group-trip-spring-2026.jpg 900w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paris-guided-group-trip-spring-2026-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paris-guided-group-trip-spring-2026-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Paris-guided-group-trip-spring-2026-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0811982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0811982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By contrast, they are light and airy inside. <\/span>Wispy layers of dough surround air pockets that sometimes resemble a honeycomb. It&#8217;s the contrast between the interior and exterior that makes the best Paris croissants so delicious. \u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the best are known for the type of butter used by the baker, often sourced from regions such as Normandy. The choice of butter contributes notably to the flavor. \u201cCan it be too buttery?\u201d That seems to come down to personal preference. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croissants are the ideal vehicle for tasting the finest French butter. Personally, I err on the side of\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cbonjour butter\u201d!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab3635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ab3635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-pain-paris-exterior-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-pain-paris-exterior-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-pain-paris-exterior-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-pain-paris-exterior-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-pain-paris-exterior.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef2e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ef2e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Order a Croissant in Paris <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419a31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419a31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some bakeries sell a \u201ccroissant ordinaire\u201d which is made with oil or margarine. Avoid those. You want a butter croissant, a \u201ccroissant au beurre\u201d and it\u2019s best to begin any interactions in Paris with bonjour (hello). I usually say: &#8220;<em>Bonjour. Je vais prendre un croissant au beurre&#8221;<\/em>. (Hello. I will take a butter croissant.) You can also say, &#8220;<em>Bonjour. Croissant au beurre, s&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet.<\/em>&#8221; (Hello. A butter croissant, please.) \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have had people question how good they can be when they see the price is \u20ac1.20. Yes, that\u2019s really the price; they are rarely ov<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">er \u20ac3.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Croissants are made early in the morning and will often sell out. This is especially true at popular bakeries. I scooped the second-last butter croissant at 9:30 am at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boulanger de la Tour (listed below). More may appear in the late afternoon; they are a favorite after-school snack of French children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-16743ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"16743ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9698c7d\" data-id=\"9698c7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c797b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c797b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tasting the Best Paris Croissants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afed845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afed845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maison-disabelle-croissant-paris-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39183\" alt=\"A hand holds a croissant from Maison d&#039;Isabelle bakery in Paris. A Paris street is visible beyond.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maison-disabelle-croissant-paris.jpg 924w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maison-disabelle-croissant-paris-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maison-disabelle-croissant-paris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maison-disabelle-croissant-paris-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed8589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La Maison d\u2019Isabelle \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb05b22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb05b22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47 Bd Saint-Germain (5th)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closed Monday <br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Maubert &#8211; Mutualit\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cade3b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cade3b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This gem in the Latin Quarter was conveniently located near my hotel on a recent visit. It was the first thing I ate after dropping my bags. It was so delicious that I returned to taste it again and make sure it wasn\u2019t just a \u201cjetlagged stupor of happiness&#8221; that made it so delicious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This croissant is very crunchy, extremely buttery, and a dark cognac color that suggests it\u2019s overcooked. It isn&#8217;t. A sign atop the bakery on Boulevard Saint-Germain declares \u201cThe grand prize winner in 2018.\u201d Nothing subtle about this \u2014 it&#8217;s straight ahead croissant decadence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">It&#8217;s well known so there is often a line, but it moves quickly. The upside to celebrity seems to be a commitment to &#8220;let them eat croissants.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maison_isabelle_paris\/\"><span class=\"s1\">La Maison d\u2019Isabelle<\/span><\/a> churns out croissants throughout the day. You likely won\u2019t be disappointed by a basket of crumbs, as you might at some of the other bakeries on this list.\u00a0This butter croissant is delicious, among my top 3 favorites in Paris.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Also try the Palmier<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cde6ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cde6ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51de8ec\" data-id=\"51de8ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99889dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99889dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mamiche-bakery-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45289\" alt=\"A man stands next to a bakery with an umbrella over his head. He is holding the leash of a golden retriever dog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mamiche-bakery-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mamiche-bakery-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mamiche-bakery-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mamiche-bakery-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de849a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de849a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mamiche\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8740402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8740402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div class=\"rllt__details\"><div>45 Rue Condorcet <em>(10th)<\/em><\/div><div>32 rue du Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019eau (9th)<\/div><\/div><\/div><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open daily\u00a0<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Anvers (10th)\u00a0<\/em>Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019Eau (9th)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c73f557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c73f557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had heard a lot about Mamiche, a woman-run bakery with locations in the 9th and 10th. There are many reasons to go; their famous croissants were one of them. I had tried and failed to get there on a previous visit. So, on my last trip in 2024, I trudged uphill in the rain to the location in the 10th. There&#8217;s also one in the 9th. There was a long line. The line moved slowly. And oh my, was it worth the wait.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Mamiche croissant is not as crisp as some, but crisp enough for a satisfying contrast with the very tender interior, and an exceptional buttery flavor. Very tender, very rich. I knew I was eating somthing special. Certainly in my top three; it might be my favorite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447ceb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"447ceb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45304\" alt=\"a blue plate is piled with butter croissants in a Paris bakery\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/5.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b690e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b690e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mamiche is also known for their jelly-filled donuts (beignets) which were also excellent! And their choux pastry. And if it&#8217;s lunchtime, for delicious sandwiches on excellent bread. In other words, I will return.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccec705 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccec705\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d33a393\" data-id=\"d33a393\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca68f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aca68f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sain-boulangerie-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45320\" alt=\"The entrance to a bakery on a Paris street with an orange awning overhead\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sain-boulangerie-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sain-boulangerie-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sain-boulangerie-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sain-boulangerie-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b62a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b62a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sain Boulangerie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427893c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"427893c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 rue Alibert (11th)<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closed Monday <br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: <\/em>Belleville or <em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goncourt <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3737aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3737aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I recently stayed at a friend&#8217;s apartment in the 11th; it was the perfect chance to try Sain Boulangerie. I meandered along the quiet city streets early on a Sunday, near Canal Saint-Martin. Just beyond the weekend march\u00e9, a buttery aroma beckoned me to Sain Boulangerie.\u00a0<\/p><p>Sain, which means healthy, is known for its long-fermented doughs. And the baker, Anthony Courteille, uses wheat from heritage grains. Together these factors result in a unique flavor, with more depth than a typical croissant; still very buttery and slightly yeasty. Visually, they were works of art\u2014perfectly golden, lacquered layers. The texture of the croissant was slightly more dense than my other favorites, but I enjoyed it just as much. Among the best!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b72786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b72786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/butter-croissant-sain-boulangerie-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45324\" alt=\"Butter croissants and chocolate croissants are piled on the counter of a Paris boulangerie.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/butter-croissant-sain-boulangerie-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/butter-croissant-sain-boulangerie-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/butter-croissant-sain-boulangerie-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/butter-croissant-sain-boulangerie-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e9320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e9320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Mini versions of their most popular pastries beckoned from a basket on the counter, the perfect chance to try another. I took a mini chocolate croissant back for my sister to try, and another for myself, to enjoy as I meandered. The chocolate was wonderful, a real treat, yet not overly sweet.<\/p><p>A note to all Paris bakers to please create more &#8220;fun size&#8221;\u00a0 pastries. It&#8217;s such fun to try multiple.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Sain is also known for its Chausson aux Pommes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95a6bcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95a6bcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e72f76\" data-id=\"7e72f76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909db6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"909db6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-bakery-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39187\" alt=\"A pale-blue colored exterior of a bakery in Paris with an awning with gold-colored lights. A blackboard sign sits on the sidewalkand a man and a dog stand just outside the door. A warm light is emitted from inside.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-bakery.jpg 924w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-bakery-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-bakery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-bakery-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d747ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d747ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boulangerie Utopie\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd331a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd331a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 rue Jean Pierre Timbaud (11th)<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closed Monday <br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oberkampf<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f32f2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f32f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I visited <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/boulangerieutopie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boulangerie Utopie <\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on a Sunday morning with my friend Hilary who lives nearby in the 11th in Paris. We arrived just before it opened and there was already a line.\u00a0 That gave me a few minutes to peer inside the window at the baker pulling perfectly golden baguettes from his oven \u2014 a very pleasant way to pass the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was one of those bakeries that smelled as exceptional as it was. And the butter croissant was delicious! It was a perfect balance of everything that makes a wonderful croissant: light, flaky, and buttery, packaged in a perfect gold dome. It does not have the same crisp exterior as some others, but it&#8217;s texture and flavor won me over.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On a whim, I purchased an almond croissant to enjoy later and I am glad I did.\u00a0 It was equally yummy and turned out to be a favorite so I have included it as well.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boulangerie Utopie is also known for its baguettes, brioche and chocolate eclairs.<\/span><\/p><p><em>Note: I returned to Cafe Utopie in late 2024 and found I wasn&#8217;t as wowed. Still excellent, but I prefer them more crunchy. For now, it remains on my favorites list because the flavor is so lovely.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb5e771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb5e771\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2097c99\" data-id=\"2097c99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68f525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c68f525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/la-tour-dargent-butter-croissants-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39147\" alt=\"Two butter croissants remain in a woven basket above a marble counter.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/la-tour-dargent-butter-croissants-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/la-tour-dargent-butter-croissants-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/la-tour-dargent-butter-croissants-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/la-tour-dargent-butter-croissants.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4889775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4889775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le Boulanger de la Tour \n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c3c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10c3c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine (5th)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Daily<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Maubert &#8211; Mutualit\u00e9<\/em><\/p><p><em>(Multiple locations)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2640560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2640560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new <a href=\"https:\/\/boulangerdelatour.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Boulanger de la Tour<\/span><\/a> was unveiled alongside the re-opening of the historic Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant, the oldest restaurant in Paris. It is well worth a visit for a very special (and expensive) meal with a spectacular view.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Word is out about the croissants made across the street from the famous restaurant. I got the second-last butter croissant at 9:30 am on a weekday, and there was a line of sad croissant lovers waiting behind me. The croissant was worth the hype: it had a shiny, bronze exterior with a tender interior and a wonderful butter flavor. It tasted decadent, yet not overly rich. A beautifully balanced croissant.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1f4f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boulanger-de-la-tour-croissant-paris-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45297\" alt=\"A butter croissant sits on a plate in Paris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boulanger-de-la-tour-croissant-paris.jpg 924w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boulanger-de-la-tour-croissant-paris-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boulanger-de-la-tour-croissant-paris-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/boulanger-de-la-tour-croissant-paris-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Butter croissant from Boulanger de la Tour. Sold out by 9:30 am<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a543b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5a543b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty viennoiseries and pastries are displayed in the shop window and inside the star becomes the exceptional breads: baguettes, wholewheat, rye and more. I tried the whole wheat and it was really delicious. In other words, if you are too late for croissants, there are other choices to get excited about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TIP:<\/strong> This is a short walk from Maison d&#8217;Isabelle so you can buy them both and compare.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a107ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a107ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe68318\" data-id=\"fe68318\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fb43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9fb43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/least-favorite-paris-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39151\" alt=\"A woman&#039;s hand hold a croissant in front of an old teal-colored door in Paris.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/least-favorite-paris-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/least-favorite-paris-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/least-favorite-paris-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/least-favorite-paris-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9dcaff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9dcaff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cyril Lignac\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c47f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c47f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>2 rue de Chaillot<\/i>\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Daily<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Alma-Marceau<\/em><\/p><p><em>(Multiple locations)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa2915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aa2915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a few years since I enjoyed this delightful croissant from <a href=\"https:\/\/cyrillignac.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Cyril Lignac<\/span><\/a>, but I savored every bite and have dreamed about it since.\u00a0 The buttery flavor is not subtle, but intense and sublime. It still gets great reviews and I intend to try it again next time to remind myself why it\u2019s a best Paris croissant. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, one of\u00a0 Monsieur Lignac\u2019s secrets is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his favorite butter from Charentes-Poitou. Shh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s also known for an exceptional baba au rhum, among other things. I visited the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rue de Chaillot<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> location in the pretty residential area that is the 16th arrondissement, but there are multiple locations around Paris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c0193 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c0193\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5ba310\" data-id=\"c5ba310\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d663ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d663ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/paris-croissant-prices-pierre-herme-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39194\" alt=\"Colorful croissants sit atop a counter in a bakery. They have varying colors as decoration; some have rose sprinkles and the others have green. In front of that is a price list with the title vienoisserie at the top and a list of the pastries on offer.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/paris-croissant-prices-pierre-herme.jpg 924w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/paris-croissant-prices-pierre-herme-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/paris-croissant-prices-pierre-herme-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/paris-croissant-prices-pierre-herme-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19df378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19df378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond Butter Croissants <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02d64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02d64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are in the world\u2019s great city of viennoiserie limiting yourself to only butter croissants is like only hearing the violin play at the symphony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e5d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69e5d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/susan-heinrich-pierre-herme-croissants-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39170\" alt=\"Susan Heinrich sits at a cafe table in front of the Pierre Herm\u00e9 bakery in Paris. On a plate in front of her is her favorite croissant, the Ispahan. She is wearing a trench coat and jeans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/susan-heinrich-pierre-herme-croissants-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/susan-heinrich-pierre-herme-croissants-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/susan-heinrich-pierre-herme-croissants-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/susan-heinrich-pierre-herme-croissants-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Susan about to eat her favorite non-butter croissant, the Ispahan at Pierre Herm\u00e9.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b8939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4b8939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overall Best Flavored Croissant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cabf93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cabf93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Ispahan at Pierre Herm\u00e9\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e0e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e0e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">126 boulevard Saint-Germain (6th)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Daily<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Od\u00e9on<\/em><\/p><p><em>(Multiple locations)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef265b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef265b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much as I adore butter croissants, the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ispahan at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pierreherme.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Pierre Herm\u00e9<\/span><\/a> is sweet croissant perfection \u2014 a delightful m\u00e9lange of rose, raspberry, and lychee. Sweet, but not cloying, with an exotic flavor of fruit and perfect mix of crisp and tender.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s no surprise that this wonderful flavor ensemble was created by the pastry chef known as the \u201cPicasso of pastry\u201d.\u00a0 We also tried his kouign amann at Pierre Herm\u00e9 and the butter croissant. All delicious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc79f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc79f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pierre Herm\u00e9 is also known for exceptional chocolates and macarons. Luckily his lovely shops are found all over Paris so you\u2019ll have ample chance to visit and I hope you do. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apparently, they will reserve your croissant if you call ahead the day before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a72c7f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a72c7f7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e718259\" data-id=\"e718259\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb7b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eb7b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/le-grenier-a-pain-chocolate-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39160\" alt=\"A hand holds a chocolate croissant in front of Le Grenier a Pain bakery in Paris.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/le-grenier-a-pain-chocolate-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/le-grenier-a-pain-chocolate-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/le-grenier-a-pain-chocolate-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/le-grenier-a-pain-chocolate-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b42f749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b42f749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Chocolate Croissants in Paris<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1709b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1709b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Le Grenier \u00e0  Pain\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d79ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84d79ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38 Rue des Abbesses (18th)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some locations closed Sunday<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Abbesses<\/em><\/p><p><em>(Multiple locations)<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ad9cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1ad9cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are delicious chocolate croissants to be found around Paris but I especially loved the &#8220;pain au chocolat&#8221;, at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legrenierapain.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Le Grenier \u00e0 Pain<\/span><\/a>. It had a great depth of chocolate flavor and is not overly sweet, a nice compliment to a very buttery croissant exterior.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Paris bakery also gets rave reviews for its butter croissants. So you really can\u2019t go wrong, but do go early. The butter croissants were long gone when we arrived mid-afternoon.<\/span><\/p><p>This boulangerie is part of a small chain in Paris, so it might not feel as charming as the independent bakeries, but the quality is excellent.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0ed72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b0ed72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sain Boulangerie (11th)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eba67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eba67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As mentioned above I also loved the &#8220;pain au chocolat&#8221; at Sain Boulangerie in the 11th. And they made petite versions to try.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac42883 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac42883\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-953f908\" data-id=\"953f908\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0168167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0168167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-almond-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39169\" alt=\"A hand holds out an almond croissant on a Paris street.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-almond-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-almond-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-almond-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cafe-utopie-paris-almond-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d230f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d230f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Almond Croissants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf27b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbf27b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stohrer\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df529a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df529a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51 Rue Montorgueil (2nd)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Daily<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Sentier<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99e0134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99e0134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For an almond croissant the best is indisputably <a href=\"https:\/\/stohrer.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stohrer<\/span><\/a>, the oldest patisserie in Paris. The bakery dates to 1730 when it was opened by King Louis XV\u2019s pastry chef, Nicolas Stohrer. It\u2019s still located where it began, in a charming shop on rue Montorgueil. This Paris bakery is also a registered historical site, visit to see the lavish d\u00e9cor framed by an iconic yellow awning. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Monsieur Stohrer began, he distinguished himself with chou pastries in a wide array of forms and he was the first to offer an array of baked goods in one place. He invented rum babas and was a master at vol-au-vents (puff pastry that is stuffed with a delicious filling).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Also try\u2014Stohrer also has an exceptional lemon tart, &#8220;tarte au citron&#8221;.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029ffe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"029ffe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stohrer-oldest-patisserie-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45388\" alt=\"A glass case inside an ornate Paris patisserie is filled with colorful pastries and cakes. A chandelier is partially visible.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stohrer-oldest-patisserie-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stohrer-oldest-patisserie-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stohrer-oldest-patisserie-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Stohrer-oldest-patisserie-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Stohrer, the oldest patisserie in Paris<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257cc8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"257cc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a dedicated croissant taster there will always be more bakeries to try. These Paris boulangeries have rave reviews and are the top of my list for croissant tasting on my next trip, in April 2025.\u00a0 Since they are so well reviewed, I have included them in the map of &#8220;Paris Best Croissants&#8221; so you can easily find and try them yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dff7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dff7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-au-chocolat-croissants-paris-bakery-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39204\" alt=\"A row of Paris pain au chocolat croissants sit together in a glass case next to butter croissants.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-au-chocolat-croissants-paris-bakery.jpg 924w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-au-chocolat-croissants-paris-bakery-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-au-chocolat-croissants-paris-bakery-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pain-au-chocolat-croissants-paris-bakery-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f81867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f81867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4577442a\" data-id=\"4577442a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46b845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c46b845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More of Paris's Best Croissants <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f29c4ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f29c4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2022 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dupainetdesidees.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Du Pain et des Id\u00e9es\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 34 Rue Yves <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toudic (10th)<br \/>Closed Saturday, Sunday<br \/>M\u00e9tro: Jacques Bonsergent\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to exceptional croissants, this boulangerie is known for their snail-shaped sweet pastries called <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">escargots&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ble_sucre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration-line: underline;\">\u00a0Bl\u00e9 Sucre<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>7 rue Antoine Vollon (12th)<br \/>Closed Monday<\/em><\/p><p><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Cormorant Garamond; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">M\u00e9tro: Ledru-Rollin\u00a0<\/em><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1cd8c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1cd8c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f82086\" data-id=\"3f82086\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b658da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b658da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demoted from the Best<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c115dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c115dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yann-couvreur-best-croissant-paris-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39140\" alt=\"Susan&#039;s hand holds a butter croissant and a paper bag of mint green with the words Yann Couvreur. Beyond are cobblestones streets in Paris.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yann-couvreur-best-croissant-paris-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yann-couvreur-best-croissant-paris-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yann-couvreur-best-croissant-paris-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/yann-couvreur-best-croissant-paris.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97daced elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97daced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yann Couvreur <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b522d9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b522d9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 bis Rue des Rosiers (4th)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Daily<br \/><\/span>M\u00e9tro: Saint Paul<\/em><\/p><p>Additional locations<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f949e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5f949e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yanncouvreur.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Yann Couvreur<\/span><\/a> is a famous pastry chef known for his creative interpretations on Parisian pastry classics, including a deconstructed\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">millefeuille.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first few times I tried this I found the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">croissant to be a gorgeous golden brown and perfectly baked with a lovely crunch. The flavor was more delicate than some of my other favorites but very nice. On my most recent trip in April 2025 this croissant was disappointing. The flavor was nice but it was underbaked, not nearly golden or crisp enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That said, this is a beautiful bakery with some special and unusual pastries. And perhaps I just got unlucky. Let me know if you try this.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7f8001 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7f8001\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22802e3\" data-id=\"22802e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b60b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21b60b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39136\" alt=\"A single butter croissant sits in a pretty wire basket at a bakery in Paris. A few cookies are slightly visible below. It is a golden bronze color and there are flakes surrounding it.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/philippe-conticini-croissant.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3684b7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3684b7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Paris Croissant I thought was Overrated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12e8e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e12e8e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/pain-pain.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pain Pain<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">88 Rue des Martyrs angle<\/span><br>M\u00e9tro: Pigalle<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am an outlier here as Pain Pain is often selected as a favorite. We tried the classic butter croissant and while I did think it was delightfully flaky, I found it a bit dry. The flavor wasn\u2019t quite buttery enough for me. Maybe I got unlucky; it usually gets glowing reviews. Perhaps you should sample it for yourself. And if you do, please come back and comment below about what you think. Should I return to Pain Pain?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50cbd24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50cbd24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59ab751\" data-id=\"59ab751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee16585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee16585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierrre-herme-ispahan-plate-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39156\" alt=\"A plate is empty other than a sprinkling of croissant crumbs.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierrre-herme-ispahan-plate-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierrre-herme-ispahan-plate-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierrre-herme-ispahan-plate-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midlifeglobetrotter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pierrre-herme-ispahan-plate.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7dc400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7dc400\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6014b94\" data-id=\"6014b94\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e51741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e51741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you&#8217;ve enjoyed this story about what I believe are the very best Paris croissants \u2014 the ones to enjoy while you stroll the pretty streets, relax in a beautiful park such as Luxembourg Gardens or in my favorite square, Places des Vosges.\u00a0 Have you tasted an especially delicious croissant in Paris?\u00a0 Please share your favorites in the comments below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5060a561 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5060a561\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3edde71f\" data-id=\"3edde71f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564e0d26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"564e0d26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d27a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d27a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/susanheinrich.substack.com\/embed\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" style=\"border:1px solid #EEE; 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