I will be staying near Luxembourg Gardens for three days in June and would really like to try a Paris-Brest pastry. Do you know of a cafe or restaurant that serves it? Thanks!
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
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I have always picked one up at a patisserie so that is what I'd look for. Depending on exactly which side of the gardens you are staying on, some friends have recommended Bread & Roses which is at 62 rue Madame. They have takeaway but they also have a cafe area and it looks like Paris Brest is on their menu/carte. I've not eaten there but it would be a good starting point if your hotel is near it.
https://www.breadandroses.fr/la-carte/
BTW, they are delicious. I'd recommend running a taste test and get one from several different patisseries in your neighborhood, hahaha. That is the only way to tell which is the best! I did that with citron tarts a few years ago and it was a terrific experiment. Surprisingly to me, the local patisserie was better than the larger, more well-known chain in my neighborhood.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1709 posts
Here is a list of pastry shops recommended by David Lebovitz: https://www.davidlebovitz.com/paris-pastry-shops-chocolate-bakeries-patisseries-french-france/
He mentions Paris-Brest from Jacques Genin.
If you make it to the gourmet grocery store La Grande Épicerie de Paris, they have wonderful pastries, including Paris-Brest.
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Ha ha! With your title, you're going to generate quite a few clicks from people who think it's a question about how to get to Brest, like I did 😄!