Paris Sweets

I love French patisseries, from intricate millefeuille with layers of custard and puff pastry, rustic caramelized apple tarte tatin, macarons filled with caramel au beurre salé, coffee-soaked opera cake, and dense almond financiers. Here are a few places from my trip to Paris last week.

Ladurée

Airy meringue complements the vibrant fillings in Ladurée macarons. I can’t leave without taking home a box. Sitting in the gilded salon de thé on rue Royale, I also had a raspberry and rose petal Saint Honoré cake.

Ladurée, 16 rue Royale

Jadeite Cake Stand: Mosser Glass

Stohrer

Opened in 1730, Stohrer made pastries for King Louis XV, so you know they’re good. The baba au rhum is a small rum-soaked cake. Rum is the key word; the flavor is intense. The chocolate éclairs are also delicious, and during Christmastime, they make individual bûche de Noël cakes.

Stohrer, 51 rue Montorgueil

Coat: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Blouse: Alice Ritter

Other Paris sweets:

~Berthillon for ice cream, 31 rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Île

~Dalloyau for pain au chocolat and opera cake, 2 place Edmond-Rostand

~Debauve & Gallais for chocolates and truffles, 33 rue Vivienne

~Denise Acabo for Henri le Roux caramels and Bernachon chocolate, 30 rue Fontaine

~Gerard Mulot for millefeuille and paris-brest {praline cream puff}, 76 rue de Seine

~Jean-Paul Hévin for Longchamp chocolate praline cakes, 231 rue Saint-Honoré

~Kayser for financiers, croissants aux amandes {almond croissants}, and pain aux céréales {multigrain bread}, 8 rue Monge

~La Pâtisserie des Rêves for kouign-amann {buttery sweet bread}, 93 rue du Bac

~Pierre Hermé for 2000 feuilles and macarons, 72 rue Bonaparte

~Poilâne for sourdough bread and sables {butter cookies}, 8 rue du Cherche-Midi