The Best Croissants in Paris, France (by a Local)!

I’m French and these are the best croissants in Paris!
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I’ve read that around 80% of croissant in Paris bakeries are industrially made and frozen. I want you to eat the good stuff, so here I am, showing you my favorite homemade croissants from the best artisanal bakeries of Paris. You’re welcome!
Here are the places we tried:
Du pain et des idées
Mamiche
Stroher
Yann Couvreur
Liberté
Poilâne
Chez Meunier
Boulangerie Baptiste Batignolles
#croissant #paris #france #lifeinparis

[@Anthem76]

This best croissant in paris video was way less violent than the last one I watched

[@Oldschoolgamerdad]

🤣👍

[@Cosmicavinity]

I remember it too😂😂

[@Fetuchini7]

Facts

[@almspro1]

I feel like I live in a Croissantless world, Thanks for making my mouth water😋

[@LucileHR]

love this!

[@bbpete8349]

Merci Lucile! I will use this information if I ever get back to Paris! I have been a few times before and now feel that I probably was eating mass produced croissants but did not know it. I definitely would get up early and go to one of these that you recommend!

[@jamesmentzer]

That guy is so lucky your so beautiful I've been to Paris in ,1973i was young man then love Paris as a young artist it blew my mind Paris is so beautiful I was I could return but money is hard I'm retired but I do love Paris thank you for your show you are just stunning

[@洋楽-o3g]

I had the opportunity to stay in Paris for just one day in early October, and visited "Mamiche" that you introduced, and tried the croissants. They were so delicious that they couldn't be compared to the ones I had in my home country (Japan), and I regretted not being able to visit more than once due to my short stay. Thank you for introducing me to such a wonderful shop.

[@kathryngearheard7148]

Merci beaucoup… I have suffered many terrible croissants on my frequent visits to France and now I am saved. I can now find the crunchy, buttery and fresh ones I love. Incidentally I prefer the 10th especially near the canal.

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

Why the 10th? Do you stay at a particular hotel there? I lived in Paris years ago but it’s been a long time!

[@michaelslattery2273]

You just inspired a new morning routine for me, it's lovely! Fresh brewed coffee with fresh baked croissant is the best, I will be so much more excited to hear my alarm clock :D

[@LucileHR]

Aww this seems like a perfect morning routine! And thank you so much for your donation, I appreciate you!

[@scottleespence752]

The Almond Croissant reminds me of a Bear Claw, which is very popular here in the US, and was my mother's favorite pastry. Every year I eat one on her birthday.

[@5Gburn]

I love those sorts of traditions!

[@1978danielTaylor]

I enjoy fresh baked goods ! Thank you again for the wonderful tour and great knowledge too Lucy

[@LucileHR]

You're welcome!

[@hhschrader8067]

Lucile, you're great! Being a lifelong croissant-lover (well, almost lifelong) I was superglad to learn from your tastings and even more from the additional cultural information you provide. BTW, I bought your book. 🙂

[@LivingBobby]

Wow, now I need a croissant 😍

[@LucileHR]

You already ate all the leftovers from the video :O

[@SreypichTVShow]

WOW! Your food looks so delicious, now I’m mouthwatering, friend. Thanks for your sharing ❤🥰😍

[@AltraTara]

À croissant aux amandes is indeed a croissant. Bakers actually found a way to « repurpose » stale croissants from the previous day(s): soak the stale croissants in a sugar syrup, open it stuff with the almond paste (frangipane), close it, spread some frangipane on top, sprinkle with almond flakes and cook in the oven until deliciously golden and crispy

[@alisonsoifer4191]

Hi Lucile! Thanks for another fun video! You definitely educate me about different foods and where they come from! I’m glad you’re enjoying your croissants!

[@LucileHR]

Hi Alison, so good seeing you here :) Thank you for your nice comment as always!

[@alisonsoifer4191]

@@LucileHR You’re welcome and thank you too Lucile!

[@barevna]

Thank you so much for this video. Me and my daughter are staying in Paris just for four days, but we are tasting as many croissants as possible. And also croissant amande! Wow, what a treat! Everything tastes amazing here:-)

[@runwiththerunners8152]

You have the most beautiful smile that lights the entire room.

[@benscheidhastoomuchtosay2094]

I love your experiential take on everything! You’re helping us Americans feel a little cooler!

[@LucileHR]

Thank you :)

[@theGreenKnightXXVI]

I love how this feels like a subtle response to that Luis video about croissants. Subscribed!

[@LucileHR]

I love love the Luis video about croissants and I am very happy to be mentioned in the same sentence haha

[@therealmlw]

I made sure that the first thing I could do when learning French was being able to order bread! This video looks so delicious!

[@LucileHR]

You have a good sense of priorities haha

[@JemRochelle]

I was just in Paris a month ago, and getting a real, delicious Parisian croissant was so important to me.... that I literally missed my flight home because I refused to go to the airport without first grabbing a croissant 😂🥐 Luckily they were able to rebook me, so, totally worth it

[@LucileHR]

Such a funny story!! Happy they were able to rebook you!

[@nedludd7622]

An original boulangerie is found in the 20ième, Le Bricheton. It has real traditional products. Another one worth mentioning is Au levain des Pyrénées.

[@jsfeltis12]

Hi, Lucille! Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! It's obvious you put a lot of work into making them. My sweet wife Ping and I are visiting Paris for the first time. We arrived a few days ago. We're planning on visiting your favorite croissant bakery soon! Wishing you all the best! John!

[@foconnor2794]

Im going to Paris ,, first time next December , im going to stay for six weeks ,, nice to get imformation by a local ,,, thank you for the video ,,, ( I ve just suscribed to your channel)

[@shalaq]

Go to the French Bastards or l'eclair the genie, they are the best new boulangeries right now.

[@LauraGarcia-lz7cx]

Almond croissants are my favorite!! ❤❤❤❤ Glad to know I will be able to get one

[@daturatear]

I just had my croissant at baptiste in botignolles and I came here to say HUGE thank you, I swear this is the best croissant of my life

[@MrKmallory]

Hi/Bonjour Lucile, Thank you so much for these recommendations. I’ll be staying in the 10th when I visit Paris again in May, so this is very helpful. I’m looking forward to eating!

[@LucileHR]

Bonjour and Hi :) I love the 10th and a lot of the places I recommended are nearby! I hope you have a really fun stay in Paris!

[@Nic-tg2ei]

Bonjour Lucile, I knew watching this video would be a mistake. I've not had croissant, good or bad, in one year. Now I can not sleep. Tomorrow, croissants!! There must be one in this direction!

[@MDL-lw9my]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE a great croissant 🥐 cheers Lucile🥂

[@LucileHR]

yummm!! :)

[@lumist]

Thank you for this awesome video! I watched it before visiting Paris, and the Croissants at Mamiche are the best I've had in my entire life! The staff is also lovely. Sending gratitude and good energy your way! 😊

[@fuglbird]

Honestly, in France and Spain you can get top quality bread almost anywhere. I love it!

[@drnicolebeaumont7884]

This was super fun and it made my mouth water lucky you living in Paris🎉

[@LucileHR]

Thank you for watching :)

[@christopherhurley8694]

understanding you r in a relationship, as I feel your eye are so beautiful. I also love French breads and pastries. I love French baguette.

[@LadyStoneheart312]

Normal people when they're hungry: eat food Me: watches videos of delicious food and gets even hungrier

[@Camsorcamille]

« Du pain et des idées » it’s my fav ❤

[@Lulu-kt6gr]

You used to be able to go anywhere in Paris and everywhere you’d get the same perfectly delicious, fresh, buttery croissants!

[@edmendez413]

Hi love to see videos on micro bites or super foods from 🇫🇷. Thanks for great video.

[@Yazid.2010]

Stohrer 😍 I like it too much ❤. I believe that it’s the best Boulangerie in Paris .✅ Not only a croissant . U have to try the eclair , kouglof and desserts . It’s amazing WOW 😍😋

[@plafayette]

They are more famous for kouign amann than croissants you should try them

[@charlesaldous5389]

You have spoiled me! I had not eaten more than 5 croissants in my whole life, but now I eat about 2 a day! délicieux!

[@secondcavalry9667]

This is why I keep goimg back to Paris.

[@LucileHR]

:D

[@gilliat777]

Croissant aux amandes is the best (I buy it every other day, from several patissiers in Brussels). But is very, very hard to find a great one. Thanks for the tip, curious to try the ones in Paris 😍

[@barrygeary1890]

Put chocolate spread in to it omg heaven that what I do when I buy them in Ireland 🇮🇪

[@BEYSeamaster1]

Very good video. Life without a good 🥐, a good 🥖 and a good 🧀 is not worth living. 🤣 😂

[@ginahunt4701]

Love your videos! I'll just add to order un croissant au beurre which is straight, as we see that yours are in this video. Avoid the croissant ordinaire which will be made with margarine or oil but not butter and will be crescent shaped. Now I need to go find one of these shops and get a croissant au beurre!

[@shalaq]

I've lived in Paris a couple of years ago and I'm a bit surprised. A couple of the places you recommend shouldnt be on this list! Stohrer is known for their old school pastries and Poilane is known for their sourdough bread. Both of their croissants are meh. The other places are well known establishments, nothing new here. Du pain et des idees is pretty old school but good. I went to Chez Munier but they served lunch and had 0 croissants. Couvrer- skip and go to l'eclair du genie instead, fantastic new wave croissant. Boulangerie Uopie also has great croissants. I just returned from Paris and also tried the French Bastards, very nice modern croissant. If you had one day to try different croissant you should go near canal st. Martin, you have Utopie, Liberte, du Pain et des Idees all near each other. Have a good day ❤ ❤❤❤

[@jps0117]

You are delightful!

[@vitoravila9908]

Both Yan Couvreur and Baptiste are some of my favorites (you got to love the Batignolles 😅)… besides the croissant, at Yan I usually have the Roulé Pistache Gianduja(c’est une dinguerie🎉) and at Baptiste the baguette aux graines(and the Éclair au café, and thé pain aux raisins, and thé croissant aux amandes, and…..well, the list goes on and on😅) One thing that you touched on, and I really can’t wrap my head around is the pricing of bread and viennoiserie… I mean, how can they manage to deliver such quality in a handmade artisanal good for such a low price?? I’d be fine paying 4-5€ for such quality, that’s basically what I pay anywhere else…in London, a croissant in a artisanal French bakery goes for 4£+. Don’t get me wrong, I love paying 1-2€ for a artisanal croissant or a baguette… My best theory is that after 1789, none DARED to raise the price of bread😂😂😂 The price is controlled by fear alone…and I LOVE IT

[@LucileHR]

Miam miam miam!! I need to try your recommendations! And absolutely for the prices, when we were living in NY we just gave up and ate bagels haha

[@Durga695]

A total sensory experience, all the senses are engaged. It has a slightly elastic pull......I lived in Paris for a decade and now I am getting more educated via "Lucile". But also in the '70's the French were very proud of the quality of their food and I hope they weren't using industrialized frozen patisserie.

[@WyldIndigo]

Thank you for sharing this , but I guessing if you no live close to one of those amazing boulangeries you find the nearest to you with good queues in the morning and you no be disappointed.

[@danydany7693]

Humm, je me réveille et j'ai envie de manger un croissant et une chocolatine ! Bisous

[@Kersoka]

i love your videos makes me really want to visit France

[@LucileHR]

Thank you for watching :)

[@sophiafiddik9938]

Could you rate mains dans le farine croissants? They do plain as well as chocolate and pistachio, it’d be great to know what you think of them!

[@DivyaPandey-w2b]

From Luis to Lucile, the french revolution died down

[@micheleg.2244]

I'll be again in Paris next week. I was wondering if you had any other cool places to suggest. Also for savoury things and bread....

[@Zephyrcreadesigns]

J’adore les croissants et ceux aux amandes!! 😊 Maintenant, j’ai vraiment envie d’en manger, mais au Qc, les croissants-maison sont plus rares…

[@LucileHR]

Miam!! :)

[@rodolfotva]

J'ai aimé la vidéo, je vais faire de mon mieux pour tout essayer😄. La question du moment, pourquoi tu tiens un blaireau pour rasage pendant la vidéo?🤣

[@DavidEidelberg]

Now I have a mission when I’m in Paris in October.

[@LucileHR]

love it :D

[@shaforostoff]

Mamiche croissants were the best for me. Not far away from Bouillon Republique. Around 3pm there was even a queue at the entrance. Strohler sold me yesterday's croissants at 11am (( but at least their babka (brioche ?) with chocolate and nuts was good Chez Meunier croissants were fresh and good, but indeed not as buttery as Mamiche BTW, here in Germany croissants with almonds are called Marzipan Croissant)))

[@kamilzabiegala1649]

Love it!!!!

[@rsbff4521]

Thanks very helpful, looking forward to trying some of these on an upcoming trip!

[@VoltaireParis]

bravo : Du Pain et des Idées en first choice, that's a Must :)) Je pense qu'il manque "La Maison d'Isablelle" et Solques Bruno (rue St Jacques) : ce dernier pour le côté assumé ultra beurré, cheerz

[@LucileHR]

Oh c'était un de nos endroits préférés avec Bobby mais maintenant on habite un peu loin!

[@1978danielTaylor]

Lucy, are there unsafe places vistters should think about visiting?

[@ramonitocucio]

Perfect timing! I am in Paris right now and will try your top croissant boulangeries! By the way, have you tried Cedric Grolet? Do you think it's good or just a hype?

[@LucileHR]

Oh really cool :) Let me know which ones you end up trying!! I have not tried Cedric Grolet because the line is too long! I feel our time is better used doing something else haha I might do a video about it one day to see if it is worth the hype and report back though :)

[@simonmodig]

I'm salivating haha

[@nellart-yt]

On est d'accord le croissant aux amandes est le meilleur! As tu déjà testé Land and Monkey, VG pâtisserie, Cloud Cake, Comptoir Veggie et autres lieux vegan? Ca serait sympa d'avoir un comparatif avec les traditionnels.

[@clementcooley4359]

Damn I wish there were bakerys like that here in L.A.! Great video! 💯

[@LucileHR]

Thank you! :)

[@janibeg3247]

We used to get excellent Croissants at the Boulangerie St. Louis, 80 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île. However, we were very hungry and not very picky.

[@YamelCE-hy7ec]

Hi (Bonjour!) Lucille, what about if we have long layover... do you thing we can visit or enjoy some good breakfast there? Merci.

[@jacquesdupontd]

Bien sympas tes vidéos sur la France ;)

[@LucileHR]

Merci :D

[@seancatacombs]

Interesting how soft and creamy most of them seem. Here in California bakery croissants tend to have very crunchy exteriors.

[@stephencampbell9886]

This morning I had marmalade on toast with a cup of Milo and reminisced about my French travels and bakery breakfasts. Do you know Eugene and Frederique?

[@LucileHR]

No I don't know them, are they a bakery?? :)

[@stephencampbell9886]

No, I am just being silly.

[@atefehofficialpage]

Im so glad I found other weird people like me that are obsessed with croissants

[@johanneshalberstadt3663]

In another video about the best croissants in Paris, a KZbinr called "Luis" says, the croissant from "De pain et des idèes" had a definite taste of vanilla added to it. So it couldn't be only those four ingredients?

[@letiziavesnaver7227]

Le meilleur croissant que j'ait jamais gouté c'était celui de "La maison d'Isabelle", nommé meilleur croissant en 2018!!

[@logicae4096]

Random recommendation but. What a beautiful voice, beautiful woman… I’m a real sucker for French accents!

[@mickanton7285]

Hi Lucile and thanks for the video, can you kindly add the address of the bakeries you shop at in the description?

[@LucileHR]

Just added it! Thanks for reminding me, I actually posted late last night and forgot :)

[@johnhoward6132]

Do youi have to ask for a croissant au beurre, I was told that. Thx

[@_duduferrari]

The kind of croissants we have in Brazil looks like the industrialized ones in this videos. And, yes, we do stuff them but ours it is not buttery like in France.

[@RuralLife_Channel]

Would be nice if you added where the boulangerie is located or at least arrondissement.

[@KCSM-fm]

Bonjour! I want to know the difference between “Croissant au beurre” and “Croissant ordinaire”.

[@shalaq]

Is Mamiche open? It says on Google that it is temporarily closed?

[@appleblows1]

I luv buddar too.

[@raztaz826]

Cette mai, je visite France, j'espere mange le coissant!

[@yuragimla8258]

What about pastry stars like Pierre Herme or Cedric Grolet?

[@LucileHR]

I've not tried Cedric Grolet because I don't like waiting in line haha but one day I'll do it :)

[@dawnwalus6587]

😮Can you recommend a hotel close to this bakery ?

[@HeavenlyLights]

Flour. Butter. Milk. Eggs.

[@iorguemaxwell]

Is it filled with condensed milk?

[@Aggie98bqn]

Did you discuss with Luis?

[@Vendzor]

What is your favorite drink to pair with a croissant?

[@LucileHR]

Hmmm, I usually eat croissant at breakfast so a big coffee with milk! If I eat croissant aux amandes it's for an afternoon snack so I prefer green tea :)

[@borislavpavlov9348]

Boza?@@LucileHR

[@glennoc8585]

Sometimes i eat my croissant dry, sometimes i like ti vut a little pocket and out butter inside. I dip the chocolate croissant in my coffee. Ive broken 'rules' but I dont care

[@kellys3515]

I wish you told us the arrondismonts they were in

[@Tim.Traveler]

I believe the croissant original you tried has no butter but made with oil....

[@JamieNiemeyer-tz7zy]

Hi Lucille 👋 it's jamie its been a while , you look great 👍 as usual booby looks well too you have the neatest way about talking about anything so do u have a favorite food in France 🇫🇷 do pastries 🍰 come from France 🇫🇷 is that where a lot of comes from . U know originally comes from . The origin of pastries 🍰 well God bless 🙌 🙏 you Lucille I get a smile 😃 😊 on my face when I see you 👀 your the best I love ❤️ you buddy your friend jamie 😊

[@ellaryburnett3317]

How many times did she say the word Croissant in this video lol 😂

[@TheColonyRed]

Krasaaaaaaawn

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Mamiche is CLOSED?

[@LucileHR]

Only for two weeks! You scared me haha

[@enriquesanchez2001]

Ohhh, well, I am glad for that! I couldn't find any information! THANKS@@LucileHR ♥

[@Busybeeee]

Bonjour Lucille! Les croissants me manquent. Je suis française par contre j’habite au Canada depuis très longtemps. Les croissants ici sont franchement affreux. Ils n’ont pas de beurre, pas de textures et ils ont un goût bizarre et sucré. J’ai déjà goûté les croissants de chez Meunier et je n’ai pas trop aimé. Ils manquent de beurre! Un croissant croustillant avec beaucoup de beurre est un croissant qui me plaît😊 Excellent vidéo, merçi😊👌

[@LucileHR]

Coucou ! Merci pour ton commentaire ! Moi aussi je préfère les croissants avec beaucoup beaucoup de beurre :)

[@naxotogo]

holy... i thought it was rosalia in the thumbnail haha.

[@criticalbeautyvideos]

Are there vegan croissants in any of these bakeries?

[@LucileHR]

in these bakeries one of the main ingredients is butter! I’ve heard of Land and Monkeys for vegan croissants and I personally always go to chambelland (gluten free with a lot of vegan treats too)

[@kidtheday]

keep it up. you found it.

[@LucileHR]

Thank youuuu :)

[@EshafoTT]

Is any French even left there ?