Pâtisseries sprinkle the city of Paris like Starbucks did American cities at the height of its craze. A city block is hardly complete without a pastry shop. The idea hadn't even crossed my mind that among the countless sweets shops, one might genuinely hold the claim to fame as the first to plant its roots here in Paris.
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| Spotted: the oldest pastry shop in Paris, Pâtisserie Stohrer |
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| The pastry shop may be old but it's still very much alive on a Sunday afternoon with fresh pastries and eager customers. |
Lo and behold, it took reading a dessert book by an American author to point me to this past weekend's find: the
Pâtisserie Stohrer, founded in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer, the pastry chef to the king of Poland and then to the king's daughter and her husband, the French king Louis XV. The historical shop is a sweet place to grab a Sunday afternoon snack. After all, there's a reason nearly three centuries' worth of clientele have been keeping this place in business.
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| Doing my part to support a historical monument |
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| My raspberry and chocolate mousse Barbade from the oldest pastry shop in Paris |
Pâtisserie Stohrer, 51 rue Montorgueil 75002 Paris, open 7 days a week, 7:30am to 8:30pm
If you're looking for something to wash the sweets down, why not swing by
Angelina for what's reputed to be the best hot chocolate in Paris? Sure, with the long line and the steep price for the hot drink, it's not a place to visit every day. Still, with the incredibly rich hot chocolate and specialty coffees topped with excessive amounts of whipped cream, it's a tasty visit. Angelina is the excessively classy sort of Parisian café (where I immediately feel I don't belong and French waitstaff will happily reinforce that impression) that's probably worth a visit if you're spending some time in town. Just don't come here for the bread, as Emily and Esteban can affirm.
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| Esteban and Emily enjoyed their hot chocolate while I went in for a fancy coffee. |
Angelina, 226 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Oooh, Em, I went there with Yuri last January! So yummy. We got the rhum baba...at like 10 am. :P
ReplyDeleteHow appropriate! I think Stohrer was originally famous for its baba, though that's never been my personal favorite. The pâtisseries here do make my grievances with the city melt away with each sweet nibble. Still enjoying the bakery you'd told me of near you?
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