pain de sucre sur Paris

This new pastry, the pistachio/chocolate nun, is truly a marvel. Pain de Sucre is one of the best pastries in Paris.

Pain du Sucre is one of the many store front eateries that line Rue Rambuteau leading straight to the Pompideou Center and has been one of the best patisseries on the street for 20 years. Didier Mathray and Natalie Robert have managed to keep their offerings innovative and eye catching all these years and see no reason to open another shop, because with just one, they can maintain their recognized quality. They actually have a pair of shops almost side by side, the patisserie for sweets and one for savories like their signature Pain de Sel. It is basically a flakey butter pithivier flagged with a sprig of rosemary, filled with fois gras and duck that remains one of my favorite items, comes round for an individual serving or square for four people. A full range of dinner ready patés, tartes, quiche and vegetarian specialties line the vitrines of the savory shop. What started out a whimsical fancy of weird flavor marshmallows, developed by Natalie, continues. Early 19th century French confectioners used the root of the mallow plant, a traditional medicinal palliative for coughs from ancient Egyptian times, to create an easy to eat candied form or lozenge called Guimauves. Natalie’s are more squishy, like pate de fruit squares, forget the mallow. Striking looks attract attention and their current religieuse sport a woodland theme. This traditional patisserie is historically a choux pastry stacked with a smaller one on top. The shape, supposedly originally based on a nun in black and white habit, inspired Natalie. But colors and design became open to interpretation as long as there is a small ovoid on top of a larger one. This time they made them look more like a fanciful mushroom, same creamy taste with hint of pistachio. Waiting to see their next iteration.

An absolute delight! They also make pastries and pastries, as well as savory products! It’s really good, made the same day with quality ingredients!

My husband and I stopped by last Friday evening to pick up some pastries and bread, the saleswoman is friendly... a warm welcome and the bread is very good.

The shop window is well stocked and it is very beautiful. When I arrived, there was no queue. The welcome was pleasant and courteous. I opted for the most classic rum baba, often presented as one of the best in Paris. What to say about the baba? It’s delicious, really, with a very present rum, just the right amount of sugar and a mousseline cream. A real little pleasure. I also had blackcurrant marshmallows which turned out to be delicious.

Discovered by chance while looking for an original pastry, I can only recommend this place. I enjoyed tasting pastries where I didn't feel like I was just eating sugar. Each bite allowed us to appreciate the subtlety of the different tastes of each cake. The price is quite high but frankly it is well worth it.

Simple, friendly and warm welcome, impeccable service, the baobab (rum baba) absolutely exquisite, undoubtedly the best ever eaten, soft, well soaked, delicious vanilla cream, imposing size but we finish it without problem. Essential stopover for amateurs.

Rue Rambuteau, don't get the wrong address as there are pastries and caterers of all kinds. “Sugar Loaf” among all that is exceptional!! Far from the flashy trend that reigns in the street, "Pain de Sucre" is an authentic house which makes great cuisine, great pastries to take away as for the bakery, the bread whatever it is is delicious. Be careful, despite the queues that we observe here and there in front of certain storefronts, there are no photos with Pain de Sucre.

A great boulangerie and patisserie. Very tasty stuff, either sweet or savoury. The "petit parisien" sandwich is a must. They also have high class quiches which are definitely amongst the very best.

It was hard to choose so I will probably go back for more! I bought a vegetarian sandwich (eggplant tomato arugula goat cheese ) on a seeded focaccia (I've had several baguette sandwiches lately so it was great to have this very delicious bread option) and a pear almond pastry, which could very well be the best pastry I've had in Paris and possibly anywhere else!