When I got to France, I realized I didn’t know very much about food at all. I’d never had a real cake. ~ Julia Child
CLOSED SUMMER 2013.
Let’s talk about real cakes and the places that sell them.
One of the best bakeries in the 10th arrondissement is Maison Haimet. Can’t say the best because I haven’t yet visited them all, but I’m working on it.
EVERYTHING I’ve bought there has been délicieux. I showed up at Maison Haimet every other day this last trip (and thought they were going to have to roll me onto the plane
.)
DELICIOUS QUICHES & DESSERTS TO LINGER OVER AT MAISON HAIMET IN PARIS
Maison Haimet makes a delicious quiche, including my favorite, the Quiche Lorraine. It has a gorgeous flaky crust and all of the ingredients – eggs, bacon, cheese – are fresh and flavorful.
All-in-one-snack.
Paired with salad for a light dinner. Now, let me tell you about the cake they call the (or Strawberry Thousand-Sheets)
Now, let me tell you about the cake they call the Mille-Feuille Fraises (or Strawberry Thousand-Sheets)
Better known as a Strawberry Napoleon, this confection is very light. The pastry cream is . . . delicate and mildly sweet.
You know how a pastry lives or dies by the quality of its crust?
Well, Haimet’s mille-feuille fraises lives, breathes, jumps up and down and does somersaults.
You’ll want to take your time with this one.
Like I said, everything was délicieux.
That’s why from opening time at six am until its 8 pm closing there is always someone in here buying. And toward the midday break and closing times when folks come seeking bread and pastries for the evening meal, prepare to wait in a line extending onto the sidewalk.
Like the one I’m joining now.
Maison Haimet, 4 rue des Écluses Saint-Martin, nr. rue de la Grange aux Belles ~ Metro: Colonel Fabien
What boss bakeries have YOU come across on your latest travels?
This is so making me hungry! I have such a sweet tooth. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jennifer ~ thanks for stopping by! It is lovely, isn’t it, how French pastries so often look as good as they taste. 🙂
Yum, yum!! I adore the French patisseries, so much amazing food 🙂
Amazing variety as well. Luv, luv, luv the attention to detail shown in the display cases, each sweet thing looking like a jewel.
Oooh this looks delicious… I miss French pastries!
I hear you, Camilla, believe me when I tell you this was THE PERFECT strawberry Napoleon – Oh. So. GOOD. 🙂
Hello! 🙂 That place looks delicious – I’ve never been! Have you ever tried Du Pain et Des Idées in the 10eme? They make such good escargot pastries, and apero breads!
Du Pain et Des Idées sounds beautiful, Sara! And I have yet to taste an escargot pastry . . . has GOT to be good, another treat to look forward to for next time in Paris ~ merci!
that should say "in" of course!!
I my small town we have a "master" boulanger/patissier hwo has worked all over the world so that's where I go for my cakes, but when in Paris I do love Pierre Hermé!!!
I'll need to add this to my list of places to check out. I do love a good pastry. Bises