Is Du Pain et des Idées worth it for photographers?
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Du Pain et des Idées offers some beauty & photography, but not enough to make it the reason to go.
A gorgeous restored 1880s shopfront turning out some of the city's best viennoiserie. A morning pilgrimage — be early, it's takeaway, and it closes weekends.
- Price
- A few euros per pastry
- Time
- 20–30 min incl. queue
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
Is Du Pain et des Idées worth it…
How we verified
- Christophe Vasseur's Canal Saint-Martin bakery in a listed 1900s shopfront, famous for the pistachio-chocolate escargot pastry and pain des amis · parisbymouth.com
- Closed at weekends so staff have a normal life — a weekday-morning visit is essential · parisunlocked.com