pain au chocolat in Paris

3 places for pain au chocolat in Paris, picked by creators — with what they said.

• Du Pain et des Idées — Mark Wiens, TOPJAW, Locavore Eats
  A deeply buttery croissant, crisp outside and noticeably denser and heavier inside than most, an escargot layered with pistachio cream and chocolate, and the signature loaf with its crackling crust and airy, open crumb — all of it, in his words, top-tier pastry.
  Heads up: He'd heard the line stretches well outside the shop, so he recommends going early in the morning.
• La Maison d'Isabelle — Locavore Eats, Jeremy Jacobowitz
  The award-winning butter croissant was perfectly golden, crisp and packed with butter flavor, and the pain au chocolat and apple turnover were beautifully light and flaky.
• Tranché — Lucile
  A beautifully laminated chocolatine, and a surprisingly good chou à la crème, the shop's specialty

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