Desserts in Paris

15 places for Desserts in Paris, picked by creators — with what they said.

• 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.
• Aki Boulangerie — Jeremy Jacobowitz, Bappa Life
  Said the braided pastry with matcha, red bean, and chestnut cream had delicate butter flavor and just the right touch of sweetness at the finish — called it 'my kind of pastry.'
  Heads up: Said the egg sandwich had too much mustard, overpowering everything, was unevenly distributed, and the crust stuck to the bread, which was disappointing.
• Boulangerie Utopie — TOPJAW
  Sesame is their signature, and the sesame éclair is far more interesting than any chocolate one — as are the charcoal sesame roulé and the pain suisse.
  Heads up: There's a queue for almost all of opening hours.
• LULU Crêperie — Mark Wiens
  A thin, delicate buckwheat galette with melted cheese, a caramelized cheese crust on the bottom, fragrant sautéed mushrooms and ham, and crisp greens — a perfectly balanced plate he described as "unbelievably good."
  Heads up: The portion is far bigger than expected — this is a full meal, not a snack.
• Tout Autour du Pain — Locavore Eats
  The crisp, buttery layers were on another level — the best croissant of any bakery they visited — and the almond pastry filling was outstanding.
• Cookie Love / Jean Hwang Carrant — Jeremy Jacobowitz
  Said the black sesame cookie was light and delicately nutty with great seed texture, and loved the dark chocolate cookie with Thai chili the most — a burst of heat after the sweetness.
• Tranché — Lucile
  A beautifully laminated chocolatine, and a surprisingly good chou à la crème, the shop's specialty
• Au P'tit Grec — Locavore Eats
  The crêpes are loaded with chorizo, cheese, egg, potato and vegetables — like a whole food pyramid in one — and the generous fillings make for great value.
• Ten Belles — TOPJAW
  Hangover-fixing brunch: a bacon and cheese toastie with funky blue cheese and stretchy cheddar, plus a Welsh rabbit topped with an egg.
• Sacha Finkelsztajn - La Boutique Jaune — Jeremy Jacobowitz
  Said the dough packed with fruit and nuts wasn't too sweet and had a nice crumbly texture, and that the salmon sandwich — with lox, cream cheese, and pickles on soft bread somewhere between challah and bagel — was a can't-fail combination.
  Heads up: Everything looks delicious, so it's overwhelming to choose, and mentioned that the pastrami is actually more famous.
• Pierre Hermé — Locavore Eats
  The chocolate and passionfruit combination was surprisingly great, and all four — pistachio, vanilla, raspberry included — tasted good.
  Heads up: Expensive, and they preferred Ladurée's macarons on texture.
• Michalak — Lucile
  An excellent flan with vanilla cream and a hint of rum; mille-feuille is a common dessert, but few places make it in-house like this, and it tasted genuinely great
• Ladurée — Locavore Eats
  The addictive strawberry candy and the unusual, citrus-tinged Marie Antoinette were the standouts, and they found the macaron texture better than Pierre Hermé's.
  Heads up: They mention it's expensive.
• Maison Pradier — Ryoko Paris Guide
  The chocolate eclair looked pretty and was rated as just ordinarily tasty.
  Heads up: The eclair was somewhat pricey at around €4.50, described as 'a bit expensive.'
• Bo&Mie — Locavore Eats
  The raspberry croissant was as good as it looked, the praline pastry had buttery layers and a hazelnut chocolate filling, and the kouign-amann was the crispiest, most buttery they've ever had.
  Heads up: They suggest ordering a coffee with the plain croissant so you can dunk it.

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