Stopped by here on the way to Basilica of Notre Dame of Fourvière, and it was the perfect treat before the trek up the hilly streets of Lyon! We went on a Friday at 3:30pm and there was only one other person in front of us in the store. The workers speak English and are super kind and friendly! We got the pain au chocolat and butter croissant. The pastries here are, in my opinion, a great price (less than 4 euro total for both). The pain au chocolat had an ample amount of chocolate inside, was crispy on the inside, and soft on the inside. The butter croissant was airy and flaky. There are plenty of other pastry options within the shop to choose from - would definitely recommend stopping by if in Lyon! read more

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Super cute Boulangerie in a popular area with lots of shops and restaurants. I went in to try the famous brioche praline (3.20 euros). I stopped by around 1pm on a Monday and there was about 3-4 people in front of me, but it moved quickly. The staff were super friendly, and they spoke English as well. They had so many delicious looking pastries and savory items. I'd heard that Lyon is known for this pastry, brioche praline, so I wanted to try it out. I personally wasn't a fan of the taste. Just not my cup of tea, but I'm sure the other pastries were good. I'd come back and try other items. read more

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Cute little spot in old town. It has a wide variety of baked goods and breads. I ordered the praline brioche (which I think they are known for). It was fresh, fluffy, and flavourful and was large enough to split with someone else. The brioche paired well with the cappuccino which was also yummy. Service was quick, especially considering the line. My only regret is not eating more :) read more

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Très bonne viennoiseries traditionnelles en Lyon c'est très célèbre et délicieux Je recommande read more

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I always follow the crowd so I knew I had to try this place out when I saw the giant line. I got the small size praline brioche, which was still pretty big (lasted me 3 breakfasts). It was super rich and I liked the variation of textures. Maybe I got too excited by the line? Don't get me wrong it was yummy but I wasn't too blown away with this, maybe my expectations were too high. read more

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Service with a smile. Excellent baked goods. Apple Pay Small shop with a constant queue which we could view from our AirBnB flat. read more

We wanted to try the praline pastries in Lyon, which are a specialty from the area. This place looked like they made a ton of things with pralines and the baked goods all looked fresh. They had sandwiches and pizzas that looked tempting and fresh, but we only picked up a praline brioche to go. There are a lot of touristy stores that sell praline pastries that are marked up a ton or that make a huge praline brioche or bread that will cost you 6-10€, but this place had a brioche that was small and 2,60€ so it allowed us to try just a little bit. The praline brioche was fresh and the texture was nice - if it had been just the brioche by itself I think I may have enjoyed it more. The pralines were too sweet for my taste (and I like sweet things). Even though the praline brioche wasn't quite my jam, I would still come back here and try other things. It all looked fresh and they had a good selection. This is a great spot to try if you're looking for praline pastries since they seemed to have the best selection in town, all at reasonable prices. read more

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The famous praline brioche of Lyon is found everywhere in the city. (At the Les Halles Paul Bocuse , I saw some loaves at 10 Euro per one!) It's a sweet brioche dough adorned with pink colored pralines. I tried one from the newer bakery, Francis Pralus and one at the Boulangerie du Palais, and the one here was much more to my liking. (And this place is a very old and famous one in the middle of the very touristic area.) It's a small store with mainly praline related items and some viennoisseries and sandwiches. I liked the brioche here better because the praline was more crispy. Also the way it was incorporated into the brioche was better (more on top and outside of the bread, so to say) as well as the sweetness and taste of the dough. (* The other one was very "doughy," as if not baked through, and the small pieces of pralines were more within the dough.) It was also only 2.6 Euros, and not too big. I also tried another item with praline - it looked like a big biscotti, which was good but the brioche is the real deal! A fun place to get something very unique to Lyon in the middle of your walk through the "Vieux Lyon." :) read more

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Walked in the tour the bakery and the workers were very rude. Decided not to buy. Most in Lyon have been very nice. read more

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Love this little spot! Great quick sweets and wonderful slices of bakery pizza. It smells like heaven as you walk bye, like most bakeries in Lyon! Loves this place! I will be visiting again! It's in a wonderful little pocket of town. read more

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Probably my favorite bakery we came across in Lyon. We came 2x and tried both regular sweet pastries, and savory too. We ordered: -Pralines Brioche: fun to try, and delicious. I wish there were slightly more pralines in mine though, or maybe spread more evenly throughout, as I'd eat through a whole chunk of pralines, then my next bite would be 100% brioche only. -Chocolate Snail: my fiance's favorite pastry here. I personally thought it was too soft. -Spanish sandwich: WOW, just WOW!!!! The bread was something else here. Chewy, stiff, fresh. Went so well with the jamon, eggplant, and goat cheese. If you are ordering sandwiches to eat later, get this one. -Vegetarian pizza slice: This was also fun to try. Their pizza (or this type anyway) didn't have any cheese - it was just tomato sauce, with a bunch of roasted veggies on top (bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, and mixed greens). It was so simple, but yet so appetizing. This could make any person become vegetarian. The pizza dough was also not your regular dough - it was super soft and inviting you for another bite. You must try this bakery, which has a long queue but moves very quickly! read more

Food was really good but the service was bad. bad. bad. Was really excited to eat here after the reviews but the server didn't speak any english and was stand offish when we tried our best to communicate. We did get the food ordered finally, got Half & Half Fondue and Raclette which both were amazing together but then she brought our another Raclette when everything was gone so we were already done and confused why it took so long. Lovely food but atmosphere wasn't fun as a visitor :/ read more

Items Selected: Praline Brioche Butter Croissant Almond Croissant Chocolate Snail Nutella Turnover Surprisingly unmapped by food writers or online search engines, day two in Lyon began a rather substantial exploration of the city's boulangeries as well as patisseries, and always willing to arrive early in order to experience items hot from the ovens it was after a nearly 12 mile run that I approached Boulangerie du Palais to find the doors just opening, a few folks already lined up and waiting to gather their baked goods en route to the week's first day of work. Potentially the most 'famous' bakery in the city, at least in part as a result of its location just steps away from much of the main tourist corridor, Boulangerie du Palais features both tartes and viennoiserie focused on Vieux Lyon's famous pralines de noix, yet attempting to sample a rather wide swath of what the small space had to offer only one of the rosy tinged items was selected, the rest of a five part order featuring more traditional pastries to the tune of just 7.70€ from a young woman whose English was just good enough to compliment my rudimentary grasp of conversational French. Entirely devoid of indoor space for indulgence, and not yet set up for al fresco seating that a later pass would show to be quite popular for sandwiches and pizzas sold during lunch, it was with warm bags in hand that I proceeded to the banks of the nearby Saone to partake in breakfast and beginning first with a simple butter croissant the wispy center proved a pleasant contrast to the lightly bronzed shell, yet when compared to the double baked almond iteration the flavors simply fell flat as the latter was not only untainted by frangipane, but also far more crisp on the exterior with an even better arc to the supple caverns within. Progressing onward to richer items, a first experience with the candied pink confection found at almost every eatery within the city limits was offered in the form of an eggy roll densely packed with the sugar-coated nuts, and although admittedly quite sweet both the texture and the flavor were well matched to the soft bread, a similar complement applicable to both the exceedingly messy pocket of molten Nutella dotted with bits of chopped hazelnuts and a springy curl of golden pastry chockablock full of dark chocolate chips. read more

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ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. This is why french bakeries are the best in the world. I could eat here every day. We had the grilled vegetable sandwich (eggplant, onion, zucchini, tomato, olive, arugulua, feta). Large square bread. It was large enough to share. Sooo good. Everything was top quality. Fresh. Flavorful. Healthy. Delicious. We also had the almond croissant and lemon pastry. Both were killer. We also enjoyed the lady running the shop. Very kind. She happily cut our sandwich in half and wrapped them up separately. Additonal plus of this spot is that it's in old lyon (vieux lyon). So you can grab lunch or a pastry...or both...and then walk around the old village. Very cute area. And you can also walk up the hill to the Notre Dame Basilica. Then you can work off your food! Note: strangely closed on Tue and Wed. France keeps surprising is with all of their weird hours. There's no consistency. So don't wait until it's too late to visit this quaint authentic boulangerie. read more

Boulangerie du Palais - The bakery is close to this famous and iconic Lyon church. - Bakeries Near Me - Lyon, 69

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So delicious and the staff is so nice Definitely recommend going there for sandwiches or morning pastries. I went 3 times during our 1 week stay in Lyon. Highly recommend the savory treats in addition to the sweet ones. The chocolate and almond croissants are wonderful! read more

We tried their sandwiches and one of their praline specialty pastry. The sandwiches were tasty with a nice crusty baguette. The sandwiches are always fresh because this is a very busy Boulangerie. The praline crumbly pastry we had was delicious. Overall a great choice for lunch. read more

We saw a long queue outside, so we were curious. It seems it was the Brioche aux pralines that attracted all the people. So we bought one, and tried, and it was good. The brioche itself was better than the pralines. We haven't tried the other things, so I can't tell about the overall quality. Just try yourself :) read more

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The smell of the bakery and the red tart went back twice. Find out for yourself it's tucked in the narrow alley but right across from amorino and the cinema museum, but don't worry you won't miss the queue (line) outside read more

Great pasties and bread. The bakery makes everything by itself so everything is very fresh and not 'industrial' at all. You can also sit outside but unfortunately they do not serve coffee here... read more

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Although there was a very long queue, it was well worth the wait for our pizzas. The base was soft, the toppings were generous and tasty. No one was disappointed! Definitely recommended. There is even seating outside so that you can sit outside and enjoy your pizza. read more

Great place to grab breakfast and/or lunch. Definitely try their sandwiches, which are simple, but with quality ingredients & bread.