Oh, boy, this one's a hit. We bookmarked this confectioner on a dated recommendation from Paris-based food writer David Lebovitz, who took it upon himself to mention in a 2009 book that their marshmallows are exceptional, and that they are the best place to get sweets in Le Marais. We did not bring a particularly big appetite with us, and in fact, we may have been in the shop for only about five minutes before we grabbed a few items and went on our way. In retrospect, I wish we had doubled our takeaway order. The marshmallows were indeed a delight. We got a box with nine - perhaps seven different flavors? - all wonderful, and we were careful to savor each one. There are light flavors that melt in your mouth (rosewater?), but also other flavors that bring a different texture (hazelnut, chocolate and coconut). I'm happy to say that my companion was a little more aggressive, and she also bought several macarons and candied jellies, and I'm grateful that she did. I have never been that into macarons, nor do I generally get a lot of joy from a run-of-the-mill candied jelly. But without a doubt, I haven't ever had a version of either one of these treats that exceeds the quality of what we got here. I imagine that the difference is both a consequence of the quality coming out of this bakery as well as the freshness. There are many more desserts to be had here. I hope to return. read more

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I stopped here to pick up some desserts. Ended up buying four of them, chocolate, one raspberry, one a cake thing and one fruit. These are the typical size French tarts, so you can cut them into pieces and have bite of each. I shared them with six people, and everyone was very happy. Most people got a bite of one or two different choices and enjoyed them, I don't know if pricing was reasonable or not, I do know that the amount of enjoyment gotten for the price I paid was consistent. read more

Came here because we read online this is a must try for authentic Parisian pastries. Sad to say it was a little disappointing but maybe we just didn't get the right thing? Food/Drink: we got the box of macaroons (6 for €13) with a variety of flavors. The macarons are high quality in terms of taste and texture but beware - they can melt if stored in high heat for a long time. The pastries were fancier than we were looking for but they look very good. Price: the desserts and pastries here are on the higher end in terms of price so be prepared to splurge. Macaroons come at €2-3 a piece and small cakes are about €7-8. Atmosphere: it's a grab-and-go kind of place but there's benches and tables outside for sitting which is great for people watching as you eat! Tips: there's two stores - the one in the left is mostly pastries while the one on the right is desserts! read more

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Never underestimate the ginormous joy that a tiny tart, bedazzled with jewel-like raspberries can bring. You'll find this and much more - millefeuille, marshmallows, macarons - at Pain de Sucre but expect to wait in line for your fix at this marvelous Marais shop. Just don't come on Tuesday and Wednesday, when this petite patisserie is closed. read more

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It's rare that I feel like a kid in a candy store. I mean: there are always bakeries where there are so many choices, initially you don't know what to pick... then there are the few like Pierre Herme where you don't WANT to pick and know you're going to try every single thing, over time, and so what you choose rarely matters... then there are those bakeries where there's a sensory overload. Your neural circuits are completely taken over by the bombardment of colorful stimuli that hint at all the other-worldly goodness they present. Le Pain De Sucre is one of those rare few bakeries. It's really very confusing. There's their original location two doors down the rue. Then, there's this one. How to choose. Consciously, or otherwise, the bakery is designed with a view that your field of vision is slammed with high quality products. You are seeing the hundreds of color macarons of intriguing flavors. Then your gaze shifts to the enticing pastries across the taste spectrum: chocolate, caramel, fruits. Wait! Is that a syringe in that Rhum Baba? Whoa! Where did those marshmallows (Guimauve) come from? What on earth is a calisson? (crushed, candied fruit mixed with finely ground almonds in a sugar syrup). So, what did I end up doing? Cop-out but slay that FOMO! A bit of this. A bit of that. A few macarons. A couple of marshmallows. The Pistachio Calisson: FANTASTIC! A few pastries: Caracas: 75% dark chocolate éclair with crisp exterior Jardin Vert: almond sable base, green apple pulp, almond milk cream, verbena Moscovite: almond sable base, caramel with salted butter, apricot pulp, apricot muscovite. Serenite: soft biscuit base, hazelnut, caramel with salted butter The pastries were all intriguing, but of the ones I ate, my favorite would be the intense Caracas closely followed by the Jardin Vert... And, what about the breads? Very competent and underappreciated. But, I had a hard time taking them seriously after reading a google translate version of their review (mind you: direct translation, not exaggerating by using a cycle of google translations as input and output) "The traditional wand defends itself honorably, without reaching peaks..." Need one say more? ;) (4.5 stars) read more

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So, when I was in Paris for the first time last year, we walked by this place on the way to dinner and saw a Foie Gras Cake in the window...it looked amazing! Since we were on the way to dinner, we decided to come back the day after and try it. BIG MISTAKE. Maybe it was a holiday, maybe we were unlucky, maybe we couldn't speak or read French - long story short - we came back to the store 3 times after wards and it was closed ALL THE TIME! To remedy the situation, I decided to come back this past weekend with some girlfriends. Was the infamous foie gras cake the reason for coming back to Paris only after a year? I won't lie and tell you that it was a VERY BIG part of the reason. The cake or anything else in this bakery did not disappoint! We tried things from the sweet and savory side and they were all delicious! Can't miss with anything! Personal favorites were the foie gras cake and a rose marshmallow. Oh Pain de Sucre - looking forward to making it an annual tradition and seeing you again! read more

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Pain de Sucre is a beautiful, albeit pricey patisserie located near Centre Pompidou and Le Marais. Any time you walk by, you'll be tempted by how amazing their food looks. The gf and I bought a few items, most of which was very, very good. Their macarons are good though some might not like their slightly denser texture. We also bought a cake for a friend's dinner party, which was very well received. Docked a star for value, but overall VERY good!! read more

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Excellent quality pastries! Their fig tarts and millefeuille were some of the best I've had. They are a little pricey, but you are paying for artisanal pastries made with the utmost care. Perfect place to grab a desert and coffee and not have to have service. They have a few small tables outside the store for you to indulge and people watch:) read more

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This place made me appreciate that our apartment in Paris had a maid that came twice during our stay. If she hadn't, I would have drowned in all of the crumbs in my room from the out-of-this-world croissants and pain au chocolates I ate. I had the pleasure of being just a one minute walk away from Pain de Sucre but still didn't get to visit nearly as many times as I would have liked to. They have a savory store with breads and your basics like croissants and things and one door down is the sweets. They have macarons and the most beautiful little cakes and things. I didn't make it in to try any of the sweets, sadly. The croissants were buttery and flaky with a delicate crispiness on the outside that made my eyes roll back in my head. Add chunks of rich dark chocolate to the inside and you can only imagine the ecstasy I was experiencing. They also have pre-made and wrapped sandwiches available which we took with us to the airport. We had the tuna which was light and delicious and the eggplant with goat cheese which was equally as tasty. Definitely better than any pre-made sandwich in a deli case you'd ever find in the states. If you're in the Marais, don't leave the area without trying SOMETHING from Pain de Sucre. Just make sure you have a maid to clean up after you if you take something back to your hotel or apartment. That flaky goodness makes a serious mess. read more

Having mostly subsisted on pastries during my two month study abroad in Paris, I had the pleasure of sampling a lot of Pain de Sucre's sweet offerings. Unlike many of the other higher-end pâtisseries, M. Mathray and Mme. Robert tend to be more adventurous, bringing in flavors you don't see often see in French pastry, always top-notch ingredients. Items experienced: Fraicheur (6€): calisson-shaped coconut and cassis tart. Firm and flavorful pâte sablée tart crust. Loved the flavor and tartness of the blackcurrant compote, worked absolutely perfectly with the strong, toasty, lightly sweetened coconut ganache. I always thought the French should use more coconut in their pastries, so this was a big hit, simple by Pain de Sucre's standards but probably my favorite of their pastries, 8.5/10. Origami (6€): tart with green tea/black sesame ganache, fraises des bois center, layer of black sesame paste at base. tender and tangy wood-strawberries, unique but delicious green tea/black sesame filling. As usual, I'm a big fan of Pain de Sucre's firm, crunchy, and flavorful pâte sablée base. I think I might be omitting a component but regardless this was an excellent, very adventurous yet balanced work, 8.5/10. Rosemary (6€): raspberry, rhubarb, and rosemary mousse cake, rosemary biscuit base. Very nice layers of raspberry and rhubarb, nicely tart and fresh. Thought the rosemary mousse was a little too restrained in terms of rosemary flavor and got lost in the strong raspberry and rhubarb, but the rosemary biscuit base was exceptional with a firm cookie-like texture and lots of rosemary flavor. I thought that having the three layers of mousse made it a bit uniform in texture, but generally very well balanced, 8/10. Baobab (6€): classic baba au rhum, love the pipette of rum that lets you customize the level of booze in your baba! I'm not usually a fan of baba au rhum, but this was excellent. The brioche-like cake was pretty close to perfect texturally, not at all mushy, and would have been moist even without being soaked in rum. The vanilla cream at the bottom was great but wish it had been a little thicker. A very good, strong but not overwhelming baba, 8/10. Tentation (6€): raspberry and pistachio tart. This is about as classic as Pain de Sucre gets, very well executed. The same excellent pâte sablée tart base, a strong layer of pistachio-almond frangipane, and picture-perfect raspberries on top. Why don't more shops add pistachio to their tarte framboise? Would have liked to see another element in there, preferably a tart one like a thin layer of raspberry compote to balance out the sweet pistachio frangipane, really the only time I'll advocate adding another component to a Pain de Sucre work, 7.5/10. Lucile (6€): coconut, rose, and black sesame mousse cake. Nice and flavorful coconut mousse layer, a little lighter than the coconut filling in the Fraicheur. Layer of rose mousse was very delicate, worked nicely with the coconut but flavor was too faint in my opinion. Didn't get much of the black sesame flavor, although the gateau base was exceptionally moist and delicious. Overall a bit too restrained in terms of flavor and I don't think they blended as well as in the Rosemary, for instance. Beautiful presentation but lacking in the texture department, 6.5/10. Bollywood (6€): pineapple mousse infused with cilantro, pistachio cake base, candied pineapple core. Loved the pineapple core and pistachio dacquoise, this was my first time seeing cilantro in French cuisine! The pineapple cilantro mousse is weird at first but grows on you, but in the end it's still a little weird and the cilantro lingers in your mouth too much. Props for creativity, the pastry is very refreshing and quite light but I'm not sold on the flavor combination, lacking textural contrast, 6/10. As a bonus, you can have your pastries on a platter with a spoon to eat sûr place at one of the nice tables right outside the shop for no extra charge. read more

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Located steps away from our apartment, Pain de Sucre was our first stop on our first morning in Paris. I loved this little bakery's simplicity in their decor and unique pastries. Since it was our first visit, we decided to give their croissant and pain au chocolat a try. They were both very soft and hot-out-of-the-oven fresh. I was already looking forward to the next day's breakfast. Unfortunately, they are closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and they normally do not open until 10:00 AM. This was not convenient for us at all. We returned home before 8:00 PM one night, and decided to try the baguettes from Pain de Sucre. It was not stale, but it definitely was not fresh. The texture is a lot denser than the ones at Huré. Perhaps it was just that one time, but we ended up visiting Huré for breakfast every day for the rest of the week and never got a chance to return to Pain de Sucre during their operating hours. I also thought the lady, whom I believe is one of the owners, was not very friendly. We asked her about the ingredients in one of her pastries because it was not clearly written, and she seemed very impatient with us. The bakery is a little fancier than Huré, but it is small and pricey, and it was not very tourist-friendly. read more

This is an exceptional patisserie producing inventive cakes that go far beyond the usual. For example, we had a remarkable wild strawberry tart (topped with the most impossibly tiny wild strawberries) with a base of sharp rhurbarb cream. As for the raspberry chocolate cake, well, you won't be disappointed. For my fellow New Yorkers, I promise there is nothing like this back home. You might think there is, and give me some nonsense list of bakeries hawking $10 cakes made with precious single origin chocolates harvested from some organic lava flow or made individually by a former poetry Ph.D now living in Williamsburg, or some such. You might play up the pleasures of our native cakes, or of the doughy pleasures of the Donut Plant. Please. Just try it and see if you can say those things with a straight face. Be warned. The cakes are over 5 euros each. And there's not so much space to sit. If the weather is good, though, the seats outside are good for people watching. Ask for multiple spoons - people will want to share. read more

I agree with some of the other comments. Expensive but still very good. The store itself is adorable. The sable biscuit was delicious. We got four of their little cakes as well though I don't remember their names(besides one named "green" something) . Each was subtitle, yet well balanced and beautiful. I'm a big fan and can't wait to try the boulangerie a couple doors down. read more

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We randomly stopped by and grabbed a fig tart and a little heart shaped spice cake. It was sooo difficult to pick something and honestly I wanted it ALL. I loved the fig tart - it was subtle and fresh and sooo beautiful. They spoke English and were friendly. read more

"Pain de Sucre" in Paris can mean either this delicious bakery or a swimwear store. :-) Each cake is a work of art. Stop by, even just to look. They have gigantic handmade marshmallows, too. It can be a bit pricey, but it's probably worth it once in a while. Gluten-free notes: You can't eat most of the stuff here, but ask about the marshmallows. Maybe they're possible. read more

Located in the Marais (not too far from Centre Pompidou), Pain de Sucre offers some very innovative pastries that often combine ingredients that, at first, might not sound appetizing together but ultimately create a unique harmony of flavors in delicate balance. This is one of my favorite patisseries in the area, in part because of the wide range of unusual pastry options, and in part because everything in the store just looks so darn good (the displays are simply mouth-watering!). read more

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The marshmallows we're the draw and they were rather flavorless. Not bad just nothing spectacular. Tried a few other things and just wasn't impressed. read more

My favorite in Paris!!! Their bread is fabulous, but my all time favorite items are the butternut soup for take out and their chocolate mousse. Such a kind man operating this patisserie. Enjoy! read more

Bought some macaroons back home for my family and friends. Service was lovely. Macaroon tasted good.

I walked in just for the marshmallows. I wish I would've walked out with much more. These are the best marshmallows I've ever had - even better than those from more world-wide well known French patisseries. I imagine everything else they offer would equally blow my mind. Until next time. read more

Just returned for their macarons. The mint and passion fruit ones blew me away. Between that and the marshmallows piled up in the window, I'm sold. read more

These pastries are the best I had in paris, and I tried lots of pastries! Lots of choices beyond macarons. Wonderful breads and meat pies as well. read more

Tiny place. But everything they have is great. Subtle flavors. A croissant from the Gods.

Their Caracas éclair is possibly (maybe with the exception of Carl Marletti) my favorite chocolate éclair in Paris (and I've lived here on and off for years). What I love about it is that it's made with dark chocolate and it's not too sweet. If you like things to be super sweet, this might not be your thing. But for dark chocolate fans, this is a must. And what amazes me (about many high quality pastries with pastry cream) is how it has zero greasy aftertaste (unlike, say, a cupcake). Their marshmallows are excellent too, but not to die for. read more

Just about every bakery is stellar in Paris, this one is exceptional as well. Paris makes being off sugar near difficult.

Hands down the best macarons in Paris. We tried them all lol. This will be the first stop we make the next time we are there. Simply the best read more

Great pastries and very artsy presentation. Seating right outside for you to enjoy your treat with some coffee or juice while people watching. read more

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We sampled so many of Pain de Sucre's delightful pastries. My daughter and I especially loved their strawberry jam. French strawberry shortcake actually taste like real strawberries unlike their flavorless California corporate cousins. Pain De Sucre's jam perfectly preserves that flavor with a real expression of strawberry I have yet to find in any of the small brand jams I've tried since. read more

Probably one of the best organic ficelle ( as is called a slim baguette ) in Paris. Ask also for an apple turnover ( chausson aux pommes ), which though not being organic is an absolute great buy at 2 € ;) You will thank me . . . What's funny is that the saleswoman is very often . . . a Russian! read more

All I can say is this place is NOT to be missed. Everything from the macarons to the baguettes were absolutely tremendous. We were so impressed by this place that we decided to bring our friends and family home boxes of their macarons (waaaaaay better than Laduree). A true gem that is not to be missed! read more

lived in paris for four years. hands down the best pastry shop in paris. i have literally dreamt about the rosemary tart. everything is divine and light. you can easily sample a number of different pastries without feeling heavy or like you ate something so sugary. worth every cent! read more

everything in this place is BEAUTIFUL. i wanted to eat everything in site, but alas, it was morning, and i just got a baguette. i think any baguette beats the ones back home, but this one was delish. i also got a pistachio and rose marshmallow for later and tried a bite of my friend's choc croissant and salty caramel macaron. gotta love all the baked goods in paris! read more

I could pick blindfolded sweet or savory and be gobsmacked by the offerings here. My personal favorites were on the savory side w/ a special feelings for the beautiful looking and even better tasting tomato tart. read more

Even just walking by the window and drooling is a pleasure. If you need a fancy cake for a party and have the cash for it, this is the place to go for creative designs and flavors. read more