Overall 4.5. Very nice experience…read more SERVICE: 4.5. Patient and warm. AMBIANCE: 4.0 FOOD: They bake their pastries and bread on site. While we had lunch they were bringing out fresh loaves to cool. - 5.0: Penne Salad. Very fresh and excellent. - 4.0: Pain au Chocolat

We loved their flaky Croissant. We wanted to take some bread home, but they were closed on…read moreSundays, so we sadly couldn't. We will definitely try other mouth-watering products on our next visit. I believe this bakery is now called "Boulangerie les Artistes".

When people ask me why I moved to France, I tell them it was for the boulangeries, and I'm only…read morehalf-kidding. O Fournil des Artistes was exactly what I had in mind. It is simply a boulangerie, not a boulangerie-patisserie combo (no éclairs here!) The line is out the door for sandwiches at lunch, and they run out of croissants on Sunday morning, so go early. Then when you get there, order croissants, pain au chocolat, and pain aux raisins, plus bread with olives or cheese for later. Oh, and don't forget a baguette, the bread and butter of French boulangeries (too much?) If you're extra hungry, go for one of the grande baguettes - it's fatter and won't disappear quite as fast. The boulanger is a charming fellow who speaks English. If he can, he'll give you the freshest croissants just out of the oven instead of the ones on display. My evening baguettes and bad-day-cheer-me-up pain aux raisins and it's-Tuesday pain aux olives are what I miss most since moving out of Croix Rousse. Yes, we have other boulangeries at the bottom of les pentes, but it's not the same! O Fournil des Artistes, I miss you! En gros: si vous aimez le bon pain et les bonnes viennoiseries, vous ne serez pas deçu. Meilleure boulangerie de la Croix Rousse!