Every year in May, during the Fête du Pain* (bread festival), a croissant competition is held. But in 2020, due to COVID19, all of France was locked down until May 11… and in 2020, the croissant competition could not be held.
*Since the feast day of Saint Honoré, the patron saint of bakers, is May 18, there will be a national baguette competition, Parisian croissant competition, and a hands-on class for children in the heart of Paris on the island of Cite around that time.
But where do we find the best croissants this year? So, French VOGUE has published “Palmarès des meilleurs croissants à Paris en 2020” (ranking of the best croissants in Paris in 2020), which you can read here.
This is a VOGUE ranking, so there are a lot of fashionable stores.
The results of the Paris Regional Croissant Competition from 2017~2019 and the list of winning stores since 2007 are listed in the second half of this report.
- Ranking of the best croissants in Paris in 2020
- The winner of the 2019 Croissant Competition is LA FABRIQUE AUX GOURMANDISES La Fabrique aux Gourmandises (14th arrondissement, Paris)
- 2018 results: the winner is La Maison d’Isabelle (Paris 5e)
- Results of the 2017 Croissant Competition: the winner is La Maison Pichard (Paris 15e)
- Past Croissant Competition winners from 2009 to 2019
- Map of past 10 years’ winners and 2017-2019 winners (Google Map)
- Emily’s recommendation, Boulangerie moderne?
Ranking of the best croissants in Paris in 2020
No.1 Laurent Duchêne
There is also a new store in Vincennes.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.1
CROISSANT PARIS 2012 no.1
Figaro PainAuChocolat 2014 no.8
・2 Rue Wurtz 75013 Paris(GoogleMap) OPEN 7:30-20:00 月-土
・238 Rue de la Convention, 75015 Paris(GoogleMap) OPEN 8:30-19:30 火-土 8:30-13:30 日
・45 rue Raymond du Temple 94300 Vincennes(GoogleMap) OPEN 8:30-19:30 火-土 8:30-13:30 日
No.2 Gontran Cherrier
Stores in Paris are closing and opening more stores outside of Paris and in Asia.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.2 BAGUETTE PARIS 2017 no.4
No.3 Cyril Lignac
Be aware that many of Mr. Lignac’s stores only serve cake, or just chocolate! You can buy them at these two stores.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.3
ELLE PAINAUCHOCOLAT 2019
No.4 La Maison d’Isabelle
Ranked with his dad, Pichard, he is the best in Paris in 2018.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.4
CROISSANT PARIS 2018 no.1
No.5 Boulangerie Sain
A rising star opening in 2019. The restaurant of Antony Courteille, who trained at Guy Martin’s Grand Vafour (two stars) and other restaurants.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no,5 Vogue Best Boulngerie 2019
No.6 Farine & O
M.O.F.(one of the best craftsmen in France) Olivier Magne and former banker Florian Argoud launched the store in the city.
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.6 Vogue Best Boulngerie 2019
No.7 Maison Pichard
言わずと知れたパリ一番と名高いクロワッサンの名店。一日中焼き立てが食べられる。
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.7
CROISSANT PARIS 2018 no.1 PainAuChocolat PARIS 2016 no.1 GaletteDeRoi PARIS 2018 no.9
8位 Des Gâteaux et du Pain デ・ガトー・エ・デュ・パン
味の組み合わせが面白くて美しいケーキのお店。ハイブランドのお店のような内装でパンも美しく少しお高め。
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.8
Vogue Best Boulngerie 2019
Figaro PainAuchocolat 2014 no.5
9位 Maison Lendemaine メゾン・ランドゥメンヌ
日本にも進出しているブランジェリー。2007年にRodolphe Landemaine氏が奥さまの石川芳美さんと立ち上げ、現在日仏合わせて19店舗。
Vogue CROISSANT 2020 no.9 Figaro PainAuchocolat 2014 no.8
Classement du Meilleur Croissant d’ile de France au Beurre AOP Charente Poitou
The official name of the croissant competition is
The “classement du meilleur croissant d’ile de France au beurre AOP Charente Poitou”.
Charente Poitou (region called Poitou-Charente), the best croissant contest in ile de France (Ile de France), made with butter made according to the AOP (nationally certified method).
The Poitou-Charentes region is the birthplace of the famous Échiré butter.
AOP refers to the rules of origin when naming a region, such as the Champagne region, where a champagne must be made with specified ingredients and methods.
And the often-heard Ile de France region is the name of a region in north-central France, centered on Paris.
The winner of the 2019 Croissant Competition is LA FABRIQUE AUX GOURMANDISES La Fabrique aux Gourmandises (14th arrondissement, Paris)
The first place winner, Lionel BONNAMY, is a boulangerie that won 10th place in 2017 and 18th place in Paris in the Galette des Rois in 2020. Galette des Rois and croissant dough are so close together that many stores perform well in both.
In the city of Paris, there are many awards in the 15th and 14th arrondissements again this year. There are not many Paris city centers (single-digit districts) again this year… Turquier, in fifth place, is a boulangerie that won in 2015. They’ve moved to a main store nearby, and this time they’re winning with a second store (I like that the two stores have different holidays).
| Boulanger (artisan) | The name of the bakery | Address | |
| 1 | Lionel BONNAMY | LA FABRIQUE AUX GOURMANDISES | 82, rue de l’Amiral Mouchez 75014 |
| 2 | Jean-Alexandre MICHEL | LE PECHE DE GOURMANDISE | 3, rue Sophie Germain 75014 |
| 3 | Anne-Sophie GIARD | L’ATELIER DE COURBEVOIE | 45, av. Pasteur（COURBEVOIE） |
| 4 | Filipe FERNANDES | L’ARTISAN DES GOURMANDS | 60, rue de la Convention 75015 |
| 5 | Benjamin TURQUIER | TOUT AUTOUR DU PAIN(Boulangerie 59 RdS) | 59, rue de Saintonge 75003 |
| 6 | Anis BOUABSA | AU DUC DE LA CHAPELLE | 32, rue Tristan Tzara 75018 |
| 7 | Thomas DUMUR | LE GRENIER A PAIN BELLES FEUILLES | 22, rue des Belles Feuilles 75016 |
| 8 | RomainTHOMANN | Thomann Romain | 8, bld de la Liberté（LES LILAS） |
| 9 | Jean-Yves BOULLIER | LE MOULIN DE LA CROIX NIVERT | 39 rue de la Croix Nivert 75015 |
| 10 | Rémi MINGUET | TARTINES ET GOURMANDISES | 29, av. Jean-Baptiste Clément（BOULOGNE BILLANCOURT） |
2018 results: the winner is La Maison d’Isabelle (Paris 5e)
The first place winner, Maison Isabelle, had Boulanger’s last name written as Pichard. This name… and then it’s the son of La Maison Pichard, the first place winner in 2017.
Paris is mostly in the 15th and 14th arrondissements. We have a map in the second half of the year, but Paris has a concentration of award-winning stores mostly on the Left Bank, and closer to the south. The second place Blangerie is near the Marché in Saint-Charles. It has a cafe and I recommend it.
| Boulanger (artisan) | The name of the bakery | Adress | |
| 1位 | Geoffrey PICHARD | MAISON ISABELLE | 47ter, bld St Germain 75005 |
| 2位 | Filipe FERNANDES | L’ARTISAN DES GOURMANDS | 60, rue de la Convention 75015 |
| 3位 | Patrick DUMONT | Maison Dumont | 201, av. Jean Jaurès（CLAMART） |
| 4位 | Romain GODARD | L’EPI DU BOIS | 4, place Moreau David（FONTENAY AUX ROSES） |
| 5位 | Vincent JOLY | LE GRENIER A PAIN VANVES | 40 Rue Raymond Marcheron（Vanves） |
| 6位 | Jean-Yves BOULLIER | LE MOULIN DE LA CROIX NIVERT | 39 rue de la Croix Nivert 75015 |
| 7位 | Jean-Alexandre MICHEL | LE PECHE DE GOURMANDISE | 3, rue Sophie Germain 75014 |
| 8位 | Nelly JULIEN | DOUCEURS ET TRADITIONS | 85, rue St Dominique 75007 |
| 9位 | Frédéric GAUTHIER | MAISON GAUTHIER | 147, Chaussée Jules César（BEAUCHAMP） |
| 10位 | Dominique FAYOLLE | AUX TEMPS GOURMANDS | 70, av. Jean Jaurès（CLAMART） |
Results of the 2017 Croissant Competition: the winner is La Maison Pichard (Paris 15e)
There are four houses in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, including the first place winner, Maison Pichard. This bias is interesting because the baguette competition has little bias from district to district.
The Tuesday marché I go to once a week is in the 15th arrondissement, so maybe I’ll go buy a batch next time. After the third one, there’s a good chance I’ll get tired of the butter and won’t find it tasty… lol.
| Boulanger (artisan) | The name of the bakery | Adress | |
| 1位 | Frédéric PICHARD | La Maison Pichard | 88, rue Cambronne（パリ15区） |
| 2位 | Jean-Yves BOULLIER | LE MOULIN DE LA CROIX NIVERT | 39, rue de la Croix Nivert（パリ15区） |
| 3位 | Yohann GRESSENT | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE COLBERT | 49, rue de Houdan（SCEAUX） |
| 4位 | Romain GODARD | L’EPI DU BOIS | 4, place Moreau David（FONTENAY SOUS BOIS） |
| 5位 | François POLETTO | AUX DELICES DU MORIN | 4 Grande Rue（VILLIERS SUR MORIN） |
| 6位 | Sahad ZERZOUR | BOULANGERIE MOZART | 147, av. Felix Faure（パリ15区） |
| 7位 | Stéphane CROUIN | Toudélices | 77, rue Victor Hugo（LEVALLOIS PERRET） |
| 8位 | Benoit COCARDON | L’artisan des Gourmands | 60, rue de la Convention（パリ15区） |
| 9位 | Abdeljalil BOUALI | L’ATELIER | 2, rue du Temple（SARTROUVILLE） |
| 10位 | Lionel BONNAMY | LA FABRIQUE AUX GOURMANDISES | 82, rue Amiral Mouchez（パリ14区） |
Past Croissant Competition winners from 2009 to 2019
| Boulanger (artisan) | The name of the bakery | Adress | |
| 2009 | Thierry Cornet | Boulangerie Cornet | 10 Place de la Fontaine（Lagny-sur-Marne） |
| 2010 | Patrick Dumont | Maison Dumont | 201 Avenue Jean Jaurès（Clamart） |
| 2011 | Amandine Thomann | Aux Delices De Marion | 139 Rue de Paris（Les Lilas） |
| 2012 | Laurent Duchêne | Laurent Duchêne Paris 13ème | 2 Rue Wurtz（パリ13区） |
| 2013 | Romain Thomann | Thomann Romain | 8 Boulevard de la Liberté（Les Lilas） |
| 2014 | Michel Lyczak | Lyczak Michel | 68 Rue Paul Vaillant Couturier（Malakoff） |
| 2015 | Benjamin Turquier | Tout Autour du Pain | 134 Rue de Turenne（パリ3区） |
| 2016 | MOUDJARI Yacine | LES SAVEURS DE WAGRAM | 169, av. de Wagram（パリ17区） |
| 2017 | Frédéric PICHARD | La Maison Pichard | 88, rue Cambronne（パリ15区） |
| 2018 | Geoffrey PICHARD | MAISON ISABELLE | 47ter, bld St Germain（パリ5区） |
| 2019 | Lionel BONNAMY | LA FABRIQUE AUX GOURMANDISES | 82, rue Amiral Mouchez（パリ14区） |
Map of past 10 years’ winners and 2017-2019 winners (Google Map)
This is a map of the winning stores of the 2017-19 croissant competition (yellow-green/2019 blue/2017 and 18) and the stores that won first place from 2009 to 2019 (yellow heart/2017-19 is pink).
If you have one near where you live or stay, try it out. You’ll be amazed at the consistency of the dough, the crunchiness, the different buttery flavors, and the deliciousness.
Emily’s recommendation, Boulangerie moderne?
GalettedeRoi PARIS 2019 no.17
・16 Rue des Fossés Saint-Jacques 75005 Paris(GoogleMap) OPEN 7:00-20:00 月-金
While pain au chocolat may top the rankings of web media, the big title in the big media is the 17th place of Galette des Rois in 2019. Opened in 2015 by Thierry Rabineau Thierry Rabineau, who was in charge of three Au Levain du Marais stores.
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