Venues similar to Liberté, Vinaigriers

Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016, the original room with the fox-mark logo

The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes, and serve them well.

The original 1862 Ladurée tea room, the room that invented the Paris salon de thé.

Classical French pâtisserie under the Pyramides arcades, tea room facing the Tuileries

Myriam Sabet's Levantine pâtisserie, kadaïf 1001-feuilles that Istanbul visitors instinctively recognise.

The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.

A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony, zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.

Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001, matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures

Japanese-precision French classical pâtisserie on avenue de Breteuil, Saint-Honoré as the benchmark

Best Baguette de Paris 2024 winner, sourdough, charcoal-black tradition, and weekend croissant programme

Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730, Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil

Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant, Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.

Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic, pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.

The trompe-l'oeil fruit pastries you've seen on Instagram, boutique and salon

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

Marais chocolatier with a tea room, millefeuille made à la minute, possibly Paris's finest caramels.

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.