With its crisp crust and chewy crumb shot through with irregular holes, Delmontel’s Renaissance bread is easily one of the finest in Paris. He puts the same skill and perfectionism into his pastries, biscuits and unsurpassable almond croissants.
Delmontel, 39 rue des Martyrs, 75009 Paris, tel. 01.48.78. 29.33). Open 7am-8.30pm Mon, Wed-Sun.