{"id":1082,"date":"2026-04-24T22:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/en\/?p=1082"},"modified":"2026-04-24T22:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:44:34","slug":"best-bakeries-pastry-shops-reims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/en\/best-bakeries-pastry-shops-reims\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bakeries &#038; Pastry Shops in Reims: 2026 Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1082\" class=\"elementor elementor-1082\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5485594 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5485594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b54660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9b54660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"fr\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/meilleures-boulangeries-patisseries-reims\/\" \/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/en\/best-bakeries-pastry-shops-reims\/\" \/>\n<link rel=\"alternate\" hreflang=\"x-default\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/meilleures-boulangeries-patisseries-reims\/\" \/>\n\n<style>\n\/* ====== CHART \u2014 Modern baker's apron ====== *\/\n.bjr-boulangeries {\n  --bjr-primary: #1D3557; 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}\n  .bjr-boulangeries .bjr-hero-meta { gap: 24px; }\n  .bjr-boulangeries .bjr-content { padding: 50px 18px 40px; }\n  .bjr-boulangeries .bjr-shop { padding: 30px 22px 22px; }\n  .bjr-boulangeries .bjr-capsule {\n    margin: 50px -18px;\n    padding: 45px 26px 40px;\n  }\n  .bjr-boulangeries details.bjr-faq-item summary {\n    padding: 20px 50px 20px 22px;\n    font-size: 16px;\n  }\n  .bjr-boulangeries details.bjr-faq-item > div { padding: 16px 22px 22px 22px; }\n  .bjr-boulangeries .bjr-outro { padding: 30px 22px; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"bjr-boulangeries\">\n\n  <!-- ====== HERO ====== -->\n  <div class=\"bjr-hero\">\n    <div class=\"bjr-hero-kicker\">2026 Guide<\/div>\n    <h1>The best bakeries &amp; <em>pastry shops<\/em> in Reims<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"bjr-hero-sub\">Nine addresses chosen on what comes out of the oven, professional recognition, and consistency over time. From neighborhood bread makers to the grand pastry institutions \u2014 an insider guide for locals and visitors alike.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"bjr-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-hero-meta-item\">\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-num\">9<\/span>\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-label\">Addresses<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bjr-hero-meta-item\">\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-num\">3<\/span>\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-label\">Categories<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"bjr-hero-meta-item\">\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-num\">1<\/span>\n        <span class=\"bjr-hero-meta-label\">History break<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- ====== CONTENT ====== -->\n  <div class=\"bjr-content\">\n\n    <!-- INTRO -->\n    <div class=\"bjr-intro\">\n      <p>Searching for a good bakery in Reims online usually produces the same result as anywhere else: a Google Maps top-ten of the nearest highly-rated addresses, with no distinction between the corner bakery's everyday bread, the signature tart of a chef trained at a three-Michelin-star kitchen, and the wedding cake of a house recognized by the profession. These rankings answer the question \"what's open nearby?\" \u2014 not \"where should I actually go?\"<\/p>\n      <p>This guide is built to answer the second. In France, the <em>boulangerie-p\u00e2tisserie<\/em> \u2014 the shop that sells both bread and pastries \u2014 is a cultural institution, not a convenience. Every neighborhood has several; only a few stand out. Nine have made the cut here, chosen on what's actually in the display case, on professional recognition, and on consistency across years \u2014 not on the Google Maps average. We start with the artisans working bread and pastry side by side, take a short detour through the story of the <em>biscuit rose de Reims<\/em> \u2014 a local invention born in a bread oven \u2014 then move on to the grand pastry houses that have shaped the city's sweet reputation. We close with one address outside the city limits that earns its place.<\/p>\n      <p>For each address: what to look for, what to order, when to visit, and the practical information you'll need. Hours are verified at the time of publication but can shift during French holiday periods \u2014 a phone call remains the safest way to confirm.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ====== SECTION 1 \u2014 ARTISANS ====== -->\n    <section class=\"bjr-section\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-section-header\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-section-kicker\">Section 1 \u00b7 Neighborhood bread &amp; pastry<\/div>\n        <h2>The artisans of bread and pastry<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- 1. Les Halles -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">1<\/div>\n        <h3>Boulangerie Les Halles<\/h3>\n        <p>If you live in the Boulingrin district, your luck is that every morning you can count on <strong>Sylvain Guglielmi<\/strong>. Trained in some of France's finest kitchens \u2014 first at the Royal Champagne in Champillon, then at Yamazaki in Paris, the Japanese-owned pastry house that applies sushi-master precision to French pastry \u2014 he has held this corner bakery on rue de Mars for nearly thirty years. It carries a rare double role: supplying bread to several of Reims' Michelin-starred restaurants while still functioning as the neighborhood bakery. The two missions don't compete; they nourish each other.<\/p>\n        <p>The bread is flawless, with a finely aerated crumb and a crust that still crackles beneath the knife. But it's in the pastry case that the house declares its difference. The <strong>Caram\u00e9lio tart<\/strong>, a signature creation since 1994, is its landmark: shortcrust pastry, chocolate ganache, salted-caramel \u2014 nothing more, except a balance held to the comma, which explains why people still order it three decades in. Chocolates, all-butter viennoiseries, individual and family-size creations: a complete universe, featured in the <em>Gault &amp; Millau<\/em> guide \u2014 France's leading restaurant and bakery reference alongside Michelin.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 32 rue de Mars, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Monday\u2013Friday 7am\u20137:30pm \u00b7 Saturday 6:30am\u20137pm \u00b7 Closed Sunday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 97 40<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> Caram\u00e9lio tart, traditional baguette, house chocolates<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> come late morning for fresh bread straight from the oven, or mid-afternoon for individual pastries without the lunch crowd<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 2. Paintagru\u00e9lique -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">2<\/div>\n        <h3>Paintagru\u00e9lique<\/h3>\n        <p>At the corner of rue de Tambour and the place de l'H\u00f4tel-de-Ville, there's often a line on the sidewalk. There's also, in the window, the <strong>\"Baguette des Pr\u00e9s\"<\/strong> \u2014 widely considered one of the finest baguettes in Reims by locals who know. And as you walk in, a scent that doesn't resemble any other bakery downtown: living sourdough, warm butter, spice \u2014 a signature olfactory print that clings to the house.<\/p>\n        <p><strong>Thomas Zajac<\/strong> and <strong>Honorine Herry<\/strong> have built a rare balance here: classical technical excellence on sourdough breads and all-butter croissants \u2014 regularly cited among Reims' best \u2014 alongside a genuine creative voice on the pastry side. The <strong>lemon tartlets<\/strong> are finished with a note of pesto that sounds unusual and changes everything. The <strong>Polish babkas<\/strong> (twisted brioches with chocolate-hazelnut or pistachio), the <strong>cinnamon rolls<\/strong>, the seasonal fruit tartlets \u2014 all of it holds its own against the best Parisian houses, at half the price and without the snobbery. Featured in <em>Gault &amp; Millau<\/em>, rated 4.9\/5 on Google with over 165 reviews. Not an accident.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 30 rue de Tambour, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Wednesday\u2013Saturday 6:30am\u20137:30pm \u00b7 Sunday 6:30am\u20131:30pm \u00b7 Closed Monday\u2013Tuesday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 68 81<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> Baguette des Pr\u00e9s, all-butter croissant, chocolate-hazelnut babka, lemon-pesto tartlet<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> Sunday morning for fresh viennoiseries \u2014 but early, the line forms fast<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 3. Le Four \u00e0 Bois -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">3<\/div>\n        <h3>Le Four \u00e0 Bois<\/h3>\n        <p>On rue Chanzy, along the <em>Route du Sacre<\/em> \u2014 the historic coronation route that once carried kings of France from the Palais du Tau to the cathedral \u2014 the bakery is both well-placed and strangely discreet. You can walk past it more than once before noticing. And yet <strong>Christophe Van Vynckt<\/strong> has been firing one of the last true wood-burning ovens in Reims since the 1980s. The wood oven here isn't a marketing line: it's the method, and it changes everything \u2014 a longer, uneven bake that gives the breads a dense crust and a crumb that holds for several days.<\/p>\n        <p>The house has been <strong>100% organic<\/strong> for decades, from a time when this was neither trendy nor a selling point. The butter used in the viennoiseries and pastries is a Poitou-Charentes <strong>AOC butter<\/strong> (Appellation d'Origine Contr\u00f4l\u00e9e \u2014 France's protected-origin quality mark, same system that defines Champagne itself), a rigorous choice you can taste in each bite. On the pastry side, the house plays the tradition card with discipline: <strong>Le Royal<\/strong> (chocolate-hazelnut), <strong>Le Trois Chocolats<\/strong>, <strong>Le Champenois<\/strong>, raspberry macarons, chocolate-hazelnut crunch \u2014 classics, executed with a cleanliness that leaves no room for approximation.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 100 rue Chanzy, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Tuesday\u2013Friday 6:45am\u20137:30pm \u00b7 Saturday 6:45am\u20137pm \u00b7 Closed Sunday\u2013Monday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 44 36<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Website<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.le-four-a-bois.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">le-four-a-bois.fr<\/a><\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> wood-fired sourdough bread, Le Royal, all-butter AOC croissant<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> weekdays mid-afternoon for the second wave of hot loaves, with fewer people around<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 4. Boulangerie Pauline -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">4<\/div>\n        <h3>Boulangerie Pauline<\/h3>\n        <p>On rue de Vesle, at number 80, the wooden-molded shopfront and the colorful Terrazzo interior announce a bakery that cares about its setting. Inside, a wood-burning oven is still firing the batches \u2014 a rarity in Reims \u2014 and the balance between the bread side and the pastry side is among the most fully assumed in the city: each pulls the other up, neither plays second fiddle.<\/p>\n        <p><strong>Anthony Arrigault<\/strong> runs the bread room with an old-school hand that suits the wood bake perfectly \u2014 the sourdough loaves have character, a crust that sings and a generous crumb. <strong>Pauline Arrigault<\/strong> signs the sweet side: seasonal fruit tarts, pavlova, a local riff on tiramis\u00f9, individual entremets worth the detour. The <strong>\"Paulinette\"<\/strong>, the house's signature baguette, has become a regulars' staple. And the classics aren't forgotten \u2014 the lemon tart, the walnut-cheese bread, the all-butter viennoiseries all hold their line.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 80 rue de Vesle, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Monday\u2013Friday 7am\u20136:30pm \u00b7 Saturday 7am\u20136pm \u00b7 Closed Sunday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 40 20<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> the Paulinette baguette, lemon tart, walnut-cheese bread, local tiramis\u00f9<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> Thursday or Friday late morning \u2014 the special breads tend to come out then<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 5. La Panac\u00e9e -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">5<\/div>\n        <h3>La Panac\u00e9e<\/h3>\n        <p>Step out of the city center, walk up rue de Magneux, and enter La Panac\u00e9e, and you're in a completely different grammar of bakery. <strong>Julien Guillot<\/strong> and <strong>Marion Menu<\/strong> don't offer a baguette with variations \u2014 they offer a <strong>rotating bread calendar<\/strong> that shifts by day and by season, each loaf with its own flour, its own fermentation, its own character. Everything is <strong>100% organic<\/strong>, everything is <strong>naturally leavened<\/strong>, and the flours come from French mills chosen with the seriousness a wine merchant brings to estate selection.<\/p>\n        <p>This is the only bakery in Reims that works this deeply with <strong>heritage grains<\/strong> \u2014 buckwheat, rye, corn, spelt \u2014 and that regularly offers <strong>breads made from low-gluten alternative flours<\/strong> (rice, flax, quinoa, even green lentil flour). For Reims residents with gluten sensitivities, this is often the only credible option in town. The fruit-studded loaves are standouts: the <strong>Byzance<\/strong> (apples, figs, poppy seeds) is worth the trip on its own. And because Julien Guillot believes everything should start with the bread itself, even the viennoiseries are built from bread doughs rather than industrial laminated pastry.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 111 rue de Magneux, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Monday\u2013Friday 7am\u20131:30pm and 4pm\u20137:30pm \u00b7 Closed Saturday\u2013Sunday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 89 03 80<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> Bisette (organic semi-whole baguette), Byzance, buckwheat bread, sourdough brioche, low-gluten breads<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> Tuesday through Friday \u2014 the house closes the entire weekend, which may surprise you, but it's assumed<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 6. La Bo\u00eete \u00e0 Pain -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">6<\/div>\n        <h3>La Bo\u00eete \u00e0 Pain<\/h3>\n        <p>On avenue Jean Jaur\u00e8s, this address circulates more and more among local pastry lovers when the conversation turns to <strong>the best flan in Reims<\/strong>. A quick note for international readers: the French <em>flan p\u00e2tissier<\/em> is a thick-set vanilla custard tart on shortcrust pastry \u2014 nothing to do with the caramel-topped Spanish flan. The <strong>traditional flan<\/strong> here is the house's signature: a creamy, melting texture with just-right vanilla, on a pastry base that never turns soggy. Give a slice to someone who thinks they've outgrown flan, and watch them change their mind.<\/p>\n        <p>Beyond that headline piece, the display case keeps pace. The <strong>framboisier<\/strong> (raspberry mousse cake) circulates among fans of red fruit desserts, the <strong>chocolate-pistachio Chinois<\/strong> is pure indulgence, the \u00e9clairs are varied. On the bread side, the sourdough is solid, and the <strong>seasonal squash baguette<\/strong> is worth the visit. The house is open six days a week from 6:30am to 8pm, which also makes it one of the few credible addresses in the area for picking up bread late in the day.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 115 avenue Jean Jaur\u00e8s, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Tuesday\u2013Sunday 6:30am\u20138pm \u00b7 Closed Monday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 07 08 00<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> traditional vanilla flan, framboisier, chocolate-pistachio Chinois, sourdough bread<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> Saturday morning for the full pastry case \u2014 but mind the flan: it's often sold out by noon<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- ====== CAPSULE \u2014 BISCUIT ROSE ====== -->\n    <aside class=\"bjr-capsule\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-capsule-label\">A History Break<\/div>\n      <h2>The <em>biscuit rose<\/em>, or how a baker's invention became Reims' pastry emblem<\/h2>\n      <p>Before shifting to the grand pastry houses, there's a Reims story worth telling \u2014 because it bridges the two worlds.<\/p>\n      <p>Around 1690, the city's bakers were looking for a way not to waste the residual heat of their ovens after the day's bread had come out. One of them had the idea of slipping in a simple batter \u2014 eggs, flour, sugar \u2014 and letting it slowly dry in the cooling oven. The process yielded a small, dry cake, crisp on the outside and soft in the mouth, that doesn't handle humidity well but keeps for weeks in a tin. Because it went through the oven <strong>twice<\/strong>, it was called <em>bis-cuit<\/em> \u2014 from the Latin <em>bis coctus<\/em>, \"twice-cooked.\" It was white at first; the pink tint came later, during the 18th century, when biscuit-makers added carmine to the batter to mask the tiny black dots left by the vanilla seeds.<\/p>\n      <p>Nothing glamorous in those origins: a practical gesture, energy recovery before the term existed, a utilitarian dye. And yet, three centuries later, this baker's biscuit has become <strong>the most recognizable pastry symbol of the region<\/strong>, inseparable from a glass of champagne in which people love to dip it \u2014 its airy-yet-dense texture being precisely what prevents it from crumbling into the bubbles, which is its second technical particularity. The house of Fossier, established in Reims since 1756, is today the historical guardian; but it's far from the only one. Several Reims p\u00e2tissiers continue to work the biscuit into their creations \u2014 as a macaron base, powdered into ganaches, as a tart lining. The most R\u00e9mois of biscuits keeps circulating through the hands of artisans who inherited the craft of those who invented it. It makes a natural bridge between the bakery and the pastry house \u2014 and that's where we go next.<\/p>\n    <\/aside>\n\n    <!-- ====== SECTION 2 \u2014 INSTITUTIONS ====== -->\n    <section class=\"bjr-section\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-section-header\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-section-kicker\">Section 2 \u00b7 The grand houses<\/div>\n        <h2>The institutional pastry houses<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- 7. Wa\u00efda -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">7<\/div>\n        <h3>P\u00e2tisserie Wa\u00efda<\/h3>\n        <p>On place Drouet-d'Erlon, next door to the Boulangerie Paul that occupies the neighboring storefront, the fa\u00e7ade of <strong>Wa\u00efda<\/strong> stands out by its quiet elegance. Founded in <strong>1923<\/strong>, during the post-World War I reconstruction of Reims, the house has crossed a century under the same family, spanning three generations. What matters to know before you walk in: the interior \u2014 colored mosaics, stained-glass panels from the <strong>Simon-Marq<\/strong> atelier (the Reims workshop that also restored the cathedral's windows), marquetry panels, period ironwork and lighting \u2014 has not been restored in a museum sense. It has been used, maintained, lived in continuously for a hundred years. It's one of very few Reims shops from the reconstruction era that has preserved its original d\u00e9cor essentially intact, and you feel it the moment you step inside. We go into more detail in our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bonjour-reims.fr\/en\/art-deco-trail-reims\/\">Art Deco trail of Reims<\/a>.<\/p>\n        <p>On the pastry side, Wa\u00efda plays classical French pastry at a high level, with associations that often revolve around subtle fruit-floral pairings. The <strong>Champagne Ros\u00e9 entremet<\/strong> \u2014 raspberry ladyfinger, ros\u00e9-champagne mousse with grapefruit zest, raspberry coulis and wild-strawberry accents touched with violet \u2014 is a signature piece worth the visit. The <strong>Op\u00e9ra<\/strong>, the <strong>Farfadet<\/strong> (almond-hazelnut dacquoise, praline cream), the choux (coffee, chocolate, praline, vanilla, pistachio), the rum baba, the chocolate nougatine \u2014 all hold their line. The house also runs a genuine tea salon where the <strong>Valrhona hot chocolate<\/strong> is served at quiet tables, and produces its own <strong>house ice creams<\/strong> in season. It's noticeably more expensive than a neighborhood pastry shop \u2014 but you're also paying for a setting no other Reims shop can offer.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 3-5 place Drouet-d'Erlon, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Wednesday\u2013Friday 8am\u20137:30pm \u00b7 Saturday 8am\u20138pm \u00b7 Sunday 8am\u20131:30pm and 3:30pm\u20137pm \u00b7 Closed Monday\u2013Tuesday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 44 49<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Website<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waida.store\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">waida.store<\/a><\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> Champagne Ros\u00e9 entremet, Op\u00e9ra, Farfadet, Valrhona hot chocolate at the tea salon<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> Wednesday or Thursday mid-afternoon, for a quiet tea salon experience away from the Saturday crowd<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n\n      <!-- 8. Biston -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">8<\/div>\n        <h3>P\u00e2tisserie-Chocolaterie Biston<\/h3>\n        <p>Not in the city center, not on the tourist trail, but facing the Saint-Thomas church on avenue de Laon: the pastry-and-chocolate shop of <strong>Olivier Biston<\/strong> has worked for decades in a family tradition \u2014 \"from father to son,\" as the house claims, with more than 50 years of expertise in celebration pieces. This is the house locals mention the moment someone asks about a <strong>wedding cake<\/strong>, a <em>pi\u00e8ce mont\u00e9e<\/em> (the traditional French tiered celebration cake built from choux pastry) for a christening, or a showpiece for a milestone birthday. Everything is made to order, on commission, with genuine dialogue with the client \u2014 which is not easy to find.<\/p>\n        <p>But confining Biston to big-occasion work would miss half the point. The <strong>chocolate is 100% made in-house<\/strong> \u2014 ganaches scented with teas, flowers, liqueurs, old-school melting pralines, carefully crafted bars \u2014 the <strong>macarons<\/strong> are skillfully made, and the everyday pastry case moves with the seasons. The house also runs <strong>hands-on workshops<\/strong> open to enthusiasts, where you can learn to temper chocolate or assemble an entremet \u2014 a rare format in Reims. One useful practical detail: the Saint-Thomas parking garage is fifty meters away with the first half-hour free, and tram lines A and B stop a few steps from the door.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 66 avenue de Laon, 51100 Reims<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Wednesday\u2013Friday 8am\u201312:30pm and 2:30pm\u20137pm \u00b7 Saturday 7:30am\u20137pm \u00b7 Sunday 7:30am\u201312:30pm \u00b7 Closed Monday\u2013Tuesday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 47 73 62<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Website<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patisseriebiston.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patisseriebiston.fr<\/a> (click &amp; collect)<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> house-made chocolates (ganaches, pralines), individual pastries, wedding cakes and <em>pi\u00e8ces mont\u00e9es<\/em> by quote<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> plan a Saturday morning for the full pastry case; for a <em>pi\u00e8ce mont\u00e9e<\/em>, allow at least two weeks lead time<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- ====== SECTION 3 \u2014 OUTSIDE THE WALLS ====== -->\n    <section class=\"bjr-section\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-section-header\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-section-kicker\">Section 3 \u00b7 Outside the walls<\/div>\n        <h2>Le Macaron Bleu<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- 9. Le Macaron Bleu -->\n      <article class=\"bjr-shop\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-shop-num\">9<\/div>\n        <h3>Le Macaron Bleu (Bezannes)<\/h3>\n        <p>We step outside the Reims city limits for a single address \u2014 because it earns the detour on its track record alone. In Bezannes, ten minutes from downtown Reims by car or by tram line B, <strong>Le Macaron Bleu<\/strong> is the most decorated bakery-pastry house in the Marne d\u00e9partement over the past decade.<\/p>\n        <p>Founded in <strong>2011<\/strong> by <strong>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique Watremet<\/strong>, now co-run with her daughter <strong>Rapha\u00eblle<\/strong>, the house has won the title of <strong>Best Galette des Rois of the Marne<\/strong> four times (2012, 2022, 2024, 2026) \u2014 the <em>Galette des Rois<\/em> being France's traditional Epiphany cake, a puff-pastry creation filled with almond frangipane, taken very seriously as a national competition. The house also won <strong>Best Galette of the Grand Est region in 2024<\/strong> and finished <strong>fourth in the 2025 national championship<\/strong>. This kind of consistency across years isn't luck: it's discipline in the workshop, attention to seasonality, rigor on raw ingredients. The house works with local flours, no additives, and makes absolutely everything on site.<\/p>\n        <p>Beyond the galette, the house signature is <strong>la Caroline<\/strong> \u2014 a modern reinterpretation of a classic of French pastry, built around choux pastry, \u00e9clairs and whipped cream, lighter than the original version. The <strong>macarons<\/strong> come in nine permanent flavors plus seasonal creations. And for major occasions, Le Macaron Bleu creates <strong>layer cakes, number cakes and custom <em>pi\u00e8ces mont\u00e9es<\/em><\/strong> on order. A <strong>24\/7 bread dispenser<\/strong> nearby lets you grab a fresh baguette even when the shop itself is closed.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"bjr-practical\">\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M21 10c0 7-9 13-9 13s-9-6-9-13a9 9 0 0 1 18 0z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"10\" r=\"3\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Address<\/strong> 95 rue Louis N\u00e9el, 51430 Bezannes<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Hours<\/strong> Tuesday\u2013Saturday 6:30am\u20137pm \u00b7 Sunday 7am\u20131pm \u00b7 Closed Monday<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.92v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.18 2 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-8.63-3.07 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6 19.79 19.79 0 0 1-3.07-8.67A2 2 0 0 1 4.11 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.72 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 .7 2.81 2 2 0 0 1-.45 2.11L8.09 9.91a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.27-1.27a2 2 0 0 1 2.11-.45 12.84 12.84 0 0 0 2.81.7A2 2 0 0 1 22 16.92z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Phone<\/strong> +33 3 26 36 50 26<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"2\" y1=\"12\" x2=\"22\" y2=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M12 2a15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4 10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1-4-10 15.3 15.3 0 0 1 4-10z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Website<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemacaronbleu.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lemacaronbleu.fr<\/a> (online shop, click &amp; collect)<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 2l3 6 6 1-4.5 4 1 6-5.5-3-5.5 3 1-6L3 9l6-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Order this<\/strong> Galette des Rois (in season), la Caroline, seasonal macarons, custom <em>pi\u00e8ces mont\u00e9es<\/em> by quote<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"bjr-practical-row\">\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M9 18h6M10 22h4M12 2a7 7 0 0 0-4 12.74V17h8v-2.26A7 7 0 0 0 12 2z\"\/><\/svg>\n            <span><strong>Tip<\/strong> January for the award-winning galette, but the house holds its level year-round<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- ====== FAQ ====== -->\n    <section class=\"bjr-section bjr-faq\">\n      <div class=\"bjr-section-header\">\n        <div class=\"bjr-section-kicker\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/div>\n        <h2>What locals already know<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Where can I buy bread on Sundays in Reims?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p>Most bakeries in this guide close on Sundays \u2014 a common reality across France, which can surprise visitors. Four useful exceptions: <strong>La Bo\u00eete \u00e0 Pain<\/strong> (avenue Jean Jaur\u00e8s) is open the full day, 6:30am\u20138pm. <strong>Paintagru\u00e9lique<\/strong> (rue de Tambour) opens Sunday morning until 1:30pm. <strong>Le Macaron Bleu<\/strong> (Bezannes) is open Sunday 7am\u20131pm. <strong>P\u00e2tisserie Wa\u00efda<\/strong> is also open Sunday in two services (8am\u20131:30pm and 3:30pm\u20137pm) \u2014 useful if you're after pastries rather than bread.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Which Reims bakery is best for real organic sourdough bread?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p>Three addresses stand out, each with a different approach. <strong>La Panac\u00e9e<\/strong> is the most uncompromising: 100% organic, 100% naturally leavened, a rotating bread calendar, specialist of heritage grains and low-gluten loaves. <strong>Le Four \u00e0 Bois<\/strong> bakes its sourdough in a real wood-burning oven, with organic flours and AOC Poitou-Charentes butter for the viennoiseries. <strong>La Bo\u00eete \u00e0 Pain<\/strong> offers a solid sourdough, not always organic but consistently good.<\/p>\n          <p>A useful distinction: <em>organic<\/em> and <em>naturally leavened sourdough<\/em> are not the same thing. The first refers to the flour's origin, the second to the fermentation method. La Panac\u00e9e and Le Four \u00e0 Bois do both.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Where can I order a wedding cake or celebration piece in Reims?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p>Two serious addresses for this kind of commission, each with a distinct register. <strong>P\u00e2tisserie Biston<\/strong> (avenue de Laon) is the historical reference for custom <em>pi\u00e8ces mont\u00e9es<\/em> (tiered celebration pieces) and couture-level wedding cakes, with several decades of family expertise. <strong>Le Macaron Bleu<\/strong> (Bezannes) excels at <strong>layer cakes<\/strong> and <strong>number cakes<\/strong> \u2014 the modern formats widely favored today \u2014 as well as customizable <em>pi\u00e8ces mont\u00e9es<\/em>.<\/p>\n          <p>In all cases, plan at least two to three weeks ahead for a celebration piece, more during peak seasons (May\u2013September and December).<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Where can I try a true Reims pastry specialty?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p>The <em>biscuit rose de Reims<\/em> is the most emblematic local specialty, available at the <strong>Maison Fossier<\/strong> (located in the La Neuvillette district of Reims) for the historical industrial version, but also reworked by several p\u00e2tissiers in this selection \u2014 as a macaron base, powdered into ganaches, as a tart lining. At <strong>Wa\u00efda<\/strong>, the pastry selection regularly includes creations drawing on Champagne's sweet heritage. The <strong>g\u00e2teau mollet<\/strong> \u2014 another local specialty, a dense egg-and-butter brioche \u2014 is sometimes found in traditional bakeries.<\/p>\n          <p>For Reims-specific confections (marzipans, croquignoles, champagne cork candies), specialized chocolatiers like <strong>La Petite Friande<\/strong> or <strong>Deleans<\/strong> are the references \u2014 but they fall outside the scope of this guide, which focuses on bakeries and pastry shops.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Is there a gluten-free option for bakeries in Reims?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p><strong>La Panac\u00e9e<\/strong> is the essential \u2014 and nearly unique \u2014 address in Reims for <strong>low-gluten breads<\/strong> made from alternative flours (rice, spelt, flax, quinoa, green lentil).<\/p>\n          <p>Important to know: the bakery works these flours in the same workshop as conventional wheat flours, so this is not positioned as a certified safe space for strict celiacs \u2014 anyone affected should check directly with the house before consuming. Production isn't daily either, so a call before visiting is strongly recommended. A few other houses occasionally offer gluten-free pastries (Wa\u00efda mentions having some), but it's not their core trade.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details class=\"bjr-faq-item\">\n        <summary>Which Reims bakery makes the best butter croissant?<\/summary>\n        <div>\n          <p>Three addresses hold up under comparison, and each has its defenders. <strong>Paintagru\u00e9lique<\/strong> is probably the most enthusiastically cited in 2025, with a flaky croissant of exceptional texture. <strong>Boulangerie Les Halles<\/strong> makes a dense, buttery croissant in the classical French tradition. <strong>Le Four \u00e0 Bois<\/strong> uses an AOC Poitou-Charentes butter that gives its croissants a particular aromatic depth.<\/p>\n          <p>There's no objective answer to this question \u2014 but buying one from each on the same weekend and comparing them remains one of the most pleasant gastronomic exercises you can do in Reims.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <!-- ====== OUTRO ====== -->\n    <div class=\"bjr-outro\">\n      <h2>A closing thought<\/h2>\n      <p>Nine addresses aren't exhaustive, and this guide doesn't pretend to be. Other Reims bakeries and pastry shops are worth visiting \u2014 but the ones chosen here share one thing in common: they are judged on their work, not on their marketing. A house can be a century-old family institution still performing at its level (Wa\u00efda), an address that has built and holds its reputation over the years (Paintagru\u00e9lique, La Bo\u00eete \u00e0 Pain), a solo artisan who has kept his discipline over decades (Le Four \u00e0 Bois, La Panac\u00e9e), a chef trained in the finest kitchens who chose to open a neighborhood bakery (Les Halles), a founder-pastrywoman quietly stacking awards (Le Macaron Bleu). None of these profiles is more legitimate than another. Together they map a living Reims pastry scene, still in motion.<\/p>\n      <p>The best advice for someone arriving in Reims: don't try to see everything in one weekend. Pick one or two addresses, come back, compare, and let habit do the choosing. 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