La Petite Marquise

Best croissant I’ve ever had in my life. I seriously can’t even explain how this place changed my life. Buttery, flaky, light, airy, with the perfect textures and delectable swaths of pastry layers in each bite. Inhaled them on a daily while on vacation. Super close to victor Hugo metro.

Surprisingly affordable and delicious pastries!
You can’t walk by this place without your mouth watering, and you can’t walk in without fighting the urge to buy one of everything.
I settled on a croissant and baguette, because I needed to try a real French croissant and also had read this place was voted one of the best baguettes around. Both were fantastic, and i did prefer the croissant. And they were only € 1 each! I’ll be going back and trying more items next time!

This place is pretty good, we actually stopped here two days in a row for a quick lunch before sightseeing. Their baked goods are solid (although I’m not sure you’ll be blown away by anything in particular), coffee is good, but their sandwiches are moderately fantastic. This is a perfect place to get a quick, cheap breakfast or lunch if you’re in the area.

great way to start the day, with scrumptious pastry and freshly squeezed orange juice.

This place is the bomb for a quick pastry and coffee!
It took a little time for me to understand that a French «breakfast» is a croissant and coffee. Once I did, I started looking for great pastry shops to join the French in «their» typical breakfast and found La Petite marquise.
LOCATION: The pastry shop is located in a busy city circle with lots of action and a beautiful fountain in the center. It was a blast just sitting at the bar looking out the window people watching. Lot’s going on here. This is obviously a local favorite as there were lines out the door for the daily baguettes.
SERVICE: While they seemed genuinely helpful (but crazy busy), nobody speaks English so don’t expect to be catered to in English. However, this really isn’t a problem as if your eyes work and you can point in you’re in great shape!
QUICHE: Ham and Onion (Rating 4) I tried every quiche they have and the ham and onion quiche is by the far the best. The others were pretty good but none over a rating of 3.
ALMOND PASTRY: (Rating 5) I’m not sure what this was called, but they understand almond and it’s the pastry that all the locals are buying so it’s not hard to figure out. You need to try this, it’s awesome!

Stumbled onto this place by accident. One of our better mistakes indeed!
It was a group of 5 of us. We enjoyed breakfast pastries. I bought some bon bons and a box of chocolates to bring back to my coworkers. They are a hit! I wish I could order another box!

I’ve take two breakfasts at this place when I in Paris. I like this place. The staffs are nice and can speak english. Two breads, one coffee and one orange is 7.4 euros.

Looked on Unilocal for a while before I found this boulangerie. It was walking distance from where we were staying so I decided to take a brisk walk over. I walked in and ordered a croissant and an almond croissant to go. I paid and on my way out I notice a growing line out the door. Brought the pastries back home and I must say the croissant was buttery, flaky and good. I have had better almond croissant. This one was rather flat, dense and greasy. Just a ok for me.

This place was right by my hotel so stopped by for an early breakfast.
Amazing croissant. Butter, flakey, delicious. I ate one for breakfast, and took 2 to go with me, eating one on the plane back to the States. I also bought 12 mini croissants and chocolate croissants to give away to my co-​workers and they were delicious too.
They also have a breakfast set with coffee, orange juice, bread, and a croissant, with jam and butter that’s about 8 euros. The orange juice is good here too, freshly squeezed.

Worth throwing caution to the wind. The croissants au beurre are heavenly. Pain au chocolate = yes, please. They’re busy so know what you want when you get the counter. And whatever you do choose… get an extra one because you will want another. Remember, you’ll walk ALOT in Paris and you need a solid breakfast.

This cute little bakery was right down the street from our hotel. All I can say is best CROISSANTS we had while in Paris. Definitely worth a stop for the perfect combination of flaky, buttery perfection if you’re in the area.
Credit care minimum was 8 euros.

I just love this bakery especially during breakfast. The croissants are so nice and buttery and crunchy. And the coffee is very good. Plus they’ve got a wide selection of quiches and torsade and sweets and much more. Depends on what tickles your fancy that day :)

Ca né fait pas longtemps que je suis dans le quartier et la plupart du temps, cette pâtisserie m’attirait…
En entrant, les choix sont tellement diversifiés, il y en a vraiment pour tous les goûts. Leur charlotte a la framboise et leur tarte à la fraise sont de véritable délices !
Mais, il y a toujours un mais… Le service n’était pas réussi (la vendeuse a fait tomber la première tarte et ma charlotte a perdu quelques framboise). La texture des fraises étaient quelque peu originale si on peut dire (spongieux) mais leur pâte sablée et la génoise sont délicieuse !

This is a very good neighborhood bakery in the Place Victor Hugo. They have an interesting array of quiches and salads at lunch time. The quiches are a little on the eggy side and the one we sampled lacked seasoning. The pastries were very good. Their small macarons are on the dry side but the large ones are the perfect combination of crisp and chewy.

Amazing bakery. Line out the door. Must try the tornades and sandwiches. Recommend the poulet y avocat.

Excellent French bakery at Place Victor Hugo. We were staying at the Renaissance Hotel Le Parc Trocadero down the street, and we ended up eating breakfast here 3 days in a row.
The staff here can mostly speak English, so that was helpful for us.
Although all of their baked goods were delicious, their beignets were the highlight. Freshly made donut balls with apple, strawberry, raspberry, or chocolate stuffings… soooooo good.
Their coffee were pretty good too. I get the feeling my wife will make us re-​visit this bakery on our next trip to Paris, even if we’re staying at a different hotel!

Definitely one of my favorite bakeries in Paris. And by far the best in the 16^th district. Everything from their sandwiches to bread to sweets are amazing. I find myself here too often :)
I would recommend the bread here if you had to pick. The regular baguette is my favorite.
And the people working there are quite nice and helpful if you can’t speak French :)

We stopped by this bakery on the way to the airport. We noticed that there was a pretty long line, which indicated to us that this is where something delicious might be. We were a smidge rushed to make our decision, but we went with a croissant and chocolate croissant. Both were deliciously buttery and flaky. Exactly what I imagine a croissant in Paris should taste like.
I must say that considering the length of the line, the service was pretty speedy.

Good bakery with decent savory options.
Food: 4 stars
The quiche, palmier and croque monsieur were all very tasty. If there is one thing that’s less than excellent that would be the option on savory items. However, overall the food is very good.
Price: 4 stars
During our two visits we shared 3 ítems with 2 drinks for about € 12.
Service: 3 stars
Super friendly service on the first visit, a little curt during the second one. They do speak fluent english which was very helpful.
Overall, this is a great option for a quick breakfast and /​or snack when you are in the 16^th arrondissement.

Don’t make the mistake I did and just walk in there and order a «baguette». Those baguettes, while well made, are in the standard style which is made with a lower hydration dough (drier) and warmer/​faster ferment. The crust looks smooth.
You want to order their «La tradition petite marquise» which is 1.20euro for a 230gram baguette. This is the one that won 6^th place in the 2012 paris baguette competition. It’s much much better. The baguette is a bit flatter, and the crust has a more blistered appearance.

Les sandwichs sont bons et variés. Le super porte bien son nom. Dommage que le personnel en général n’est pas très sympathique, surtout en heure de pointe. Un peu cher mais le quartier le veut.

In 2012 I had the pleasure of living in Paris for a year in the 16^th. This bakery was my neighbourhood bakery, approximately a 5 minute walk from where I lived. And how lucky I was to be living near such a gem. Even if I was living in the suburbs, I would have made an effort to enjoy a chausson aux pommes & café crème more then going to a museum. All of their breads, baguettes, pastries, macarons are perfect, delectable and absolutely delicious. I bought the traditional baguette here everyday and it was always warm (okay maybe once or twice it wasn’t), but I assure you, it was always delicious. The staff aren’t exactly the most friendly, after all they are French, and this place does tend to get busy. And sure, it may be a bit pricey in comparison to other boulangeries, but I didn’t find much of a difference, except the quality of the food is always up to the highest standard. It’s a great place to buy the best bread, eat the prettiest pastries, sip and savour a café and feel oh so French!

La petite marquise à toujours existé sur la place. Dernièrement elle est revenue dans le top des boulangeries du quartier avec une des meilleure baguette (classique ou tradition) que j’ai goutée à Paris. Pâtisseries et sandwichs très bon également. Ils ont refait récemment toute la boulangerie et on peut désormais y manger dans un cadre agréable. Une bonne adresse dans le quartier.

Cette boulangerie-​patisserie de la place Victor Hugo a retrouvé un nouveau soufflé depuis sa réouverture après de grands travaux. Modernisée et agrandie on y trouve toujours ses produits de très grande qualité qui ont fait sa renommée. Une concurrence directe à la boulangerie Bechu un peu plus haut sur l’avenue dont la réputation, elle, est totalement injustifiée.

Que choisir dans cette pâtisserie où tout vous attire???
Beaucoup de choix, pâtisseries raffinées et délicieuse!
Je vous conseille de tester la charlotte à la fraise!
Il ont aussi un rayon boulangerie avec du très bon pain.

Bön produits mais responsable de la boutique odieuse avec son personnel et avec certains clients…

Très bon pain. Boulangerie actuellement en travaux. Réouverture dans quelques jours. En espérant que la qualité sera toujours au rendez-​vous.

Une seule chose à dire: essayez les différents sandwichs, ils valent le détour.
Les prix sont élevés, donc pour en faire la sandwicherie quotidienne, cela devient très vite onéreux. Mais une fois que l’on y a gouté (laissez vous tenter par celui au poulet/​curry/​raisins secs, un bonheur), les autres boulangeries deviennent vite fades.
Boulangerie: Très bonne
Patisserie: Idem
Accueil: Sympathique, mais parfois expéditif durant les moments d’affluence !