L’Atelier des Pains

I loved everything except the chocolate éclair – only liked that. All the bread was crunchy yet moist and the other pastries incredible

Trois mots: meilleure baguette tradition.
Les pâtisseries sont aussi délicieusement inventives et les petits pains aux lardons/​fromage bien réconfortant.
Miam miam!

A mon sens, la meilleure baguette tradition du coin. Ils font également des très bonnes patisseries (leurs crumbles et autres tartes sont en général assez réussis), à des prix bien moins élevés que les autres boulangeries du quartier. Une très bonne adresse !

Undoubtedly the best bread on the rue du Faubourg Saint Martin

Oh how I wish I could give this bakery more stars. Ever since I moved into the neighborhood I have tried the various bakeries in the area at least a dozen times each.
L’Atelier des Pain was poised to become the neighborhood star, the breads looked more interesting (e.g. cacao bread), the pastries had a more refined flair to them (e.g. violette éclaire), but each experience failed to live up to my expectations. The bread is good, but nothing spectacular, the pastries the same.
I even brought a croissant aux amandes back because the inside frangipane was raw, which is something I never usually do, but it was the second time that had happened! The owner was very sweet and replaced it with a much better galette des rois, but still, how can something like that happen — twice?
Needless to say I rarely frequent this bakery, preferring to get my bread and viennoiseries from Crazy Cake closer to the Canal.