Pierre Hermé

Ok. i’ve tried a lot of macarons. And Pierre Herme REALLY does stand out from the rest. They have some of the usual flavors like salted caramel and chocolate, but he also mixes interesting flavors like matcha and black sesame. I wish I could eat it every day. SOO GOOD!

Did someone say foie gras macarons?! Being vegetarians, we of course passed, but when we saw truffle macarons in the cases, the immediate reaction was… bring it!
So not wanting to go overboard, we stuck to a few
Rose — lovely rosey flavor & I don’t think our previous rose sample was as delish. This time it really stood out
Passion Fruit — extremely tart (moreso) than Larnicol & we loved the chocolate pairing with it
White Truffle — OMG was this divine! Slightly sweet & earthy, we loved the mix of the tender cookie sandwiching the lovely truffle cream. There may have been little bits of truffle in that cream as well but we’d need many more to make sure :-)
Chocolate Truffle — the chocolate overpowered the truffle although the smell was the same as the white truffle. We preferred the flavor of the white truffle macaron
Overall — a huge 5 stars for very inventive macarons… just wished we had chosen a large box of the white truffle! Next time!

My 600^th review! I adore French macarons & was looking forward to the real deal in Paris. Pierre Hermé macarons blew me away! I am ruined from eating macarons ever again outside of France! Wow, I thought I knew great macarons but had no idea how absolutely amazing they could be until I tasted a few at Pierre Hermé. The shell is amazingly light with the perfect crisp exterior. The filling is flavorful. Nothing is sugary sweet.
I tasted the Mogador (milk chocolate & passionfruit), Infiniment Caramel (salted-​butter caramel) & Infiniment Chocolate Paineiras (Brazilian dark chocolate). Each was heavenly! I’m so sad that nothing even comes close in the US.
I returned the next day for a repeat & it was just as amazing. Worth every Euro.

BEST macarons in Paris, and probably the world. They’re absolutely 5 star, but lose 1 for being so outrageously expensive.
I ordered two very good flavors that looked best to me (chocolate, salted caramel). Then I asked for their recommendation, and was told that the best is the passion fruit. That one was easily the best! I wish I had bought a few more of those!
I never really saw the hype over macarons until the Pierre Herme passion fruit macaron. Now I can’t wait to return! (I’ll start saving my money now)

I love macarons but I had never tried one from France before. I visited 2 times and ate about 15 on my own. I truly truly regret not buying more. The flavors are phenomenal. I had so many I can’t remember which ones. But my favorites were — salted caramel and the crème brûlée. They are light and sweet but not as atrociously sugary sweet as they are here in the US. The flavors really burst — even if I didn’t love those specific flavors, I was astounded by the quality of the flavors you could taste. The ones in the US are just sugary and thick and chewy. These melt in your mouth and are both subtle & flavorful with whatever flavor you choose.
The customer service is perfection — despite lots of lines, they were calm & patient and attentive and spoke English perfectly. I also got free samples of the chocolate on both visits when I mentioned possibly buying some chocolate. The first time I didn’t buy it — the second time I did. The chocolate is super smooth and delicious but a touch too sweet for my personal tastes. If I wasn’t so distracted by the macarons, I would have bought the chocolate too.
I miss you Pierre Herme. I can’t wait to see you again. Meanwhile, I’m going to eat through all the ones available in NYC.

Lilloise, je né jurais que par Hermand.
Aujourd’hui, Hermé (Hermand ?) détrôné haut la main mon favori.
Boutique Opéra on passé devant sans y prêter attention, on repasse et la forcément l’appel du macaron est plus fort que tout (même a 2.30 la pièce)
Ok, service un peu guindé, mais je les vois tous alignés sagement prêts a être mangé par ma gourmandise.
On prend tout et en rentrant je lis la carte. Des saveurs alliées ensemble un peu cocasses (pêche-​abricot-​safran ou encore le pistache-​canelle-​griottine) le premier j’ai cru fondre tellement c’était bon. D’une finesse incroyable et subtilement équilibré (mon palais macaronier parle) Monsieur savoure son infiniment– chocolat… On termine la boîte avec ce goût de trop peu…
Je reviendrais.
Praliné noisette mon préféré.
Franchement, les meilleurs, rien a dire !

The macarons here were gorgeous and super delicious! They were light, fluffy, soft, etc… versus the typical slightly frozen/​hard macarons I’m used to, haha.
I had the yasamine, veloute ispahan and celeste, which were all tasty! I’m sure any kind you get will be good, plus they have such a good mix of unique with ordinary flavors.

Dimanche après-​midi, soleil de plomb, c’est l’équivalent de la queue d’un premier jour de soldes chez AMI devant tous les glaciers du marais … Désespéré (un peu, n’exagérons rien), la boutique Pierre Hermé par son vide nous apparait comme une évidence.
Nous poussons donc cette porte, que je n’avais jamais poussé pour autre chose que les pâtisseries (Big up les Ispahans) et la, la carte des glaces est très tentante !!
Je fonds pour le sorbet Jardins Enchantés citron framboise piment d’Espelette en pot (existe aussi en mi-​biscuit mi-​glacé, mais j’ai besoin de volume à ingurgiter). Un délice !!
Alors oui on n’a pas eu notre cornet, mais dieu que c’était bon !!
Alors c’est un peu plus cher, mais pas non plus ruineux (6.9 le pot)/
Trop hâte d’y retourner pour gouter d’autres parfums !

The more popular La Durée does not compare to the macarons you can get at Pierre Hermé, and it’s due to the sheer variety of flavours. This is not your «chocolate» or «raspberry» or «vanilla» type of macaron shop, because this place goes as far as having limited flavours for the season, including my summer 2014 obsession of «coconut lime and coriander.» I must’ve had that one so many times, and in 2013 my obsession was «spiced Peruvian chocolate.» I’m looking forward to returning to Paris this autumn, and can’t wait to get obsessed with another flavour.
As far as locations go, this particular one in the Marais is my favourite, as unlike the one on say, «Avenue de l’Opéra,» you will never encounter a line-​up here, and will often be the only customer for that personalized customer service feel. Not only that, but it’s situated in those quiet charming side-​streets of the Marais, so it’s a perfect part of an afternoon stroll. J’adore Paris…

The passion fruit and chocolate macaron is absolutely amazing. I also like the chocolate and the rose flavors. However, the passionfruit steals the cake and I heard the saleslady also say it was their most popular.
When getting macarons here you do not have to wait for an hour like at Laduree and I personally think they are better! I plan on bringing some home for my family in America.
I just wish they sold pastries here too, but regardless Pierre Herme is AMAZING! I will miss it dearly when I leave Paris.

Aaaah, Paris et ses macarons. Mais surtout, monsieur Pierre et ses macarons.
Vous l’aurez compris, ici on né parle que des gourmandises made in Paris, je n’aborderai pas le sujet des autres gâteaux (je n’y ai jamais gouté mais j’y songe, si un jour j’arrive à prendre autre chose que des macarons dans cette boutique).
Ladurée vs Pierre Hermé. Pierre Hermé vs Ladurée. Ca a souvent été un combat sur «Lequel est le meilleur?». Pour moi, Pierre Hermé gagne haut la main grâce à sa multitude de parfums changeants et savoureux, qu’ils soient fruités, acidulés, salés… des parfums hyper originaux qui vous laisseront un goût inoubliable en bouche. (Café-​Gingembre/​Rose-​framboise-​litchi/​Olive… et j’en passé).
Croquants mais moelleux, goût parfait de l’amande présent mais qui n’efface absolument pas les saveurs apportées aux macarons, ils sont juste parfaits.
La boutique du Marais est une invitation à la tentation, non seulement vous y trouverez les macarons de monsieur, mais également tout un tas de pâtisseries ou autres tablettes de chocolat qui vous fera grandement oublier ce que vous étiez venu acheter dans un premier temps. Il est doué le bougre.

I’ve been looking forward to trying Pierre Herme’s macarons ever since I’ve heard of his name and what he does.
I’ve even bought his books even though I’ve never tried any of the pastries from his stores.
Now that I’m in Paris, i MUST come.
Walked in, welcomed by chocolate and macarons. So many choices.
I wanted to try a few first before diving crazily into purchasing a dozen or more. I got 4 different flavors.
Rose, Lychee Macaron
Vanilla Olive Macaron
Caramel Macaron
Pamplemousse and something else Macaron
Just 4 little ones costed almost 9 Euros, but it’s okay, I was sure it will be worth it.
Well, the moment came to finally tasting these babies and this was no fireworks moment. The shell on these macarons were soft. Filling seemed to all have the consistency of karosyrup. Terrible. Just terrible.
I was so surprised and thought I didn’t know my macarons and how they should taste like, I had to confirm it with my friend (we shared the macarons) that I wasn’t imagining this.
These were so terrible that I’m sure my very first batch of macarons would have been better than Pierre Herme’s.
I’m sure if Herme was here to taste what I had just tried, he would have been extremely disappointed how much the quality has gone down.
I don’t even think I should keep his recipe books anymore.

My rating is based off of the quality and flavor of thier macaroons, since PH appears to be the creator of the dessert cookie. The PH macaroons seemed to be very fragile, and falls apart easily while even gently slipping them out of the bag. The filling was also very slippery and slid out of the cookie when biting. On the other hand, the buying experience was pleasant, and the store was well appointed. Id probably come back to taste the gelatos the advertise to sell.

Macarons are a must when in Paris, and I was determined to find something besides Laduree that would fulfill my search. The Pierre Herme in the Marais was just a couple blocks from where I was staying, and their beautiful displays are completely in line with how good the macarons are. Although they are on the expensive side, there is extreme care put into the flavor combinations of the macarons. In addition, each macaron has the perfect smooth veneer on the outside, giving way to the creamy, chewy, decadent center. My favorite flavor was the chocolate passionfruit, which had an extremely strong fruity taste. I loved how the citrus overpowered the chocolate just enough to cut the sweetness. I also loved any of the flavors with the yogurt center, adding a slight sourness that was refreshing in contrast to the sweeter macaron. Sometimes you can venture upon little independent shops that put out the perfect macaroni, but Pierre Herme is one of the name brands that you can count on no matter what!

Pierrie Herme creates like pieces of heaven, called Macaroons. I would definitely rate his macaroons and pastries five stars! They are divine and perfect, come in many flavors and there are a lot of interesting taste combinations.
This review, however, is for this particular shop, so I’ll give it 4 stars instead of 5. That is because they do not sell any cakes, tartes or croissants here and it is all about macaroons, cookies and chocolates. The easy-​to-​travel-​with-​touristy-​stuff. Fine of course, but I am missing the other stuff.
The staff was very friendly and helpful though. Also, it was not too crowded and I did not have to wait long. It is a cute little place which is fine for buying your macaroons, and actually, that is what most people come to Pierre for.

I am from New York City. I came all the way and ate 5 box of 20 of his macaroons in 3 days. Pierre Herme is my favorite macaroon chef in the whole world! Nothing else can compare — the flavor, texture, and variety of these little guys are way better than it’s competitor on the champs élysées. The other one is great for the fancy, fluffy decors.
I wished he could open a shop in NYC because I will be a regular there! He is the reason for me to return to Paris among other beautiful and romantic places.

Une belle boutique toute neuve et moderne, un bon accueil, les magnifiques macarons Pierre Hermé, des jolis chocolats en prime en plein cœur du marais…
J’aime bien les macarons Pierre Hermé, mais nous venions de sortir de table, je né peux donc pour l’instant juger que de la boutique (et puis j’imagine que — malheureusement peut être– les macarons PH sont les mêmes dans toutes ses boutiques). Mais cette boutique super colorée m’a fait de l’œil depuis la rue.
Photos à l’appui, une nouvelle belle adresse PH !