📍 Travel, Foodies, Hotels & Entertainment
🗓️ May 31, 2025
💬 Subtitle: “Because moderation is for Mondays.” 🍰 

After savoring the breads, tarts, and flans of Series 1—Poilâne, Lenôtre, Cédric Grolet, Yann Couvreur—you might’ve thought it was time for a break. But Paris says non. This is only the sugar pregame. You’ve got more arteries to test and joy to inhale. Ready to keep the dessert marathon going? Grab your fork—and possibly an extra belt loop.

🏰 Ritz Paris Le Comptoir – Royalty, in Tart Form

📍 38 Rue Cambon, 1st Arrondissement. Check here for more.
Yes, the Ritz has a pastry counter. And yes, it’s as regal as you'd imagine. Le Comptoir is like a jewel box of sugar-laced royalty: polished, posh, and probably plotting a caramel coup d'état. 👑✨

Don’t Miss:

• The madeleine—rumor has it Proust would cry from joy

• Seasonal fruit tarts so delicate they should come with a whisper warning. Even the strawberries' stems are delights. 🍓🫢

• The mille-feuille to go: velvety, complex, and surprisingly humble (like a duchess in sweatpants). It's no less than a miracle of architecture: The gourmands can Indulge on a stroll 🍫💎

💶 Prices? Let’s just say your wallet will wince… but your mouth will thank you. Repeatedly.

🍭 Pierre Hermé – The Haute Couture of Macarons

📍 Multiple locations (try 86 Av. des Champs-Élysées or 4 Rue Cambon). Check here for more. If Ladurée is the Marie Antoinette of macarons, Pierre Hermé is her flamboyant, fearless, dessert-dancing nephew. 🎩💃

Top Picks:

• Ispahan (lychee, rose, raspberry) 💐

• Mogador (chocolate + passion fruit) 💥

• Infiniment Vanille (vanilla squared) ✨

🧠 Hermé isn't afraid to throw balsamic vinegar or olive oil into your ganache. But somehow? It works. He’s not a baker—he’s a flavor philosopher.

🍫 This time, we dove fork-first into the flan chocolat—and oh là là! The Pure Origin Ghana 80% cocoa dark chocolate steals the spotlight like a diva at the Opéra. ✨ Nougatine with cocoa bean nibs brings the crunch, while a caramelized shortcrust pastry plays the deliciously flaky sidekick. 🎭 Available only on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays—like a secret weekend affair—at the Boutique Infiniment Chocolat, 23 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris IIème. 📍🍮

🍫 Jean-Paul Hévin – Dark Chocolate Dreams & Ganache Gospel

📍 Multiple locations including 231 Rue Saint-Honoré, 1st Arrondissement. Check here for more.
For anyone who’s ever whispered “I love you” to a truffle, this is home. Hévin is where the cacao elite gather. You’ll find pralines so smooth they moonlight as jazz musicians. 🎷🍫

Hot tips:

• Grab the chocolate éclair—it might be illegal in three countries

• Sample the intense dark bars with smoky or spicy notes 🔥

• Ask about his chocolate cheese pairings (!)

Warning: the hot chocolate here may knock you out of your socks. Drink sitting down. The mazaltov is the definition of fun in a pastry; must be the only cheesecake in the world that can speak yiddish!

🛍️ Épicerie Le Bristol – Fancy Meets Flavor

📍 112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 8th Arrondissement. 
More than just a posh pantry, this is a curated collection of indulgence. It’s like your dream food court got a Parisian stylist and a five-star pastry chef. 👠🧁

Check here for more.

Try:

• Le Flan—arguably the best in Paris, competing with Couvreur and Ladurée for gold 🥇

• Mini cakes & cookies with ingredients that sound like they were harvested on a mountaintop during a full moon 🌝🌿

• And yes, they sell jams, teas, and dreamy little things that weigh as much as they cost.

You’ll leave with a bag full of magic and a wallet that quietly sobs. Oh, and did we mention that the tarts are divine. 

👉 Want the full picture? Explore our take on Épicerie Le Bristol's offerings here.

🥐 Stohrer – History You Can Eat

📍 51 Rue Montorgueil, 2nd Arrondissement. Check here for more.
Now part of La Mère de Famille but established in 1730 (yes, you read that right), Stohrer is the OG Parisian patisserie. Their pastries have more stories than your favorite grandparent. 📚✨

Musts:

• Baba au rhum (popular in Naples, but Stohrer basically invented it in Versailles or Paris, who knows?) 🥃👑

• Religieuse (choux, cream, sugar, and maybe divine intervention)

• Fruit tarts that balance sweet and sharp like a Parisian insult 🍒⚔️

The decor? Louis XV meets sugar shock. It’s Versailles on a pastry bender.

💬 Verdict: Paris Is Sweet, and You’re Just Getting Started

So you’ve flirted with fruit tarts, made small talk with mille-feuille, and danced with chocolate ganache. And guess what? You’re still standing. There’s more to come in Series 3–5.

Pro tip: Walk everywhere. It won’t erase the calories, but it’ll make you feel better about the second baba au rhum.

📛 Disclaimer

We’re not doctors. We’re sugar romantics. Consume with love and maybe pace yourself. Or don’t. You’re in Paris.

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👉 Read Part 1: Poilâne, Lenôtre, Grolet, and More
👉 Coming Soon: Series 3 – Where Chocolate Becomes a Lifestyle