Aux Péchés Normands — Specialty Store in Canal Saint-Martin, Paris
Aux Péchés Normands on Rue du Faubourg du Temple is where you go for the pistachio flan. The niflettes, an Alsatian pastry, are worth stopping in for.
What Aux Péchés Normands is
A specialty shop on Rue du Faubourg du Temple in the Canal Saint-Martin, open from 6:30 am on weekdays and 8:30 am on Sunday. The pistachio flan and the niflettes are the two things to buy first, and most of the counter sits in the €1–10 range.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A bakery counter in the Canal Saint-Martin
Aux Péchés Normands is an independent bakery and pastry shop on Rue du Faubourg du Temple, in the Canal Saint-Martin, with a few tables outside for coffee.
Start with the pistachio flan, which has a texture and flavour that stand out from the rest of the case. The niflettes, an Alsatian pastry, are a small marvel and a reason to stop in on their own. The quiche is worth asking for warm, and the cream puffs and choux keep people coming back. For something quick, the ham and cheese baguette makes a proper lunch, and the pain au chocolat travels well enough that one visitor bought five to take home.
The baguette tradition earns its keep, and the croissants are made well. Sweet things run from a chocolate eclair to a brownie, and the fruit tarts and chouquettes fill out the case. You order at the counter, and at peak times it moves fast: order, pay, and step aside.
Prices stay modest for the neighbourhood, with most of what is on offer between €1 and €10, and cards are accepted. The shop opens at 6:30 am on weekdays, and it stays open on Sunday from 8:30 am.
What to look for
Pistachio flan
A slice with a texture and flavour that stand out among the counter desserts; get it first.
Niflettes
An Alsatian pastry, small and worth the stop on its own.
Quiche
Ask for it warm, when the counter has it ready.
The pick list
What to bring home
Croissants
well made and worth the visit, and at less than half the price charged down the street.
Quiche
a highlight of the counter, and worth asking for it chaude.
Pain au chocolat
the chocolate-filled pastries are the repeat order here; one visitor bought five on a last night in Paris to take home to the US.
Traditional baguette
the baguette tradition is the benchmark loaf, rated 10/10 by someone who has worked through the range.
Pistachio flan
the one to get first among the counter desserts; the texture and flavour set it apart from the rest.
Who is this for
This suits a solo explorer who wants a proper pastry counter a short walk from the Canal Saint-Martin. It also works for a picnic planner putting together a ham and cheese baguette, a quiche and a cream puff to eat by the water. And for a budget stretcher, most of the case sits between €1 and €10.
If you need a late-evening run for provisions rather than pastry, U Express et Drive on Quai de Jemmapes stays open until 10pm most evenings.
The verdict
The pastry is worth the trip, and it suits someone who comes for the flan and the baguette tradition.
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