Bakery Notre-Dame — Specialty Store in Le Marais, Paris
Bakery Notre-Dame on Rue d'Arcole sits a few steps from the cathedral in Le Marais, and the flan Parisien is what you should order first.
What to know before you go
Bakery Notre-Dame is a specialty shop on Rue d'Arcole in Le Marais, open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm every day, and the vanilla flan Parisien is the thing to buy first. Filled baguettes, quiches and flaky croissants cover lunch and breakfast, taken toward Notre-Dame.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A counter bakery beside Notre-Dame
Bakery Notre-Dame is a small specialty shop on Rue d'Arcole in Le Marais, on the walk to the cathedral. Pastries and viennoiseries are laid out, filled baguettes and quiches are ready to hand over, and there are four seats if you want to eat in.
The flan Parisien is the sweet to start with, a vanilla custard. Croissants and pains au chocolat come out flaky and buttery for an early breakfast, and the lemon tart is worth a return in the afternoon. For savoury, the filled baguettes come with tuna, chicken or ham, and the spinach, salmon and goat cheese quiches are a solid lunch. Ask at the counter about the choconoisette, a chocolate hazelnut pastry.
Seating is the pinch point: four places inside, so plan on takeaway and eat on a bench toward Notre-Dame. The counter fills at busy times. Prices run high for the area: a pastry around €4, a tuna baguette, salmon quiche and a drink adding up to €26, and a bottled water at €2.50.
Timing helps. The doors open at 6:30 am every day of the week, so an early croissant before the cathedral crowds is the calmest way to use the place.
What it is not is a place to linger; it is a counter you buy from and carry away. Go for the flan, the filled baguettes and the early opening.
What to look for
Flan Parisien
A vanilla custard with a smooth, fragrant set.
Filled baguette sandwiches
Tuna, chicken and ham versions, made to take away toward Notre-Dame for a fast lunch.
Croissant and pain au chocolat
Flaky and buttery in the morning, the reason to be at the counter when it opens at 6:30 am.
The pick list
What to bring home
Croissant and pain au chocolat
The morning pastries are flaky and buttery, the kind of stop to make before sightseeing; a pain au chocolat is the one to get first.
Flan Parisien
The vanilla flan is the sweet to get first, smooth and fragrant, and it turns up again and again among the picks here.
Filled baguette sandwiches
Tuna, chicken and ham baguettes are the quick takeaway lunch here, a short walk from Notre-Dame.
Quiche
Spinach, salmon and goat cheese quiches are the savoury options alongside the sandwiches.
Lemon tart
Get the lemon tart or the lemon meringue tart for the flavour.
Who is this for
This suits anyone walking to Notre-Dame who wants a real pastry or a filled baguette in hand rather than a sit-down meal, since the cathedral is steps away. It also works for early risers: the 6:30 am opening gets you a croissant before the day begins. Come for the flan and the takeaway sandwiches.
The verdict
The flan, the filled baguettes and the 6:30 am opening make it a useful stop on the way to Notre-Dame.
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