Boulangerie Bopain - Bastille — Specialty Store in Bastille, Paris
Boulangerie Bopain - Bastille on Rue de Charonne is the Bastille stop for pandan pastries, flan, and a small sit-in corner. The draw here is the mix of unusual bakes and a bread counter locals keep returning to.
At a glance
Boulangerie Bopain - Bastille on Rue de Charonne gives Bastille a bakery counter with pandan pastries, a much-talked-about flan, and breads that can anchor breakfast. It stays in easy daytime reach from Monday to Saturday, and the small sit-in corner makes it work for a quick coffee break as well.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
What to expect
Boulangerie Bopain - Bastille is in Bastille, on Rue de Charonne, with a neighbourhood bakery feel. The small room and the coffee service make it easy to shift from a breakfast stop to a sit-down pause.
Start with the flan if you want a steady choice from the counter. It comes across as creamy and balanced in sweetness, while the pandan pastry and pandan croissant give the shop its more unusual side. Croissants and pain au chocolat are part of the morning rhythm here too, with buttery, generous versions appearing alongside a sourdough baguette that regulars build breakfast around.
Coffee, cappuccino, and hot chocolate all fit the sit-in corner, and the room is small enough for a quick pause. There are also savoury options on the counter, including quiche Lorraine, carrot cake, and sandwiches such as banh mi and salmon halla, so it is not only a sweets stop.
The opening stretch from 7:30 am to 8 pm Monday through Saturday makes it easy to fit into a breakfast run or a later coffee stop.
If you want a Bastille bakery for flan, pandan bakes, and bread, this still makes sense.
What to look for
Flan
The flan comes in as creamy and well balanced in sweetness, with a texture that reads as smooth and rich.
Pandan pastry and pandan croissant
Pandan bakes bring an unusual flavour to the counter.
Sourdough baguette
Crusty and dependable, it is the bread that works for breakfast.
The pick list
What to bring home
Flan
Creamy and well balanced in sweetness.
Croissant
The plain croissant is buttery and generous in size.
Pandan pastry and pandan croissant
Often enough to stand out as the shop’s signature curiosity, with an unusual flavour that most who mention it single out.
Pain au chocolat
A morning staple alongside the croissant.
Coffee and cappuccino
Coffee, cappuccino and hot chocolate are a reason to settle into the small room.
Who is this for
This suits people who want a pastry stop with something unusual, especially if pandan bakes and flan are part of the plan. It also fits people who like to sit down for coffee with a pastry before moving on through Bastille. Bread-focused visitors who want a sourdough baguette for breakfast will find a reason to return.
Saveurs et Vous suits a different errand if you want a focused organic shop rather than a bakery counter with pandan pastries and flan.
The verdict
This suits anyone after pandan bakes, flan, and solid bread in Bastille.
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