Boulangerie Jo — Specialty Store in Bastille, Paris
Boulangerie Jo on Rue de Charonne in Bastille turns out croissants big enough that one is breakfast, and a pain au chocolat people cross the neighbourhood for.
What Boulangerie Jo is
A specialty shop on Rue de Charonne in Bastille, Boulangerie Jo sells croissants, pain au chocolat and sourdough loaves from 7:30 am on weekdays, with pastries running from about €1 to €10. The pain au chocolat is the one to buy first, and the croissants are enormous, with crisp edges and soft interiors.
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A Bastille bakery counter worth the detour
Boulangerie Jo is an independent bakery and pastry shop on Rue de Charonne, in Bastille.
Start with the pain au chocolat, the item that comes up again and again as the reason to walk here, rich and worth remembering. The croissant is the other anchor, enormous with crisp edges and a soft interior. Beyond those two, the almond croissant and the pain suisse hold their own, the pain aux raisins is a standout, and the chausson aux pommes is made in a palmier-like style with apple filling. On the bread side, the sourdough loaves and the traditional baguette are the ones to take home.
The range goes further than the classics. There is a varied selection with specialities you will not find in every bakery, and the za'atar bread is one of them. The savoury side runs to sandwiches and wraps, and a chicken and cheese empanada-style pastry is among them.
Prices sit in the €1 to €10 band, and a mixed bag of croissant, pain au chocolat, pain aux raisins, pain suisse, chausson aux pommes and a large slice of babka comes to around €22. Bread is sold by weight, at around €15 a kilo. A large slice of babka serves four to five, so it stretches across a table.
There are no seats, and the road in front is often under construction.
What to look for
Pain au chocolat
The pain au chocolat is rich and memorable.
Croissant
Enormous, with crisp edges and a soft interior.
Chausson aux pommes
The chausson aux pommes is made in a palmier-like style with apple filling, and it is worth trying alongside the classic pastries.
The pick list
What to bring home
Pain au chocolat
The pain au chocolat is the one to get first, the best they have eaten.
Croissant
Croissants here are enormous, with crisp edges and soft interiors, and they are the reason to come back morning after morning.
Sourdough bread and traditional baguette
The sourdough loaves and traditional baguettes are the heart of the bread side here.
Pain aux raisins
The pain aux raisins is among the standouts, to die for by one account and among the best in the area by another.
Chausson aux pommes (apple turnover)
The chausson aux pommes is made in a palmier-like style with apple filling, and one person calls it the best they have eaten, though another would like a touch less sugar in the compote.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler staying in or near Bastille who wants a proper Parisian pastry breakfast to take away, with the pain au chocolat and an oversized croissant as the core order. It also works for anyone putting together a picnic or a train journey, since the breads, chausson aux pommes and babka are easy to carry. Curious eaters who want to try something beyond the standard line, like the za'atar bread, have a speciality to seek out.
If you want to build a whole picnic or a proper produce shop rather than just pastries, Marché D'aligre on Rue d'Aligre has the fresh produce stalls to fill out the rest of the basket. Marché D‘aligre.
The verdict
The pastries and bread are worth the trip.
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