Boulangerie Léa & Gilles — Specialty Store in Bastille, Paris
Boulangerie Léa & Gilles is the three-stick pain au chocolat stop. On Rue Bréguet in Bastille, it also keeps fresh baguettes moving late enough for dinner runs.
At a glance
Boulangerie Léa & Gilles is where you go for the three-stick pain au chocolat, crisp and deeply chocolatey, plus a pain suisse that keeps getting singled out. It stays open until 8:30 pm on weekdays, so dinner bread is still in reach.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
What to expect
Boulangerie Léa & Gilles is on Rue Bréguet in Bastille.
Start with the three-stick pain au chocolat: it is crisp and deeply chocolatey. The pain suisse is the other clear order. If you are packing treats to take away, the mini chocolate babkas are the smart buy because they are made for freezing and reheating later. You can also come back later in the day: one account notes a stop 30 minutes before closing and still finding bread and sandwiches.
Sweet and savoury items are together at the counter, with plenty of terrace seating. Homemade breads and pastries are part of the appeal here, and the baguettes are also the sort you can keep for the evening meal.
This place suits you if you want a wide counter, late hours, and a few signature items. If you are deciding what to spend on, the mini babkas are made for taking home and warming up later, while the baguette works well when dinner is still ahead.
What to look for
Three-stick pain au chocolat
The chocolate-laden version is crisp and comes with three chocolate sticks, giving it more intensity than a standard pain au chocolat.
Pain suisse
A rich bakery pick that stands out enough to take first place if you want something indulgent from the counter.
Late weekday closing
Monday through Friday service runs until 8:30 pm, which leaves room for an after-work bread run.
The pick list
What to bring home
Pain au chocolat
The version with three chocolate sticks is intensely chocolatey and crisp.
Croissant
Crisp, with a subtle butter flavour, and the one to get first at breakfast.
Pain suisse
Called addictive by more than one visitor, and one says it is the best they found in Paris.
Paris-Brest
The praline pastry is the finest in town.
Babka
The mini chocolate babkas are the ones to take home, then freeze and reheat later.
Who is this for
This suits you if you want a stop in Bastille, with a three-stick pain au chocolat or a pain suisse to try. It also works well if you like being able to swing by late in the day for bread to go with dinner.
Marché alimentaire Bastille is the better choice when you want a broader fresh-food market with produce, seafood, and prepared foods rather than a bakery counter.
The verdict
Worth It fits here because the counter gives you late-opening access to signature bakes like the three-stick pain au chocolat and pain suisse in Bastille.
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