Boulangerie porte de la chapelle — Specialty Store in La Chapelle, Paris
Boulangerie porte de la chapelle on Rue de la Chapelle is where you go for msemen, the griddled flatbread that comes out of this La Chapelle bakery with a kebab filling folded inside.
What to know before you go
Boulangerie porte de la chapelle is a bakery on Rue de la Chapelle in La Chapelle, open from 6 am most mornings and until 11 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Order the msemen, a griddled flatbread often filled with kebab, or the chouquettes, small sugared choux puffs. Most of what you buy falls between €1 and €10.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A bakery counter on Rue de la Chapelle
Walk into this bakery on Rue de la Chapelle in La Chapelle and the first thing you meet is a counter doing two jobs at once: bread and pastry on one side, sandwiches and prepared food on the other. It is a neighbourhood shop rather than a destination, and the covered terrace out front is where a good part of the eating happens.
The msemen is the thing to order first, a griddled flatbread that comes folded around a kebab filling. Chouquettes are small sugared choux puffs, and the lemon tart is a soft, melting finish to a coffee. A salmon croissant and a mozzarella and tomato version sit alongside each other in the case, and the kebab panini comes hot and pressed.
Beyond the pastry case there is a wide spread of sandwiches and prepared food, from a tuna sandwich to pasta and prepared dishes, which is why the shop works as a lunch stop as much as a breakfast one. There is a small indoor room as well as the terrace, both kept clean, and the counter staff work in French, English, Arabic and Kabyle.
Prices stay in the low band: a taco here costs €6, and most of what you buy falls between €1 and €10. The morning is the natural time to come, since the doors open at 6 am on most days and the terrace fills as the neighbourhood wakes up.
Come for the msemen and the sandwiches rather than a classic French pastry run, and the shop makes sense.
What to look for
Msemen
A griddled flatbread, often folded around a kebab filling, and the item to order first here.
Chouquettes
Small sugared choux puffs, light and best eaten the same morning you buy them.
Salmon croissant
A filled croissant that sits in the case beside a mozzarella and tomato version.
The pick list
What to bring home
Msemen
A griddled flatbread that gets singled out by name, often paired with a kebab filling.
Chouquettes
Small sugared choux puffs that one regular ranks among the best she has had in France.
Salmon croissant
A filled croissant praised alongside a mozzarella and tomato version for its flavour.
Kebab panini
A hot pressed sandwich that is delicious and worth ordering.
Lemon tart
A dessert named as a highlight of a short stay, described as melting in the mouth.
Who is this for
This suits a traveler staying near Marx Dormoy who wants a real breakfast before the day starts, since the doors open at 6 am on most mornings. It also works for anyone after a cheap, filling lunch: a kebab-filled msemen or a pressed panini costs little and you can eat it on the covered terrace. And if you are travelling with people who want different things, the spread of sandwiches, prepared dishes and pastries covers sweet and savoury in one stop.
When you need a full basket of groceries rather than a sandwich and a pastry, Franprix on Rue de la Chapelle opens at 7:30 am on weekdays and covers the everyday provisions this bakery does not.
The verdict
This is not the bakery to cross Paris for a classic viennoiserie, but it still suits anyone in La Chapelle who wants a cheap msemen or a pressed sandwich and a seat on the terrace.
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