L'artisan de Gambetta — Specialty Store in Père Lachaise, Paris
L'artisan de Gambetta on Avenue Gambetta is the bakery in Père Lachaise where the traditional baguette is the reason people cross town — one bar owner in Montreuil has made the trip for five years. The country bread stays good for days in its packaging, which is why it is worth carrying home.
What to know before you go
L'artisan de Gambetta, a specialty shop on Avenue Gambetta in Père Lachaise, opens 6 am to 9 pm daily except Wednesday. Buy the traditional baguette first, with the pure butter croissant and on-site viennoiseries close behind. Most purchases sit between €1 and €10.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A neighbourhood bakery with a long memory
L'artisan de Gambetta is an independent bakery on Avenue Gambetta in Père Lachaise, and the first thing you notice is the display: pastries and viennoiseries laid out so that everything looks worth taking home. It is a family operation, and the same faces work the counter through the long day.
The traditional baguette is what to buy first — a loaf with enough crust and chew that a bar owner in Montreuil has made the trip for it for five years. The pure butter croissant and the other viennoiseries are made on site, and the country bread, wrapped in its packaging, is still good several days later, which makes it the one to carry back to an apartment. For a celebration there are larger fruit cakes and a praline yule log with a light buttercream.
You order at the counter and can eat on the spot: there are a few seats, and sitting down with a sandwich or a pastry costs nothing extra. The savoury side runs to sandwiches and hot dogs. Loaves are not sliced on request, so plan to cut your own at home.
Prices stay low for what you get: a traditional baguette is inexpensive, and a cake for eight people comes in around €8. The extended hours, 6 am to 9 pm, are the other practical draw — you can stop in after a late finish and still find bread. The shop is closed on Wednesdays.
Come for the baguette and the country loaf, and treat the rest as a bonus.
What to look for
Traditional baguette
The loaf to buy first: a proper crust, a chew that holds, and a price that makes it an everyday purchase rather than a treat.
Pure butter croissant
Made on site alongside the other viennoiseries, and the pastry that comes closest to the baguette in the queue.
Country bread
Keeps for several days in its packaging, so it survives the trip home and the days after.
The pick list
What to bring home
Traditional baguette
The loaf is good value and the reason to keep coming back.
Pure butter croissant
The viennoiseries are made on site. Get it for the pure butter.
Strawberry tart
A tartlet with fresh fruit and balance, and larger fruit cakes can be ordered for celebrations.
Country bread
It stays good for days in its packaging, which makes it worth carrying home.
Praline yule log
A classic rolled log, the kind that is often hard to find, with a light buttercream.
Who is this for
Anyone staying in or near Père Lachaise who wants a proper baguette and a croissant within a few minutes of Gambetta station will find both here, at prices that make a daily stop easy. If you are renting an apartment and want bread that lasts, the country loaf is the one to buy on your first morning. And if your day runs late, the 9 pm close means you can still pick up bread on the way back rather than planning around it.
When you want cheese and charcuterie to go with the bread rather than more pastry, Fromagerie Riondet on Rue du Capitaine Ferber is the nearby stop for that.
The verdict
The baguette and country loaf hold their own against any bakery in the area, so it suits you if you are coming for the traditional loaf.
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