La Boulangerie des Invalides — Specialty Store in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
La Boulangerie des Invalides on Avenue de Villars is a working boulangerie.
What this place is
A boulangerie on Avenue de Villars in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, open from 7 am on weekdays and closed on Sundays. Come for the viennoiserie, the fruit tarts and the éclairs, and stay for coffee at an inside table or on the large terrace.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A boulangerie you can sit down in
This is a single boulangerie on Avenue de Villars, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. The decor is the old French kind, and there are tables indoors as well as a large terrace out front.
Start with the viennoiserie. The éclairs, chocolate and coffee, are generous. The tarts run through apple, raspberry, strawberry, lemon, and pear with chocolate, that last one built on a layer of almond paste so it stops short of cloying.
For something savoury, the baguette sandwiches come with ham, sausage or cheese and are made fresh through the day; the croque monsieur is made to order as well. Canelés and palmiers sit alongside for the walk back, and the coffee and cappuccino are worth taking at a table.
A card is only accepted from five euros up, so keep small cash for a single pastry or a coffee. Weekday evenings run to 7:45 pm, Saturday closes at 7 pm, and Sunday the shop is shut.
Go for the bread and the room.
What to look for
Croissants and pain au chocolat
The viennoiserie is the core of the shop; the croissant is light.
Pear and chocolate tart
A layer of almond paste under the fruit keeps this one from being too sweet.
Chocolate and coffee éclairs
Generous, and the thing to order if you want one pastry to remember.
The pick list
What to bring home
Tarts (apple, raspberry, strawberry, lemon, pear and chocolate)
Tarts (apple, raspberry, strawberry, lemon, pear and chocolate) — The fruit tarts keep people coming back, and the pear and chocolate version has a layer of almond paste inside to keep it from being too sweet.
Croissants and pain au chocolat
The croissant melts in your mouth, and the pain au chocolat is the one to get first.
Savoury baguette sandwiches
The ham, sausage and cheese baguette sandwiches are freshly made and ideal for a quick meal.
Coffee and cappuccino
The coffee served with the pastries is good, and the cappuccino is called out by name.
Chocolate and coffee éclairs
The chocolate and coffee éclairs are generous and stay in the memory.
Who is this for
Travellers staying nearby who want a proper sit-down breakfast of croissant and coffee before a day of walking. Anyone putting together a picnic or a train journey will find the baguette sandwiches, canelés and palmiers. And if you are after one pastry to judge Paris by, the pear and chocolate tart and the éclairs are worth a look.
If you want to assemble a full picnic or take home a box of chocolates and macarons rather than a single pastry, La Grande Épicerie de Paris on Rue de Sèvres is the place for that shop.
The verdict
For a neighbourhood boulangerie with a terrace, it is worth a stop.
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