La fournée du palais — Specialty Store in Les Épinettes, Paris
La fournée du palais on Rue de Paris in Les Épinettes turns out croissants with a buttery, crisp shell and a faint caramel note, soft inside, and that is the reason to walk over from Brochant station.
What to expect at La fournée du palais
A small neighborhood bakery on Rue de Paris in Les Épinettes, closed Fridays, open from 6:30 am other days. The croissant is the thing to buy: buttery, crisp outside, soft within, with a faint caramel note. The croissant aux amandes earns return trips, and the baguette and traditional loaf come warm and crusty. Expect €5–20 for a few items.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
A bakery counter on Rue de Paris
La fournée du palais is an independent bakery in Les Épinettes, the kind of shop you find by walking your own street rather than by planning a detour. Brochant station puts the neighbourhood within reach, and the counter is the whole show: bread, pastries, and a short list of things worth carrying home.
Start with the croissant. The shell is crisp and buttery with a slight caramel edge, the inside soft, and it holds up as the best argument for arriving early. The croissant aux amandes is the one that brings people back on consecutive mornings, richer and nutty against the plainer butter version. For the table, the baguette and traditional loaf come out warm and crusty, and the whole-grain bread is worth taking if you want something with more chew.
Alongside the French staples there are North African pastries, a range that sets this counter apart from a standard neighbourhood bakery and gives you something to try beside the baguette.
The prices stay reasonable for everyday baked goods, which is part of why a loaf on the walk home makes sense here. Keep the spend in the €5–20 band for a few items; a croissant and a baguette sit at the low end, and a box of pastries pushes toward the top.
It suits anyone staying nearby who wants a warm loaf and a good croissant without ceremony.
What to look for
Croissant
Buttery and crisp outside, soft inside, with a faint caramel note — the item to buy first.
Croissant aux amandes
The richer almond version that brings people back on consecutive mornings.
Baguette and traditional loaf
Warm and crusty, the sort of loaf a neighbour carries home from work.
The pick list
What to bring home
Croissant
Buttery and crisp outside, soft inside, with a faint caramel note; several call it the highlight of their mornings here.
Baguette and traditional loaf
Warm and crusty, and one neighbour buys a traditional loaf on the walk home from work.
Croissant aux amandes
Returning visitors came back on consecutive mornings, and it was a huge hit with them.
Whole-grain bread
Called excellent, and the bread quality sits alongside the friendliness of the owners.
North African pastries
the same counter that turns out the baguette also does North African pastries, and they are worth adding to the order alongside a loaf. The croissants aux amandes are the other thing to get first, buttery and crunchy outside with a soft middle and a hint of caramel.
Who is this for
This suits anyone staying in or near Les Épinettes who wants a warm baguette or a proper croissant within a short walk of Brochant station. It also works for a traveler who likes trying a bakery's full range in one go, since the North African pastries sit beside the standard French breads. And if you are watching what you spend on breakfast, a croissant and a loaf here land at the low end of the €5–20 band.
If the croissant itself is the whole point of your morning, Jolie Miche Batignolles on Avenue de Clichy, about 800 m away, is the croissant specialist to head for instead.
The verdict
The croissant and warm loaves are worth the stop, and this is a neighborhood bakery to swing by for bread rather than a destination to plan a morning around.
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