La Parisienne — Specialty Store in Les Halles, Paris
La Parisienne on Rue des Halles sells a traditional baguette with a crust that cracks and a warm, nutty crumb, still slightly warm at 9 pm.
What La Parisienne is
A specialty shop on Rue des Halles in Les Halles, open from 7 am daily and until 8 pm most nights, with bread and pastries priced from €1 to €10. The traditional baguette is the thing to buy: crisp outside, warm and nutty within, and still warm in the evening. Croissants and pain au chocolat fill the morning trade.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
Bread first, in the middle of Les Halles
La Parisienne sits on Rue des Halles in the Les Halles neighbourhood, a bakery counter with an outside seating area and a display case you see before you reach the door. It opens at 7 am, which makes it a breakfast stop before the day starts.
The traditional baguette is what you come for. The crust cracks under your thumb, the inside is warm and nutty, and a baguette bought at 9 pm still carries some warmth. The croissant is buttery and the almond croissant draws its own following; the pain au chocolat is good. For lunch there is a jambon-beurre sandwich on baguette, and a case of tarts and cakes including a strawberry tart.
Ordering is at the counter, and a bonjour before you ask goes a long way. Eating in costs more than taking away: a pain au chocolat is €1.40 to take out and €1.90 to eat in, and there is an extra charge per item for the terrace. Cards and cash are both accepted.
Prices sit in the €1 to €10 band, so a baguette, a pastry and a coffee stay cheap. The baguette is the value: buy it in the morning for breakfast or in the evening while it is still warm, and take it away rather than sitting down to keep the cost down.
It suits anyone staying nearby who wants a warm baguette at 7 am, and anyone passing through Les Halles station who wants lunch to carry.
What to look for
Traditional baguette
Crisp crust, warm nutty crumb, and still warm in the evening; the one item to buy first.
Croissant
Buttery and warm in the morning, the breakfast staple here.
Almond croissant
Almond-topped, and the pastry some rate highest in the case.
The pick list
What to bring home
Traditional baguette
The crust is crisp and the crumb warm and nutty, and it can still be warm in the morning or evening.
Croissant
A buttery morning staple.
Pain au chocolat
A chocolate-filled pastry that brings people back.
Almond croissant
An almond-topped pastry that some count as their favorite in Paris.
Jambon-beurre sandwich
Ham and butter on baguette, the lunch pick.
Who is this for
Anyone sleeping near Les Halles who wants a warm baguette at 7 am without a detour will find this the easiest breakfast in the neighbourhood. A traveler passing through Les Halles station with a train to catch can pick up a jambon-beurre sandwich and a pastry for lunch and eat it on the move.
If you want cheese and charcuterie to go with the bread rather than pastries, Le Marché Des Halles on Rue des Innocents covers that in the same neighbourhood.
The verdict
The baguette earns the stop.
Keep exploring nearby
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Supermarket
K-Mart Châtelet
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Le Marché Des Halles
Market hall
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