Le Fournil de Mouffetard — Specialty Store in Mouffetard, Paris
Le Fournil de Mouffetard on Rue Mouffetard sells a babka that is the best you will eat, alongside a baguette worth timing your morning around.
What this bakery is
Le Fournil de Mouffetard is a specialty bakery on Rue Mouffetard in the Mouffetard neighbourhood, open from 7 am most days and closed on Mondays. The baguette is the thing to get, best while it is still warm and crusty, and the babka draws its own following. Most items sit between €1 and €10, and queues move fast.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
About this store
This is a bakery on Rue Mouffetard in the Mouffetard neighbourhood, and the first thing you meet inside is a stocked counter of bread and pastry that makes choosing slow work. It opens at 7 am most days, which puts it in reach of an early breakfast.
The baguette is the item to get first: warm and fresh it is crusty and worth the trip, so buy it close to when you will eat it. The chocolate croissant has a crisp pastry, the plain croissant is flaky in the same way, and the twisted seeded loaf is the one to take home if you want something to slice over a few days. The babka is the sleeper of the counter.
Service is quick even when the line is long, so a queue is not a reason to walk on.
Prices run from €1 to €10, and the slices and tarts sit at the upper end of that: a slice of blueberry tart is €4.50, and a slice of pizza €4.70. Payment is straightforward at the counter.
One more thing to plan around: the shop is closed on Mondays. Come for the bread and pastry.
What to look for
Babka
The one to ask about if you want something sweet with your bread; it has a following of its own.
Twisted seeded bread
A seeded loaf with real flavour, the pick if you want bread to last a few days.
Chocolate croissant
Crisp pastry and a chocolate centre, an easy breakfast on the walk down Rue Mouffetard.
The pick list
What to bring home
Baguette
The baguette is at its best warm and fresh.
Pastries
The pastry case covers a broad range, from fruit tarts to a chocolate flan, and the selection shifts with the seasons.
Bread
The breads are often served warm and always crusty, and the range is varied throughout the year.
Chocolate croissant
The chocolate croissant is the one to get first here, and it earns the mention.
Twisted seeded bread
The twisted seeded loaf is the pick if you want one specific bread to take home.
Who is this for
This suits anyone staying in the Mouffetard area who wants a warm baguette or a chocolate croissant at the start of the day, since it opens at 7 am and the queue moves quickly. It also works for a curious browser who wants to try a babka or a twisted seeded loaf and see what the street's baking is about. Picnic planners can pick up bread and a slice here before heading out.
If you want croissants as the whole point of the stop, Maison Gregoire on Rue Monge, about 450 m away, is built around them.
The verdict
The bread and pastry hold up, and it is a swing-by for a warm baguette rather than a destination to build a morning around.
Keep exploring nearby
Rue Mouffetard Market
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Fromagerie Androuet
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Fromagerie Roland Rousselet Affineur
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Maison Gregoire
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