Le Pain Retrouvé — Specialty Store in Pigalle, Paris
Le Pain Retrouvé on Rue des Martyrs is where Pigalle queues on weekends for focaccia, and the slices with tomato, cheese, honey or zucchini are the reason.
What Le Pain Retrouvé is
A specialty shop on Rue des Martyrs in Pigalle, open every day from 6:45 am to 8:45 pm. Start with the focaccia, sold in slices with tomato, cheese, honey or zucchini, fluffy and generous for the price; the almond croissant and the baguette are the other two things worth carrying out. A few items run €5–20.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
Focaccia first on Rue des Martyrs
Le Pain Retrouvé is an independent bakery on Rue des Martyrs in Pigalle, and the first thing you meet is the smell of bread coming off the display. The shopfront gets decorated for holidays, and the counter is busy enough that weekend mornings mean a queue.
The focaccia is what to buy first: thick slices with tomato, cheese, honey or zucchini, the dough fluffy and well baked, and a large slice with cheese and zucchini runs about €6. The almond croissant is the pastry to order, buttery and worth the walk on its own. The baguette holds up even in the afternoon, and the pistachio babka is moist without being too sweet. A sandwich costs around €5 and comes generously filled.
The shop was renovated and now has an espresso machine and fresh orange juice alongside the breads, and there is a monthly special loaf. You can sit and eat, though plates are not handed out for food eaten in. Sliced bread is wrapped at the counter.
Come for the focaccia and the almond croissant, and treat the rest as a neighbourhood bakery doing a busy trade.
What to look for
Focaccia
Slices with tomato, cheese, honey or zucchini, the dough fluffy and well baked; a large cheese and zucchini slice is about €6.
Almond croissant
The pastry to order here, buttery and the reason to come back.
Baguette
The classic loaf stays good even in the afternoon.
The pick list
What to bring home
Focaccia
Slices with tomato, cheese, honey or zucchini are the ones people keep coming back for: fluffy, well baked and generous for the price.
Almond croissant
This is the pastry to order here.
Baguette
The classic loaf is excellent, and it holds up well even in the afternoon.
Croissant
A standard order, buttery and fresh, and at its best at breakfast.
Brioche
Fluffy in the morning; the pistachio babka version is moist and not too sweet.
Who is this for
This suits anyone staying in Pigalle who wants a proper breakfast pastry before the day starts, since the doors open at 6:45 am and the croissant and baguette are ready. It also suits travelers who want one memorable thing to carry away: the focaccia slice, eaten on the street, is that thing. Come on a weekday morning if you want to avoid the weekend queue at the counter.
If you want cheese and charcuterie to go with the bread rather than pastries, Fromagerie Crèmerie Frescolet on Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle has a broad cheese selection and ready-made sandwiches. Fromagerie Crèmerie Frescolet - Pigalle.
The verdict
The focaccia and almond croissant earn the trip, but prices run high for the portion, so it suits a short deliberate stop rather than a full shop.
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