Maison Gregoire — Specialty Store in Mouffetard, Paris
Maison Gregoire on Rue Monge is an organic bakery where the dough is made by hand rather than shipped in, and the croissants are the reason to set your alarm.
What Maison Gregoire is
An organic bakery on Rue Monge in Mouffetard, open from 8 am every day except Monday. The croissants, pain au chocolat and baguettes are made by hand on site, and the traditional baguette runs €1.40. Prices sit in the €1–10 band, so a coffee and a pastry is an easy morning spend.
Verified November 2026 · 2 independent sources
An organic bakery on Rue Monge
Maison Gregoire is an independent specialty shop on Rue Monge in Mouffetard, and the first thing you notice is that the bread is made here rather than brought in — no mass-produced dough, everything worked by hand.
The croissants are what to buy first: flaky outside, soft through the middle, and the thing to carry to a bench in the Jardin des Plantes. The pain au chocolat, at €1.70, is crunchy on the outside with a softer interior and a generous amount of chocolate inside. The traditional baguette is organic and costs €1.40, and there are raisin buns and an apple turnover worth adding to the bag.
Coffee is served too, and a cappuccino is a good way to slow the morning down. Sandwiches come as a set deal at a reasonable price, with soft bread and a filling that carries flavour — the chicken curry is the one to ask for. The staff serve with a smile and the line moves quickly.
Sunday is the day this shop earns its place: it opens at 8 am and runs to 8 pm, while Monday is closed entirely. The rest of the week it stays open until 8:30 pm. Expect to pay a little more than at a conventional bakery — the organic flour and the handwork are what you are buying.
Come for breakfast if you are staying nearby, or for a pastry and a coffee on your way through Mouffetard.
What to look for
Croissants
Flaky, soft inside, and the first thing to order in the morning.
Pain au chocolat
€1.70, crunchy outside with a softer centre and plenty of chocolate.
Traditional baguette
Organic, handmade, €1.40 — the benchmark loaf here.
The pick list
What to bring home
Croissants
The croissants are the breakfast pick here.
Baguettes
The traditional baguette is organic and costs €1.40.
Pain au chocolat
It costs €1.70 and is crunchy outside but softer inside, not excessively buttery, with a lot of chocolate and a medium small size.
Coffee
The cappuccino is the coffee to order.
Who is this for
Anyone staying in Mouffetard who wants breakfast within walking distance will find the croissants and coffee make an easy start to the day. If you are heading toward the Jardin des Plantes, a baguette and a pastry here travel well for a bench lunch. Travelers who care about organic flour and handmade dough will get what they came for.
If you want something to carry home rather than eat on the spot, Fromagerie Laurent Dubois on Boulevard Saint-Germain matures regional French cheeses and vacuum-seals cuts for travel.
The verdict
It is a solid neighbourhood bakery rather than a destination worth crossing Paris for, and the organic prices run higher than the bakeries around it, but it suits anyone staying in Mouffetard who wants handmade croissants and a coffee in the morning.
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