Philippe Gosselin

Service was very good. Baguette was very good as well and would have been excellent if not for being burned on the bottom. I don’t mind it when some pastries are a touch too brown because that’s yummy. Burned bread=not yummy.

Of course, bakeries are everywhere! But this one was probably my favorite out of all the other bakeries we went to while visiting Paris.
It doesn’t hurt that they all look so pretty. very pretty. you almost don’t want to eat it. Sometimes, pretty pastries don’t always taste as good as it looks. Not the pastries from Gosselin.
It is pricier than other mom and pop bakeries you’ll see while walking around Paris but it is worth it. It’s a walking distance from Musee d’Orsay so stop by before going to the museum and have you a éclair or a flan. YUM!

Gosselin is the stereotypical «A-​OK» boulangerie, offering a huge array of products at reasonable prices, where nothing is really bad but at the same time nothing is exceptional.
Their baguette tradition is quite good, with a tasty, crunchy crust and just-​dense-​enough, yeasty interior. Definitely ask for it bien cuite, the one less-​cooked baguette I had wasn’t very good.
The pâtisseries are okay — they are plentiful in variety and wonderful in appearance but generally unexceptional in taste. I had a merveilleux chocolat, a large macaron framboise, and an éclair café which were all fine, pretty much average for Paris. But come on, if you’re here in the 7^th, you have Rue du Bac on your doorstep, and that means pastry row with Jacques Genin, Des Gateaux et Du Pain, Pâtisserie des Rêves, and more… there are better places for bread, viennoiseries, and pastries a stone’s throw away!

Juste à côté du métro Solferino, la boulangerie Gosselin né passé pas inaperçue. Faisant l’angle avec la rue qui mèné droit au musée d’Orsay, les vitrines né peuvent qu’éveiller vos papilles. Au détour d’une ballade, je m’y suis laissé tenter pour faire une petite pause sucrée…
Il y a vraiment pas mal de choix en boutique et c’est signe qu’il doit y avoir pas mal de turn-​over dans les pâtisseries, elles semblent toutes fraîches ! Ça changes des pâtisseries ou un éclair au chocolat se bat en duel avec une tarte aux framboises…
Attiré par une tarte abricot pistache, mon choix n’a pas été très long. Au moment de payer, la boulangère m’interpelle et me demande si ça né me gèné pas d’en avoir une deuxième… «euh… comment ça ?» Il y avait une autre part à côté dont le fond de tarte était cassé, elle m’a donc fait cadeau de cette part, c’est sympa !
Au passage, j’ai découvert la tarte abricot pistache à cette occasion et j’en suis très satisfait !
Le VIIème arrondissement n’est pas le quartier le plus animé de Paris alors quand on tombe sur un bon commerce, on le retient !

I don’t give 5 stars often, and I think this might be my only 2^nd 5 star review of a Paris locale, but I have a huge sweet tooth and we bought 4 pastries and I ate them all in one sitting.
Oh my goodness, I spotted the shop as we were approaching the Musee d’Orsay and I felt how Dorothy felt when she saw the City of Oz for the first time. It was awe inspiring. My mouth opened and even now my tongue is salivating at the thought. I hate myself for not taking photos of the window front. It was so gorgeous and magical, the sweets I saw in the window and the throng of girls in the front.
I am not a fan of macaroons, but of the other sweets that you rarely can find in the States. The closest you can get is Madeliene or Whole Foods. Anyhow, after our visit to Musee d’Orsay, I dragged my son and husband in there and they packaged our sweets in the most beautiful pink box. I carried it on the Metro as if it was a priceless heirloom, All the women were staring at it. Then at home we devoured every last scrumptious crumb. I even saved the wrapping paper and tissue paper to put in my Paris scrapbook…

A great bakery in Saint-​Germain. I was lucky enough to be staying down the street from Philippe Gosselin on Rue de Bellechasse. Close walking distance from Musée d’Orsay. I first came here for a café & chocolate croissant. Next I came for Macaroons — and wow — they were the best I’ve had. I got a package of 6 for 12 euro to bring home as a gift, and they were loved. A little pricey for the packaged gifts, however in general, this is an affordable and delicious bakery. A must-​stop if in the area of Musée d’Orsay /​Saint Germain.

Stumbled upon this place while walking the city. Lucky me! The line of people hinted that it would be a place worth stopping into it. Fantastic sandwich and tasty macarons.

Tellement 7eme … et tellement cher, et pourtant tellement banal.
Une boulangerie qui né se démarque des autres dans Paris que par ses prix: exorbitants.
Les pâtisseries sont vraiment sans plus. Les basiques (croissants, pains au chocolat) sont affichés à des prix LoLesques au regard de la qualité tout à fait standard.
Les sandwichs sont honorables mais sans plus.
Le service est vraiment sans plus, parfois même désagréable.
Bref, une boulangerie 2 étoiles dans un quartier 5 étoiles.
Cela est-​il suffisant pour impressionner? A mon sens, non.

Fantastic pastry shop. The macarons were simply scrumptious. The pistachio Napoleon we shared was the best pastry ever. We had a few other things that were very good, but the macarons and the pistachio Napoleon were simply spectacular.

Four years ago, almost to the day, my husband and I honeymooned in Europe. Our first stop was Paris and we had the good fortune of staying in a flat right around the corner from this place. I have terribly fond memories of waking up before the hubby, going downstairs and getting our breakfast pastries from this shop. We must have tried every variety of croissant they had and we also bought many a baguette.
I really loved that we could get a demi baguette every morning instead of having to eat day old bread, which is what would have happened had we needed to get the whole baguette. The croissants were all fantastic and now, four years later, we still compare every croissant we eat to these. I can tell you that even in Paris not many live up to them. If you are on the hunt for a good croissant and happen to be near this place, go in and give them a try, you won’t be disappointed, I only wish I’d had the opportunity to eat more of their selection before we headed out of Paris.

This very nice boulangerie-​pâtisserie is located on a busy corner, directly across the street from the Solferino Metro station. It’s several blocks away from the Orsay Museum.
They sell lots of breads, croissants, eclairs, chocolates, and many other decadent French treats.
During my visit many Parisians were purchasing loafs of bread, so I sort of went against the grain when I purchased my French sampling of croissant, pain au chocolat, and vanilla éclair. But I’m glad I purchased those items because all three of them were excellent. They were dynamite!
The inside was a little hectic and busy when I visited but I think that’s because a lot of customers were regulars and they were just in a hurry to get home and cook dinner (it was around dinner time, hence all the bread purchases).
The people working behind the counter were friendly, polite, and I experienced no problems with my English.

Stumbled upon Philippe Gosselin while walking through St Germain on my way to the Muse D’orsay…and what a find it was.
I cannot speak for much as all I had was one of their cream filled beignets… but is was heaven. Most of their other baked goods looked really good as well.
The mix of clients was parisan and tourist but that had no bearing on how great this place was.
This place would be great for an afternoon break for a pastrie and coffee.

Pendant des mois Gosselin a été ma boulangerie de quartier attitrée, la seule vraie alternative à Kayser qui profitait de ma clientèle les dimanches. Oui, je sais, j’abandonne une chaîné pour une autre, mais dans un des quartiers les plu dépourvus de Paris toutes catégories confondues on fait ce qu’on peut, et je maintiendrai que Gosselin n’est pas si mal que ça.
C’est sur, ce n’est pas dans une chaîné que l’on va retrouve la meilleure baguette de Paris, ou même du quartier. Le pain, de manière générale, n’a rien de mémorable on l’achète parce qu’on a besoin de pain, on n’a jamais une grosse envie pressante et impérative d’une baguette Gosselin.
Passons, le pain n’est pas fantastique, on s’en fera. J’ai plus de mal en revanche à leur pardonner sur le plan de la pâtisserie. Le problème n’est plus qu’elles né sont pas exceptionnelles mais franchement mal faites. Et vendues à des prix exorbitants avec cela, bien au dessus de la moyenne des boulangeries. La pâte des éclairs et religieuses est mauvaise, pas assez fraîche, trop dure. La crème n’a pas un goût assez parfumé ou la bonne texture. Entre parenthèses, le Paris-​Brest tenait la route, il né se désagrégeait pas sous les dents bien qu’il fut un peu trop gras.
Les viennoiseries heureusement sont plus réussies. J’aime bien leurs versions minis (mais on m’expliquera pourquoi ils obstinent à me donner des chouquettes quand je demande un assortiment) et les tailles normales presque autant. Je crois que la plus réussie restera le chausson aux pommes. Il est intéressant de noter au passage qu’ils offrent plus de choix que la plupart des boulangeries traditionnels (à vous d’aller découvrir). Évitez en revanche les viennoises, conseil d’ami.
J’ai été agréablement satisfait par les sandwichs, qui attirent les amateurs du quartier pour bonne raison. La réalisation et les ingrédients compensent le pain et ils offrent plus de choix que des simples baguettes ou des fromage-​jambon/​thon/​poulet-​crudités.
Je finis sur une note négative pour le service, qui est loin d’être toujours le plus aimable du monde, défaut qui se double d’un manqué de réceptivité remarcable et d’une réticence à l’aide de la part des vendeuses.

I reviewed the OTHER Gosselin bakery by accident. I didn’t go to that one! I went to THIS one and this is hands down the BEST in Paris and the WORLD, yes the WORLD. There are people that visit this location from the USA just to visit this bakery and eat their wonderful baguettes! Incredible tasting, light amazing. And cheap too!!! They have the greatest baguettes in the WORLD. And everything else in there is great. I need to go back NOW because I need to have their baguettes, and I want them right now!!!

Our family saw this on the way to the Orsay Museum. It is a place that gets very crowded at lunch with locals. Know what you want b/​c the line moves quickly and they dont tolerate anyone holding up the line.
The chocolate filled pastries were delicious and we went back the next day for more.
You have to find a bench outside if you want to sit and enjoy a meal.

This was an amazing little bakery that we walked into on our way to Musee d’Orsay. Each of us got a different pastry to share, and everything was just incredible. There isn’t any seating inside, but you can take a short walk to the Seine and eat there. Highly recommend this place!

Found this place near the Musee d’Orsay. Bought a box of 6 macarons for € 11 (kinda pricey), they were delicious!
My friend and I came back the next day and she got a fig tarte that was equally, if not, better than the macarons.
Definitely go here if you go to the Orsay!

Lecker, lecker, lecker… man sollte vor allem ein feuchtes Tuch dabeihaben um die klebrigen Finger nachher wieder sauberzubekommen.
Wir schlenderten durch Saint Germain du Pres und blieben am Schaufenster dieser Patisserie hängen. Da es eh Zeit für einen Nachmittags Kaffee und etwas Süßes war, haben wir uns kurzerhand etwas geholt: meine Frau ein kleines Törtchen (die exakte Mini-​Ausgabe der schwarzglänzenden Torte aus dem Schaufenster) und ich einen Klassiker: ein religiuese au café (also ein etwas besseres eclaires mit Kaffeecreme). Dies haben wir dann mit einem coffee to go (leider kann man in der Patisserie nicht sitzen) in der Sonne auf einer Mauer sitzend verzehrt. Es war einfach lecker, gut — erstaunlicherweise nicht zu süß und nicht so massiv wie die Törtchen von PAUL, die liegen einem manchmal richtig im Magen.
Empfehlenswert für den kleinen Süß-​Hunger oder die Patisserie Auswahl wenn man Gäste zu Hause erwartet.

Incontournable du boulevard Saint Germain depuis 20 ans, la Boulangerie Pâtisserie Gosselin, pourtant encore méconnue pour ceux qui né fréquentent pas régulièrement cette partie de la capitale, mérite le détour.
Tout d’abord pour sa vitrine, véritable spectacle de bon goût et de mise en valeur des produits de la maison. Ici, des viennoiseries à tomber par terre, des pâtisseries qui n’ont rien à envier aux plus grandes enseignes de la capitale, et beaucoup d’autres encore. Le public né s’y trompe pas, qui se presse avec ardeur dans le lieu, principalement le samedi et le dimanche matin.
J’opte pour ma part pour les verrines aux fruits, de véritables bijoux gustatifs à se damner !

Decadent cakes, breads and a whole range of filled baguettes make this a great stop to grab something on the go. (Not to eat on the run of course — that’s not a Parisian thing to do!)
The mere glimpse of the gorgeous cakes in the window and you’re guaranteed to be salivating. All reasonably priced too, it’s just incredibly hard to leave with just a single cake…