Stohrer, Paris

Stohrer is a pâtisserie on Rue Montorgueil, known as the oldest pâtisserie in Paris, with its story beginning in 1730. Nicolas Stohrer founded the shop after working as pastry chef to Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1725, he accompanied the king’s daughter to France for her marriage to Louis XV; five years later, he established this bakery, which has remained on Rue Montorgueil ever since.

Inside, frescoes commissioned in 1860 from a student of Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry bring a historic artistic layer to the shop. Stohrer is also credited with creating the rum baba, and the religieuse is another speciality associated with the house. Elizabeth II visited in 2004 during a state visit to France. The pastry counter therefore carries both an enduring Parisian address and a remarkably long culinary story.