From Brittany to Pittsburgh’s Millvale neighborhood, Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery makes French pastries and desserts, including butter-rich croissants and the regional specialty gâteau Breton. Jean-Marc’s homeland shapes the bakery’s signature offerings, while its Hungarian nut roll—made from scratch with walnuts, honey and butter, without fillers or preservatives—adds another distinctive tradition. The bakery also serves layered cakes by the slice, including its elaborate 10-layer Opera cake.
La GourmandineFounded by French-born Fabien and Lisanne Moreau, La Gourmandine brings traditional French baking to Pittsburgh through its breads, pastries and cakes. Fabien trained at Paris’s Lenôtre Culinary Institute, and the bakery has grown from its first Lawrenceville shop, opened in 2010, to five Pittsburgh locations with centralized production in Hazelwood. Its Downtown café also offers a full espresso bar.PITTSBURGH, PA
La RenaissanceInspired by the pâtisseries of Paris, La Renaissance is a French-style retail bakery in Scarsdale making fresh pastries, breads and desserts, along with custom-designed cakes. The bakery has served the Westchester community for more than 20 years and is known for its Westchester Magazine award-winning baguette and signature cake. Its cake artists can turn a customer’s concept, theme or image into a celebration cake, including traditional French croquembouches.CORONA, NY
So Sweet Lebanese & French PastriesToledo’s So Sweet Lebanese & French Pastries bakes fresh Lebanese and French pastries, including baklava, cakes, macarons and savory pies. Its French macarons come in more than 57 flavors, while its pastry team brings over 40 years of experience to made-from-scratch wedding cakes and custom dessert catering. The bakery also ships assorted baklava gift boxes throughout the United States.TOLEDO, OH
Mrs. London's Boutique BakeryBorn from a pastry chef and apprentice’s 1970s dream, Mrs. London’s is a French-influenced boutique bakery and café in Saratoga Springs, making scratch pastries, naturally leavened breads, desserts and savory café fare. The bakery has served its historic Broadway location for more than 20 years, carrying on traditions that include French macarons and breads made with New York State organically grown grains. Its creations have been featured on CBS and in The New York Times and Food & Wine Magazine.SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY