Exploring Best Bakeries in Paris | A Filipino-French Foodie’s Guide!

Found a chocolate! In American it's Authentic Croissant. In French it's Authentique Croissant. In Tagalog Authentic na Croissant. That's it! Heyo! It's Lea Winninh and welcome! Welcome to Paris during the Olympics! In this vlog, we're going to eat in one of the best bakeries in Paris. I'm bringing you with my friend Cherish, coming from America. Bonjour! The best bakeries in Paris to eat especially croissants, pain au chocolat, and other surprises. First stop, we are in the center of Paris at Maison Louvain. One of the Louvain houses. We're here because they have the famous croquis. It is the croissant croquis. So are you ready to try it with me? It's your first time! It's my first time! I'm so excited to eat French pastries! I'm from America, if you know. Croissant! No! It's croissant! So I am with Cherish! Excited! So it's her first time? First time in Paris. Okay, so you have the best guide with you. But we're gonna try the croquis. The famous one. Have you tried it before? I have not. I've waited for this moment. Because I knew I was coming to Paris and I was gonna make it but I was like, no, I'm going to Paris. I need to try the real thing first. I actually sent her my guide to Paris and I asked her what she wants to try hidden gems and she sent me the three addresses of the bakeries I'm like, girl, let's go. Let's do this vlog. Bon appétit! Let me vlog too. Bon appétit! That's so good. This one is so good. One of the best. What do you feel about it? It's flaky. I know everyone hates this word it's moist but I use the word and it's so good. Chocolatey like I like and buttery like we like. No diet here. No, not on vacation. That's illegal. I have a little chocolate. I don't know how to eat. First stop at Maison Louva. Can you say Maison Louva? Maison Louva. We actually met the creator of the croquis. He was just there. Here's the photo. Are you ready? I'm so ready. Let's eat! Are you ready to eat the next bakery? That's the place. Very old-ish bakery. Very Parisian style. But now let's see if it's good. Are you ready Cherie? I'm so ready. We are now at Du Pain et des Idées. That's it. It means bread and ideas. Ready? Ready. Paris is empty. I love it. It's my favorite time in Paris. Look, it's so cute. Are you from Bordeaux? No, but... I'm from Basque Country. Basque Country, yes. Here's the South-West. Our second stop at Du Pain et des Idées. We ordered their speciality. It was the last one. You are lucky. It is the escargot à la pistache. The pistache. If you're a pistachio lover, this is for you. Escargot means snail. Snail? Oh, I see. That makes sense. But there's no snail in it. Thank you. We'll save that for later. And then second, we have the Authentique. Authentique. Croissant. Ready to eat? Yes. In American, it's Authentique Croissant. But in French, it's Authentique Croissant. In Tagalog, Authentique Croissant. You can go ahead. You are the visitor. Are you sure? Let's try a little. Oh, oh, oh. Okay. You like? That's really good. I'll try this because I'm not a pistachio girl. Really? You know what? Let's try. Let's try the pistachio. My mom loves pistachio. She likes pistachio, but me, I'm chocolate girl. Okay. This is how you eat Magulo. It's good. Masarap. It is good. If you want to eat Croissant, Authentique Croissant or Pain au Chocolat and you're in Republic, this is the place to be. Du Pain et des Idées. American approved. Another story, I don't know if you noticed, they called the Pain au Chocolat Chocolatine. It's because in France, there's a war on the nomination of how you call this. It's a battle. I was surprised. I was surprised to see Chocolatine in the middle of Paris. It's okay. We can live together. Civil respect. As long as it's good, I'm not going to complain. Now, number two. Croissant. How is it? This is not Costco for croissants, guys. It's not the same level of We're not at Costco anymore. This is a sacrilege. Shameful croissant in the supermarket of Costco. How do you feel? I feel amazing. I feel like I'm a Parisian now. Oh my goodness. This is a game changer. Now, you know what a croissant flakiness should be, right? Oh, man. Costco can't compare now. I don't know how I'm going to get this in America, in Los Angeles. You understand now when French people go to America and we get to eat bread. I mean, we don't go there for bread. No. Wow. It's delicious. Delicious. On the last bakery we're going, on the next bakery we're going, we're going to try the pain au chocolat. Then, they have another speciality with a touch. Are you ready? I'm so ready. Let's go. Can we go here? Yeah, of course. So, this is one of my favorite places in Paris. You can come here with your squad, with your crew, with your squad. You can come here with your squad, your crew, your friends, date, and you just hang out here, get some drinks, some wine, and then you enjoy it. Bonjour. And it's Cherish's first time. So it's perfect weather. I brought the sun to Paris. I brought LA to Paris. Yes. We needed summer. So that's the place. It's beautiful. So now, third spot. We're at Maison May. What's the flavor for this one? It's strawberry. I want to try strawberry. I love strawberry. And I need to try your favorite. Is this your favorite? I didn't plan to come here at first. I wanted to go to Pépite. But it's closed today because it's Monday. And on Mondays, you actually have two kinds of bakeries. The one who close because they're open on Sundays and the one who are open because they're closed on Sundays. So pretty. Thank you so much. Bon appétit. Thank you so much. And this is the French. So we ordered a croissant but not the authentic. They have, but this one is raspberry croissant. So we'll discover. We saw a French He said, This is not French. Come on. It's French with a twist. And then we have the original pain au chocolat. Let's see. Because I'm very picky with pain au chocolat. Let's see if it's good. Here we go. Okay. Wow. That's good raspberry. Can you see inside? Oh, it's around. Oh, there's like some jelly there too. Hold on. Maybe it's in the middle. Maybe it's in the middle here. Oh, yeah. Okay, wait. No, I need to get this. I need to get this. On your teeth. On my what? Teeth. It's good. Inside, it's jam, raspberry. So, there are two types. Either you eat directly or pasocial. With fork and knife. Let's try like this. Okay. Oh, my God. This is my first time to try like that. Okay. It's good. It adds fruitiness. And it's refreshing actually because the other one, the authentic croissant was very buttery, right? If you want more flavor, summery, this is a good option. So, now the pain au chocolat. For me, a good pain au chocolat needs two things. Its flakiness. It must not look like plastic, you know, from the supermarket. So, this looks flaky and airy. See, it's thick. And now, for me, it has to get two chocolate bars, not only one. Now, let's see. I hope it has two. It has one. You're not generous. But it's okay. Let's try. It's a good pain au chocolat. And it's good. It's a legend. But one chocolate is not enough. There must be two bars. Two bars of chocolate. But it's good. This is Leah's favorite. I'm going to try. Once that I've tried, the chocolate was all firm. So, it was never melty like this. No, it has to be melty. This is a good point. Yes. I feel like it was just like dry chocolate chip in America or in California. But this is nice. So, in French, you can say, c'est bon. C'est bon. So, we're done with the three first bakeries. Did you enjoy? Of course, I did. So, now you have three bakeries in your list. Thank you, Cherish, for joining me. Of course. You're staying here until? Until the 31st. In two days. In the second part of this vlog, I will show you two other bakeries that I like, but they are closed today. Cherish won't be with me at that time, but at least she confirmed that she liked the three first bakeries. Yes. Hello. I'll take a chocolate bread, please. And to take away, I'll take the fine burrata pie. Goodbye. And here it is. We are at Serafine. It is a bakery here. It has 16 stores nearby. Eiffel Tower, Pasi. So, if you're visiting Eiffel Tower, this is a good place. You can buy sweet bakeries, but also your lunch because there's salad, there's also sandwich. And here's a fun fact. When I was little, next to our house, there was another bakery. And there was the lady bakery who was super nice. And then suddenly, when I grew up, she disappeared. I was like, where did she go? Maybe she moved to another bakery, right? And then I discovered this bakery thanks to a friend. And then when I bought croissants like that, I saw her like 10 years later. I was like, oh! You're still here! She said, oh my God, you grew up like that. Chocolate bread. So, let's see. Do you see how beautiful it is? Soft, flaky, and a good dose of chocolate. Very generous. One of the best. One of my favorites so far. Next stop, we are going more in the center of Paris. And this is a hidden gem. With new creative bakeries. So, are you ready for the next stop? See ya! Hello! So, I'm back with a new hair color. And now, it's the last bakery that I will make you discover. It's Pipi. Okay, let's try it. It smells good. Early bakery smells are the best. This bakery has a lot of originality. Of course, you can see the authentic chocolate croissant. The classics. But here, there's an Asian touch. So, I ordered the croissant sesame, black sesame. Because here, it's like fusion, Asian-French. So, let's try it. So, I took it out. Because bees attack me and my croissant. And so, I decided to take it out. So, this is my tip. It was my first time to go to Pipi. Because it's on the other side of my house. But I've always wanted to try there. Black sesame croissant. Now, let's try it in a peaceful way without any bees. I'm screaming there. Oh, my God. It's so big. Look at this. Let's try it. If you like black sesame, for sure, you'll like this. Oh, my God. It's amazing. A bit, it's huge. You should share it with your loved one. But the quality of the croissant is so good. And this, it's a bit a lot for me. But I like the Asian-French fusion like me. Oh, my God. It's stuffed. It's messy. It's 6 and a half out of 10. Because I don't like it when it's too stuffed. But the croissant was so good. So, for sure, the authentic, classic croissant with chocolate should be amazing. So, there. It's the end of my top favorite bakeries in Paris. And if you want more recommendations in Paris, well, lucky for you, I did a digital guide that you can buy and download online just for you. So, that's it. Thank you. Bon appétit. Bye-bye.