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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

La Pâtisserie des Marseillais

Marseille, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 40 2026
La Pâtisserie des Marseillais

A small pâtisserie near the Old Port run by chef Pascal Guglielmi, selling individual cakes, flans, canelés and celebration cakes. Its pastries carry place names like Kyoto, Cilaos and Royal Vietnam, and the chef often chats with customers and offers tastings.

Highlights

  • Edelweiss raspberry and tonka cake
  • Madagascar vanilla flan
  • Canelés and lemon yuzu tart

Good to know

  • Small shop with no indoor seating
  • Birthday and celebration cakes made to order
  • Individual cakes cost around €5 each

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