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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

Pâtisserie Gilg

Colmar, France

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 68 2026
Pâtisserie Gilg

A family pastry shop on Grand Rue in Colmar, running since 1936, selling cakes, macarons, viennoiseries and savoury items to take away. Its mousse cakes shaped like fruit, such as the green apple coated in white chocolate, are a regular draw.

Highlights

  • Green apple mousse cake
  • Coffee and vanilla éclairs
  • Hansi brioche and macarons

Good to know

  • Takeaway only, no seating inside
  • Arrive in the morning; items sell out
  • Open Tuesday to Saturday, Sunday mornings

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