Trying Cedric Grolet pastries in Paris

[danielmon]

After a year leaving in Paris I've concluded, you can get an amazing pastry for around 5 euros, an you shouldn't spend more than 8 on a high end pastry.

[oONodokaOo]

I've been living in the Paris region for years but I've never tried a Cedric Grolet pastry. While I understand the hype, us locals don't go there as it's always crowded and prices are crazy. If you want the real parisian experience, I'd suggest walking around and stopping by a random boulangerie you may find on your way. You'll get to taste delicious typical pastries for reasonnable prices.

[dcahodl]

Even if I waited 2 hours to go in and then was asked for €35, i'd walk out empty-handed.

[ksarah]

That's a tourist trap. There's a lot of gourmet pastry shop in Paris that are way cheaper with the same level of quality.

[kim_cheeeeeeeee]

My anxiety when he held it up over the windowsill 📈📈📈📈📈

[bearlucious]

I will never wait in line for food. It's the food influencers who hype up food places and then it's a herd mentality.

[neldormiveglia]

35 bucks for ONE PASTRY? Nah man, you got robbed.

[sayyidabdulla]

“I couldn’t finish it in a whole sitting” proceeds to gobble half of it in one single bite 😅

[yakhalheart]

This reminds me of designer brands selling basic tshirts for thousands of dollars. Its all marketing. Its amazing how easily a fool is departed from his money. I need to open a "high end pastry shop" and charge $50 per pastry.

[NicoleNewmark]

They have a branch in London (Hotel the Berkeley) that I have been to. The pastries are absolutely fantastic and i didn’t need to wait at all. If you happen to be in London I would recommend you to go check it out. 😊

[brightgoldstar]

They are so beautiful you'd feel bad about eating them. :D The French turn food into art. You eat not just with your stomach, but with your eyes too.

[maximemaxime]

Don’t get me wrong Cedric’s pastries are nice. But two things a) they are way too expensive for a city like Paris, most of his price is due because he is trendy and very strong in social media b) there are actually better even pastries in Paris.

[Mistyvalentine]

My mouth started to water when I looked at the inside of that masterpiece you were eating! It looks so good!

[Alethophobia]

Flight to paris 890
Pastry 35 euros 40 usd
*gets

[Arcan]

35 euros for a pastry by a pastry chef who became famous on ig. No thanks.

[vainilla]

As someone who bakes a lot and loves french patisserie, I've always liked how his desserts look

[getheory]

Normally I'd be outraged, but I'd pay it. That pistachio one looks INCREDIBLE. It probably looks better than it tastes though

[ezenkrul]

35 is the cost of the larger ones meant for 4 people. I go here quite often and only spend 17. It's still quite enough for 1 to 2 people.

[lucyprice]

Thank you for taking time to share your experience. I dream of going there.

[lelianarochefort]

I know im going to offend lots of people saying this but, cedric grolet is overrated, he's a popular handsome guy that did collab with lots of huge celebrities, his pastries taste good but not worth the wait and the high prices, there's plenty of mom and pops pastry shop in paris who made incredible unique pastry and cost 6-8 € tops, 35€ could get you a whole entremet / cakes.