Leonie Bakery — Restaurant in Paris

We stooped here two weeks ago after visiting the Montmartre Basilica for a delicious snack, great sandwiches, croissants and Pain au chocolat. But the best part was the service. After leaving the bakery we took a bus towards the Louvre Museum. While riding the bus, my teenager daughter realized she has lost her phone, and the last time she took it out was to take a picture of the sandwich she got at the bakery. We thought her phone was lost at this point. However, my wife decided to call the bakery but the answering recording was in French so we had no idea what they said. She found an email address on their website and she sent an email explaining that we were there not long ago and that my daughter has lost her phone there. No more than ten minutes later we got a reply saying that they found the phone and it was kept safe. We went back 10 mins before closing and were able to get...

Start your day the right way. Croissant and coffee before starting the climb to Sacre Couer.

Boulanger Leonie is simple, bright, clean and super popular. Anywhere that has a line of locals out of the door on a Sunday morning is the right place to go. Big croissant, soft and warm. ask for jam (confiture, fraise is my favourite!) and there is a small jar ready for you.

Stay outside and your choice of baked goods comes on a wooden board and your coffee in white and black China cups with saucers, more elegant than paper cups. My boys demolished the croissants and chocolatines (just over 1€ each) before my wife and I could get any, they were so good.

Coffee comes from a machine but it’s a price worth paying for the baked goods. Lactose free milk (sans lactose) for a hot chocolate for my boys came in the form of oat milk (Avena brand)...

I got a Kouign Amman and possibly the. Best. Sandwich. Ever. Sure, the pastry was great (doesn't travel well though, the grease rips the bag after a few hours), but that sandwich I wolfed down walking to the metro station? Incredible. The bread was sturdy, the slightly bitter greens, some jam thing they had, and the duck was tender. Also incredibly filling! Genuinely one of my Paris trip highlights. Not sure whether they change the menu up, but if they don't, get that duck sandwich. Unfortunately no photo due to the aforementioned wolfing.

They also had a beautiful array of breads and pastries on offer, from croissants, brioche, and other sandwiches if duck doesn't tickle your fancy. The pastries-smaller breads like brioche cost