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Jacques Genin
Paris, France
Recommended by David Lebovitz and 19 other food critics.
4.4
1k
Recommendations
"Of all the desserts and pastries in Paris, there isn’t one better than Jacques’ Paris-Brest."
on Paris-Brest
"Neither too subtle, nor too forceful, the caramel crème is a revelation of balance of flavor. It was once a violently bubbling cauldron of sugar and cream, but as its cool smoothness floods your mouth, you’re privy to nothing but wave after wave of pacific delight."
on Éclair
"The salty caramel cream is smooth, and intense. I just want to lift one of the pipes and lay it on my tongue, let it melt."
on Éclair
"What it is: a ring of choux pastry studded with crunchy hazelnuts, sandwiching swirls of gorgeous hazelnut praline cream. Holy, moly, heavenly – I was not disappointed despite ultra high expectation."
on Paris-Brest
"And I would be remiss not to mention Genin's elegant individual pastries, like the long, skinny glazed chocolate eclair and the tallest Paris-Brest (a pastry ring filled with praline cream) I've ever seen."
on Paris-Brest
"Locals queue behind a velvet rope for the chance to slide a fork through its impeccable Paris Brest — a chewy-crispy pastry filled with a Ferrero Rocher-esque cream and topped with hazelnuts."
on Paris-Brest
“Jacques Genin has the most amazing Paris-Brest, only available by ordering in advance: a ring of pâte à choux stuffed with caramelized hazelnut praline cream.”
on Paris-Brest
"This Paris-Brest exhibited such a purity of nut flavor with such incredible balance.”
on Paris-Brest
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