David Lebovitz

"At L’Éclair de Génie, pastry chef Christophe Adam prepares slightly smaller sized pastries that you’ll find at the typical corner bakery, but the flavors are intense and the decoration that first put me off (I’m a classicist) won me over because – well, they just tasted so good."

Lindsey Tramuta

"L’Eclair de Génie plays up the éclair as an epoch-defining work of art in a concept-store environment (an approach chef-owner Christophe Adam is familiar with from his tenure at Fauchon)."

Carin Olsson

"It wasn’t until I stepped inside the newly opened L’Éclair de Génie in the Marais, that I realized I might need to revise my position: seeing miniature éclairs all lined up in different colors and variations made my heart skip a beat. After my first bite of a noisette/praliné éclair, I was sold."

Emerald Bond

"Yet these are not so much éclairs as they are works of art. Ridiculously delicious works of art. In fact, next time you’re in Paris, don’t fight the crowds to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre, pop on down to L’Éclair de Génie and and tuck into Michelangelo’s ‘The Creation of Adam’ instead. Believe me, it’s far more satisfying."

Camille Malmquist

"They’re masterfully executed and the flavors are spot-on: clean distinct, and balanced. But then if you’re going to stake your reputation on a pastry, you’d better be doing them right. Fortunately for the team at L’Éclair de Génie, they are."

Aislyn Greene

"At his éclair-focused shop in the Marais, Christophe Adam presents riffs on traditional recipes in eye-popping colors and exotic flavors. You may be tempted by the best-selling Chocolat Grand Cru, but don’t overlook the more off-beat seasonal varieties."

Frances Leech

"A changing range of eclairs, the most delicate and beautifully designed; the passionfruit icing glimmers with subtle gold. Intense flavour and silky cream."

Justine Reix

"Finally, a shop that lives up to its own hyperbolic name: the ‘genius éclair’ really does reinvent the classic French patisserie to great effect. But the most popular flavours, according to the staff, are available year round: passion fruit and strawberry, or salted butter caramel."