E.K. is bright and cheerful inside, and has chairs to sit on as you enjoy your coffee and baked goodies. When we were there, on a workday morning, the locals were regularly dropping in for their morning pastry fix. That's a tipoff that this is a great bakery.

I used my terrible French to order; i think it would've been a bad idea to try English on these guys. Not that they're visibly hostile; just more like, their morning rush is coming and they don't have time to fuss over a monolingual foreigner. But i simply said "Je voudrais" and pointed at what i wanted, and that worked well enough.

It was worth the effort. Croissants and pastries to die for. Or to live for. Or to come back for, again and again.

We rented an apartment just a couple blocks away from this bakery and often stopped in for a light breakfast or sandwiches in the evening for dinner. They have a nice variety of breads, croissants and other things to choose from in addition to macaroons, sweet treats, and pre-made sandwiches. The prices are reasonable and their regular and chocolate croissants are excellent.

Lovely pain au chocolat and coffee for breakfast, best madelines in town ....we tried quite a few! You can sit in or take out x

The bread at this bakery is fresh, crusty and delicious. I particularly like the epi, which has lots of crust - the best part of the bread. They also sell sandwiches, salads and pastries. They are open Monday - Saturday 7 a.m. - 8:30 p.m., closed Sunday.

Brulee to die for. Bread traditional and great selection. Staff welcoming and informed. Chain all over Paris. Good coffee bar well priced, wonderful for a break.