Photo: Dilyara Garifullina
If, like us, you want a taste journey that thrills the taste buds, crosses cultures and fashions without ever tiring... Venture into the Marais, where our team of sweet tooths reignites the Babkaian frenzy by choosing for you the best zebra buns.
Before announcing our top 5, a short reminder which takes us to the origins of Babka from Eastern countries and whose name is inspired by “Baba”, grandmothers in Polish. It was in the 90s that this traditional brioche rolled with cinnamon, almonds and dried fruits was given a new recipe to become the “addictive” chocolate and praline marbled brioche, to be enjoyed in all seasons.
The unexpected
Season’s chocolate and hazelnut babka
Better known for its gargantuan and Instagrammable brunches, Season, a mecca for healthy and appetizing cuisine, is now treating us to a chocolate Babka which is about to become one of the best-sellers of this healthy coffee shop.
Slow-food fans will know how to wait until the weekend to savor this plump, generously filled and intensely golden brioche.
Season
1, Rue Charles-François Dupuis, 75003 Paris
Monday to Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday from 08:30 a.m. to 21 p.m.
Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Tel: +09 67 17 52 97
The exclusive
Bakery All about bread
Because we can't resist any longer, the secret so well kept by the regulars of this neighborhood bakery will be revealed to you... "All around the bread", which Maraisians and tourists love for its baguette "voted the best in Paris" and its crispy flaky pastries, has recently been making its marbled chocolate babka.
To know the flavor, we will have to be patient because this appetizing and golden brioche is only available on weekends, exclusively.
All about bread
134, Rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris
Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 20:30 pm
Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 19 p.m.
Tel: +01 42 78 04 72
Florence Kahn’s babka with salted butter caramel and almonds
It is at Florence Kahn that you can go back to the historical origins of Babka. From its traditional recipe rolled with cinnamon, almonds and dried fruits to that with salted caramel-butter and roasted peanuts, or of course its soft and chocolatey zebra version, you will have the pleasure of “tasting as many Babkas as there are has grandmothers.”
On one condition, however, do not miss the Jewish holiday season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Passover.
For the impatient, the Maraisienne institution specializing in Yiddish cuisine offers to order them all year round.
Florence Kahn
24, rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris
Thursday to Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 17:30 p.m.
Tel: +01 48 87 92 85
Salatim’s chocolate babka
Generosity has made the reputation of Salatim's bakba, more precisely, its version overflowing with hazelnut cream and chocolate. It is from the oven of this modern canteen which has become essential for its Israeli specialties, that buttered babkas emerge, crispy and creamy, topped with still warm syrup.
Other more comforting combinations await palates fond of brioches with chocolate stripes and date paste or toasted in butter that calls for a second bite and more, because there will inevitably be affinities.
Salatim
15, Rue des Jeuneurs, 75002 Paris
Monday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 16 p.m.
Tuesday to Thursday from 9 p.m. to 17 p.m.
Tel: +01 42 36 30 03
Chocolate Babka The French Bastards
The wild young team at The French Bastards bakery quickly conquered cosmopolitan Parisians with its Franco-American pastries with ultra-gourmet and surprising textures and mixtures.
Their braided babka increases tenfold the regressive sensation that one experiences under the softness of the brioche dough with PDO butter and cream.
We love Ariaga 59% dark chocolate which adds character and roundness to its generous slices which we devour without moderation.
The French bastards
181, Rue Saint-Denis, 75002 Paris
Monday to Friday from 8AM to 20PM
Saturday 8h30 to 19h30
Text: Sandrine Maggiani
15.04.21
UNE LITTLE HUNGRY ?
Divine brunch at the foot of Notre-Dame
Of course, officially, it is not the Marais. But at Son de la Terre, a barge recently moored at the Montebello quay (5th), the 4th arrondissement is in sight. Moreover, this one is incredible: on one side, it is Notre-Dame flooded with sunlight; on the other, the quays, the book sellers, the walkers, the joggers.
The Enfants Rouges market, everyone loves it
Restaurants, merchants, a photo store, a bookstore... This is how the Red Children's Market presents itself, unique in its kind in the Marais and its capital because it is the only one to offer such a varied and varied range of restaurants. qualitative.
Piccola Mia, the pizzas of the Republic
On the Place de la République, a brasserie with Italian accents has just opened, which quickly made people forget the old Pizza Pino. Welcome to Piccola Mia, the fruit of the joyful encounter between Italian chef Denny Imbroisi, pizza chef Julien Serri and mixologist Matthias Giroud who creates a creative cocktail menu.
NOW ON
THE MOOD MARSH
Divine brunch at the foot of Notre-Dame
Of course, officially, it is not the Marais. But at Son de la Terre, a barge recently moored at the Montebello quay (5th), the 4th arrondissement is in sight. Moreover, this one is incredible: on one side, it is Notre-Dame flooded with sunlight; on the other, the quays, the book sellers, the walkers, the joggers.
Saka, a cocktail bar like in Tokyo
Here is an address which gives the measure of the transformation of the Marais. And it's enough to silence the grumpy people whose mantra is: “It was better before…” No, everything was not better “before” in the Marais. Besides, there was no American bar like Saka, which cultivates a form of excellence that can only be found in Japan.
Jazz at 38Riv: The highlights of May
The only jazz club in the Marais, 38Riv is the temple of cool and swing. Rue de Rivoli, between Saint-Paul and Hôtel de Ville, its vaulted cellars are the home base of the new jazz scene. Every evening, the magic happens.