La Maison Stohrer

Established in 1730 and located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, it is credited as the oldest pâtisserie in the city.

La Maison Stohrer is credited as the oldest pâtisserie in Paris.

[1] Stohrer worked as pastry chef to Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

[1] In 1725 he accompanied Stanisław's daughter to France on the occasion of her marriage to Louis XV, establishing his bakery on the Rue Montorgueil in the 2nd arrondissement five years later, where it has been located since.

[1][3] In 1860, the interior of the shop was decorated with frescoes commissioned from a student of Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry.