Description: Not too far from the Hotel de Ville metro station is the Aux Merveilleux de Fred offering its namesake delectable pastry, the Merveilleux, which are puffs of meringue covered with flavored whipped cream and shavings of various types of chocolates. Displays of these balls of sweetness from the shop windows are enough to make you drool.

Description: This bakery/pastry shop is another treasure of this district. The smell of fresh croissants and baguettes will draw your attention. This small shop also serves a selection of desserts small cakes, macarons, and tarts at reasonable prices. There’s probably not enough space to dine in although the terrace is normally open in warm weather where you can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. The well-preserved belle-epoque interiors are also a delight which serves as a perfect background for the elegantly-decorated desserts.

Description: Yiddish food is the thing in this side of town and the Florence Kahn bakery is its center for French-Yiddish fusion desserts. The quirky, tiled blue exterior of this shop is difficult to miss. Cheesecakes of different types, strudels of poppy and berry, as well as the classic bagel in different forms and sizes are available. These can be the perfect complement and twist to the super sweet treats you have collected from the previous stops.

Description: This shop is widely known for its selection of chocolates, but its real gem is in the small, crusty Breton cakes called the kouign amann. It’s basically just a crunchy and chewy bite of butter and sugar much like a caramelized cousin of a croissant but it’s really mouthwateringly good. They also sell salted butter caramel for spread or filling to your crepes or bread.

Description: There’s no other perfect backdrop to assemble the sweet treats you have collected along this walking tour of Le Marais than the Place de Vosges. Lay down your picnic mat on the grass and take an awesome shot of your pastries with the surrounding brick-laden royal apartments of this famous square.