Pain Pain

Montmartre & Northern Paris


Sébastien Mauvieux, famed for his baguettes, also bakes outstanding corn bread, rye and seasonal chestnut loaves and other varieties of pain at his notably chic, boutique-styled bakery. Grab a sandwich or decadent slice of layered Opéra cake with yuzu and raspberries to take away, perhaps, or savour a stylish moment on cushioned seating amid pink-flamingo and turquoise-bird wallpaper.


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Nearby Montmartre & Northern Paris attractions

1. Abbesses Metro Entrance

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Designed by art nouveau architect Hector Guimard, Abbesses' wrought-iron, glass-canopied metro entrance is Paris' only remaining Model A entrance, and one…

2. Le Mur des je t'aime

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Few visitors can resist a selfie in front of Montmartre's 'I Love You' wall, a public artwork created in a small park by artists Frédéric Baron and Claire…

3. Le Bateau Lavoir

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In the late 19th century and early 20th century impoverished artists Max Jacob, Amedeo Modigliani and Pablo Picasso – who painted Les Demoiselles d…

4. Dalí Paris

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More than 300 works by Salvador Dalí (1904–89), the flamboyant Catalan surrealist printmaker, painter, sculptor and self-promoter, are on display at this…

5. Playground Duperré

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Looking more like a dramatic street-art installation, Paris' 'most beautiful basketball court' was redone in 2017 by Parisian design studio Ill-Studio in…

6. Place du Tertre

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Today filled with visitors, buskers and portrait artists, place du Tertre was originally the main square of the village of Montmartre before it was…

7. Halle St-Pierre

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Founded in 1986, this museum and gallery is in a lovely former covered market. It focuses on the primitive and Art Brut schools; there is no permanent…

8. Église St-Pierre de Montmartre

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All that remains of the former Benedictine Abbey of Montmartre, this church dates back to the 12th century and is one of the oldest in Paris, though it…