Mamie Gateaux Brocante

 

Have you had tea at adorable Mamie Gateaux on 66 rue du Cherche-Midi?

It’s been around 20 years.

Cafe Pavane with Jill Colonna

 

Have you been looking for a cosy, friendly tea salon in Paris?

Not one of those wildly extravagant afternoon hotel affairs

Cador Patisserie

Petit Dejeuner at Cador Patisserie, watercolor, 9" x 11 1/2"

Meanwhile, back in Paris...
At a lovely small tea salon, Maison Cador Patisserie adjacent to the Louvre. I used to stay at Hotel de la Place du Louvre, and sometimes have petit dejeuner there.

 Cador sits on the corner of rue de Louvre & 2, rue Amiral de Coligny. The interior is in the style of Louis XVI, decorated with allegorical reliefs of love, Venus and cupid 💘 

Their croissants 🥐 are perfection!Cador's pastries are classic and perfect.

Their star gateaux:

Le Concord - dark chocolate with meringue

Le Petit Cador - chocolate ganache in an orange-flavored bisquit. MIAM!

An update on Cador: I'm sad to report on my last visit,

I stopped by and noticed Cador was closed.

Total rennovation was taking place.

COJEAN bought the space and opened a healthy fastfood restaurant 😱