My Selection of Tea Rooms-Small Catering & Patisseries
Tea Rooms & Small Catering
In the main street :
– Rue Saint-Jean
– Rue Saint-Malo
Le Café Cuillère
Coffee shop, tea room, small catering. One of my favorite in Bayeux !
– 33 rue Saint-Jean, Bayeux.
– Open from Tuesday to Friday: 9:30am-6.30pm & Saturday : 9am-7pm.
– Closed Sunday and Monday
– Breakfast: 9am-11am
– Lunch: noon-2pm
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
Lovely setting, friendly ambiance, small terrace.
Excellent coffee, capuccino (the best one I’ve ever tested!), latte… tea or hot chocolate.
Delicious homemade pastries.
Breakfast.
Lunch made with fresh local products ( soups, sandwiches, quiche with fresh farmer goat cheese …).
Selma Alabama
Breakfast, Brunch, Tea and Coffee room in a very friendly atmosphere.
– 36 rue Saint-Jean, Bayeux
– Open from Tuesday to Sunday : 8am-6pm (until 4:30pm on Sunday).
– Closed on Monday.
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
A warm place where everything is homemade and very good (I especially like the cheesecake !!).
Excellent brunch available every day (opening days of course).
Options for vegetarians.
Why « Selma Alabama » ?
Selma, owner of the tea room with her partner Grégory, was inspired by her stay in Turkey where she worked for 2 years and the film « Selma » by Ava DuVernay (2015) about Martin Luther King’s fight for black voting rights and which takes place in Selma, Alabama, in the 60s.
Le Youmaa : a Franco-Maroccan coffe shop
An oriental coffee shop with classic products and oriental pastries and dishes : a delicious and very cute place !
– 2 rue Saint-Jean , Bayeux
– Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-6:30pm.
Muffins, cookies, gourmet drinks, lattes and also very good Maroccan pancakes and oriental pastries and of course mint tea.
At lunchtime, snacks available.
A beautiful place created by two former school teachers !
A La Reine Mathilde : Patisserie & tea room
French Patisserie, chocolatier, take away and tea room.
A very nice place founded in the 19th century which has a unique cachet.
– 47 rue Saint-Martin, Bayeux
– Open Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm & Sunday 9am-1pm and 3pm-6pm
– Close on Monday.
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
Pastry shop (and tea room) founded in 1898. An institution in Bayeux! High ceilings, mouldings, gilding, chandeliers and frescoes: everything is there for the pleasure of the eyes.
Macarons, nougats, pastries, madeleines… you have the choice !
La Patisserie de Guillaume : Patisserie & tea room
French patisserie, chocolatier, take away and tea room.
A beautiful setting to enjoy unique pastry creations.
– 20 rue Saint-Martin, Bayeux
– Open every day except Tuesday, 9am-7pm.
– Website HERE.
Pastries, chocolates, tea or coffee, you will certainly find something to enjoy in this superb pastry shop.
Tea room on the first floor or on the beautiful hidden terrace (open from March to October).
You can even reserve a pastry class !
- Close to the cathedral
Les Volets Roses
Tea room, small catering in a unique decor, very charming, made with vintage items, old photos… A place to discover !
– 2 rue des chanoines, Bayeux (just opposite the cathedral)
– Open everyday except on Wednesday.
– Monday & Thursday 8:30am-6pm
– Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 9am-6pm.
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
You can have a tea (large choice) with a delicious cake, enjoy a light lunch and even a brunch on Sunday ( to reserve please).
All is home-made. Pies, quiches, gratins, soups: it’s Nathalie who cooks everything with love ! Salads, croque-monsieur or madame, croque-normand, fried eggs or omelettes…
A moment of softness out of time in a cocoon!
Carpe Diem : tea room & bookstore
A tea room with books every where in a quiet and warm place decorated with taste.
– 6 rue de Nesmond, Bayeux (with a nice view of the cathedral)
– Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-7pm.
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
In an old house where the book is king and cheap, come and have a tea or a coffee (also juices, beers or local cider…) and a cake, you can even buy the furniture : all is second hand (books & furniture) and for sale !
An excellent initiative.
Patisseries (no tea room)
Olivier Deschamps
My FAVORITE Patisserie in Bayeux to enjoy high-end French pastries !
Pastries, chocolates, macarons and ice creams.
– 9 rue Saint-Patrice, Bayeux.
– Open Tuesday to Saturday 9am-12:30pm & 2:30pm-7pm and Sunday 9am-12:30pm.
– Closed on Monday.
– Website HERE.
A real treat for the taste buds, an explosion of flavors in the mouth !
My favorite pastry is the «Pays d’Auge» : soft almond biscuit, blond chocolate mousse, tatin-style apples, light vanilla cream : sumptuous !!
Au Moulin Doré
Pastry shop and bakery.
Excellent bread and pastries. : that’s where I always buy my bread.
– 7 rue Alain Chartier, Bayeux.
– Open every day except Monday, 6am-7:30pm.
– Follow them on Facebook HERE.
Try the baguette « La Belle Ambrée » and « La belle en graines »: a real delight, especially if it just comes out of the oven, hot !
Pastries are also excellent : I particularly like the « Fondant aux pommes » which is a kind of Norman apple pie.
