Monday, February 6, 2023
Things to do in Geneva
  • HOME
  • 10 THINGS TO DO
  • ABOUT US
    • ADVERTISE WITH US: REACH THE EXPATS IN GENEVA
  • EVENTS
  • EAT OUT
    • All
    • SWISS RESTAURANTS
    Fondue

    SURPRISING SECRETS TO EATING – AND MAKING – SWISS FONDUE

    Baoti brunch Geneva

    NEW BRUNCH IN GENEVA: BAOTI – FOR BUN LOVERS

    Street Gourmet Geneva

    GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES – GENEVA’S NEW FOODIE CONCEPT

    Chat Noir Club Geneva takeaway

    ORDER IN – CLUBBING AND COCKTAILS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

  • FEEL GOOD
    Floating at ORIGIN Float Experience

    HUNTING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS IN GENEVA? GIFT OUR FAVOURITE SPA AND WELLBEING EXPERIENCE

    Ice skating in Geneva - Parc des Bastions

    WHERE TO GO ICE SKATING IN GENEVA

    autumn bike ride from Geneva

    AUTUMN BIKE RIDE THROUGH VAUD’S VINEYARDS

    Geneva bike toutes

    CYCLE THROUGH GENEVA’S PICTURE-PERFECT VINEYARDS

  • GO OUT
    Geneva Lux Festival 2022

    GENEVA LUX FESTIVAL 2022

    Dog-friendly hotel geneva Beau-Rivage

    5 DOG-FRIENDLY PLACES IN GENEVA

    Geneva bike toutes

    CYCLE THROUGH GENEVA’S PICTURE-PERFECT VINEYARDS

    Candlelight Chopin concert

    CANDLELIGHT FEVER – OPEN-AIR CHOPIN CONCERT

  • LEARN
    CONTEST! Things To Do in Geneva x Costanza Fine Art

    ART LESSONS IN GENEVA

    Geneva Business School Fine Art MBA

    GET YOUR MBA… IN FINE ART!

    Chateau de Prangins

    FAMILY EXHIBITIONS AND GUIDED TOURS AT CHATEAU DE PRANGINS

    FIDE exam Geneva

    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIDE EXAM

  • SHOP
    Cheese and champagne atelier du fromage

    HOLIDAY APÉROS THAT SPARKLE: TOP 5 CHEESES TO PAIR WITH CHAMPAGNE

    Terroir Wine Club contest

    GENEVA WINE TASTING SUBSCRIPTION: YOUR TICKET TO THE BEST-KEPT LOCAL SECRET

    indoor plants Geneva

    INJECT SOME CALM AND COLOUR INTO YOUR LIFE

    swiss monthly subscription boxes

    BEST SWISS SELF-CARE AND GIFT BOXES TO ORDER DURING COVID 

  • GET AWAY
    Rochers de Naye

    TOP 10 WEEKEND GETAWAYS FROM GENEVA

    visit neuchatel

    WHY NEUCHATEL SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR

    SWISS STAYCATION: MÜRREN AND THE LAUTERBRUNNE VALLEY

    SWISS STAYCATION: WATERFALLS, 007 THRILLS AND FONDUE, OF COURSE!

    CitizenM hotel Geneva

    TRENDY CONTACTLESS HOTEL OPENS IN GENEVA – WIN A NIGHT FOR 2!

  • CONTACT
  • EDUCATION
No Result
View All Result
Things to do in Geneva
  • HOME
  • 10 THINGS TO DO
  • ABOUT US
    • ADVERTISE WITH US: REACH THE EXPATS IN GENEVA
  • EVENTS
  • EAT OUT
    • All
    • SWISS RESTAURANTS
    Fondue

    SURPRISING SECRETS TO EATING – AND MAKING – SWISS FONDUE

    Baoti brunch Geneva

    NEW BRUNCH IN GENEVA: BAOTI – FOR BUN LOVERS

    Street Gourmet Geneva

    GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES – GENEVA’S NEW FOODIE CONCEPT

    Chat Noir Club Geneva takeaway

    ORDER IN – CLUBBING AND COCKTAILS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

  • FEEL GOOD
    Floating at ORIGIN Float Experience

    HUNTING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS IN GENEVA? GIFT OUR FAVOURITE SPA AND WELLBEING EXPERIENCE

    Ice skating in Geneva - Parc des Bastions

    WHERE TO GO ICE SKATING IN GENEVA

    autumn bike ride from Geneva

    AUTUMN BIKE RIDE THROUGH VAUD’S VINEYARDS

    Geneva bike toutes

    CYCLE THROUGH GENEVA’S PICTURE-PERFECT VINEYARDS

  • GO OUT
    Geneva Lux Festival 2022

    GENEVA LUX FESTIVAL 2022

    Dog-friendly hotel geneva Beau-Rivage

    5 DOG-FRIENDLY PLACES IN GENEVA

    Geneva bike toutes

    CYCLE THROUGH GENEVA’S PICTURE-PERFECT VINEYARDS

    Candlelight Chopin concert

    CANDLELIGHT FEVER – OPEN-AIR CHOPIN CONCERT

  • LEARN
    CONTEST! Things To Do in Geneva x Costanza Fine Art

    ART LESSONS IN GENEVA

    Geneva Business School Fine Art MBA

    GET YOUR MBA… IN FINE ART!

    Chateau de Prangins

    FAMILY EXHIBITIONS AND GUIDED TOURS AT CHATEAU DE PRANGINS

    FIDE exam Geneva

    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIDE EXAM

  • SHOP
    Cheese and champagne atelier du fromage

    HOLIDAY APÉROS THAT SPARKLE: TOP 5 CHEESES TO PAIR WITH CHAMPAGNE

    Terroir Wine Club contest

    GENEVA WINE TASTING SUBSCRIPTION: YOUR TICKET TO THE BEST-KEPT LOCAL SECRET

    indoor plants Geneva

    INJECT SOME CALM AND COLOUR INTO YOUR LIFE

    swiss monthly subscription boxes

    BEST SWISS SELF-CARE AND GIFT BOXES TO ORDER DURING COVID 

  • GET AWAY
    Rochers de Naye

    TOP 10 WEEKEND GETAWAYS FROM GENEVA

    visit neuchatel

    WHY NEUCHATEL SHOULD BE ON YOUR RADAR

    SWISS STAYCATION: MÜRREN AND THE LAUTERBRUNNE VALLEY

    SWISS STAYCATION: WATERFALLS, 007 THRILLS AND FONDUE, OF COURSE!

    CitizenM hotel Geneva

    TRENDY CONTACTLESS HOTEL OPENS IN GENEVA – WIN A NIGHT FOR 2!

  • CONTACT
  • EDUCATION
No Result
View All Result
Things to do in Geneva
No Result
View All Result
Home EAT OUT

HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT

by Things to do in Geneva
August 15, 2019
in EAT OUT
0
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT
1
SHARES
7.1k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Signup for Things to do in Geneva Newsletter Signup for Things to do in Geneva Newsletter Signup for Things to do in Geneva Newsletter

4 OF THE BEST CAKE SHOPS/PATISSERIES IN GENEVA

by Chené Koscielny 
Photographs by Caro Blackwell of Caroblackwell.com 

Life is too short to say no to cake! (…or champagne for that matter)

In our quest to find the best patisseries in Geneva, we have had to eat our way through mountains of sickly sweet, soggy cakes while sour-faced Swiss waiters look on, but it was well worth it.

All those calories consumed in the name of research helped us identify the 4 BEST bakeries with some of their most special creations! So, you can have your cake and eat it!

PIERRE ET JEAN

This award-winning artisan boulanger and patisserie has two shops – a tiny bakery in the Old Town and an older, slightly bigger tea room and bakery in the Bains district.

They have been awarded the Champion Suisse title for Swiss bakeries at least twice and their display of cakes is simply stunning.

We tried two of their most popular cakes – the Bounty and the Crunchy.

The Bounty – is a chocolate mousse and coconut masterpiece on a shortbread base and it’s delicious, although very sweet. (On the left in our photograph)

The Crunchy – comprises a very rich chocolate filling encased in more chocolate encrusted with caramelised almonds and vanilla-flavoured mascarpone on top! (On the right in our photograph)

They are also famous for their Caramelia slice – (in the middle in our picture)

After visiting the old town bakery three times, we have to say that the service at the Bains café is much friendlier, but hey, the cake tastes the same!

WHERE

Rue Verdaine 12
1204 Genève
Rue des Bains 65
1205 Genève

WEBSITE

https://www.boulangeriedesbains.ch/

BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020

CHRISTOPHE BERGER

This unassuming little tea room/chocolaterie/patisserie on the plain of Plainpalais was a very pleasant surprise. Although it has had far less publicity than some of the others, it is my favourite – both in terms of service, location and cakes!

The atmosphere is quaint and bright it has a pretty little courtyard at the back with a few tables on the pavement out in front from where you can watch all the action.

This cake shop is owned by two couples with very varied backgrounds, strengths and cultures.

Pilar Ricciardi (Argentinia) and her husband Christophe Berger (Swiss) teamed up with Arnaud de Faletans (French) and his wife Miriami de Faletans (Finland) to create this very authentic tea room and bakery.

We tried the chocolate mousse cake with salted caramel, which was absolutely more-ish with a melt-in-your-mouth light mousse. The salty caramel notes were very distinct and the cake was not too heavy or sweet.

My favourite was the refreshing fresh raspberry and lychee cream macaron, which was deliciously light and not too sweet. Perfect as a summer dessert or afternoon treat.

The patisserie is also well known for their 70% chocolate eclairs and their tarte tatin with speculoos dough, caramelised apples and vanilla!

WHERE

16 Avenue Henri Dunant

WEBSITE

More info here.

BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020

AUX MERVEILLEUX DE FRED

Also on Plainpalais –  on the Plainpalais round-about, you’ll find an unusual cake shop worth mentioning.

French patisserie chef Fréderic Vaucamps had his first success with his now famous Merveilleux –  sweet dessert/cake bombs in Lille – before opening  shops in New York and across Europe, including Geneva, from 2015.

We LOVE the beautiful rose decorations adorning the huge and inviting terrace during the summer and the opulent Versailles-style chandelier and stunning wall paintings in this gorgeous shop. You feel like you’re in a chic Paris café and that’s before you’ve even tried one of the Merveilleux or Cramiques that Fred is famous for.

The Merveilleux is something between a cake and a dessert – made from two beautiful meringues stuck together with a sinfully unctuous, delicious cream filling sprinkled with chocolate shavings. This decadent creation is covered in another layer of cream before again being sprinkled with chocolate. It sounds over the top, but surprisingly, the end result is not only yummy, but also feels surprisingly light.

Les Merveilleux come in different flavours, for example:

Le Incroyable – Meringue, speculoos biscuits, whipped cream coated with shaved white chocolate.

The magnifique – meringue, praline whipped cream coated with almond chips and carmalised hazelnuts.

These cakes are available big and in mini, but if you’re going to do it – do it properly, we say!

Fred’s other speciality is Cramiques – something between a scone and a revisited brioche in a different range of flavours, including one with chocolate bits, which is very satisfying indeed.

WHERE

9 Rond point de Plainpalais

MORE INFO

http://www.auxmerveilleux.com/les-merveilleux/

BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020

MR & MRS RENOU

In the pretty Italian-flavoured town of Carouge – you’ll find another well-known patisserie/chocolaterie, which is well worth a visit.

Mr and Mrs Renou is the result of the marriage between a famous French patisserie chef Christophe Renou and his wife, Vanessa, who is a tasting expert, specialising in chocolate.

The couple united their passions to create their dream shop in Carouge in 2017.

Since then they’ve also opened a second shop (and patisserie school) in Plan les Oates.

Their cake slices come in many different flavours, including lemon meringue, tiramisu, salted caramel and chocolate passion. They are famous for their deliciously decadent Mac’Sablé – these are a macaroon and shortbread mix encased in Brazilian chocolate and with different flavoured fillings. To die for!

They also propose a big cubic cake already sliced, to avoid family squabbles or messy cutting at the table !

We tried the meringue framboise coco – crunchy meringue and black chocolate slice with a heart of framboise, cream and coconut.

The Pti Chou Paris Brest Noisette is chou pastry filled with cream and sprinkled with nuts and is another favourite with their customers.

WHERE

Boutique CAROUGE
Rue Saint-Joseph, 39
1227 Carouge

WEBSITE

www.patisserie-renou.ch

BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
BEST BAKERIES AND CAKE SHOPS IN GENEVA- 2020
Tags: Aux Merveilleux de Fred Genevabest bakeries and cake shops in Genevabest bakeries in genevabest cake in Genevabest patisseries in GenevaChristopher Berger GenevaGeneva best cake shopsMr & Mrs Renou GenevaPIerre et Jean Genevawhere to eat cake in Geneva
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

THE BURGER BREAKDOWN

Next Post

TOP 6 OUTDOOR BRUNCHES THIS SUMMER

Related Posts

Fondue
CHRISTMAS GUIDE 2021

SURPRISING SECRETS TO EATING – AND MAKING – SWISS FONDUE

by Alexandra Osváth
November 21, 2021
Baoti brunch Geneva
EAT OUT

NEW BRUNCH IN GENEVA: BAOTI – FOR BUN LOVERS

by Alexandra Osváth
July 26, 2021
Street Gourmet Geneva
EAT OUT

GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES – GENEVA’S NEW FOODIE CONCEPT

by Alexandra Osváth
June 5, 2021
Chat Noir Club Geneva takeaway
EAT OUT

ORDER IN – CLUBBING AND COCKTAILS IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

by Alexandra Osváth
March 25, 2021
Baos restaurants in Geneva
EAT OUT

NEW RESTAURANT: BAOTI FOR BUN LOVERS

by Things to do in Geneva
February 9, 2021
Next Post
outdoor brunch summer geneva

TOP 6 OUTDOOR BRUNCHES THIS SUMMER

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT

Post Categories

  • CHRISTMAS GUIDE 2020
  • CHRISTMAS GUIDE 2021
  • EAT OUT
    • SWISS RESTAURANTS
  • EDUCATION
  • EVENTS
  • EVERYTHING ELSE
  • FEEL GOOD
  • GET AWAY
  • GO OUT
  • LEARN
  • SHOP
  • SUMMER GUIDE
  • TOP TEN THINGS

Post Archives

Signup for our Newsletter

Newsletter Signup
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Signup for our Newsletter

Newsletter Signup

Like Us On Facebook

Latest Posts

Geneva Lux Festival 2022

GENEVA LUX FESTIVAL 2022

January 31, 2022
Floating at ORIGIN Float Experience

HUNTING FOR THE PERFECT GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS IN GENEVA? GIFT OUR FAVOURITE SPA AND WELLBEING EXPERIENCE

January 31, 2022
Ice skating in Geneva - Parc des Bastions

WHERE TO GO ICE SKATING IN GENEVA

December 7, 2021
Geneve Christmas lights 2020

GENEVA’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE ON!

January 31, 2022
  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • SITEMAP

© 2019 Things to do in Geneva

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • 10 THINGS TO DO
  • ABOUT US
    • ADVERTISE WITH US: REACH THE EXPATS IN GENEVA
  • EVENTS
  • EAT OUT
  • FEEL GOOD
  • GO OUT
  • LEARN
  • SHOP
  • GET AWAY
  • CONTACT
  • EDUCATION

© 2019 Things to do in Geneva

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.