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pâtisserie

[puh-tis-uh-ree, pah-teesuh-ree] / pəˈtɪs ə ri, pɑ tisəˈri /
NOUN
bakery
Synonyms


patisserie


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Winocour’s filmmaking itself is as steely as a Parisian’s gaze after you order the last croissant à la pâtisserie.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

My first inclination was to recommend doing it like the French do when they entertain at home: serving a tarte or individual pastries, proudly procured from a reputed local pâtisserie.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2018

They ate at a French pâtisserie eight blocks from the office.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018

France, after all, values elegance and aesthetics in all corners of life, whether of cakes in a pâtisserie window, or neatly polished nails.

From Economist ● May 26, 2016

The tradesmen have, it is true, made some concessions to our presence, and one remarks the inviting legends "Top-hole Tea" in the windows of a pâtisserie and "High life" over the shop of a tailor.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by John Hartman Morgan

I learned about chocolatines last year from the Journal’s Joshua Robinson, who fainted from embarrassment when I walked into a Toulouse patisserie and ordered a “chocolatini,” like it was happy hour at an airport Chili’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

They were all that was left of the initial 12 contestants, after they baked their way through weeks devoted to cake, biscuits, bread, caramel, pastry, autumn, dessert, back to the '70s, and patisserie.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2024

Culinary historians suggest that Christmas cakes were first introduced to Japan in 1910, the same year that Fujii Rinemon opened a patisserie called Fujiya in Yokohama.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023

Panterelli patisserie showcases eclairs and cream puffs in West Seattle.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

Her mouth is like a miniature pink sweetheart pastry from one of the patisserie windows in Trianon.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Influencer-driven bottlenecks have become commonplace at Paris’s Insta-famous patisseries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

Moroccan and Senegalese cafes line the streets of Paris alongside traditional boulangeries and patisseries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

Although this does not really affect the flavor, it would not be acceptable in many French patisseries.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023

I found my way out of art studios, nail salons, bathhouses, tea shops, and patisseries.

From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2020

“They say that the head bakers from the finest patisseries in Paris come to the Fern Court, take one bite of tarte Philippe, and collapse, weeping with envy.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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