Rose Bakery

Rose Bakery Review

On a street lined with French food shops selling produce, fish, baguettes, and monastery cheeses, this British-run café-restaurant might easily go unnoticed—if it weren't for the frequent line out the door. Whitewashed walls, childlike art, and concrete floors provide the decor, and organic producers supply the ingredients for food so fresh and tasty it draws huge crowds for lunch. French office workers and the area's Anglos fill the room to feast on salads, soups, and hot dishes such as delicious risotto, followed by carrot cake, sticky toffee pudding, or comically large lemon tarts. The nostalgic can buy homemade granola, British marmalade, or baked beans to take home. And should you find that you can't live without the food here, Rose Bakery has its own cookbook in English, plus branches at 30 rue Debelleyme in the Marais and a new spot in the Bastille, inside the Galerie Maison Rouge, at 10 bd. de la Bastille. Weekend brunch is popular, so plan to arrive early.