Paris Croissant and Breakfast Pastry Class with a French Chef

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Only 6 participants in each class. Ages 15 and up.

With our course led by a French pastry Chef, you'll learn all the secrets of crafting the perfect croissant, from the intricacies of the puff pastry dough to the chemistry behind creating that flaky texture.

You'll enjoy a studious yet fun atmosphere that allows for plenty of hands-on learning and personalised instruction.

Bring home the tastiest of souvenirs with this 3-hour tour. You will learn the technique for making delicious buttery croissants.

Located just a stone's throw from Montmartre and the Sacré-Coeur, our welcoming and well-equipped studio provides the perfect setting for learning and practicing the art of croissant-making. And once you've perfected your skills, you'll get to enjoy your delicious creations on-site with a hot beverage, or take them to go for later.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

A maximum of 6 people per booking

Minimum age 15. Children must attend with a registered adult : 1 adult per child

Please advise any allergies or special dietary requirements at the time of booking

Please advise your Paris contact details at time of booking; this information is for the tour operator to keep on record for contact purposes only

Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund

Layered yeast-leavened dough requires a lot of prep time, preferably starting the day before. The time requirement and technicalities are what make croissants so demanding. Therefore, so stages will be done to ensure that you will be able to enjoy your pastries at the end of the course. You’ will still work these stages during the course..

Please wear comfortable, casual clothing and flat comfortable shoes, long hair should be tied back.

After 5 minutes of delay we shall begin the course without the late client. After 15 minutes without anybody showing up, the class will automatically be cancelled, and your booking may be treated as a last minute non-refundable cancellation.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Small groups of maximum 6 participants

Professional French pastry Chef

English language copy of the recipes. Aprons. All cooking equipment

To celebrate our 10th anniversary we’re happy to offer you our “Everyday Gourmet French Tarts” eBook

Tea and coffee

Take home bags

Gratuities

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Transportation to/from attractions

What To Expect

Only 6 participants in each class. Ages 15 and up. After 3 hours spent with our French Chef, you will have acquired the know-how to make croissants that are light, crispy on the outside and melt-in-your-mouth soft on the inside. You will learn and perform each step in making classic buttery croissants and pain au chocolat (chocolate-filled croissants). On Thursday morning classes, we offer to make bicolor croissants filled with chocolate pralin. You will learn some specific techniques : • Make the Beurrage: to add butter to the dough that is called pâton. • Pâton : the block of croissant dough after the butter has been folded into the detrempe to form an envelope. • Make the turns: to give turns to the croissant dough (pâton) by rolling the dough and folding it. • Feuilleter (to make into leaves): enclosing the butter in a layer of dough and folding and rolling the dough to form thin layers or leaves. • Follow "la pousse" (the fermentation and the rising) : the expansion of the fermented dough caused by the yeast during the rising.

Sample Menu

dessert

Croissant and breakfast pastries

dessert

Bicolor croissants

On Thursday morning classes, we offer to make bicolor croissants filled with chocolate pralin.

Options

Croissant class Paris

Reviews

4.86

63 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Challenging course but worth it!
Emanuela L,
Oct 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The course is very well structured in terms of timing (2.5h) and very well done, you perform all the steps from dough to baking croissants and pain au chocolat. You don't have to have any particular cooking skills because you are very followed by the instructor, but the process is long and quite complicated. At the end everyone has 4 pain au chocolat and 4 croissants to taste and take home! Being done in small groups everything is very pleasant!
Croissant baking class
judysR5881CK,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Chef was well prepared, perfect English, clear lesson. . Place was clean and neat. Plenty of fresh baked croissants to take away. Enjoyed the coffee at the end.
My mom and I had a...
Mariella A,
Sep 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
My mom and I had a wonderful experience making croissants with Hibi! She was so patient and explained really well each step, and everybody walked away with beautiful croissants and pain au chocolates. Thank you!
Loved baking my own croissants
V7306SNwendyg,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Gale was a proficient and thorough teacher of pastry baking. The space was clean and location gives great access to Montmartre. Gale had our prep set out for us professionally. Only tip is that the bakery is not signed from the outside and appears as a residence u til the metal blinds are lifted. Leaves a customer in question of their directions until the moment of commencement.
The croissant class was...
Dingxiang L,
Jul 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The croissant class was more than exceptional. I learned a ton during this class and really made good croissants. You will not regret immersing yourself to French culture by joining this class.
Lots of fun, lots of work. Tons of learning!
James M,
Jul 5, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It is a lot of fun, but a lot of work. Best for those with some baking experience. Plenty of time for questions and demonstration.
Very good! Great...
yanli s,
Jun 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Very good! Great experience with small class sizes. Definitely something worth trying out if you are looking for a hands-on experience.
Making Croissants in Paris
Edith R,
Jun 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
It was well instructed the chef was absolutely amazing she was organized prepared and an all around great teacher
Amazing Macaroon Class!
sagerhar,
Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a lovely, well organized and delicious class! The teacher was fantastic and very good with the teens girls. We loved it!
Fun morning experience ☀️
victoriabR5536PQ,
May 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such a fun experience with Hiba, our pastry chef. She was patient, educational and really took time with us all to make sure our croissants came out as well as possible! Only 6 people in the class makes it much more personal, really friendly atmosphere and got to eat our creations afterwards which is always a bonus. Would love to go back and do another class!