Sébastien Dégardin
Add: 200, rue Saint-Jacques – 75005 Paris
Tel: 01 43 07 77 59
Hours: [Tue-Sun] 9am-8pm (closed on Mon & Tue)
Website: www.sebastien-degardin.com
Price: €4-5/patisserie
Visited: Sep 2015
I didn’t know about Sébastien Dégardin until I read the latest Fou de Patisserie magazine, where I found out that this ex-pastry chef from the legendary Troisgros now runs his own pastry boutique in Paris 5eme near the Pantheon. Where have I been?!
So I went straight away to sample a few pastry creations from the chef, starting with Mara (€5.50), composed of a dacquoise with almonds, light vanilla cream, and red fruit compote, all wrapped around by a soft biscuit, then topped with hazelnut streusel and fresh fig.
Tarte Citron (€4), almond shortcrust pastry with lemon cream and soft lemon yuzu biscuit.
Pom Yuzu (€5): almond shortcrust pastry, yuzu cream, vanilla lemon almond paste, apple cooked and flavored with yuzu
Eclair Pistache Cassis (€4), pistachio and blackcurrant eclair.
Brioche feuilletée.
Chausson aux pommes.
The pastries I had chosen from Sébastien Dégardin were fine. They made a good ending to my picnic dinner with friends, though we weren’t really blown away by what we tasted. That said, it does show that this pastry chef puts a lot of thoughts into what he does, as his pastries – while moderately priced – are more creative and intricate than what you can find in typical pastry shops. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, do drop by and take a look.