It smells good of golden brioche, warm bread and warm pastries. It smells good, to make your mouth water and wake up your taste buds. In the heart of the village, after many years without a bakery, “Le lys d’or” has just opened its doors. It was missing so much that its opening in December did not go unnoticed.
“I said to myself: the village needs a bakery, says Thomas Delmotte, the owner of the bakery. It is still the second most visited village in France after Mont Saint-Michel. So, with my partner Ekatarina, we took the plunge and embarked on the adventure.”
Breads, pastries and snacks
Located on rue Grande – could there be a better location? – the shop is open seven days a week. Everything is made by Joffrey, the baker, in his other shop, in La Colle-sur-Loup, whose premises are more appropriate to accommodate kneaders. Delivery is made to the village every morning. Victoria, the manager, welcomes shoppers and offers them many homemade specialties, such as special breads, with figs, with olives, autumn bread, sports bread, spelled bread, with seven cereals, but also pastries and snacking.
Fancy a little snack? So fall for the savory crumbs with chicken, salmon, eggplant or cheese… There are twelve different kinds to satisfy you. Are you rather sweet? Impossible to miss the specialty: the “Le Saint-Paul” cake, a chocolate spoon biscuit, praline puff pastry and dark chocolate mousse.
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“The Golden Lys”, 27 rue Grande.
Open every day.
Such. 04.93.32.61.13.
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Jean-Pierre Camilla, mayor of Saint-Paul-de-Vence: “It was really missing”
What does opening a bakery bring to the village?
It was really missing. I am very happy: it is an essential local service, a comfort of life for the Saint-Paulois residing in the heart of the village, like the grocery store, the pharmacy, the cheese maker, the newsagent, the restaurants and all the shops. It contributes to social ties as well as to economic development.
How long had there been no more in the village?
The last one was my parents’, opened in 1958. My father was the last baker in the village, until the 1990s, when my parents closed their shop. If there was no more bakery, it’s a bit my fault: I didn’t take over and I went to another professional field. There is a sign: “Le Lys d’or” has opened right next to the one my parents were holding.
