Bakeries & Pastry in Besançon

Au Pain d'Antan on Rue du Chasnot, which reviews describe as easy to reach from the station, keeps long hours: 6 AM to 7:30 PM, Tuesday to Sunday. Boulangerie Patisserie Christe on Rue de Vesoul closes only on Tuesdays and Sunday afternoons; pains au chocolat, éclairs and even ice cream appear in its reviews. Two others close for lunch and at weekends: Bellerive on Allée de l'Île aux Moineaux, from 6:30 AM, with hazelnut bread and Comté tartlets, and La Pâtisserie des Quais on Quai Veil-Picard, whose reviews mention Nutella and almond breads and a praline pastry.