
Fig levain
Starter fed with dried figs for a malty crumb that holds jam without sogginess. Loaves leave the oven in numbered batches.
Fig Oven bakes before dawn on Rue Paul Chenavard: a levain fed with dried figs, croissants laminated with cultured butter and tarts that follow the Rhône valley harvest. The coffee window opens at 07:00 with canelés still warm; by noon the bread wall is half empty.

Flour, fruit & butter
Levain schedules and laminated dough timed to the morning rush — nothing sits under plastic past 11:00.

Starter fed with dried figs for a malty crumb that holds jam without sogginess. Loaves leave the oven in numbered batches.

Butter folds happen before dawn so viennoiserie exits golden, not greasy. Croissants sell out by 10:00 on Saturdays.

Fruit from the Rhône valley; winter switches to poached quince and almond cream. Whole tarts pre-order only.

Espresso and canelés from 07:00 while loaves cool on the rack. Filter coffee is single-serve V60.
From the oven door to the coffee window.




“The fig levain has a crust that sings — we buy two loaves every Saturday before the coffee line gets long.”
“Pastry case rotates before lunch; nothing sits under plastic domes. Hugo's canelés are worth the early alarm, and the fig tart sells out before the coffee rush.”
Almond cream flagged on the case card; separate tongs for nut pastries and a nut-free shelf on request.
Holiday loaves reserve online; pickup windows are 30 minutes. Whole tarts need 48 hours notice.
Espresso bar only; filter coffee is single-serve V60 with beans from Terreaux.
One rye-free loaf on weekends; not a dedicated allergen kitchen — ask at the counter and we will point you to the batch baked on a separate rack.
Cafés on the Presqu'île can order baguettes by 5 a.m.; croissant trays are pickup-only from the side door.
Holiday loaves sell out early — join the Saturday morning queue or pre-order online before the bread wall clears.
8 Rue Paul Chenavard, Lyon (fictional)
+33 4 72 41 63 18