Stohrer, the pâtisserie on the rue Montorgueil since 1730

Stohrer, the pâtisserie on the rue Montorgueil, opened in 1730 at number 51. Its founder, Nicolas Stohrer, began his career at Wissembourg at the court of Stanisław Leszczyński, the exiled King of Poland, then followed his daughter Marie Leszczyńska to Versailles in 1725, when she married Louis XV.

Nicolas Stohrer is credited with the rum baba, first called the ali-baba, a brioche derived from the Polish babka and originally soaked in Malaga wine. The house is also known for its puits d’amour, its old-style religieuses and its bouchées à la reine. In 1864 the painter Paul Baudry decorated the shop.

The oldest pâtisserie in Paris has been partly listed as a historic monument since 23 May 1984. Long run by Pierre Liénard, who added a savoury counter, it was taken over in 2017 by the Dolfi family, already owners of the chocolate shop À la Mère de Famille, opened in 1761.

In the heart of the Montorgueil quarter, in the 2nd arrondissement, beneath a building whose doorway bears a globe surrounded by the emblems of the arts and letters, the shop offers its babas, its pastries and its savoury dishes, all made on the premises.