New Kid on the Block: François Payard Bakery

October 28, 2011 Restaurant/Bar News

I stopped by the new François Payard Bakery this morning—it’s in the Goldman Sachs arcade, across from Shake Shack—right after working out, and it’s a miracle I didn’t hoover up everything in sight. If you’ve never had a Payard croissant (at the Houston Street outpost, say, or La Colombe), you know what I’m talking about; they have ruined other croissants for me, at least in the U.S. The bakery is a patisserie in the Parisian style, serving not just pastries—including macarons—but premade sandwiches and salads. Everything is premade, actually, as the tiny café has no kitchen; the food comes from Houston Street. Payard himself, on hand to greet people, explained that part of the appeal of the corner location was that the truck can easily make two deliveries a day, early in the morning for breakfast goods and mid-morning for lunch. Don’t expect to see the chef on the truck, however—he shuttles among his New York City properties by Ducati. Personally, I wish FPB success to a point—if it ends up with enough locations to require posted calories counts, I’ll have to go in blindfolded.

François Payard Bakery is at 200 West St., 212-566-8300; fpbnyc.com. Its hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and weekends 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have comments about François Payard Bakery, please post the on its page in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.

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• JEM Café
• Lolë
• Jungsik
• Organic Modernism
• Sushein
• Girello

 
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8 Comments

  1. Michelle Cervone
    October 28, 2011 • 9:14 am

    Do they sell cakes and tarts, as well? Or just individual servings?

  2. Erik Torkells
    October 28, 2011 • 9:43 am

    @Michelle: I think just slices, but I bet you could order a whole one

  3. Troy Torrison
    October 28, 2011 • 10:14 am

    This looks worth the trip down there.

  4. Doug
    October 28, 2011 • 11:17 am

    I checked it out this morning. It is an excellent addition to the neighborhood.

  5. lauren
    October 28, 2011 • 1:35 pm

    They had cakes and pies ready and individual slices to buy. Also there are premade sandwiches. Was there this morning and Payard was sitting around chatting with people.

  6. liat
    October 28, 2011 • 4:05 pm

    we will go there tomorrow! finally something to replace ceci cela (which we still miss!)

  7. Hudson River
    October 29, 2011 • 9:27 pm

    Had a good vegetable quiche yesterday.

  8. liat
    October 31, 2011 • 8:29 am

    We went there yesterday, spent up a storm, and told them the only reaon we were there was because of the blog Tribece Citizen! :)