Paris bread bakeries !!!!!!!!!!^^

Going to Paris late august. Need name of good bakery that makes artisinal breads (dark loaves, not processed white bread) in the jardin luxumburg area. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks

I think you'd be hard pressed to find anything in any artisinal Parisien bakery that could possibly be mistaken for "processed white bread."

Indeed, as Deenso said, Lionel Poilâne (now deceased) is the most famous baker in Paris, so well-regarded that his breads are served in many fine restaurants and can even be found in classy markets like le Grande Epicerie de Paris and some supermarkets (this does not cast a shadow on the bread. It may just be a little less fresh than that right off the shelf in the bakery, but it is exactly the same stuff). His main outlet is at 6 rue Cherche-Midi, in the 6th.

His brother Max Poilâne is another great baker. His breads are not exactly like his brother's, which is to be expected, but are certainly worth seeking out. He has an outlet at 42 place du Marché St. Honoré in the 1st.

One of the great and renowned and prize-winning artisanal bakers of the present day is Eric Kayser at 8 and 14 rue Monge in the 5th just south of the place Maubert (metro Maubert-Mutualité), not far from the Luxembourg

In the Marais, the excellent boulanger Malineau has two shops, one at 18 rue Vielle du Temple and the other at 26 rue St. Paul, in the Village St Paul (a collection of small antique shops, boutiques, restaurants and wine bars well-worth an afternoon's excursion).

But my personal favorite for variety and quality is the little Boulangerie-Patisserie Thevenin at 119 avenue General LeClerc, in the 14th, a block away from the Metro Porte d'Orleans. They offer a changing variety of breads of many grains, seeds, and nuts (rye, sarment, poppy, sunflower, walnut, hazelnut, and so on), regional loaves (Breton, Norman), and fruit. As a solo traveler, I particularly appreciate that the loaves are fairly small. (And they'll slice them for you if you're on your way to a picnic in the Parc Montsouris, for example.) It's on the south edge of the city, but if you're really a bread freak, it's worth a journey. (What is sarment? you may ask. If you ever find out, tell me. All I know is that it contributes to a really great loaf.)