In 2010 I discovered the most adorable bakery/shop, Chez Bogato, in the 14th arrondissement. A combination of sweet shop, candy store, party goods shop, and cookie and cake maker, Chez Bogato was just as sweet looking as their cookies and cakes tasted.
Last week I was walking down rue de Temple, after having lunch with a friend, I saw Chez Bogato written on a storefront. It took me a moment to remember it, and then I realized it was the same shop I visited in 2010.
The new Marais branch had just opened, and it was just as cute and adorable as the store in the 14th arrondissement, perhaps even more so, because it was on a bigger scale.
The inviting windows of the store had colored balloons piled high, and a selection of enticing layer cakes, fruit tarts, and cupcakes along with bottles of wines and Champagne. Inside, is a cheerful, feel-good space, a happy-land of candy, cakes, pastries, party favors and decorations, games, toys, cake decorations, and balloons.
The middle island has a refrigerated case with their whole and individual cakes, tarts, cupcakes and other specialties such as a Sweet Burger, a facsimile of a cheeseburger with a bun made of macarons, a caramel cupcake topped with a piece of caramel candy, a Cadeau, a Sacher-like cake with pecans and chocolate mousse wrapped with blue ribbon and a bow made of marzipan, and Teton de Venus, a cake with poppy seeds and strawberry mousse . I’m not sure where I got the willpower, but I refrained from the tantalizing tarts and cakes, and bought Vincent a sable with je t’aime embossed on it.
In the back is a separate room, painted tomato red, with a big disco ball hanging from the ceiling (I’m a sucker for any kind of disco ball) where you can order, design, and customize your cake.
The Marais Chez Bogato also offers a cookie bar, where you customize your cookies, and cake and pastry making classes for adults and kids.
Chez Bogato
5 Rue Saint-Merri, 75004 Metro : Hotel de Ville
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