What Alban Guilmet is known for
Alban Guilmet established his Caen pastry business in 2011 after working at Fauchon and Pierre Hermé. Its range includes entremets and tarts as well as macarons alongside chocolate tablets and gift boxes, plus travel cakes. The original Boulevard Yves Guillou location, Rue Saint-Jean boutique and later dedicated chocolaterie represent different stages of the business.
Alban Guilmet opened his Caen pastry business in 2011 after training at Fauchon and Pierre Hermé. His wife Céline works alongside him and oversees the boutiques. The original address on Boulevard Yves Guillou brought the shop together with the pastry and chocolate laboratories, connecting the retail counter with the production behind it.
The business expanded to Rue Saint-Jean in September 2013, followed by a dedicated chocolaterie at 82 Boulevard Yves Guillou in September 2017. The dates describe separate openings, rather than a single shop moving through several names. The different addresses distinguish a pastry visit from a trip focused on the chocolate collection.
The range includes entremets and tarts alongside macarons, with chocolate tablets and gift boxes also listed. Ice cream and travel cakes offer other ways to buy, while the business also lists classes and custom work for celebrations. The intended journey matters when choosing between something to eat soon and a cake designed to travel. A wedding cake or personalised chocolate order needs a different conversation from buying a few pastries at the counter.
Best for — Caen pastries, macarons and chocolate gifts
Pastry and chocolate production at the Boulevard Yves Guillou laboratories in Caen.
Where next
- Maison Pillon — France
- Goteborgs Hantverkschoklad — Gothenburg
- Cron & Lanz — Göttingen
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