Jean-Marc Chatellier's French Bakery

The family-owned atmosphere adds a charming touch to the experience. Open only on Fridays and Saturdays, but trust me, it's worth the wait. The aroma of freshly baked goods is irresistible, and each pastry is a taste of perfection. A hidden gem that deserves a visit – your taste buds will thank you! 🥐🇫🇷

Thank You for the beautiful, delicious Chocolate Mousse Cake! My favorite! For my 65th Birthday 🎂 I really appreciated it🤗You are simply the best! #1 my favorite bakery. Marcia Rodgers

This bakery first opened in 1992, and I consider it to be the very best bakery in the entire Pittsburgh area. Baked goods include croissants, danishes, strudels, nut rolls, palmiers, macarons, cakes, and others. You may pre-order the baked goods, or you can simply stop in to see what is on display.

I sent my husband to this bakery weeks ago, and he loved it so much that he requested that we return again today. I had expected parking to be challenging in the neighborhood, but we found parking spots on the street. The employees were courteous, and the prices were reasonable for the quality.

We tried several of their pastries and desserts. The lemon tart had a crispy crust and delightfully lemony custard filling. The lemon raspberry cake had several flavorful layers of moist cake, lemon custard, raspberry filling, and icing. The palmier was a huge size and was perfectly crispy and sweet. My husband said that the croissants are the best that he has ever eaten in his life. I do not usually enjoy key lime pie, but I rate this bakery’s key lime pie as the best ever. And so on… My only suggestion for improvement is to not use containers that are made from type-6 plastic.

Please note that this bakery is not open everyday of the week. Furthermore, I read that the owner is trying to sell the business.

No other French bakery in Pennsylvania is better than this one. Croissants, Sugared brioches, Kouign amanns,burnt almond cake,black forest cake and the sixteen different flavored macrons(mmm pistachio, vanilla and Nutella ones) are the stars of this bakery. Mr.Chattelier is a professional, always so polite and immersed in his pastry work. The store can get very busy and all the items can get wiped out in early hours of morning itself. Call ahead (except in holidays) and they will hold items for you. Love this place and will go back in a heartbeat.

Nice little local bakery. French for sure. The quality is amazing. The cheese danish was ridiculously good. My wife is definitely going to love this place.

You will think you are in a secret French hometown (and perfectly professionally) bakery! Everything, and I mean everything, is exquisite and authentic. Whenever my family came to town, they insisted we go to Jean Marc. I live in Washington DC now and the French bakeries here have nothing over Jean Marc. Jean Marc is the real thing.

WOW! A real French bakery! Other than the Danish and Nut rolls,I can't spell the cakes and pastries, but they are fresh and yum. Amazing husband and wife partnership is small and limited hours. They are worth making the time and trip.

I love stopping by JM on a Saturday morning. They have a great selection of breakfast pastries, desserts, cookies, and cakes. I love their croissants. The almond and chocolate ones are perfect to share with someone.

There is usually a line, but it moves quickly. They are only open on Fridays and Saturdays, so plan accordingly. This is probably the best French bakery in Pittsburgh!

Hands down the BEST croissant I have ever had. Glad I do not live near by because I would be there everyday! Love this place!

I recently read an article about the bakery, so I added it our list of places to visit. We bought some plain croissants and butter cookies. The cookies are very good but the star attraction were the croissants. They are exceptional. Light, flaky and buttery. They really exceeded our expectations. It also happened that I harvested our backyard raspberry crop so I made a batch of seedless jam to go with the croissants. A perfect breakfast! We'll be back. They didn't have any baguettes when we visited but hopefully next time! Go there quickly before he sells or retires!

This is the best French bakery in tahn, hands down. From the moment you walk in the smell of buttery French delights hits one like Jermone Bettis hitting the hole back in '94. It's not fancy from the outside, but the treats inside contain a richness that is worth every penny. It is not all that many pennies for these French treats. On my most recent visit, I went in and ordered 2 of several different pastries as well as a butter cookie (it's like a cake, highly recommend) in preparation for my family coming to visit from Texas. I may have spent $50 in total, but it provided several delicious sweet snacking sessions for 5 adults; well worth it. I heard that the owner may be looking at closing up the shop and or passing it along to new blood. I hope that J-MC's continues in some capacity for a good long while. It's a great spot.

Amazing pastries. Hands down one of the best bakeries in Pittsburgh. Limited hours, cakes are by the slice unless you order ahead. The most divine croissants and macarons, a must stop on a weekend,

Delicious. We had to try a bit of everything and was not disappointed.

The pastries here are incredible, as well as every dessert I have tried! The owners are always very friendly. Just be aware that their hours are pretty limited; open just two days a week and sometimes closing for a few weeks at a time. Makes the pastries you do get all the more worth it!

Called ahead for 6 croissants and offered to pay in advance as I would arrive at closing, but they happily declined even though I was a first-time customer. Excellent baked goods. The almonds were our faves.

The best french bakery in Pittsburgh! My family has been going for years. Now that I live out of state, a visit is always a priority when I'm home. Favorites include the raisin-cream filled croissants, the decadent chocolate tarts, and pretty much all of their cakes. They're tender, moist, and have delicious fillings and frosting.

Without a doubt the best French bakery in the Pittsburgh area. The chocolate -almond croissants are my favorites. My son & our grandchildren look forward to our visits to Severna Park, MD and always expect us to bring Jean Marc’s croissants!

My second time stopping here, use to visit grand parents, lived there a few years myself, then our dad John Q. Lived there, so I've been in the area longer than this French Bakery has been in business! Very interesting and delicious variety that are hard to find! Today, I brought home some croissant (very large, flaky , and buttery), half a nut log (very heavy and dence), two sweet croissants (had a skosh of sweet cream cheese, hint cinnamon, dusted with powdered sugar, and slivered almonds! But had to get the Key Lime Pie, worth the $23.00! I also noticed they had small pumpkin/cheese pie, asked what kind of cheese? Layer of cream cheese then a layer of pumpkin, ordered a 8" pie for Wednesday, for Thanksgiving! Thank You!

I tried the toasted almond cake and the broccoli cheddar quiche. The toasted almond cake was close to perfect. The quiche was good.
This was my first visit. I was thrilled to go since I have heard about the place through friends, family, and on television. The bakery was pleasant and sunlight filled the small room. The staff was friendly and offered a sample of one of Jean-Marc's signature desserts. It was excellent.
I did not notice any tables outside or access to restrooms. Visitors will have to plan accordingly. There is another bakery across the street.
I was fortunate to visit this landmark of Pittsburgh. I expect that this will not be my last visit.
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croissants of any type, pastries and breads are immaculate. we ordered a cappuccino tiramisu cake for my wifes surprise birthday and it was stunning to say the least. Handmade beauty and value you cant get anywhere else. the small touches they make give each and every product they make that much more of a lead over any competition anywhere. Thank you Jean-Marc, you made her day incredibly special.