The Best Baguette in Paris 2024

Here's what the award means for baker Xavier Nétry

Every year for the past 31 years, the Syndicat des Boulangers-Pâtissiers du Grand Paris has put the city’s best artisan bakers to the test to determine who churns out the best baguette of them all. Baguettes are judged according to five precise criteria: baking, taste, crumb, honeycombing, and appearance to select the winning baker. Products must measu…