The best galettes des rois to celebrate Epiphany 2024

Epiphany is just around the corner. Once you've wished us all the best, the festive foods don't go away. The galette des rois takes its place on our tables, uniting young and old around flaky delights. From the classic frangipane to more audacious creations, these galettes are not just simple pastries, but genuine invitations to share and enjoy.

The galette des rois from Maison Mathieu Pacaud

The pastry chef plays it classic with a galette des rois topped with almond frangipane and caramelized pecans. A beautiful moment of sweetness and indulgence.

• Price: 35 euros
• Available from Maison Mathieu Pacaud
• www.mathieu-pacaud.com

Yann Couvreur's galette des rois

In 2024, the pastry chef offers three recipes: Amande, the purist's favorite; Noisette, with hazelnuts in addition to frangipane; and Isatis, the gourmet pecan frangipane topped with caramelized pecans.

• Price: from 28 euros
• In Yann Couvreur boutiques
• www.yanncouvreur.com

Potel & Chabot's galette des rois

Fancy a slightly fruity Epiphany? You've come to the right place. Potel & Chabot's "Collection 2024" recipe features almond cream, roasted hazelnut slivers and melting pieces of caramel-poached pear, with delicately spiced flavors.

• Price: 78.50 euros
• Pre-orders to be placed 48 hours in advance of pick-up date on the Potel et Chabot website.
• www.poteletchabot.com

The Crillon Hotel's galette des rois

Matthieu Carlin, renowned pastry chef at the Hôtel de Crillon, marks Butterfly Pâtisserie's first Epiphany celebration with an exquisite galette des rois. This unique creation, combining hazelnut and lemon, contains a refined bean, a subtle symbol of the butterfly, emblem of the patisserie.

• Price: 60 euros
• On sale at Butterfly Pâtisserie from January 2 to 19, 2024
• Available for pre-order on the Hôtel de Crillon Click &Collect website
• www.shop.rosewoodhotels.com

The Bricoleurs de Douceurs galette des rois

With their three stores revolutionizing traditional patisserie in Marseille, Bricoleurs de Dou ceurs have succeeded in imposing a bold vision and attracting a varied clientele. Their Galette Noisette is a perfect illustration of their innovative approach. It combines a crispy puff pastry with a smooth hazelnut cream, enhanced by a hazelnut praline, for a rich, flavorful experience that will seduce the most demanding palates.

• Price: 33 euros
• Available from January 6 to 31 in our three Marseille boutiques
• www.bricoleursdedouceurs.fr

Nina Métayer's galette des rois

The signature galette, with its elegant decor, captures the magical essence of winter and embodies the joy of sharing delicious moments. Delicate citrus aromas, enriched by bergamot and candied citron, blend harmoniously in this creation, the fruit of meticulous artistry.

• Price: 49 euros
• Yule logs available from January 4 to 31, 2024
• Pre-orders are recommended from December 25.
• www.delicatisserie.com

Ladurée's galette des rois

For Epiphany, Julien Alvarez has designed an audacious signature galette, combining vanilla and pecan in an almond cream, wrapped in puff pastry and shortbread. This unique creation includes notes of caramel, spiced milk jam and muscovado sugar, with a macaroon-shaped Ladurée bean for the lucky ones.

• Price: 48 euros
• Available from January 1 to January 31, 2024 in Ladurée boutiques and on the website.
• www.laduree.fr

The Maison Sève galette des rois

Maison Sève's prestigious, world-renowned galette des rois owes its success to its uniquely fine, hand-crafted puff pastry and the superior quality of its ingredients, such as Echiré butter. Enriched with chocolate chips or red pralines, it is baked twice, first on its own, then coated with a homemade chestnut syrup. This method gives it an exceptional crunch while remaining deliciously crumbly.

• Price: 39 euros
• Available from January 2, 2024.
• Galettes are shipped toEurope, the Americas, Japan and the Gulf countries www.chocolatseve.com

The Cheval Blanc galette des rois

For Epiphany, Maxime Frédéric, pastry chef at Cheval Blanc Paris, presents a galette des rois that marries almond, chocolate and vanilla. Inspired by his marble cake, it is distinguished by its Normandy butter puff pastry, caramelized with cane sugar and embellished with chocolate. The frangipane is a blend of vanilla and Madagascar milk chocolate, enriched with an Indonesian dark chocolate ganache.

• Price: 69 euros, limited edition
• Pre-order on the website
• Collection of galettes from January 4 to 14, 2024 at Cheval Blanc Paris
• www.chevalblanc.com/fr/maison/paris

The Peninsula's galette des rois

To mark the start of the new year, pastry chef Anne Coruble unveils her "Floralie" creation. Inspired by the 10th anniversary of the Peninsula Paris, this ten-petal flower-shaped galette combines precision and elegance. It is made with hazelnut and lemon-scented puff pastry, filled withroasted almond frangipane and Normandy alfalfa honey, and topped with Peninsula honey opaline. Accompanied by a caramel of Marais honey and Isigny cream with tagetes and Tahitian vanilla, this limited creation hides a unique, numbered bean at its heart.

• Price: 80 euros
• Pre-orders from Friday December 1st
• Pick-up on site from Tuesday December 19 to Sunday December 31, 2023, at Le Lobby restaurant, 19 avenue Kléber 75116 Paris

La galette des rois Hugo & Victor

The galette des rois Diamant is finely crafted like a jewel, with a structure reminiscent of a millefeuille. It features a puff pastry filled with tonka bean-scented almond cream and a smooth Madagascar vanilla cream. In a limited edition, the pastry will contain a special bean, offering the chance to live an exceptional experience alongside Hugues Pouget and Lorenz Baümer.

• Price: 69 euros for 6-8 people
• Available for pre-order from January 1, 2024
• Delivery: store pickup / courier delivery Paris & inner suburbs

Claire Heitzler's galette des rois

This revisited version of the galette des rois features a light, crisp puff pastry, accompanied by a frangipane enriched with roasted almonds and garnished with pieces of candied yuzu. To add a unique touch, the traditional sugar is replaced by brown sugar, giving added depth and character to this emblematic Epiphany dessert.

• Price: 46 euros
• Available ą from January 1, 2024
• Order on the Atelier website
• www.patisserie-claire.com

Pierre Hermé's galette des rois

In his galette creation, Pierre Hermé offers a variation on the Fétish Ispahan flavor, fusing rose with a smooth almond cream. This harmony is enhanced by the bold presence of raspberries and the floral sweetness of letchis, all wrapped in a delicate puff pastry that is at once crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth and crisp. The recipe includes an inverted puff pastry, enriched with a rose almond cream, and garnished with litchis and raspberries.

• Price: 45 euros
• Available from January 2, 2024 in Pierre Hermé boutiques.
• www.pierreherme.com

La Maison Mulot's galette des rois

La Maison Mulot's Galette Amaryllis 2024 fuses tradition and creativity, offering an artisanal puff pastry made by their pastry chefs. It seduces with its lightly vanilla frangipane, enriched with whole raspberries, roasted almonds and nougat. This combination of classic house flavors and innovative touches creates a unique and deliciously gourmet taste experience.

• Price: 45 euros
• From January 2, in stores, on order
• www.maison-mulot.com

Lenôtre's galette des rois

For Epiphany 2024, Lenôtre pastry chef Etienne Leroy presents a galette inspired by the brioche of Menton, combining regional traditions and pastry finesse. This creation, scented with Menton citrus fruits, combines a soft brioche soaked in citron syrup with a rich, fragrant frangipane, all wrapped in crispy inverted puff pastry.

• Price: €59
• Available at points of sale from January 2.
• www.lenotre.com

Maison Caffet's Galette des rois

The "Galette Noizest'" is a creative and tasty creation, where the union of roasted hazelnuts blends harmoniously with the freshness of lime. Beneath a crisp puff pastry of pure butter, a refined frangipane with Piedmont hazelnuts and lime zest. Delicately roasted hazelnuts add the perfect finishing touch to this delicacy.

• Price: from 34.90 euros
• Available from January 1st in all stores
• www.maison-caffet.com

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The French Bastards' galette des rois

Every year, the galette from Julien Abourmad, executive chef and co-founder of The French Bastards, and his team, is eagerly awaited by fans. Renowned for its rich frangipane and crispy puff pastry, this seemingly simple galette reveals a complexity that testifies to their expertise. It is made with Isigny butter puff pastry and a generous almond cream frangipane.

• Price: 39 euros
• Available in stores from January 2 to 31, 2024
• www.thefrenchbastards.fr

The Hotel Martinez galette des rois

Pastry chef Fabrice Fernandes and chef Jean Imbert unveil their Signature Log in the image of Hotel Martinez, blending white chocolate, citrus fruit, Piedmont hazelnut and green cardamom. Delivery is offered in Cannes around December 24 with an electric 'Martinez' Mehari. At the same time, they are presenting a winter-flavored galette des rois, featuring chestnut flour puff pastry, grand marnier frangipane, candied chestnuts and candied clementines.

• Price: 90 euros
• To order and collect at the hotel from January 1 to January 14, 2024

Sofitel Le Scribe's galette des rois

Following the success of last year's galette, sous-chef pâtissier Antoine Bouchard presents a new hazelnut creation for Epiphany 2024. This galette, with its inverted puff pastry, swaps traditional frangipane for a hazelnut version, rich in flavor and aroma. It is enhanced with a light, refined Piedmont hazelnut praline, adding an extra dimension of gourmandise, perfect for lovers of intense flavors during the traditional "tirage des rois".

• Price: 42 euros
• from January 2, 2024 to January 31, 2024
• www.sofitel-le-scribe-paris-opera.fr

The Royal Monceau - Raffles galette des rois

Every year, the Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris celebrates the tradition of the galette des rois. Quentin Lechat's creation features vanilla and chestnuts in a ridged croissant puff pastry. It's an exquisite way to prolong the enchantment of the festive season by sharing this delicacy with your loved ones.

• Price: 60 euros
• Click & collect availability
• Orders open from December 6 to January 18 (minimum order 2 days in advance)
• www.leroyalmonceau.com

La galette des reines Alléno & Rivoire

La Galette des Reines is distinguished by its marbled appearance, resulting from the alternation between an intense almond cream and a sugar-free chocolate almond cream. This combination, both melting inside and contrasted by a light, crispy puff pastry enriched with a chocolate corn crunch, is generously sprinkled with grated cocoa. Inside, a clover-shaped bean offers the chance to win the Tablette des Rois, completing an exquisite tasting experience.

• Price: 45 euros
• Available at Alléno & Rivoire sales outlets
• www.chocolat-allenorivoire.fr

It's probably the only time of year when eating the most cake increases your chances of wearing a crown. So eat up, enjoy, and who knows, maybe the next bite will put you on the throne... of the kitchen!