Baking school · Philadelphia
Hands-on French pastry and bread classes in a Manayunk working bakery
Beginners
No experience needed
Serious cooks
Multi-week courses and boot camps
Birthdays & groups
Birthdays and private parties
Team events
Team building with a chef running the room
L'Atelier is a working French bakery in Manayunk, on Krams Avenue a short walk from Main Street. Chef Julie Brami founded it after 14 years in the corporate world and studying boulangerie at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She teaches in the same space where she bakes for Friday pickup and the weekly bread share.
Classes are fully hands-on and stick to French pastry and bread: croissants, chocolate croissants, baguettes, macarons, and seasonal twists like French-style pop-tarts with brown butter apples or a Bûche de Noël. Sessions run Thursday evenings and most Saturday afternoons. You get a welcome drink and French treats, take home what you bake, and sometimes extra dough to bake the next morning. Every class also comes with a free month of L'Atelier at Home, the online recipe catalogue.
Popular dates sell out, and new ones are released monthly, three months ahead. Private sessions for teams, birthdays and bachelorette parties are tailored to the group. The bakery holds a 4.9 Google rating from 36 reviews.
Written from L'Atelier Philly’s own site and class listings, October 2026. How we write these
Read from their own listings and checked weekly. Prices are per person.
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French Style Pop-tart: Brown Butter Apples & Cinnamon
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No. Classes are designed for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced home bakers.
All ingredients, tools and materials are included. Classes come with a welcome drink and French treats. You leave with what you made, the recipe and a free month of L'Atelier at Home, the online recipe catalogue.
Yes. Free on-site parking is available right at the bakery on Krams Avenue in Manayunk.
Regular workshops are paced for adults. Children can attend with a participating adult, and both need their own reservation. For kids, the bakery recommends its Little Chefs Academy summer camp.
Yes. Private sessions cover birthdays, bachelorette parties, team building and other occasions. Hands-on sessions take up to 12 guests, with an 8-guest minimum booking.
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