Paul is a French chain of bakery/café restaurants established in 1889 in the city of Croix, in Northern France, by Charlemagne Mayot. It specializes in serving French products including breads, crêpes, sandwiches, macarons, soups, cakes, pastries, coffee, wine, and beer.Paul belongs to Groupe Holder, which also owns the French luxury bakery Ladurée.Boulangeries Paul SAS has its global head office in Marcq-en-Barœul, in Greater Lille, in France, and operates in 29 countries.