Toulouse: these new businesses that are making Avenue Saint-Exupéry take off again
From Pont des Demoiselles to Place de l’Ormeau, Avenue Saint-Exupéry is bubbling with commercial attractiveness to a certain level boosted by entrepreneurs who often open as part of a reconversion. “The shops of the Pont des Demoiselles are very active and very qualitative. There is a dynamic of renewal and investment of new traders in this district. Several of them settled there after a professional reconversion with the desire to bring quality crafts to life “confirms Emilion Esnault, mayor of district 5.1. Recently rated “best pizzeria in Toulouse” by a panel of consumers, the Pizzeria de l’Ormeau located at n ° 345 Avenue will continue its success since 1978. “We are artisans. Our only thing is to do things. good products and that our customers are satisfied “, says Jean, the manager. 40 different pizzas have elbows on the menu which gives pride of place to local products. Here, no scooter delivery or tables set inside or on a terrace. The operation is 100% take away. At the Credo bakery, located near the Pont, at n ° 18 of the avenue, Michel Rokita has just been elected during a television program, one of the best bakers in France. In addition, this year his establishment received the prestigious “Boulanger de France” label awarded by the Chamber of Trades and the City of Toulouse, a pledge of its artisanal know-how. “The doughs are worked with sourdough, resulting in more digestible gluten. We work with local millers from Tarn and Gers. I was an IT engineer in the Paris region before I retrained in 2018” confirms this manager, happy in front of his tasty Panettone à la Italian recipe. The Georgette pastry shop is located at 62 avenue. Angélique Barrau has been a goldsmith in the field since 2019. “From aesthetics to flavors, including the number of portions, everything is adaptable to customer demand” she explains. With precision and refinement like his grandmother, everything is a matter of talent. Here the pastry is conjugated in the feminine because there are only women in its team. To pass on her art, Angélique, a former psychologist who has also converted, organizes classes for children and adults in her workshop. Further on, at n ° 31, opposite the church, Philippe Cometti left his career in telecommunications to fully live his passion for wine by taking over Caves Amiel in 2014. It offers a range of French, Italian, Spanish and New World wines as well as a very wide choice of beers and spirits, whiskey, rum, gin, brandy… such talents. The district shows real commercial dynamism. It is the bearer of great successes for the pleasure and pride of its inhabitants.