A French bakery in Oxford has closed suddenly until further notice.
The patisserie in the High Street close to Carfax sold French bread, cakes, pastries and coffee.
There used to be a Paul concession stand in the Westgate Centre but it closed years ago.
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It is not yet known why the bakery in the High Street has closed - there are no signs on the windows to notify shoppers.
Paul, the chain of bakery-café restaurants is found in 47 countries with the head office in Lille, France.
It specialises in serving breads, crêpes, sandwiches, macarons, soups, cakes, pastries, coffee, wine and beer.
In 2022 there were more than 750 Paul café restaurants, with 424 in France and more than 300 in 46 other countries.
Paul opened in Oxford High Street in 2014 - its first shop in the UK outside London. It has a five-star food hygiene rating.
Chief executive of Paul UK Jean-Michel Orieux said at the time: “Oxford is the ideal location for our first bakery outside London as we believe it has a wonderful balance of cultural heritage, a well-established local community and vibrant economic and tourism activity, which can clearly embrace the growth of our business.”
The chain has been asked to comment.
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