Food & Drink shopping in Paris
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Fauchon
Paris’ most famous caterer has a half-dozen departments in two buildings selling the most incredibly mouthwatering delicacies, from pâté de foie gras and truffles to confitures (jams).
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Cacao et Chocolat
You haven’t tasted chocolate till you’ve had a hot chocolate (€3.50) spiced with cinnamon, ginger or cayenne pepper at this exotic shop showcasing cocoa beans in every guise. Citrus, spice and chilli are among the flavoured bars to buy here or at its outlets in the Marais ([tel] 01 42 71 50 06; 36 rue Vieille du Temple, 4e; [hrs] 11am-7.30pm; [metro] St-Paul) and on Île St-Louis ([tel] 01 46 33 33 33; 63 rue St-Louis en l’Île, 4e; [hrs] 10.30am-7.30pm; [metro] Pont Marie).
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Les Ruchers du Roy
‘The King’s Apiaries’ sells honey and apiarian products fit for a monarch – especially its pure royal jelly, a substance secreted by worker bees and fed to future queen bees. It sells dozens of types of honey, including those made from one single type of flower (miels monofloraux), honeys made from a number of blossoms (miels polyfloraux) and various regional honeys (miels des régions).
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Hédiard
This famous luxury food shop established in 1854 consists of two adjacent sections selling prepared dishes, teas, coffees, jams, wines, pastries, fruits, vegetables and so on, as well as a popular restaurant ([tel] 01 43 12 88 99; [hrs] 8.30am-9pm Mon-Fri, to 10pm Sat), where tea is served from 3pm to 6pm. There’s also a George V branch ([tel] 01 47 20 44 44; 31 av George V, 8e; [hrs] Sun; [metro] George V).
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Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki
‘Exquisite’ fails to describe the creations of one of Paris’ top pastry chefs, Tokyo-born Sadaharu Aoki. Almost too beautiful to eat, his gourmet works include boxes of 72 different flavoured macaroons and green-tea chocolate. He also has a boutique in the Latin Quarter ([tel] 01 45 35 36 80; 56 bd de Port Royal, 5e; [hrs] 10am-7pm Tue-Sat, to 6pm Sun; [metro] Port Royal) and inside Galeries Lafayette.
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Première Pression Provence
By and large France does not make a lot of olive oil – a mere 0.02% of world production, in fact – but what it does press is lighter, more fruity and easier to digest than the olive oils of Spain, Italy or Greece. ‘First Provence Pressing’ is where to buy the finest AOC-rated cold-pressed huile d’olive (olive oil) from Provence.
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Boutique Maille
The mustard specialist has premade items, but can also prepare an unimaginable 30 different varieties for you, designed to accompany your cuisine, such as the type with chestnuts and pink bay to accompany game or poultry, or garlic and lemon to go with fowl. There is a range of exclusive vinegars too, and the cruets to hold them.
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Vert d’Absinthe
Fans of the fée verte (green fairy), as absinthe was known during the belle époque, will think they’ve died and gone to heaven here. You can buy not only bottles of the best-quality hooch here but all the paraphernalia as well: glasses, water jugs and tiny slotted spoons for the all-important sugar cube.
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La Maison de la Truffe
La Maison de la Truffe ‘The House of Truffles’ is the place for tasting these fine fungi – French black from late October to March, Alba white (over €200 per 100g) from mid-October to December. There’s a restaurant attached where you can sample dishes.
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À l’Olivier
‘At the Olive Tree’ has been the place for oil, from olive and walnut to soy and sesame, since 1822; buy it from one of the stainless vats on display in this Marais shop. It also offers olive-oil tastings and olive-oil beauty products, as well as good vinegars, jams and honeys.
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La Petite Scierie
This hole-in-the-wall shop called the ‘Little Sawmill’ sells every permutation of duck edibles with the emphasis – naturellement – on foie gras. The products come direct from the shop’s own farm with no intermediary involved, so you can be assured of the highest quality.
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Le Palais des Thés
The ‘Palace of Teas’ has a large selection and the surroundings are 21st century. There are four other outlets in Paris, including a 6e branch ([tel] 01 42 22 03 98; 61 rue du Cherche Midi, 6e; [hrs] 10.30am-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat; [metro] Rennes).
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La Dernière Goutte
One capital man who really knows his stuff is sommelier Juan Sánchez, who holds talks and dégustations (tastings) most Saturday evenings with independent French winegrowers (his suppliers) at his wine shop La Derniere Goutte in St-Germain des Prés.
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Chemins de Bretagne
Can’t live without buttery kouign amann (a kind of Breton cake) ? Sights set on cidre (cider) ? This is the place to go for all things Breton – from fish and shellfish products and cakes to organic herbal teas and sea salts.
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Cave St-Sulpice
Take one look at the shop front of this lovely little boutique and there’s no guessing what single product it sells – Champagne. Spend as little or as much as you fancy; on a half bottle, bottle or magnum; pink, white or designer.
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Produits des Monastères
This shop on an ancient cobbled street just down from Église St-Gervais-St-Protais sells jams, biscuits, cakes, muesli, honey, herbal teas and other comestibles made at Benedictine and Trappist monasteries in Jerusalem.
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La Maison du Miel
In this sticky, very sweet business since 1898, ‘the Honey House’ stocks more than 50 kinds of honey, with such flavours as Corsican chestnut flower, Turkish pine and Tasmanian leatherwood.
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Les Caves Augé
Oenophiles aspiring to headier heights should aim for a Saturday tasting with French winemakers held in Paris’ oldest wine shop, Les Caves Augé, in business since 1850.
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Le Repaire de Bacchus
‘The Den of Bacchus’ stocks a good selection of New World wines along with an excellent supply of French vintages, as well as Cognac, Armagnac and whiskies.
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Legrand Filles & Fils
Legrand Filles & Fils is a well-informed wine shop with tasting room and all the accoutrements.
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