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Baillardran
For a taste of Bordeaux (that for once doesn't involve wine!), head to Baillardran to watch them make canelès , a local cake distinguished by its moist, vanilla-infused interior encased in a hard exterior shaped like a rippled jelly mould. There are several outlets of this store in town including one in the Galerie des Grands Hommes.
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Bordeaux Magnum
Bordeaux's location in the heart of one of France's finest wine regions makes visiting here and not buying a bottle or two an outrage. To stock your cellar with something special, visit Bourdeaux Magnum, just north of Place de la Comedie. You'll never be able to drink cheap plonk again.
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Cadiot-Badie
Bordeaux's greatest chocolate maker offers the gourmand a whole range of delicious specialties to take home: chocolate Bordeaux truffles flavoured with liqueur brandy and grapes, fanchonettes (flaky pastry tartlets filled with pastry cream and covered with meringue) and tourny , a ball of praline. With its crystal chandeliers and carved moulding, the shop itself, which dates from 1826, is worth a visit.
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Fromagerie Jean D'Alos'
Near the Place des Grands Hommes is this highly respected fromagerie . If you are a lover of cheese in all its forms, soft, hard or blue, made from cow, sheep or goats milk, this shop will delight you. Buy some eye-wateringly aromatic Roquefort or a subtle chévre, a baguette and a bottle of something and retire to a park for a picnic. Vive la France.
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L'Intendant
Stunning L'Intendant is like a sacred space dedicated to the fruit of the vine. It is dominated by a central spiral staircase climbing four floors, surrounded by cylindrical shelves holding 15,000 bottles of regional wine. If you can't find something to imbibe here, whether for a picnic in the park or to impress dinner guests, you should stop drinking.
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Le Fournil des Capucins
Le Fournil des Capucins near place de la Victoire, is a bakery that never closes. So if you're heading out early or rolling home late this place can provide all of your daily (and nightly) breads and cakes. Perfect for when you simply must have a brioche at in the morning.
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Marché Saint-Michel
The popular and multi-ethnic market is held every Tuesday and Saturday morning alongside the Saint Michel Cathedral. It features stalls selling fresh fruits and vegetables, foodstuffs, and used clothing, as well as second-hand dealers, whose shops are set up around the Place to the south. It is a lively place that should not be missed.
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