The best shopping in Paris is found when you get the inside scoop from a native. A friend who is from Paris let me in on her most cherished food shop secrets, where the discerning Parisians goes.
Not only food, shopping in Paris offers a fabulous experience and I like to get an overview of the best of the best so I can keep my focus and not get tired. And secondly my Parisian niece took me clothes shopping.
First, the stomach -
BREAD
15e (15th arrondissement)
Poilâne
Poilâne - Grenelle bakery
49 bld de Grenelle
Tel +33 (0) 1 45 79 11 49
Opening hours :
From tuesday to sunday, 7:15 am to 8:15 pm
There are two locations in Paris, this one is the best.
There are long lines on weekends and at 4pm when the bread comes out of the oven.
6e
Poilâne - Paris - Cherche-Midi bakery
8 rue du Cherche-Midi
Tel 01 45 48 42 59
Opening hours :
From monday to saturday, 7:15 am to 8:15 pm
Best Shopping in Paris -
CHEESE – Top 3
7e
Fromagerie Barthelemy (Ste)
Very small, well known among connoisseurs
51 rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
phone: 01-42-22-82-24, 01-45-48-56-75
hours: 7am-1pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm, closed Sundays and Mondays.
7e
Marie-Anne Cantin
Won several awards. Presidential palace gets cheese from her as well as renowned restaurants.
12, rue du Champ-de-Mars, 75007 Paris.
Phone: 01-45-50-43-94
Hours: 8:30am – 7:30pm; closed Sundays
17e
Fromagerie Alleousse
One of the top cheese shops in Paris
13, rue Poncelet, 75017 Paris
phone: 01-46-22-50-45
hours: 9am-1pm and 4-7pm; Fri & Sat 9am-7pm; closed Sunday afternoons and Mondays
CHOCOLATE
8e
La Maison du Chocolat
"My favorite! Very famous!!
Their champagne truffles are so good and so are their natural cocoa powdered ones. They have a few locations."
The one near the Champs-Elysee is nice.
52 rue François 1er
75008 Paris
Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7.30pm (Closed on Sunday)
Metro: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Best shopping in Paris -
MACROONS
Dalloyau
Famous for macaroons. Many locations.
8e
Dalloyau Faubourg St Honoré
101, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré,
75008 Paris
Metro : Saint-Philippe du Roule, Miromesnil, Franklin Roosevelt
Shop : open every day from 8.30am to 9pm
Tea room : weekdays 8.30am to 7.30pm, weekends 9am to 7.00pm
7e
Dalloyau Raspail
63, rue de Grenelle
75007 Paris
Shop : every day from 9am to 8pm
Parking : Bac Montalembert
Metro : Rue du Bac, Sèvres Babylone
6e
Dalloyau Luxembourg
2, place Edmond-Rostand
75006 Paris
Shop : every day from 9am to 8.30pm
Tea room and terrace :
every day from 9am to 7.30pm
Parking : Soufflot
Metro : Luxembourg, Cluny La Sorbonne, Odéon, Saint-Michel
9e
Dalloyau Lafayette Gourmet
48-52, Bd Haussmann
75009 Paris
Shop : from Monday to Saturday from 8.30am to 9.30pm
Parking : GTM Galeries Lafayette
Metro : Havre-Caumartin, Chaussée d’Antin, Auber
FASHION
Etam
5e
9 bd. St-Michel
01-43-54-79-20
Metro: St-Michel
My Parisian niece Megan took me to Etam where I bought a very chic outfit. She helped me pick stuff out and we had a great time.
Etam is a chain and very reasonably priced. I wish there was one in the States.
The price reflects the quality. Not high quality but very nice looking. I was thrilled and felt Parisian.
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