A la Mère de Famille
35, rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, 75009 Paris
Métro: Cadet, Le Peletier or Grands-Boulevards
Tel. +33 (0)1 47 70 83 69
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Paris’s oldest sweet shop, founded in 1761, and still operating in its original location, is a marvellous little store that hasn’t changed much over the past 250 years. Here, chocolate lovers will find ice cream in several enticing flavors, among them chocolate sorbet, chocolate-mint, and chocolate with candied orange and a touch of vodka. The company now has several other locations in Paris, but a visit to the original shop is a must for lovers of Paris and chocolate alike.
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Amorino
4, rue de Buci, 75006 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 43 26 57 46
Métro: Odéon
Hours: Mon. to Sun. 12 p.m. to midnight
Founded in Paris by two Italians in 2002, Amorino now boasts 12 locations in the French capital. You’ll find authentic Italian gelato in more than 20 flavors, including dark chocolate, hazelnut chocolate, soy milk chocolate and “The Incomparable” –a creamy Nutella sensation. Orders are always artfully sculpted in amazing rose petal-like cones.
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Berthillon
31, rue Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile, 75004 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 43 54 31 61
Métro: Pont-Marie
Hours: Wed. to Sun. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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This is probably the most famous ice cream shop in Paris. Founded in 1954 by Raymond Berthillon, the company is still run by his descendants. The ice cream is made with only milk, sugar, cream and eggs. The only flavorings used are the fresh ingredients themselves, e.g. fruit, berries, chocolate, vanilla, etc. There’s usually a long line up at the flagship store, but Berthillon ice cream is also sold by other cafés and vendors elsewhere on the Ile Saint-Louis and at many other places around Paris.
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Grom
81, rue de Seine, 75006 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 43 25 69 21
Hours: Mon. to Sun. 12 p.m. to midnight
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A relatively recent arrival, the Italian chain Grom opened its doors in Paris in 2008, positioning itself as a competitor to Amorino, just around the corner on rue de Buci. Their dark chocolate, and extra noir chocolate flavours are sure to satisfy even the strongest chocolate cravings. New York Magazine describes Grom’s gelato as having “…the purest, the cleanest, freshest flavours, with a dense rich texture.”
Le Bac à Glaces
109, rue du Bac, 75007 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 45 48 87 65
Métro: Rue du Bac or Sèvres-Babylone
Hours: Mon. to Sat. 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Located just a short stroll from the Bon Marché, the shop and its giant ice cream cone are hard to miss. Known for its delectable chocolate sorbet, the shop offers a huge variety of all-natural ice cream and sorbet flavors made with fresh fruit and berries, depending on the season.
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Pascal le Glacier
17, rue Bois-le-Vent, 75016 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 45 27 61 84
Métro: La Muette
Hours: Tues. to Sat. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
A simple, unassuming neighbourhood ice cream shop popular with locals in this part of the chic 16th arrondissement. A nice variety of chocolate flavors, including dark chocolate, chocolate with nougat, chocolate with candied orange peel, chocolate with candied chestnuts, and chocolate and cinnamon. They even have chocolate sorbet.
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Pozzetto
39, rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris
Tel. + 33 (0)1 42 77 08 64
Métro: Saint-Paul or Hôtel-de-Ville
Hours: Sun. to Thurs. 11 a.m. to midnight; Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
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Founded in June 2005, Pozzetto has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the finest ice cream shops in Paris – some even say it’s the best of them all. And for good reason: the gelato is made with all-natural ingredients and the flavours are sublime. Classic flavours such as dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and pistachio, made only with pure Sicilian pistachios, are just a few of the tasty selections served up by their friendly staff.
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Tutti Sensi
14, rue Norvins, 75018 Paris
Tel. +33 (0)1 42 23 91 58
Métro: Abbesses
Hours: Mon. to Sun. 10 a.m. to midnight
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This is the place to stop for ice cream when you’re on the Butte Montmartre: No less than 41 flavors of ice cream and sorbets are on offer in this tiny shop, which recently took over from its predecessor, La Butte aux Glaces. In addition to classic flavours such as chocolate and vanilla, they have grapefruit, kiwi, crème brûlée and even tarte tatin.
