This elegant pastry shop, boulangerie and restaurant located just steps from the Assemblée Nationale, in one of the city’s poshest neighbourhoods, is a Paris institution. Open in this location since 1859, Rollet-Pradier offers classic pastries and chocolates, as well as sandwiches and other light snacks. On the upper floor there’s a tearoom, which also serves … Continue reading Rollet-Pradier
The store on rue Royale dates back to 1862, when founder Louis-Ernest Ladurée opened a bakery, which, following a fire in 1871, he transformed into a pastry shop. Louis-Ernest’s wife, Jeanne Souchard, hit upon the idea of combining a café with the pastry shop, and one of Paris’s first tea rooms was born. The company’s … Continue reading Ladurée
The Debauve & Gallais chocolate shop on rue des Saint-Pères, near Saint-Germain-des-Prés, has been operating in the same location for almost 200 years. The boutique’s legendary wood-panelled interior and semicircular chocolate counter are truly awe-inspring. The chocolates themselves, not overly sweetened, according to French tradition, are amazing, if expensive. Debauve & Gallais’ signature items include … Continue reading Debauve & Gallais
