traditional ganaches as well as modern
flavors.
Aux Péchés Normands
9, rue du Faubourg du Temple
01 42 08 47 73
Chocolate chip chouquettes and other
French bakery fare.
Ph. Langlet
Place d’Aligre
(Covered marché Beauvau)
01 43 45 35 09
Well-stocked fromagerie. The mountain
cheeses are particularly excellent.
Au Pied de Cochon
www.pieddecochon.com
6, rue Coquillière
01 40 13 77 00
Well-preserved Les Halles restaurant,
still open 24/7. Famous for their
breaded pig’s feet and French onion
soup.
Pierre Hermé
www.pierreherme.com
72, rue Bonaparte
01 43 54 47 77
Flavored macarons and other world-
famous pastries in a jewel-box setting,
with matching prices. His second location,
on the rue Vaugirard, is much
less hectic and more conducive to
browsing.
Pierre Marcolini
www.pierremarcolini-na.com
89, rue de Seine
01 44 07 39 07
Fine Belgian chocolates and delectable
chocolate-covered marshmallows.
Poilâne
www.poilane.fr
8, rue du Cherche-Midi
01 45 48 48 56
Home of perhaps the most famous
bread in the world, pain Poilâne, as
well as other outstanding breads. I’m
partial to the rye with currants and the
deceptively simple, but scrumptious,
apple tartlets.
Sabah
140, rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
and at the nearby marché d’Aligre
01 40 01 01 04
Spices, dried fruits and nuts, preserved
lemons, olives, and many Arabic specialties.
Sadaharu Aoki
www.sadaharuaoki.fr
35, rue de Vaugirard
01 45 44 48 90
Exquisite Japanese-inspired French
pastries and macarons. Some consider
his the best puff pastry in Paris.
Sur les Quais
Place d’Aligre
(Covered Marché Beauvau)
01 43 43 21 90
Argan and olive oils, green olive tapenade,
and very special foodstuffs from
France, Spain, and Italy.
Vandermeersch
278, avenue Daumesnil
01 43 47 21 66
Delectable kugelhopf and other
Alsatian-inspired pastries. Worth the
trip, although the kugelhopf is available
only on weekends.
I continually list favorite places in Paris on my Web site as I discover them. Follow along at www.davidlebovitz.com.
Copyright © 2009 by David Lebovitz
Photographs copyright © 2009 by David Lebovitz
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Lebovitz, David.
The sweet life in Paris: delicious adventures in the world’s most
glorious—and perplexing—city/David Lebovitz.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Gastronomy. 2. Cookery, French. 3. Paris (France)—Social life and customs.
4. Americans—France—Anecdotes. I. Title.
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