La Tour Eiffel
GROCERY STORES . There is a tiny grocer directly across the street on Rue du Courty. Very limited inventory but plenty of bottled beverages, snacks, and some produce. There are two neighborhood grocery stores on Rue Bourgogne (10 minute walk)which is around the corner from the apartment.  There is a  small grocery (Huit a Huit)  on Rue de Universite across Blvd. St. Germain near Solferino (10 minute walk). There is a A large Monoprix super marche is about a 20 minute walk up Blvd. St. Germain to Saint German des Pres at Rue de Rennes around the corner from Brasserie Lipp. There are two food emporiums-the St. Germain de Pres Market and the Bon Marche Department Store Market. Both are incredible food emporiums with great prepared foods, bakeries, produce, etc. and prices to go with it. 24 HOUR and SUNDAY-When everything else is closed the store behind the Shell service station on Rue Raspail stocks all the necessities-milk,juice, cheese bread,wine, beer, pre-made sandwiches, pastas, On Sunday, Rollet Pradier(see below)has baked goods and prepared take-out dishes.There is also a small grocery at Rue Bellechasse and Rue St. Dominque open on Sunday morning. FOOD EMPORIUMS ROLLET PRADIER-6 rue de bourgogne (around the corner from the apartment)-patissier, traiteur (prepared take-out), chocolatier, and tea room. Tel. (0)1-45-51-78-36, www.rolletpradier.fr. Open Sunday mornings. LA GRAND EPICERIE DE PARIS A BON MARCHE, 38 rue de Sevres, Metro: Sevres-Babylone, 7th arr. Tel: (0) 1-44-39-80-00. This is an incredible gourmet food emporium like the gourmet food hall at Galeries Lafayette or Hediard or Fauchon but it’s in the 7th arrondissement. Produce, cheese, wine, prepared foods, charcuterie, patisserie, chocolats, pain, spices, coffees and teas, and lots of canned, bottled, and packaged food. There is an American food section for those of you who can’t live without something from home. FAUCHON, 24/26 place de la Madeleine-patisserie,maison de la truffe  MAILLE, 6 place de la Madeleine-great mustards HEDIARD, 75 - PARIS MADELEINE 21, place de la Madeleine 75008 PARIS Tél : 01 43 12 88 88 9h00 - 22h00 : du lundi au samedi 75 - PARIS GEORGE V 31, avenue George V 75008 PARIS Tél : 01 47 20 44 44 9h00 - 21h00 : du lundi au vendredi et 9h00 - 20h00 : le samedi et dimanche 75 - FRANCE HEDIARD Gare de Lyon Galerie des Fresques 75012 PARIS Tél : 01 46 28 04 15 75 - PARIS COURCELLES 106, boulevard de Courcelles 75017 PARIS Tél : 01 47 63 32 14 9h30 - 22h00 : du lundi au samedi 75 - PARIS DOUMER 70, avenue Paul Doumer 75116 PARIS Tél : 01 45 04 51 92 9h00 - 22h00 : du lundi au samedi LAVINIA- 3-story wine emporium,3 boulevard de la Madeleine LOCAL OUTDOOR WEEKLY MARKETS: 6th district St-Germain Covered market 4/8 rue Lobineau. Tuesday to Saturday 8.30 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7.30 p.m. ; Sunday 8.30 a.m. et 1 p.m. Metro : Mabillon Raspail Market Boulevard Raspail between rue du Cherche-Midi and rue de Rennes. Tuesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Metro : Rennes 7th district Saxe-Breteuil Market On the avenue de Saxe. Thursday, 7 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Metro : Segur CHOCOLATS See 100 top chocolate shops in France. http://www.express.fr/mag/saveurs/dossier/chocolat/dossier.esp . Les Club des Croquers (www.croqueurschocolat.com) gave its highest (5) tablettes to3 chocolatiers in Pariss: La Maison du Chocolat (www.lamaisonduchocolat.com), Pierre Herme (www.pierreherme.com) and Jean-Paul Hevin (www.jphevin.com). *MICHEL CHAUDIN, 149 ru de Universite, 7th arr. Tel: (0)1 47-53-74-40. A ten minute walk across the Esplanade towatd the Eiffel tower. His pave of chocolate have been a favorite among friends. He also creates chocolate sculpture and various chocolate reproductions from ships to chess pieces. *DEBAUVE & GALLAIS, 30 rue de Saint-Peres, Metro: St. Germain de Pres, 7th arr. (0)1-45-48-54-67. This is the oldest chocolate shop in Paris and the building is a public national monument. The displays of chocolate are magnificent and the chocolates themselves are each a gem. Expensive but go ahead and splurge. The shop is just a short walk up Boulevard St. Germain. *DALLAYOU, 99 - 101 rue de Faubourg St. Honore, Paris 8 Jean-Paul Hevin: 16 avenue de la Motte-Picquet, 75007,7th arr Paris. Jean-Paul Hevin Boutique et Salon de Thé 231 rue Saint-Honore, 75001 Paris Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 35 35 96 Boutiques also at 3 rue Vavin, 75006 Paris and Chocolates may be ordered over the Internet at www.hevin-chocolatier.com. Metro: Tuileries . *La Maison du Chocolate: 225 rue de Faubourg Sant Honore, Paris 8; 8 Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris 9; 52 rue Francois 1er, Paris 8. Patrice Chapon-69 rue du Bac, 75007 Paris, 7th arr.; 52 Avenue Mozart, 75016, 16th arr. Chocolat Michel Cluizel, 201 rue Saint-Honore, 75001 , 1st arr. Tel (0) 1 42 44 11 66, Closed-August. L.A. Times' Elliott Hester's Choices for Hot Chocolate or Chocolat Chaud: Angelina, 226 Rue de Rivoli 75001:42-60-82-00. 8a.m.-7p.m.,M-F;9 a.m.-7 p.m.S-S. Dalloyau,101 Faubourg du St.-Honore 75008 (6 other locations);42-99-90-00,dalloyau.splio.fr;9a.m.-7:30p.m.daily L'Heure Gourmande, 22 Passage Dauphine 75006;46-34-00-40. 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Le Flore en L'Ile, 42 Quai d'Orleans, l"Ile Saint-Louis 75004; 43-29-88-27, 8 a.m.-2 a.m. daily Cafe de Flore, 172 Boulevard St.-Germain 75006, 45-48-55-26. 7:30 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Les Deux Magots, 6 Place St.-Germain des Pres and Blvd. St.-Germain 75006; 45-48-55-25; www.lesdeuxmagots.fr. 7:30 a.m.-1 a.m. Les Cakes de Bertrand, 7 rue Bouraloue 75009; 40-16-16-28. www.lescakesdebertrand.com. Noon- 5p.m. Mondays, noon-7 p.m. Tu-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.SAt., Noon- 6p.m. Sun.   CHEESE SHOPS Affirvern Address: 37, rue de Verneuil, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-42-61-97-55, 01-42-61-97-56 Rue du Bac (line 12). *Fromagerie Barthélémy (Sté) Address: 51, rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-42-22-82-24, 01-45-48-56-75 Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.; closed Sundays & Mondays. Proprietor: Roland Barthélémy. Rue du Bac (line 12). Barthélémy's tiny shop is a haven for cheese lovers, where no more than three customers constitutes a crowd. Every square inch of shelf and counter space is laden with the finest cheeses — predominantly French — each matured to perfection. Legendary rounds of Vacherin only appear in winter, while buttons of chèvre (goat's cheese) coated in cumin, paprika, pepper, raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and caraway are prepared downstairs year-round, and there's always a raw milk camembert, heady brie or blue on hand. There are cheese trays perfect for dinner parties, too. The shop also stocks a small selection of wines, jams, yoghurts, biscuits and chutney. Christian Guillot — De L'Entrée au Dessert Address: 45, rue de Babylone, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-47-05-85-00 Proprietor: Christian Guillot. St-François Xavier (line 13), Vaneau (line 10). Fromagerie Cler SARL Address: 31, rue Cler, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-47-05-48-95 Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.; closed on Sunday afternoons & Mondays. Proprietor: Daniel Pouilloux. École Militaire, La Tour-Maubourg (line 8). La Fermerie (épicerie, fromagerie, restaurant) Address: 24, rue Surcouf, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-45-55-23-03 Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; closed Saturdays & Sundays. E-mail: contact@lafermerie.com Web: http://www.lafermerie.com/en/boutiques_cafe.html La Tour-Maubourg (line 8), Invalides (line 13). RER: Invalides (line C). Fromages et Détail (chain of cheese shops, 5 in Paris) Address: 38, rue Cler, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-45-55-08-64 Company President: Jean-Michel Sanles. Store Manager: N/A. École Militaire, La Tour-Maubourg (line 8). Company headquarters are based at: 62, rue de Lille, 94550 Chevilly Larue. Founded in December 1997. La Fromagerie de Grenelle — Chez Nathalie Address: 204, rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-45-51-57-59 Proprietor: Nathalie Lacombe. École Militaire (line 8). Marie-Anne Cantin Address: 12, rue du Champ-de-Mars, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-45-50-43-94 Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; closed Sundays. E-mail: contact@cantin.fr Web: http://www.cantin.fr/ Proprietors: Marie-Anne Cantin and her husband Antoine Dias. École Militaire (line 8). Marie-Anne inherited the passion and the know-how of an affineur from her father, the noted Christian Cantin — founder in 1950 of the Cantin cheese house in Paris, and initiator of the Cheese house guild. She does not hesitate to declare that she was "born in cheese". Since opening her own Paris boutique in 1982, Cantin's reputation has expanded. Appointed supplier of the Elysée Presidential Palace and a favorite provider to some of the most famous restaurants and connoisseurs, she regularly receives awards in gastronomic guides, food magazines and newspapers around the world. In 1988, she founded the Association Pour le Respect des Traditions Fromagères Françaises (ARTFF), and currently serves as its president. Depending on the season, the Cantin store displays between 130 to 150 different varieties of cheese, 40 to 50 of which are chèvres (goat cheese). They are acquired from carefully selected producers, ripened in Cantin's own cellars, and tended with great devotion during their maturation process. Also see article: "Confessions of a Cheese Smuggler" Fromagerie/Crémerie Quatrehomme Address: 62, rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-47-34-33-45 Hours: 8:45 a.m. - 7:45 p.m.; closed Sundays & Mondays. Proprietor: Alain Quatrehomme. Vaneau (line 10), Duroc (line 13). A source popular with local restaurateurs, it usually has an impressive, hard-to-find Beaufort (from Haute-Savoie) and a creamy Saint-Marcellin. Cheese platters & buffets prepared on request; phone orders, Carte Bleue credit cards accepted; wine selection; English spoken. Fromage Rouge Fromagerie Saint-Do Address: 83, rue Saint-Dominique, 75007 Paris. Phone: 01-45-50-45-75 E-mail: fromagerouge@club-internet.fr Proprietor: Didier Laudrin. La Tour Maubourg (line 8). RER: Pont de l'Alma (line C). ________________________________________ Laurent Dubois, 2 rue de Lourmel, 15th arr; (1) 45-78-70-58. The best Roqquefort in Paris. Vacherin Mont d’Or, gooey raw cow’s milk chees bound by a band of spruce bark.   BOULANGERIE-BREAD BAKERIES Jean-Luc Poujauran, 20 rue Jean-Nicot, 7th ARR; (1) 47-05-80-88.Metro: Latour-Mauborg. Usually a waiting line outside. Don’t miss the Canneles-small, chewy caramelized vanilla cakes, traditional in Bordeaux. The award-wining Poujaauran makes organic breads. (try nuts and raisins, or figs and walnuts or his bread with apricot, garlic, olives...) and buttery , flaky croissants.
PATISSERIES PIERRE HERME Pierre Hermé's first patisserie in Paris. Probably the greatest patissier in France, Hermé has just opened his store. Try his out of this world 'Cérise sur le gateau' cake (or simply admire this work of art). He made macarons fashionable in Paris. Passion fruit-and milk chocolate ganace macaroons are terrific.  72, rue Bonaparte. 75006. Metro: St. Germain des Pres;www.inforherme@wanadoo.fr. SADAHARU AOKI Sadaharu Aoki, 35 Rue de Vaugiraud, 6th ; 56 Blvd. du Port-Royal, 5th. Integrates Japanese flavors with French pastries. Favorites include green tea or black sesame eclairs; Macarons such as yuzu praline, or a traditional french vanilla Millefeuille. PAIN de SUCRE Pain de Sucre ( 14 Rue Bambuteau, 3rd Arr.) Diddier Mathray and Nathalie Robert. The Clara eclair is a mint-infused chocalte filling, the Jambiani is flavored with passion fruit pulp and salted butter caramel. Their baba au rum comes with a small vial of rum for pouring over the cake. BLE SUCRE Ble Sucre (7 Rue Antoine-Vollon, 12th Arr.)Proprietor is Fabrice Le Bourdat, formerly of the Le Bristol Hotel. Favorites are the lemon tart, the Aligre with layers of coconut dacquoise, coconut sabayon and conit pineapple. CARL MARLETTI Carl Marletti (51 Rue Censier, 5th Arr.) run by former pastry chef of the Hotel Intercontinental and Cafe de la Paiz. Favorites include eclairs, religieiuses, rasberry millefeuille as well as chocolate, passion fruit and praline variations. LA MAISON DU CHOCOLAT La Maison du Chocolat. L' éclair au chocolat ( "chocolate lightning" ): The chocolate cream inside is exceptional and the dough "light as the wind", claims one critic. La Maison du Chocolat. 19, rue de Sèvres. 6th. Metro: Sèvres Babylone LADUREE Laduree, Maracaron (macaroons) It's been Ladurée's turf for 50 years. No one comes close for the quality and the flavors (caramel, chocolate, rose, coconut, pistacchio, nuts, etc.) Ladurée. 16, rue Royale. 8th. Metro: Madeleine (not Proust's) or Concorde. Closer location to apartment on Rue Jacob Rue Bonaparte 6th Arr.and on Champs-Elysees LENOTRE Lenotre-61 rue Lecourbe, Paris 15. Metro Sevres-Lecourbe. Also café and storeat 10 ,Champs Elysee. www.lenotre.fr DALLOYAU Dalloyau, 25 boulevard des Capucines, ,Paris 2. Metro: Opera. Location in the 6th ARR. Other locations. Gallerie Lafayette Food Hall. ICE CREAM Berthillon- Berthillon is a famous manufacturer and retailer of traditional, home-made ice cream, with its primary store on the Île Saint-Louis in Paris, France. The company is owned and operated by the Chauvin family, descendants of the eponymous Monsieur Berthillon, who opened the first store in 1954. Berthillon sells its ice cream in bulk and by the scoop from its shop on the island, but many other retailers in Paris sell its ice cream in cones and cups, and some grocers sell larger amounts. Berthillon fame derives in part from its use of natural ingredients, with no chemical preservatives, sweeteners or stabilizers. Its ice creams are made from milk, cream and eggs. Flavourings derive from natural sources (cocoa, vanilla, fruit, etc.).
BOULANGERIES (BREAD,MORNING PASTRY) Recommendations of Travel and Leisure. Try these in addition to Bon Marche. Croissants Maison Kayser, 14 rue Monge, 5th Arr. (0)1-44-07-1781 60 different breads each day. Kayser cafe for light lunch $15. Sourdough Loaves Le Boulanger de Monge, 123 Rue Monge, 5trh Arr., (0)1-43-37-5420 (Closed Mondays). Miche World famous Poilane , 8 rue du Chere-Midi, 6th Arr. (0)1-45-48-4259. www.poilane.fr, closed Sunday. Big round Miche and also free-form apple tart. Baguettes Philippe Gosselin, Grand Prix winner of city Best Baguette, 125 Rue St. Honore, 1st Arr., (0)1-45-08-0359.(closed Saturday). Great sandwishces. Pain Aux Raisin  Moulin de la Vierge, 166 Ave. de Suffren, 15th Arr. (0)1-47-83-4555. (closed Thursdays). Owned for 30 years by Basile Kamir. Pain au Chocolat Boulangerie Bechu, 118 Ave. Victor Hugo, 16th Arr. (0)1-47-27-9779. (closed Mondays) Also a tearoom. Art Deco interior. Croissants Aux Amandes La Flute Gana, 226 Rue des Pyrenees, 20th Arr. (0)1-43-58-42-62 (closed Sunds and Mondays). Fougasse Pain D'Epis, 63 Ave. Bosquet, 7th Arr. (0)1-45-51-75-01 (closed Saturdays), near Eiffel Tower, young Thierry Dubois is making a name for himself. Fougasse filings change daily. Organic Breads and Canneles Jean-Luc Poujauran, 20 rue Jean-Nicot, 7th ARR; (1) 47-05-80-88.Metro: Latour-Mauborg. Usually a waiting line outside. Don’t miss the Canneles-small, chewy caramelized vanilla cakes, traditional in Bordeaux. The award-wining Poujaauran makes organic breads. (try nuts and raisins, or figs and walnuts or his bread with apricot, garlic, olives...) and buttery , flaky croissants. SPICE SHOPS GOUMANYAT & SON ROYAUME,3,rue Charles-Francois Dupuis, 75003 Paris. Metro Temple or Republique;Tel: (0)1-44-78-96-74;website www.goymanyat.com .