Shall I compare thee to a California's Erewhon?…read more Y'all know I can be wowed by a fabulous grocery store. This one is surely opulent, but crowded out the wazoo. The North American section made me giggle. I grabbed some fancy French mustards and cookies to bring home for friends and family. Unsure if any locals actually come here or if it's ALL tourists. The layout was extremely confusing to me. Now, I'm sure there are some simply fantastic elements to this store that evaded me due to the sea of people inside. But, I think Erewhon had more going for it. Artistic, clean, bountiful displays of produce. More organization, better lighting, etc. I felt like I could actually see the products at Erewhon, whereas here I was fighting with a lot of noise.

Very busy store with tourists (myself included) coming to buy french butters and other gourmet…read moreitems. The Maison Butter fridge gets a little hectic in the mornings and by end of the week it is very picked over. Stock varies, sometimes they don't have all flavors stocked. The prices here are higher, but it is a bigger shop with more varied gourmet foods. If you want a one stop shop spot for french food to bring back to the US, this is it. They have vacuum seal bags for 1 euro for the butters (or cheeses!).

This small shop by the Marche des Enfants Rouges, Paris' outdoor covered market, is definitely…read moreworth the stop. When I went, there was a long line that stretched through much of the block. They allow one group at a time into the shop for a fully curated Jamon Beurre experience. Yep, that is all you can get here. Ham sandwiches, but it's a much more involved experience than that. When you walk in, there is an entire wall with a cooler displaying every kind of ham possible. You have to pick whether you want cured or just baked ham. What region? They offer Italian, French, Spanish and then you have to narrow it down to the region! Then you do the same with the cheese. I ended up getting two sandwiches, the cured ham from Spain's basque country paired with Ossau-Iraty, or basque sheep milk cheese. My other sandwich was a French baked ham sandwich with comte. Which was the winner? I have to say, the cured meat from Spain was out of this world and in our taste test, was the top winner. I know, I shouldn't say that in France!

Worth the wait! Waited for only about 30 minutes for this lunch spot and it was well worth the…read morewait! We had no idea what the menu said or what to get and the worker was so sweet and helped explain all of the options and what the favorites were. Small little shop, only allows 1 group at a time which honestly makes you feel like rushed/judged. We went with 2 types, one cooked and one curated meat and the one with Brie cheese and one with truffle cheese. Absolutely phenomenal and would recommend if youre in pairs!

Get the raclette!! You won't regret it. We got 1 raclette…read moreand 1 parisian and we thought to ourselves that we should have gotten 2 raclettes instead! They take credit cards! The staff speaks English but if you try to order in French, they will appreciate it!

We first discovered this place a year ago and since the same table was free this time we decided to…read moreofficially make it a tradition to stop here and have a pint. We grab the table on the left just outside. It's great to people watch. They have a decent happy hour for pints of lager and this time we got a Nutella crepe and a shot of the absinthe. The staff are always friendly and seeing the large crowds walk by is fun. Will definitely come back next year!

I absolutely love this deli with all kinds of prepared and foods in conserve, also charcuterie is…read moreamazing the wine and cheese selection magnificent, I visit this place every time I am in Paris and it never disappoints. My favorites are crevettes anathe and gambás oil garlic. Across the street, Julien the baker oh such good baguettes.

Davoli on Rue Cler in Paris has an amazing selection of meats, pates, foie gras, fish, and prepared…read morefoods of all sorts. Little Davoli is the restaurant right across the street for sit down dining. The food ordered is brought over covered from Davoli when ready. We started off with Greek salad and a bruscetta appetizer. Both were fresh and delicious. For entrees we chose the spaghetti alla carbonara and the spaghetti alla Bolognese. The pasta in both dishes was undercooked; no where near the al dente stage. Neither dish was very flavorful, although the serving size was decent. Casual, small, restaurant which was very busy. Service was fine.

Choose this place on a whim for dinner due to the time and the long lines for other places. There…read moreare 2 locations across from each other where they cook at one and then bring the food over to the restaurant side where patrons sit. The service was quick which makes me wonder if it's pre-made? Risotto usually takes about 30 min to make and this dish came out less than 10 mins of us ordering. The mushroom pappardelle was tasteless and lacked flavor. The mushroom risotto was bland AF. The pasta was not good. The risotto was not good. The servers were rushed and borderline rude. I do not recommend.

Omg. Our hotel is just a block away and we didn't know the whole area just filled with lives and…read moregreat food after 10 am. We stopped by this place because it has various authentic French small bites, sausages, meat loaves, seafood salad etc. I ordered the Salmon bites, octopus salad, mini French cream puffs (??) not sure what they called in English but they are super good. Too bad we are leaving tomorrow but I will definitely come back to this area when I come visit in the future. The business hour is from 9 am sharp to 7 pm sharp. Not a min late or early.

Great old style charcuterie and traiteur (deli/caterer).read more

So I owned a dog named Pletzl once. He didn't bear a whole lot of resemblance to the fluffy onion…read morebread that makes up Florence Kahn's breads, to be perfectly honest. My mom, friend, and I shared a turkey pletzl as well as some chicken pierogies and spinach and vegetable burekas. The pletzl sandwich was great - soft bread, good meat, and all sorts of tasty condiments. All the pastries were good too. It was a bit crowded but we grabbed seats outside and enjoyed ourselves immensely.

Great baked goods, lovely atmosphere, local customers among the tourists. Plus it's in a…read moreneighborhood that offers many traditional Jewish foods!

A delightful little bistro just around the corner from our lodgings in Paris off Rue Etienne…read moreMarcel. Actually a "deli" with a restaurant area, and fun sidewalk seating. We had foie gras (their specialty) very delicious, escargot, smoked salmon salad, french onion soup, and plenty of baguette. Helpful servers speak English well, they were quite patient and friendly. All the food we had was eye-opening, in both taste and presentation. We arrived 30 minutes before the kitchen closed, with several groups in front of us, but they kept us apprised of the situation and prepared a place for us outside as soon as it was available. We placed our order and the food arrived quickly; in the meantime several more diners came by and were seated for wine and desserts. It was fun for people-watching at such a late hour as many groups and couples were still out and about. While waiting to be seated, we had a chance to peruse the deli area with many varied terrines and foie gras, pickles, smoked salmon, caviar and wines. I wish I was more knowledgeable about their products, but I was amazed that my French from high school and college (40 years ago!) held up as well as it did!

Haute Food Court and Culinary Market including a number of counter seating and sit down…read morerestaurants. Finding all different gourmet brands of chocolates, pastries, pates, caviar, and, truffles. Friendly service found at each counter. Discovering something new to try on each of my visits! CHEERS!

Want a couple of floors of some of the world's best pastry chiefs creations? This is your dream…read morecome true then. We went an hour before they closed and were still met with great service. The employees happily explained the choices we had and what to expect from each pastry if needed. The ambiance is as expected being surrounded by delicious pastries. Only good things.... Only good things..... They are part of a shopping mall that stays open about an hour after the regular retail stores close. This way you can get what you really came for without having to carry it around while shopping. Once outside one can go from window to window looking at the Christmas displays. This is a great place to sample different items such as 10 different flavors of eclairs. How can you give this less than 5 stars? You really can't. I love this place.

Stopped by Pasta Luna for a quick bite after my shopping. I ordered the Le cortenais sandwich and a…read moreCoke, and it was absolutely delicious and well portioned. The cheese was rich, and arugula and jam complimented it perfectly. It was about 6€ for the sandwich, which was a great price. The owner (?) or man helping us out was very nice and accommodating. Overall 5/5!

This place is fantastic. We got tired of the fancy two hour $150 euro dinners for our family of…read morefour. Decided to pop in to this place and take 4 sandwiches to go. We had 3 ham and cheese and one ham / cheese with vegetables. Best ham and cheese sandwich I have ever had. You won't be disappointed with this place. Owner of the shop was super friendly too.