This had tons of kimbap, it was just what I needed after walking around all day in Paris. Very…read moreclose to my hotel too near the Vendome. Tasted awesome and wished I had come here everyday of my trip!

Love the location if you wanna eat something good healthy and quick! Very inexpensive too!read more

Absolutely love this shop, awesome selection of Indian and Ayurvedic herbs, spices, beauty…read moreproducts, health supplements, incense, carious decorations, and everything in between! The staff is friendly and helpful incase you have any questions and the prices are totally fair in my opinion. I absolutely love their activated charcoal toothpaste (3.45 euro) Its the best toothpaste I have ever used. They also have neem in several formats, dry leaves, powder and oil. The incense selection is quite big with the same scents from a few manufacturers. They have copper mugs and travel bottles. The store itself is not so huge but its definitely packed with a large variety. I will absolutely be back here and I totally urge you to check it out and have a look, don't be afraid to try something new!

A real spice wonderworld, Velan is my go-to shop which I'm craving anything with a kick…read more My mom and I recently went there with a full list of ingredients to buy for a Green Thai Curry Shrimp dish she wanted to make, and they had everything (except the shrimp) and despite our big purchases the total bill came to just over 10E. Shopping at Velan is always an educational experience as well. There are so many amazing foods to discover, and often finding the ingredients in French can be a challenge if you're used to the name in English. For example, we had to ask three different people where the dried Kaffir lime leaf was (it's feuilles de kokumba in French) since we had no idea what it was called. It was actually another shopper that steered us in the right direction.

There's a lot of the Tang Freres shops around this neighborhood. If you are used to shopping in…read moreAsian supermarkets, you're going to find everything you need/want and more, though with the slight upcharge you would expect for a company doing business in France. Now, if only they would open up locations in other parts of Paris...

So I'm walking towards the Tang Freres I usually go to, but I'm coming from a different route…read morebecause now I live in the 2nd, not the 17th. Turns out that there's another Tang Freres supermarket. How is this one different. Unlike the one just a few blocks away, this one consciously mixes French groceries and ingredients side-by-side with the Asian ones. This is an attempt on the owners' part to nab French shoppers who want to convenience shop and not go to two different markets (as most of us have to :-). I think, even with the French groceries added, it's about the same size as the one on Ivry, and perhaps, item for item, it has a bit less. So if you want the serious "Asian only" version - go to the other one.

I've tried a fair few exotic shops in Paris, and this one is far and away my favorite. The place is…read morevast. I spend ages, just absorbing all the new products I've never seen before. Their fresh produce is truly exotic, coming in a wide array of unseen shapes and colors. The prices are fantastic. I once bought a massive slab of pumpkin for 50cents. If you're frugal and not lazy, you should do all your weekly produce shopping here. You'll save heaps, and eat interestingly.

A Chinese supermarket in this Parisian area. This one has two levels with canned goods on 1 and…read morefruits/vegetables and meat on lower level. Definitely comes in handy for those in the area looking for Chinese groceries. A cozy market for sure. Just remember that you are in Paris and it will be OK.

From the owner: - Produits de Thaïlande, Chine, Japon, Corée, Vietnam, etc…read more.. - Fruits & légumes exotiques - Sauces et condiments - Nouilles, riz parfumé en sacs de 5kg et 20kg - Produits surgelés (nems, bouchées, riz sauté, crevettes panées...) - Boucherie, poissonnerie

Fabulous little epicerie in the 6th, parallel to Rue du Bac, en route to Quai Voltaire…read more The AC was on super high ( for which I was so thankful, there are no words), and the inventory here is quite nice. Beautiful little bodega, with nicer products. Refreshing little pop in for an ananas ( pineapple) fizzy as I hurried to catch the RAPT 24 bus.

A complete petit gourmet grocery store. The owner was the only one able to speak English and was…read morekind enough to help me pick out a bottle of good Burgundy wine, cheese, salami and then bread. There are also hot meals ready to go. We had a quaint French dinner in our suite!

Very nice little trattoria with good food and wine, excellent host, I will go back there!read more