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.

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.

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.

First impressions: a cute little family owned grocery store... reminds me of my family's history as…read morerefugees fleeing political persecution in Vietnam. Our people fled the communist regime, my family were scattered to Australia, France, and to the US. Many families started small businesses in new countries and were able to make a life and a new home this way. To be able to speak Vietnamese with the owner and to laugh with her made the whole experience magical. Magical also due to the items I was looking for. Some background, the French colonized Vietnam and during this time things like french bread (for our famous banh mis), pate, French butter and other items were brought over to influence our foods. One of these items: Bretel butter (origins in Normandy, France, in the Isigny region) became a cult favorite. The trademark has passed hands a few times since it started and the ability to find Bretel butter in the US is difficult. So I was hunting for it at the request of my grandmother, mother and aunt. I have distinct memories of my grandpa buying a plain loaf of French bread and spreading Bretel butter on it and just eating it as is. Bretel butter was treated like gold by the families who could get their hands on it. I still remember the distinct salty and buttery taste. The Arome saveur soy sauce is a version Maggi came up with for the French market and my family swears it's different and tastes better than the Maggi you get in the US. Not sure if this is true but this was also a popular request since the last bottle I brought home in 2015 on my last trip to Paris Final thoughts: I would 10/10 recommend this spot. Aside from having both coveted items I was looking for (I bought FOUR tins of Bretel butter and TWO huge bottles of Arome saveur soy sauce to pack home to the US!)... the store also carries many fruits, veggies, and food items my family cooked and ate when I was young. Mung beans, frozen bitter melon, dragonfruit (just slipping out of season), kumquats, all kinds of rice, rice noodles, egg noodles, and sundry delicious items that made my heart ache for home. If I were to move to Paris, I know I would have access to the items that would help ease any homesickness I had. The family members who were working that day generously allowed me to leave my (heavy!) purchases in their store (I came across this store by accident in the beginning of a LONG day filled with plans of museums, sightseeing and food and would have had to lug these heavy items with me all day) with the promise to return before they closed at 7:30pm. Just kind and amazing people working here and the interaction with them warmed my heart. Please consider dropping by to say hi, buy some Vietnamese goodies and support this cute little shop. And send them my love!

Small but had exactly what I was looking for! I wish there were more Asian/Vietnamese grocery…read morestores around Paris. The staff was wonderful and friendly.

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!

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...

not always open as late as indicated. Authentic and delicious food prepared and served by a…read morefriendly owner in a small and nice space. Convenient to the Piscine Pontoise.