This guide is a foodie's dream.  It's full of quick, flavorful foods around Paris and where to get them.  Quick picks, grab-and-go, and quick sit-down spots. 

You'll find French classics, international cuisine, vegetarian and gluten-free options, along with some epic reinvented treats located all around Paris.

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Paris Street Food & Eateries

This guide is a collection of Les Frenchies' favorite tried and true sweet spots. It includes some of the best bakeries for macarons, chocolate shops, and ice creams around Paris.

Paris Best Chocolates, Macarons & Ice Cream 

This guide is a collection of Les Frenchies favorite tried and true boulangeries.. It includes some of the best croissants, baguettes, and pastries in Paris.  You will also find excellent formule lunch options here for top notch, inexpesive food on the go or for picnics.

100+ Amazing Bakeries in Paris 
(by Arrondissment)

Enjoy some “tres jolie” days walking around the Parisian streets and boost up your energy level 🔋 with some coffee just after/before a “little” shopping spree.
This list includes many of the city’s cafes (Paris is now a specialty coffee - and pastry - capital) and all the good spots to shop something that will surely indulge all of your needs/senses (main focus on French brands). 
💡Be sure to check the vintage selling gems spreaded all over Paris!!!

💰 By the way, massive sales happen twice a year in France: in July and January. Called “les soldes” in French, the sales normally last around four weeks and the discounts increase as the weeks pass. 
Even if you don’t catch the sales, designer shops give you the opportunity of buying small accesories (keychains for example), leather goods (belts, gloves, card holders, passport covers, etc) or scarves/caps/ties - even umbrellas, which make for exceptional souvenirs. 
Perhaps you can even get the chance of seeing the “art of making” a product in the workshop/workroom of the artisans.
     Plus, visiting the shopping venues could turn into an amazing experience as many of them are soooo Instagrammable!

Highlights:
🥐 Croissant - is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl but using the French yeast-leavened laminated dough. Croissants are named for their historical crescent shape. The modern croissant seems to have been created by the French chef Sylvain Claudius Goy.
🥖 Baguette - is a long, thin type of bread of French origin that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, though not the shape, is defined by French law). It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust.
🧀 Fromage de France - there are more than 1,000 kinds of cheese in France! Being in Paris is being in the Ville des Fromages, the City of Cheese. Some of the most known: Camembert, 
Brie de Meaux, Roquefort, Reblochon, Munster, Pont l'Évêque, Époisses de Bourgogne, Comté. 
Tip: go for a “cheese and wine” tasting.
🐌 Escargot - any of several species of edible land snails, a delicacy of French cuisine. Although the snails eaten as escargots are terrestrial, they are technically mollusks and therefore classified as seafood.
🍷 French wine - France is one of the largest wine producers in the world.  Red wines from grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel. Rosé wines like the Provençal rosé and the sweet White Zinfandels. White wines like a Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, or a Moscato. Sparkling wines from Champagne and Vouvray.

Paris: Café-au-Lait & a lil’ shopping spree

Paris bakery, treats, chocolates

Welcome to my completely unorganized but oh-so-helpful map of France! An absolute smorgasbord of my own travels and research, suggestions from friends and strangers, and many treasures found along the way, this is where I compile all things France for my future trips and yours. Things I particularly love that you’ll find a lot of:
☕️ Coffee shops & bakeries
🌮 Local cuisine
🏛️ Museums of all kinds
🌳 Gardens & parks
🛏️ Boutique hotels
🍕 Small regional chains with good reputations

All my guides in this category are $5 per 100 places included, but since I add to these constantly, you can lock down the lowest price today and gain a lifetime access!

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Paris in October 2024

Have you heard that croissants in Paris have 0 calories? :)

Jokes aside, there's something magical of savouring that first morning bite of your freshly-baked pastry in Paris which even local Parisians enjoy as a daily routine. Whether you're seated at a charming cafe t with a view or strolling along cobblestone streets, the atmosphere & smell are pure bliss. But to fully enjoy the real taste, you’ve got to know where to find the best spots with wide range.

So what's your pick of the day: buttery croissant or crispy éclair?
Bon appétit! 🥐✨ 


Paris | Best Boulangerie & Pastry Shops

Copains

This small bakery is 100% Gluten-free & vegetarian. Great for gluten-free sweet treats.

Suggestion from Olivia Coning, 3 locations

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