Fine-food shops in Paris Region
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Fine foods galore in Paris Region
What’s so special about fine-food shops?
Before visiting fine-food retailers in Paris Region, be aware that the word fine isn’t just added because it sounds good. Unlike local grocery shops where you’ll find all your day-to-day essentials, fine-food shops are all about craft foods and specialist expertise. This means they don’t sell any of the major brands that dominate the supermarket shelves, but a carefully-selected range of choice products.
Their specialities are often luxury items like caviar, truffles or champagne, but they can also be products from the local region. In any case, they are rare commodities that unquestionably result from a certain savoir-faire. On the shelves of these shops you’ll find the best products and dishes from France and elsewhere, to satisfy even the most discerning of palates.
There are all sorts of delights waiting to be discovered in these temples to hedonism. From condiments like mustard, sauces, chutneys, salt, pepper and spices, to sweet delights such as chocolate, jam and honey. Not forgetting their beverage selections: wine, champagne, tea and coffee. Some fine-food shops also sell fresh products like foie gras, salmon, caviar, cold cuts and cheese. In short, they are the places to go for the very best gourmet foods.
Quick digression on fine-food shops and Paris
From traditional jam, foie gras from Gers and Italian-style pasta, to the best wines, cheeses and even truffle products, you’ll find everything you’re looking for in Paris Region. Whether organic or from the local region, they’re all carefully selected by experts.
As the ambassadors of great taste, our fine-food shops have all the delicacies you need for a feast at home or an improvised drinks-and-nibbles session. Like Paris Region’s markets, you can pop by to purchase the best products, or take a seat and taste them on the premises. From small neighbourhood fine-food shops to department stores, these outlets are a delight for fine gourmets of all ages.
Fine foods aren’t necessarily an acquired taste. There’s one to delight every palate. And the best products aren’t always in Paris. Explore the rest of Île-de-France to choose your perfect retailer where they’ll be happy to help you find that rare gem you’ve been looking for. Food lovers are sure to enjoy a mouthwatering experience that will lift their mood on a grey day in Paris Region.
From traditional retailers to department stores in Paris Region
There’s no telling how many fine-food shops there are in the arrondissements of Paris and the towns and villages of the surrounding area. In the whole of France there are at least 5,300 of them. Many are small neighbourhood fine-food shops. Department stores account for only a fraction.
Whether you have a wishlist of cooking ingredients or just want to try something new, you’ll have no trouble finding them on the streets of Paris Region.
Fauchon, the ultimate fine-food shop in Paris
Located on Place de la Madeleine, at Montparnasse Station, in the Marais district and at Galeries Lafayette, Fauchon is popular among gourmets from the local region and beyond, attracting even customers from abroad eager to try their outstanding products.
Choice fare in the department stores of Paris
After a shopping spree in the Parisian department stores, you may be feeling peckish. Good, because Galeries Lafayette, Le Bon Marché and Printemps each have a fine-food section where you’ll find some outstanding products.
Their excellent goods are meticulously selected. From traditional chocolates and the most sophisticated truffles, to olive oils stamped with their year of harvest and top-quality cheeses, each product is chosen for its quality and originality. They truly showcase the French art of living, offering a unique culinary experience to gourmets from across the world. This is a must for anyone keen to discover or rediscover the French capital’s fine-food offering in an iconic setting.
Fine foods at the bar in Paris Region
Do you prefer to taste things on the spot? Then you won’t be disappointed in Paris Region. There are plenty of places where you can take a seat and sample the fare they sell in the shop.
A stone’s throw from the Saint-Martin Canal, for example, you’ll find Myrthe, a fine-food shop and gourmet canteen rolled into one, ideal for those who can’t wait until they get home. Here you can try charcuterie and cheese platters, sandwiches, salads, flans and soups that are all on sale in the shop. Which means you can purchase your favourites to take away with you.
If you fancy something concocted by a chef, head for MAM, a food shop and restaurant run by Stéphanie Le Quellec. In the 17th arrondissement of Paris, you can buy homemade dishes cooked by the chef herself. Her delicious meals - croque-monsieur, duck confit, veal blanquette and shoulder of lamb, accompanied by bread, wine and dessert - can be taken away to enjoy at home. A feast for the eyes as well as the tastebuds.
Fine-food shops in the wider Paris Region
Paris is without a doubt the temple of great food, but the Île-de-France region has little to envy of the capital. There are retailers on every street, not to mention the mouthwatering smells that make your tummy rumble.
And if there’s one place you absolutely must try, it’s Gourmandises & Beaux Objets. Here, it’s all about a love of cooking. Outstanding craft foods that Danielle, the owner, presents amid objects relating to the culinary arts. Visit Gif-sur-Yvette to see for yourself this fine-food shop with a difference.
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