10 places for a sweet tooth in Paris

Here i wish to share with you my favorite places to have "tea time" or just to taste a delicious sweet something. Some are well known like La Durée but yet UNMISSABLE and some are more known only by insiders ... any how, you should try them ... please let me know your favorites !!


1-Ladurée "salon de thé" - tea time, macarons, marvellous pastries (16 rue Royale or 75 av. des champs Elysées, 75008)
2- Jean Paul Hévin - divine chocolate store (231 rue St Honoré, 75001)
3- La Maison du chocolat - divine chocolate store (225 rue St Honoré, 75001)
4- Angelina "salon de thé" - amazing hot beverages (226 rue de Rivoli, 75001)
5- Pierre Hermé "Patisserie" - amazing macarons and pastries (72 rue Bonaparte, 75006)
6- Carette "Salon de thé" - great macarons (4 pl Trocadéro et 11 Novembre, 75016)
7- Fauchon - great everything (place de la madeleine, 75008)
8-Dalloyau "salon de thé " - 63 rue de Grenelle, 75007
9- Gourmandises de Nathalie - old style sweets/candie store (63 Bd des Invalides, 75007)
10- Fouquet - Chocolates (22 rue Francois 1er, 75008)

10 Chocolate Fevers in Paris

Chocolate ...what's best ?? Paris hides some unbeleivable chocolate treasures, and here are my 10 favorites. The profiteroles are amazing, the choux are served without the chocolate which you get all creamy in a separate little hot jar : you can poor as much as you want.


1- Chocolate profiteroles @ restaurant "Boeuf sur le toit", 75006
2- Hot Chocolate "Africain" @ "Angelina" coffee shop, 75001
3- Chocolate melting cake @ "Les Editeurs" restaurant, 75006
4- Hot Crepes with Nutella (sold every where in the street)
5- Chocolate macaron @ la Durée
6 - Chocolate "tartelette" @ Jean-Paul Hévin, 75015
7 - Flowers, Spices, Citruses chocolates @ Richart, 75007
8 - Chocolate tiramisu @ "Swann & Vincent" restaurant, 75015 or 75011
9 - Chocolate ice cream @ Bertillon
10 - Iced Chocolate Macaron @ Dalloyau

10 things to eat in Paris ...

Ohhhhh you should definitely try these .. these are my favourite foods in Paris - of course there are much more great stuff to eat here but lets start with some top 10 to get going.

SWEET :
1- Orange Flower or Licorice Macaron at Ladurée (all are incredible)
2- Grand Marnier souffle @ "Aux Lyonnais" restaurant
3- Bertillon sorbets & ice creams (blood orange and mango are amazing)
4- Gauffres & Crepes ... and hot chesnuts - sold in the street every where (the chesnuts in winter only)
5- "Barbe à Papa" sold in parcs like "Parc Monceau" or "Bois de Boulogne"

SAVORY :
1- Any cheese @ the AMAZING cheese store of 2 rue Lourmel, 75015
2- Foie gras @ "aux éditeurs" restaurant, 75006
3- Goat cheese & tomato "croustillant" @ restaurant "le ZO", 75008
4- Seafood plateau @ "La Coupole" restaurant, 750016
5- Beef "Entrecôte" (amazing sauce)& french fries @ le "relais de venise" restaurant

10 spots to have "Pic Nic"

When the sun comes out in Paris, every body goes out for a pic nic - whether on week nights or week ends ... people rush out with baguette, wine and cheese and hang out until late.
This is a great way to meet frenchies as we all love pic nics.

Don't hesitate to talk and meet us in one of these beautiful sites :

1- Pelouse de Breteuil (without tourists, avenue de Breteuil) - 7e
2- Champs de Mars (crowded but fun, in front of the Eiffel Tower) - 7e
3- Pelouse des Invalides (breathtaking : between the Pont d'Alexandre III & the Invalides)-7e
4- Parc Monceau (calm and discreet) - 8e
5- Pont des arts (bridge, trendy @ night, where you see île de la cité on one side and Eiffel Tower/the Louvres on the other)
6- Versailles (in the Castle parc, free and enchanting)
7- Canal St Martin (watery ... , no grass) -11e
8- Parc André Citroen (big parc, lots of space) - 15e
9- Buttes Chaumont (great views) -19e
10- Jardin des Batignolles (new, skate parc available)- 17e

10 tips about Paris

1- People do speak english ! dont worry ...
2- Museums are closed on Tuesdays
3- Taxis are HARD to find (always have a number to call with you)
4- Most shops are closed on Mondays and Sundays
5- The only place where you can shop on Sundays is the neighborhood called "the Marais"
6- Late night shopping is Thursday (closes at 09:00 pm)
7- The only place where shops are open till midnight : the Champs Elysées
8- Tips are not compulsory : leave one only if you are happy with the service you got
9- You can still smoke in restaurants, bars, nightclubs
10- Versailles is only 30 mins away