Ladurée Tea Salon and the Macaroons
Ladurée started 1862 as a humble bakery and now its one of the most elegant and luxurious tea salons in Paris.
The main draw is the fantastic macaroons – the delicate round little cookies. Lightly crisp on the outside and perfectly chewy on the inside with the added bonus of a cream-filled centre.
You can choose from dizzying array of flavours including: pistachio, blackcurrant-violet, chocolate, coffee, raspberry, rose petal, hazelnut praline, bitter chocolate and even red fruits.
75 av. des Champs-Elysées - www.laduree.fr
Zadig & Voltaire – our favorite brand!
The original idea behind Zadig & Voltaire is to create “affordable luxury”. From the beginning, Zadig & Voltaire has naturally established itself as a “concept store-designer” ahead of its time.
Zadig & Voltaire is a breathe of fresh air, a dream factory and we love them!
18-20 rue François
15 rue du Jour
11 rue de Montmartre
9 rue du 29 Juillet
42 rue des Francs Bourgeois
3 rue des Rosiers
22 rue de Turenne
1 rue du Vieux Colombier
3 rue du vieux Colombier
200 Boulevard Saint Germain
16 bis rue de Passy
Hédiard – gourmet food
Since 1854 has Hédiard been a well-known name in Paris and the shop was born of the passion of one man – Ferdinan Hédiard. He was a gourmet enthusiast and the shop is a showcase for exceptional products.
Hédiard is an fantastic shop for any gourmet food lover. It´s one of the best delicacy stores in the world and stocks an amazing range of more than 6 000 gourmet products from all over the world.
31 Avenue George V
21 Place de la Madeleine
Terminal Eurostar Gare du Nord
106 boulevard de Courcelles
70 avenue Paul Doumer
Black Block
Inside Palais de Tokyo, the Black Block street art shop displays its art in fridges. Parisian shopkeeper and graffiti artist André took the idea from his childhood memories in Sweden, where André got his food shopping from fridges in the local petrol station. Black Block specializes in obscure limited edition plastic figures from the states and Japan.
Black Block also offers plastic toys, posters and t-shirts by street art masters like Kaws, Obey, Kubrick, Keith Haring and Space Invader (see Paris episode 14). André also sells his own work at the shop. André also works for the women’s label of Tokyo cult designers Bathing Ape. After the shoppings is done go and grab a bite at
Tokyo Eat.
13 Avenue du President Wilson
Palais de Tokyo
www.blackblock.org
Le 66 – Concept store on the Champs Elysées
Le 66 i s a giant concept store displaying hundreds of local & international hip designers arranged in a mini shopping mall. First floor you get books & magazines run by Black Book, the second has got clothes and the third floor have even more clothes with over 130 labels, including Acne, Martin Martiela’s ligne 6, Helmut Lang, Rick Owens and T by Alexander Wang + a vintage store.
66 Avenue des Champs-Elysées – http://le66paris.blogspot.com/
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