Spencer Costanzo

PARIS Guide

Updated Jan 1, 2020
Key
★ = Worth a stop
★★ = Worth a detour
★★★ = My top picks

Bakeries, Pastries, Desserts

  • Blé Sucré (indulgent croissant)
  • Carré Pain de Mie (shokupan/pain de mie)
  • Des Gâteaux et du Pain (croissant)
  • Fou de Patisserie (rotating highlights of Paris pastry chefs)
  • Landemaine (delicious baguette "tradition")
  • Meert (thin waffles are delicious. especially vanilla, pistachio & citrus)
  • Yann Couvreur (sesame cookie & roulé)
  • ★ Tout Autour Du Pain (a top-notch baguette)
  • ★ Boneshaker Donuts (brioche donuts. try their fig or strawberry donuts if available)
  • ★ Boulangerie Utopie (a great bakery & patisserie)
  • ★ Ten Belles Bread (highly recommend this sourdough)
  • ★ Cedric Grolet (high quality pastry. luxurious)
  • ★ Jacques Genin (mille feuille, basil lemon tart, and pâte de fruit)
  • ★ Le Petit Grain (try the rye sourdough & focaccia)
  • ★ Tomo (made-to-order dorayaki plus tea)
  • ★ Du Pain et des Idées (pain des amis, escargots chocolat pistache, and seasonal tarts)
  • ★★ La Maison d’Isabelle (super impressive croissant)

Restaurants

  • Charactere de Cochon (get the  jambon beurre with your choice of ham)
  • Bopome (Taiwanese spot)
  • Miznon (roasted cauliflower & pitas)
  • Kunitoraya (udon spot)
  • Yam’tcha Boutique (bao & tea)
  • Omusubi Gonbei (onigiri)
  • Song Heng (bo bun)
  • Best Tofu (soy milk products & you tiao)
  • Aji Dulce (arepas)
  • Ibrik Kitchen (dinner)
  • Street Bangkok Local Food (takeout)
  • Osteria Faggio
  • Urfa Durum (kurd sandwiches)
  • La Fontaine de Belleville (for jambon beurre & croque madame)
  • Le Gout de Taiwan (for when you're in Paris and missing Taiwanese food)
  • Chez Alain Miam Miam (sandwiches)
  • Ellsworth
  • ★ Au Passage (consistently good over the years)
  • ★ Verjus (tasting menu, known for vegetable dishes)
  • ★★ Iovine’s (amazing Neapolitan pizza! superb crust. their marinara is beautiful)
  • ★★ Dalmata (fantastic Neapolitan pizza)
  • ★★ Sushi-B (for a Michelin-starred sushi lunch)
  • ★★ Mokonuts (essential lunch in Paris. breakfast & cookies are also awesome)


Coffee, Tea & Drinks
  • Téléscope
  • Ibrik (coffee + yogurt bowls, pistachio cake, fig cake, all very good)
  • Loustic 
  • % Arabica (just like in Kyoto)​
  • Ob-la-di 
  • Terres de Cafe
  • Ten Belles Coffee (coffee plus the sesame cookie)
  • Laize Bubble Tea (get the brown sugar boba milk)

HIGHLIGHTS

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Apricot tart ??@dupainetdesidees

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Truly one of the best. This croissant is like a knife with a perfect balance point. Unbelievable structure, flavor, freshness, flavor, color, chew, contrast of textures... Don’t miss this one ☝️□ #lamaisondisabelle #croissants

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Vanilla flan□ #cedricgrolet #lemeurice

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Marinara Speciale @iovines_pizzerie - SO puffy so delicious ??#neapolitanpizza

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