Ladurée
21 Rue Bonaparte, 6th
Tel 01 44 07 64 87
M° St-Germain-des-Prés
Ladurée is a bakery, chocolate boutique and chic restaurant. But you should really go for tea and pastries as early in the morning as possible, when it’s still empty and quiet. The décor is a busy but elegant mix of French Chinoiserie with a huge exotic wall mural and leather folding chairs. I love their signature tea (“Mélange Ladurée”) and pastry (“Ispahan”) with fresh raspberries, litchis and cream between rose-flavored macarons. Heaven! But not cheap. So be sure you have time to linger and enjoy every bite. The Bonaparte location open 8:30am-7:30pm.
Other locations:
16 Rue Royale, 8th
Tel 01 42 60 21 79
Open Monday to Saturday, 8:30am to 7pm & Sunday, 10am to 7pm.
75 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 8th
Tel 01 40 75 08 75
Open 7:30am-12:30am.
Oh what a lovely 'breakfast'!!miam miammercicarolg
The world’s best macaroons? There were no complaints when we took our daughter here for her ninth birthday. The tea services was a pleasure too, as was the painted trompe-l’oeil decoration.