Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet, Paris

As a huge fan of food halls, I needed to visit the renovated Gourmet Hall of the Maison (Housewares) building of Galeries Lafayette. I felt that a nice breakfast there before tackling the crowds across the street at Galeries Lafayette would be a perfect opportunity to check it out. We got there shortly after they opened at 8:30 in the morning, some of the vendors were still setting up, but the bakery was ready for business and that is all we cared about at the moment. We got a few lovely viennoiseries at Benoit Castel bakery and enjoyed our breakfast while standing at a small counter.

We shared a smaller version of this delicious chocolate bread.

The well-designed food hall was very impressive and offered a great variety of products.

There were plenty of sweet and savory choices to take home or enjoy while sitting at a table.

Pierre Herme, the king of macaron has a stand with macaron, cakes and some chocolates, no pastry at this location.

I need a case like this to carry my bone-in Iberico ham!

This is an old tea company founded in 1854.

This spice vendor reminded me of an Israeli market.

Le Chocolate by Alain Ducasse has become my new favorite place for chocolate. I will write more about it in the coming week.

So happy to see Eclair de Genie here. I first tasted their delicious eclairs a few years ago in the Marais, they have now opened a few more boutiques in Paris, Hong Kong, Italy, and I have even seen them in Tokyo!

Sadaharu Aoki makes wonderful pastries, cakes, cookies, and chocolates, often with flavors from his native Japan like yuzu, and matcha green tea.

Jean-Paul Hevin is a very creative chocolatier, pastry, and other treats creator.

Dalloyau's cakes and pastries are delicious. I love visiting their cafe near the Luxembourg Garden where the sidewalk set up is perfect for people watching.

Downstairs there is a nice supermarket stocked with a great variety of products.

Upstairs La Maison offers a wonderful selection of housewares.

Le Gourmet
35 Boulevard Haussmann

Monday - Saturday - 8:30am - 9:30pm
Sunday - 11am - 7pm

Joanna

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