Chocolates and pâtisseries
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Cacao et Chocolat 29 rue de Buci, 6^e. The aroma alone makes it worth stopping in at this chocolate shop, which crafts confections of cacao from around the world and offers its own version of liquid chocolate in the small salon area. M° Mabillon. Also at 63 rue Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle, 4^e (M° Pont-Marie). Both open Tues–Sat 10.30am–7.30pm.

Debauve and Gallais 30 rue des Sts-Pères, 7^e. A beautiful shop specializing in chocolate and elaborate sweets that's been around since chocolate was taken as a medicine – and an aphrodisiac. M° St-Germain-des-Prés/Sèvres-Babylone. Mon–Sat 9.30am–7pm; closed Aug.

Ladurée 16 rue Royale, 8^e. Justly famous for their melt-in-your-mouth macaroons which are crispy, gooey, and worth every cent. Slightly more substantial fare in the chic salon de thé. M° Madeleine. Mon–Sat 8.30am–7pm.

Pâtisserie Stohrer 51 rue Montorgueil, 2^e. Bread, pâtisseries, chocolate and charcuterie baked here for more than 250 years. Discover what standard-fare pain aux raisins should really taste like. M° Sentier. Daily 7.30am–8pm; closed first two weeks Aug.