Fauchon

26 Place de la Madeleine

33-01-70-39-38-00

Fauchon is easily recognizable from its hot pink and black store front. The flagship store on Place de la Madeleine houses a patisserie and boulangerie that sell sandwiches, breads, and desserts; rows of pastries line the gold walls. Eclairs come in decadent flavors such as the Precious Gold: choux pastry shell, salt butter caramel cream, and caramel fondant topped with caramel chunks. Upstairs is the traiteur where products such as fruit, caviar, and cheeses are sold, like the creamy Mistralou goat cheese. Fouchon also carries a selection of pates and terrines, such as the poultry liver pate with madeira wine.

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From Food & Wine , FEB 2004

In the past, you couldn't pay the French to eat at a counter facing a giant meat slicer and vineyard photos. But at the new wine bar at the venerable store Fauchon, diners sit on stools around a counter surrounded by 2,000-plus wines....MORE
– Urgent Dispatch From an Editor on the Road | Paris

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