With its crisp crust and chewy crumb shot through with irregular holes, Delmontel's Renaissance bread is one of the finest in Paris. He puts the same skill into his...

Look out for the strawberry-and-lychee flavoured bonheur and the chocolate-and-thyme récif.

This shop recalls chocolate's Aztec origins, with its choice of spicy fillings (honey and chilli, nutmeg, clove and citrus), chocolate masks and pyramids.

A master chocolate-maker and traiteur, Constant scours the globe for new ideas. His ganaches are subtly flavoured with verbena, jasmine or cardamom.

José Da Rosa sourced ingredients for top restaurants before filling his own shop with Spanish hams, Olivier Roellinger spices and Luberon truffles.

To look at the fluffy, golden croissants at Du Pain et des Idées as they emerge steaming from the oven, you would never guess that French baking is in crisis - but it is. 'They...

The city's most famous food shop is worth a visit, particularly for the beautifully packaged gift items.

This motherly, yellow-fronted shop, in business since 1946, stocks dense Jewish cakes filled with poppy seeds, apples or cream cheese.

The award-winning Marie Quatrehomme runs this fromagerie. Justly famous for her comté fruité, beaufort and st-marcellin, she also sells specialities such as goat's cheese with...

Gérard Mulot rustles up stunning pastries. Try the mabillon: caramel mousse with apricot marmalade.

Hédiard's charming shop dates back to 1880, when they were the first to introduce exotic foods to Paris, specialising in rare teas and coffees, spices, jams and candied...

The Leblanc family started making walnut oil before branching out to press pure oils from hazelnuts, almonds, pine nuts, grilled peanuts and olives.

A Marais fixture, this narrow shop stocks spices and other delights from Mexico, Turkey and India.