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Eat Chic: Paris Street Style
Street eats for the most fashionable foodies.
While we all love a decadent sit-down meal, there's something about the best of street eats that resonates with every true foodie. In Paris, with crêpe stands and quick café stops on every corner, it's hard to miss the best of the delicious, on-the-go bites the City of Light has to offer. Here, some of our favorite Parisian street foods, from the best falafel outside of Israel to the most unforgettable and decadent cup of chocolat chaud.
L'As du Fallafel
Situated in the heart of Paris' Jewish Quarter on Rue de Rosiers, L'As du Fallafel houses some of the best falafel you'll ever eat outside of Israel. Don't be deterred by the long line out front and resist the temptation to choose one of the many imitation falafel joints on this street with a shorter line as an alternative. Here, the long line is undoubtedly worth the wait. Top your crispy concoction with roasted eggplant, creamy tahini, an array of hot sauces (and even top with pommes frites if you're feeling indulgent!) for the perfect medley of mouth-watering flavors. We're not sure if you'll have room for dessert, but if you do, head down the block to Sacha Finkelsztajn: La Boutique Jaune for a Jewish pastry (they may just be the best homemade rugelach you'll ever taste.) Hint: for both of these eats, extra napkins are a must.
L'As du Fallafel, Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris
Angelina
Right across from the Tuileries and the Musée du Louvre is a dessert Mecca not to be discounted for it's location in one of the city's tourist hubs. Angelina, which also offers seating to indulge in their delicious offerings with table service, is the stop for the city's most decadent hot chocolate. Stick to a small size, as this rich treat is dense, intense and better sipped slowly. Also available to-go, the house's signature pastries; our favorites are the fluffy Mont Blanc and the classic flaky Millefeuille.
Angelina, 226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
La Créperie Saint Germain
Paris is jam-packed with crêpe stands, but we're here to let you know which is best. Jump on the Metro and head to Saint Germain des Prés. Upon exiting the station and directly across from the historic Café Deux Magots sits an on-the-street stand that boasts the best crêpes in Paris. Whether you prefer a savory jambon fromage or a sweet caramel buerre salé, take a walk on Les Berges du Seines while enjoying one of these for lunch or an afternoon treat.
La Créperie Saint Germain, 33 Rue Saint-André des Arts, 75006 Paris, France
Du Pain et des Idees
While Paris is ridden with boulangerie/pattisseries for locals and tourists to pick up the requisite baguette to tote under their arm, very few tend to realize that the combination of these two specialties–bread and pastry–is more of a modern innovation. Traditionally, these two disciplines were kept completely separate, with bread being left to bakers and pastry chefs doing what they do best. Owner Christophe Vasseur is the only one in Paris restoring bread baking to it's traditional roots; and while we in the U.S. regard any baguette à emporter (that's to-go en Français) as gold, odds are you haven't had proper French bread until you've had it here. No need to worry that a bread only shop will make it difficult to find a sweet treat to pair with your café creme as you walk along the Canal Saint Martin, Vasseur makes his 'snails' or rolled breads with fillings like pistachio chocolate, praline, and rum raisin and fills his croissants with chocolate or apples. His latest invention? A matcha croissant, a revisited pannetone and a cocoa, cranberry nut bread.
Du Pain et des Idees, 34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010 Paris
Bob's Kitchen & Juice Bar
We in New York consider ourselves connoisseurs of a number of things–bagels sitting right at the top of that list. But, imagine if this New York delicacy was prepared in France with French bread-baking know-how while still preserving that crusty-outside-fluffy-inside quality New Yorkers expect. Now, think of what would happen if that top-notch bagel were topped with French cheeses, superior produce or quality French meats. Need we say more? Bob's Kitchen, Bakery & Juice Bar is bringing bagels, bialys, baked goods to-go, as well as fresh-pressed juices and acai bowls to Paris locals looking for a taste of New York or L.A. We don't encourage delving too deep into your all-American comfort zone before indulging in all of the traditional eats Paris has to offer, but if you're in town for an extended period and are dying for a slice of babka, bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon or a cold green juice across the pond, these guys get you.
Bob's Kitchen and Juice Bar, 74 Rue des Gravilliers, 75003 Paris.
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