Champs-Élysées & Grands Boulevards - Paris - page 220

Champs-Élysées

PATISSERIE

LADURÉE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.laduree.com ; 75 av des Champs-Élysées, 8e; pastries from €1.50;
7.30am-11.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30am-12.30am Sat, 8.30am-11.30pm Sun; George V)
One of the oldest patisseries in Paris, Ladurée has been around since 1862 and was the ori-
ginal creator of the lighter-than-air macaron . Its tearoom is the classiest spot to indulge on
the Champs. Alternatively, pick up some pastries to go - from croissants to its trademark
macarons, it's all quite heavenly.

BURGERS

AUBRAC CORNER
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.maison-aubrac.com/aubrac-corner ; 37 rue Marbeuf, 8e; sandwiches from
€5, burgers €9-11; 7.45am-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 11am-6pm Sat; Franklin D Roosevelt)
At this gourmet deli of famous steakhouse Maison Aubrac, burgers come with bowls of fries
or aligot (mashed potatoes with melted cheese); take them downstairs into the hidden wine
cellar, a refuge from the nonstop commotion outside. Afterwards, browse the deli for
Laguiole (the special aligot cheese).

BOULANGERIE, PATISSERIE

RAOUL MAEDER
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.raoulmaeder.fr ; 111 bd Haussemann, 8e;

7am-7.30pm Mon-Fri,

7.30am-7pm Sat; St-Augustin)
Alsatian specialities by this acclaimed boulanger-pâtissier include puffy pretzels, sweet or
salted kougelhopf (marble cake), latticed cinnamon and raspberry linzer torte and short-
bread, as well as award-winning breads.

FRENCH

LE HIDE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 01 45 74 15 81; www.lehide.fr ; 10 rue du Général Lanrezac, 17e; 2-/3-course
menus €25/34; noon-2pm Mon-Fri & 7-10pm Mon-Sat; Charles de Gaulle-Étoile)
A perpetual favourite, Le Hide is a tiny neighbourhood bistro serving scrumptious tradition-
al French fare: snails, baked shoulder of lamb with pumpkin purée or monkfish in lemon
butter. Unsurprisingly, this place fills up faster than you can scamper down the steps of the
nearby Arc de Triomphe. Reserve well in advance.

TRADITIONAL FRENCH

PHILIPPE & JEAN-PIERRE