St-Germain & Les Invalides - Paris - page 520

LYONNAIS

GIRAUDET BOUTIQUE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.giraudet.fr ; 16 rue Mabillon, 6e; dishes from €2.70; 2-7pm Mon,

10am-7.30pm Tue-Sat; Mabillon)
In Lyon, Giraudet is synonymous with contemporary takes on Lyonnais staples. This sleek
outpost specialises in soups and quenelles (feather-light flour, egg and cream dumplings) to
take away.

PÂTISSERIE

LADURÉE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.laduree.com ; 21 rue Bonaparte, 6e; 8.30am-7.30pm Mon-Fri,

8.30am-8.30pm Sat, 10am-7.30pm Sun; St-Germain des Prés)
Queues stretch around the block from the St-Germain branch of famous pâtisserie Ladurée
for its picture-perfect delicacies, including its rainbow of macarons and le baiser Ladurée
(layered almond cake with strawberries and cream). Its flagship store is on the Champs-
Élysées.

ICE CREAM

GROM
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.grom.it ; 81 rue de Seine, 6e; ice cream from €3.70; 1-10.30pm Mon-

Wed, 1pm-midnight Thu-Sat, noon-10.30pm Sun; ; Mabillon)
Flavours change monthly at France's only outlet of prestigious Turin gelato-maker Grom.
All include sustainably sourced, high-grade ingredients like Madagascan vanilla and
Venezuelan chocolate chips.

BRASSERIE

BOUILLON RACINE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 01 44 32 15 60; www.bouillonracine.com ; 3 rue Racine, 6e; weekday lunch
menu €16, menus €31-42; noon-11pm; ; Cluny-La Sorbonne)
Inconspicuously situated in a quiet street, this heritage-listed 1906 art-nouveau 'soup kit-
chen', with mirrored walls, floral motifs and ceramic tiling, was built in 1906 to feed market
workers. Despite the magnificent interior, the food - inspired by age-old recipes - is by no
means an afterthought.
Superbly executed dishes include stuffed, spit-roasted suckling pig, pork shank in Roden-
bach red beer, and scallops and shrimps with lobster coulis. Finish off your foray into gast-
ronomic history with an old-fashioned sherbet.

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