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For the ultimate finishing touch, the men's and women's gloves at this boutique, which spe-
cialises solely in gloves, are the epitome of both style and comfort, whether unlined, silk
lined, cashmere lined, lambskin lined or trimmed with rabbit fur.
Buying for someone else? To get their glove size, measure the length in centimetres of
their middle finger from the top to where it joins their hand - the number of centimetres
equals the size (eg 5cm is a size 5).
DRINK
CAVE ST-SULPICE
10am-noon & 3-7pm Tue-
Thu, to 7.30pm Fri & Sat, 10am-1pm Sun; Odéon)
Champagne is the speciality of this lovely little boutique, by the half-bottle, bottle or mag-
num; pink, white or designer. You can also splash out on champagne flutes and ice buckets.
WINE
LA DERNIÈRE GOUTTE
3-8pm Mon,
10.30am-1.30pm & 3-8pm Tue-Fri, 11am-7pm Sat; Mabillon)
'The Last Drop' is the brainchild of Cuban-American sommelier Juan Sánchez, whose tiny
wine shop is packed with exciting French
vins de propriétaires
(estate-bottled wines) made
by small independent producers.
FOOD
PÂTISSERIE SADAHARU AOKI
11am-7pm Tue-Sat,
10am-6pm Sun; Rennes or St-Sulpice)
'Exquisite' fails to describe the creations of one of Paris' top pastry chefs, Tokyo-born
Sadaharu Aoki. His gourmet works include boxes of 72 different-flavoured macaroons and
green-tea chocolate.
FOOD
PIERRE HERMÉ
10am-7pm Sun-Wed, to
7.30pm Thu & Fri, to 8pm Sat; Odéon or RER Luxembourg)
It's the size of a chocolate box, but once you're in, your taste buds will go wild. Pierre Her-
mé is one of Paris' top chocolatiers and this boutique is a veritable feast of perfectly presen-
ted petits fours, cakes, chocolates, nougats,
macarons
and jam.
GAMES
ROUGE ET NOIR
11am-7pm Tue-Sat;
Vavin)
