The food culture in Paris is very strong as everyone knows. If you are looking for the best croissant, the best bread, the best tea shop, the best macarons, the best street market, the best hot chocolate, the best private tours about food, this article will give you more insight on the question in order for you to plan better a gourmet itinerary in Paris:

- The best croissant: there is a small debate in Paris to determine who makes the best croissant between the main competitors - Pierre Hermé, Triomphe, L. Duchêne, Mulot, Lenôtre, Boul. de Monge, Delmontel. Pierre Hermé and Mulot are constantly in the best croissants ranking since a couple of years.

- The best bread: Grenier à pain, in the rue des Abbesses (18e)

- The best tea shop: Mariages Frères

- The best macarons: La Durée

- The best street market: the street market Saxe-Breteuil in the 7th Arrondissement is definitely one of the best in terms of the quality of products but it was also ranked among the 3 most expensive in Paris in 2009.

- The best hot chocolate: it is certainly the one one can have at La Durée Madeleine.

- The best tours about food: an interesting and cheap half day gourmet tour is provided by Emmanuel Brunet (Be-My-Love-in-Paris) and shows you the main pastries shops, tea shops, macarons makers, etc. Another interesting 2-hour tour about Chocolate is offered by Chocolah! and shows the 3 main chocolate makers in Paris, the chocolate-making process + 1 chocolate tasting.

 Alex Soi