Last summer we found a great website and blog, Paris by Mouth, that talks all about Paris food as well as conduct food tours and tastings.  At the end of our Paris stay last summer I went on a cheese tour that was not only informational but also a lot of fun. So this trip we planned to go on tour while our friend Allison was in town.

And thus, this past week we went on a food tour of the Saint-Germain neighborhood.  The neighborhood is located on the left bank in the 6th Arrondissement in Paris and known for being artistry with many galleries as well as being an upper-class bourgeois residential district, with high-end clothing stores and restaurants.

We started the tour out at Poilâne. Then on to Pierre Hermé, known for their famous macarons, although my favorite was something called a crescent ispahan.  This lovely thing was a crescent topped with almond glaze, rose, raspberry compote, and lychees. Our next stop was at an indoor market for meats and cheeses.  The gentleman who owns and runs the boucherie (meat shop) is well-known around Paris and as you can see from all the medals above his head, has won a few awards for his delicious meats.

Our next stop was a little wine shop, La Derniere Goutte, which was perfect because it started to downpour.  After the ran stopped and we had snacked on our meats, cheeses, and desserts, we ended our tour with chocolate at Patrick Roger’s, who might just be the best chocolatier in Paris.  Diane, our tour guide, was wonderful and had a great story. It was a perfect food day!