What to Buy in Paris, France?​

Food and drink

• Valrhona or Michel Cluizel chocolate, both are the real deal and noticeably better than anything you'll find abroad
• Salted butter caramels from Brittany, specifically the Maison Quimper tins if you spot them
• Bordier butter, especially the seaweed one. Sounds odd, tastes extraordinary
• A jar of Maille mustard from their actual boutique on Place de la Madeleine where they fill it fresh from a tap
• Speculoos and Petit Écolier biscuits, cheap, widely available, and genuinely better bought there

Pharmacy

• Caudalie, La Roche-Posay, and Avène are all cheaper in French pharmacies than anywhere else
• Embryolisse cream is the one everyone eventually discovers and wishes they'd bought more of
• Bioderma micellar water, same product, half the price

Misc

• A simple linen tea towel from any home goods shop, practical and very Parisian
• Diptyque or Maison Margiela candle if your budget allows, they're luxury items but meaningfully cheaper bought there

Skip the airport for most of this. A Monoprix supermarket covers the food and biscuits easily, and any green cross pharmacy handles the skincare. Have a wonderful trip 😀