Fauchon

Paris


Paris’ most famous caterer sells the most incredibly mouthwatering delicacies, from pâté de foie gras and truffles to confitures (jams), as well as a grand cafe where you can taste them, adjacent to its own luxury hotel accented in the company's trademark fuchsia pink.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Paris attractions

1. Église de la Madeleine

0.08 MILES

Place de la Madeleine is named after the 19th-century neoclassical church at its centre, the Église de la Madeleine. Constructed in the style of a massive…

2. Théâtre-Musée des Capucines

0.19 MILES

A separate wing of the Perfume Museum is located a short distance south in the Théâtre-Musée des Capucines. The activity in this early 20th-century…

3. Nouveau Musée du Parfum

0.2 MILES

If the art of fragrance entices, stop by Fragonard's perfume museum. One of a trio of Paris locations, it has 30-minute guided tours (English available)…

4. Musée du Parfum Scribe

0.21 MILES

This wing of Fragonard's Perfume Museum holds a collection of copper distillery vats and antique flacons. It's located in a beautiful old hôtel…

5. Place Vendôme

0.25 MILES

Octagonal place Vendôme and the arcaded and colonnaded buildings around it were constructed between 1687 and 1721. In March 1796 Napoléon married…

6. Colonne Vendôme

0.25 MILES

In the centre of place Vendôme, this column consists of a stone core wrapped in a 160m-long bronze spiral made from hundreds of Austrian and Russian…

7. Chapelle Expiatoire

0.26 MILES

The austere, neoclassical Atonement Chapel, opposite 36 rue Pasquier, sits atop the section of a cemetery where Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and many other…

8. Hôtel de la Marine

0.27 MILES

Built to house the Garde-Meuble de la Couronne (royal furnishings), the Hôtel de la Marine is one of two grand-scale palaces (along with the Hôtel de…