Gerard Mulot (76 rue de Seine) Chef Mulot has been on this corner for 30 years, and he has a loyal Parisian following. He not only sells pastries, but also chocolates, bread, viennoiseries and some savory items. All of which, could easily make quite a nice array of picnic fare. The staff will pack your purchases in a signature Mulot pink box to take away. favorites are the pastries. recommendations: the lemon tart, chocolate tart, another lemon dessert called the Harliquin, and the Troubadour – a sweet caramel & caramel mousse combination on a crunchy sablé breton. Of his macarons, the citron, the orange-cinnamon, the caramel, and the nougat are the ones we like best.
Marché Couvert Saint-Germain (4/8 rue Lobineau) – A little spot of Parisian history, the marché couvert (covered market) now stands where the Saint-Germain Fair used to be. First records of the fair date back to 1176. The fair's festivities took place yearly from February 3 until Palm Sunday until a fired destroyed the wooden building in 1762. The covered market, that now fills the space, is open every day except Monday. It has a wide range of food & produce, along with an Italian specialty shop and the wine shop Bacchus et Ariane.
