I’m not a huge fan of the Champs-Elysées but I had to pop into Ladurée to buy some raspberry macarons for my wine bar tour tomorrow and decided to stay for lunch. They have THE BEST club sandwiches maybe in the world. And the french fries are big and fat (you get 4 on your plate but it’s more than enough). It’s not cheap – 17 Euros – but it’s truly a quintessential Parisian restaurant – and the interior is beautiful. I think I still prefer macarons by Pierre Hermé but he doesn’t make raspberry flavor…
Donna, I prefer the smallish Left Bank Laduree on corner of rue Bonaparte & rue Jacob as the decor there is exotically fabulous under a canopied ceiling and the service has always been good and it is not as touristy. When it comes to take away macarons though Pierre Herme is for me.Roz MacAllan
I most definitely agree about Pierre Herme! My personal favorite as well!