Favorite places to go for ice cream in Paris?
May 10th, 2014, 07:12 AM
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Favorite places to go for ice cream in Paris?
I've decided that my plan for this summer will be to try as many new and different types of ice cream as possible.
I'll be in Paris this summer for a week. Where should a go for a scoop or two of ice cream? Or gelato? What flavors should I try? I'm not picky, I'll try almost anything once
Are there any Paris ice cream rules I should know about? Are the French a cone-loving people, or do they prefer bowls?
I'll be in Paris this summer for a week. Where should a go for a scoop or two of ice cream? Or gelato? What flavors should I try? I'm not picky, I'll try almost anything once
Are there any Paris ice cream rules I should know about? Are the French a cone-loving people, or do they prefer bowls?
May 10th, 2014, 07:40 AM
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they prefer not bowls IME but 'boules' - balls - you order a cone with "une (e?) boule, deux boules or trois boules - for ordinary ice cream any sidewalk cafe often will have a window selling ice cream cones or the boules in a bowl.
I do not think the French think of ice cream as a delicacy so searching for gourmet or 'the best' ice in Paris may be a Quixotic quest.
I do not think the French think of ice cream as a delicacy so searching for gourmet or 'the best' ice in Paris may be a Quixotic quest.
May 10th, 2014, 07:51 AM
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any place advertising "Glace"
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2014/0...ance-pavilion/
Now Disney Europe is not on most tourists radar but these pictures will give you an idea of the types of glace in Paris and France.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2014/0...ance-pavilion/
Now Disney Europe is not on most tourists radar but these pictures will give you an idea of the types of glace in Paris and France.
May 10th, 2014, 07:55 AM
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Ice cream will by default be given to you in a cone but if you want it in a cup/bowl just say "en pot" (the t is silent in pot). You'll see the different sized cups sitting on the counter. Google "best paris ice cream" and you'll see what the local bloggers have to say about ice cream in Paris:
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2007/05/paris-ice-cream-1/
http://www.timeout.com/paris/en/shop...cream-in-paris
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2007/05/paris-ice-cream-1/
http://www.timeout.com/paris/en/shop...cream-in-paris
May 10th, 2014, 08:03 AM
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Do not miss Amorino.many places all over Paris, also Madrid, Barcelona, Lisboa, and many other cities I suppose.
Best Ice cream outside Italy.
In Paris, for sure there is their main location , Îk
Le de Sanin Louis, and one another just of rue Lepic, not far from the Cafe Amelie made famous.
Enjoy Paris and ice cream!
Best Ice cream outside Italy.
In Paris, for sure there is their main location , Îk
Le de Sanin Louis, and one another just of rue Lepic, not far from the Cafe Amelie made famous.
Enjoy Paris and ice cream!
May 16th, 2014, 06:34 AM
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Hands down, Amorino is our favorite---every cone in the shape of a flower. My favorite is pistachio, coconut, & vanilla in one cone.
Many locations in Paris, we usually go to the one on St. Louis en Ile.
Hands down, Amorino is our favorite---every cone in the shape of a flower. My favorite is pistachio, coconut, & vanilla in one cone.
Many locations in Paris, we usually go to the one on St. Louis en Ile.
May 16th, 2014, 11:36 AM
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May 16th, 2014, 12:58 PM
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http://www.champselysees-paris.com/r...s/buss_id/2387
Probably not what you are looking for but to Parisians I know they rave about the Baskins-Robbins in Paris - on the swank Champs-Elysees!
Probably not what you are looking for but to Parisians I know they rave about the Baskins-Robbins in Paris - on the swank Champs-Elysees!
May 16th, 2014, 01:50 PM
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Love Amorino!!
...though Berthillon may have more interesting flavors...but I'm not aware of any locations other than Ile St-Louis. Amorino has lots of locations.
Grom is really great, too...I didn't know they had one in Paris.)
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...though Berthillon may have more interesting flavors...but I'm not aware of any locations other than Ile St-Louis. Amorino has lots of locations.
Grom is really great, too...I didn't know they had one in Paris.)
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May 16th, 2014, 01:58 PM
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PalenQ....
Baskin-Robbins...really? That's sad.
B-R used to be great when it was a family-owned operation back in the 60's. They sold the firm in the late 60s, I think to United Fruit or some other huge entity. Now it seems to me to be just another large chain of unremarkable American ice cream.
(John Robbins--son and nephew of the two owners--was a good friend of mine in college at Berkeley in those days. I ate a lot of B-R.)
Oh well..each to his own.
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Baskin-Robbins...really? That's sad.
B-R used to be great when it was a family-owned operation back in the 60's. They sold the firm in the late 60s, I think to United Fruit or some other huge entity. Now it seems to me to be just another large chain of unremarkable American ice cream.
(John Robbins--son and nephew of the two owners--was a good friend of mine in college at Berkeley in those days. I ate a lot of B-R.)
Oh well..each to his own.
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