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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love shopping in french grocery stores - dijon mustard, chestnut cream, etc.  Also bought a bunch of their reusable bags.  They fold up really small and remind me of our trip on a regular basis.[/quote]

OP here. We have definitely planned for a visit to La Grande Epicerie. [/quote]

This is what I was going to say. I used to live a few blocks away from it and I miss the teas and the mustards in particular. If you like tea, get a Kusmi Tea Sampler. Little bottles of mustard are great, as are small containers of Sel de Mer.

If you like pate and foie grois, which my family does, stop by the Comptoirs Richard on 48 Rue du Cherche-Midi, which is not far from La Grande Epicerie. They have many small tins of exceptionally good pate and foie gross.

Finally, you can probably tell I am a foodie, Fauchon on the place de la Madeleine has wonderful goodies. My favorite used to be the local honey a l'Opera that was made from bees the visited the rooftop gardens of Paris.

Le Bon Marche, right next to  La Grande Epicerie, of course, has a lovely stationery department and a wonderful children's toy department.

I personally love going to the student stores in the fifth, like Gibert Joseph on St. Michel, for cool notebooks, pens and paper.

I also love Monoprix, the Target of Paris, because it has great baby clothes and little household doo-dads.

Finally, I love just wandering through BHV, on the right bank. I have bought wonderful little leather goods there and it also has an amazing stationery/art section.

If you end up going to the department stores on the left bank, like Printemps, they have wonderful little cafes and restaurants that have terrific views of the city and are VERY children friendly. i used to meet friends there with our infants all the time. They even have BF rooms. One of the few places in Paris you don't have to worry about your kids being loud or unruly.

I could go on and on (can you tell I miss Paris?) if you have anything you really like or want, let me know and I can offer suggestions.

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