G. Detou Paris

Definitely a hidden gem with an amazing selection of baking goods. It’s a small and cozy place, which makes it a bit crowded. The vanilla beans is specially extraordinary.

So far, I haven’t found baking supply store in Paris that sells their merchandise at better price than G. Detou. This is where I go to buy bags of pistachios, pecans, almonds, walnuts, shredded coconuts, vanilla beans, dried fruits etc. They are generally rather expensive at supermarkets and they are, I wouldn’t say cheap, but are way more affordable at G. Detou. Also, they have so many types of Valrhona baking chocolates that I have to constantly refrain myself from buying excessively. In fact, every time I go there, I have to exercise self-control so as to not to buy things I don’t need. The store itself is quite small, but they sure know how to maximize every square meter that they have. Their shelves are always full of assorted products that are both intriguing and enticing.

This grocery store is just a treasure trove for chef. Not only does this place have most of the ingredients most French households need, their selection of chocolate was astonishingly wild. Highly recommended!

I always come here for my very favorite salt when I am in Paris, I sure hope they still have it when I am there in April.

Excellent shop full of well chosen ingredients. Prices and customer service are excellent. I bought fleur de sel, vanilla beans, various fruit confitures and salted butter caramels. Excellent chocolate and baking ingredients selection as well. I wish I had more space in my luggage to buy more! Will definitely return on our next trip to Paris. Highly recommended!

The place to get those hard to find items like candied peel and raisins! There are two shops next to each other (I walked into first thinking how small it was), so be sure to visit both.

We LOVED this shop!!! Staff were so friendly and we loved the selection of items. We wish we had one of these shops by where we lived. We will definitely be back whenever we are in Paris!

For cooks, bakers, and lovers of all things delicious, you must visit this shop. If it's unique and tricky to find, chances are they'll have it. I make my pilgrimage here every time I'm in Paris.

Definitely a hidden gem with an amazing selection of baking goods. It’s a small and cozy place, which makes it a bit crowded. The vanilla beans is specially extraordinary.

So far, I haven’t found baking supply store in Paris that sells their merchandise at better price than G. Detou. This is where I go to buy bags of pistachios, pecans, almonds, walnuts, shredded coconuts, vanilla beans, dried fruits etc. They are generally rather expensive at supermarkets and they are, I wouldn’t say cheap, but are way more affordable at G. Detou. Also, they have so many types of Valrhona baking chocolates that I have to constantly refrain myself from buying excessively. In fact, every time I go there, I have to exercise self-control so as to not to buy things I don’t need. The store itself is quite small, but they sure know how to maximize every square meter that they have. Their shelves are always full of assorted products that are both intriguing and enticing.

This grocery store is just a treasure trove for chef. Not only does this place have most of the ingredients most French households need, their selection of chocolate was astonishingly wild. Highly recommended!

I always come here for my very favorite salt when I am in Paris, I sure hope they still have it when I am there in April.

Excellent shop full of well chosen ingredients. Prices and customer service are excellent. I bought fleur de sel, vanilla beans, various fruit confitures and salted butter caramels. Excellent chocolate and baking ingredients selection as well. I wish I had more space in my luggage to buy more! Will definitely return on our next trip to Paris. Highly recommended!

The place to get those hard to find items like candied peel and raisins! There are two shops next to each other (I walked into first thinking how small it was), so be sure to visit both.

We LOVED this shop!!! Staff were so friendly and we loved the selection of items. We wish we had one of these shops by where we lived. We will definitely be back whenever we are in Paris!

For cooks, bakers, and lovers of all things delicious, you must visit this shop. If it's unique and tricky to find, chances are they'll have it. I make my pilgrimage here every time I'm in Paris.

Great spot to pick up spices, chocolate and Foie gras. Their English isn't great but you can get by. Service is excellent.

Was looking for some stuff to bring home to family and stumbled on this little shop on yelp. They had a lot of cool things in here, from chocolate to pate. Everything was reasonably priced. The workers were super helpful and nice and we ended up finding exactly what we needed!

This was a David Leibovitz rec for us bakers and it is on the mark! Great prices for Valrhona baking chocolates, Madagascar bourbon vanilla, nuts, you name it. Oh and the most wonderful salted caramels, I wanted to go back for the BIG BAG but couldn't find more time... They have a savory shop next door but she was a little too salty for me. I'll stick with the sweethearts at the sweet side!

Fabulous selection, always quite busy. The staff is attentive and right there for assistance. It's a side x side shop, sweets on one side pate, etc next door. Incredible experience, we shop there every time we're in Paris!

This is the souvenir store your friends/family want you to visit! Don't leave without vanilla beans! A small handful of long slender beans come in a See-thru test tube type package for an amazing price not to be found anywhere stateside... (see pics..many Yelpers post d the beans pic) Other Yelp reviews are spot-on with the mustards and the chocolates and tiny jarred fruits.. amazing prices and very rare at home. The hazelnut cream, (comes in a tube), is another fabulous gift. Bring an empty suitcase for this or you will kick yourself when you're buying one.

I come here all the time they recognize me -- lol. So it's safe to say this is THE place to shop for chocolates, mustard, salt, pepper, pate, foie gras, etc. to bring back Home to friends and family. My favorite is the Valrhona. I buy all the varieties, and you should too if you ever visit Paris! Bon appetit!

This is my heaven. I walked into the store stating at a bag of fleur de sel and rock salts, confused AF. "How do they price the salt? I don't get it. 1€50... Can't be." The lady next to me who happened to be American as well overheard me thinking outloud to myself. "Yup, that's really the price... for the whole bag. You are standing in the middle of a cook's/baker's heaven." When you walk in, take your time to feast your eyes on the incredible selection of cooking spices, goods, etc. I think the hardest part is trying to stay calm from the excitement of quality/rare (U.S.) goods for ultra cheap prices. The selection is amazing and I had to go twice in my visit to Paris. Next time I return I'll be dedicating space in my luggage for this place. I was recommended this store by Cook'n with Class - where I learned to make croissants - and boy was this recommendation a winner! I don't normally do free ads in my Yelp reviews, but this store recommendation was too good not to credit them. By the way, are you looking for the chocolate batons/sticks that the French put into their pain au chocolat? Just ask - they have them stashed in the back. You can find them here in a box for just about 10€... for 500 sticks. Holy moly. Wish I lived in Paris just about now...

I needed souvenirs to bring back home from Paris. I guess that's how I stumbled upon here when searching up some unique markets to check out while in town. I was looking for truffle oil and foie gras to bring home into the states, as well as possibly some baking stuff for my younger sister. They had soooooooo much chocolate, candy, and baking stuff. It was heaven on earth. I wanted to buy everything, but I kept to my mission and mostly only checked out what I needed. I bought three cans of foie gras and three bottles of truffle oil for everyone back home to try out :) I'll come back here next time I'm in Paris for more goodies. Also, the people that worked in the store were really helpful in asking what I was looking for and explaining the different foie gras to my friend and I. P.S. All of my items safely made it to the States! Everyone loved the foie gras I purchased from here :)

This little store is close to the Etienne Marcel metro stop and a little tricky to find since it's situated off the main street. Anyway, I was there for one purpose and one purpose only and that was on a hunt for some awesome chocolate that a friend raved about. I went there to pick up a whole bunch of chocolate (which I can't remember the name now so will come back to update) The chocolate was located to the right of the store along the wall. There were different brands but one particular brand was wrapped in solid colors. I bought a few variety box ones for my family and picked up a few regular size bars for myself--specifically 2 of hazelnut (noisette), 1 of berries and 2 of orange flavors. Now I'm kicking myself after returning to the states and trying out the chocolates that they were all good but the berry one was especially good. I tried googling to see if I could order them online and I could not without having to pay a hefty shipping fee as well as markup on prices. Oy, I will be sure to send a list of items to get for friends who plan to visit Paris some time this year. Anyway, this store carries other specific and quality ingredients used by culinary chefs there. Definitely add this place to your list of places to check out. I will definitely come back when I'm in the area again.

I was sent by the recommendations in David Lebovitz blog, and sure enough this places is great. Almost everything they sell is less expensive than you would find elsewhere. Friendly quick service!

Great shop for serious bakers and finding cheap food gifts. I bought some coffee extract called Trablit. There were jars of mustard for 2€ and lots of baking chocolate, nuts, and dried fruit. I did pick up a sizable jar of pear jam, but it wasn't until I left Paris that I realized my sealed jar of jam had a spot of mold floating at the top and I had to toss the whole thing. Definitely checking jam jars before purchasing from now on!

One of my favourite store for shopping special pastry ingredients. Here you have all you need to make perfect macarons or delicious chocolate cakes (with a great choice of chocolate by Valhrona) The price are really decent for the high quality and if you are lucky you could just bump into a pastry chef shopping. A minus one because it is always a bit messy and the staff can be arrogant sometimes. Just go and get some salted caramel sauce (salidou) or Valhrona Ducey blond chocolate.

G. Detou is a small épicerie located in Les Halles. This shop is a little slice of baker heaven. They have chocolate and cocoa from Valrhona, Voisin, Bonnat, Cocao Barry, and Michael Cluizel. They have a large assortment of quality nuts, teas, honey, mustards, preserved fruit, and silver dragees and sugared violets for decorating which can be impossible to find.

They could have kept the cute name and just called their place "1kg bars of Valrhona for less than 20 bucks." Thanks for making certain calendar weeks easier.

If you bake or create candy (or you just want to eat exotic/rare sweets) come here to see all those ingredients you have read about but never saw (even in the best store in your town). The prices are high but this is high-end stuff; not your usual multi-colored sprinkles. The trick is to pick out your items, get them written up and then pay at a different line and get back quickly to claim your stuff. Personally this does not make sense. My purchases ended up in the bag of another person so when i came back with my receipt the young lady chased down another buyer to retrieve my items! Not far from Dehillerin the equipment mecca.

In preparation for my trip to Paris, I kept coming across this store in several (ok maybe two) cooking/baking blogs that I follow. So on to the list of places to check out while I was on my trip and this place is pretty much almost pure heaven if you're a baking nut like me. Things I love about it - how about it's right off a Parisian Market Street; which I've been visiting almost daily during my trip there. Their huge selection of stuff that it completely boggles the mind as to what the hell am I going to buy to bring back home as gifts to friends and not nom it all myself. Plus, you know it's good when the locals come in and are super friendly and give you recommendations, it's a bonus and isn't too crowded with tourists like some other places. I agree with other reviewers that it is a bit odd that we give our items to someone who packages up our items, then they hand you a bill of sorts and you go to the cash desk, which is in the centre of the store facing the entrance when you walk in. But hey, I'm good with it. Also, this is the place that introduced me to Sea Salt Butter Caramels - so thank you and definitely a must visit if you're around the area.

I'd wanted to come to this store for a long time. I love to bake, and this store, while smaller than I expected is a baker's dream. I was short on time, so I only got to look around a little bit, but I was happy to finally find a place that sold pearl sugar! I also picked up some vanilla beans at prices much cheaper than I could get at home. The whole back and forth lines for purchasing your goods is a little confusing, but don't worry - the staff will send you to the spot you need to be in. This should be a must see stop for any baking fans in Paris. I only wish I had more luggage room to bring back more goodies.

Ok. This place is AMAZING!!! I've been traveling back and forth to Paris for quite some time. I have also taken tons of cooking classes, etc. I was not aware of this store until my most recent trip. When I was living in Paris for a couple months and wanted to try out my baking skills at my apartment. So I stumbled on this store from a google search. It is located is a SUPER cute area, with a ton of stores, and restaurants. So you can make a fun afternoon/evening of it. I, on the other hand, took literally everything I could fit and carry in my shopping bag and purse while balancing other bags and carrying an umbrella. Let's just say, my biceps were on fire, but my heart was happy! I bought several chocolate items in large quantities the chocolate pan au chocolate sticks, and chocolate for melting to cover candies, and etc. I bought baking powder and cinnamon, etc. I know I could have made salted caramel, but I bought it there too. I was totally loaded down with packets of yeast, nuts and maple cookies. So perhaps, in reading what I just wrote I can see I may have gone a "tad" over board. BUT, it was totally worth it. I was able to make the BEST cupcakes. Pics to follow. They sell savory items too, but umm...that's not my life. So *shrugs shoulders* I'm no help there. :)

This place is such a treasure! I first stopped in last year after reading David Lebovitz' blog, and I ended up talking to the owner for half an hour in my broken French. However, in the intervening year I managed to use or give away almost all of my purchases, so this year I had to return for more! Sadly, I didn't see my friend again, but the staff was wonderfully helpful and the goods are the best. G. Detou = J'ai de tout = "I have some of everything," so that's what you can expect here. Most of what they have is super-specialized baking stuff, like chocolate and sugar flowers, but I come here for truffles, cherries in syrup, Faillot and Pommery mustards, tinned sardines with lemon zest and other delicious souvenirs. They're pricey (it's Paris) but far less so than at other shops; I can get a jar of mustard and a bar of chocolate for 5 Euros, and they make a nicer gift than a T-shirt or keychain. Note: Don't miss the second half of the shop, right next door, which is refrigerated -- olives, meats, all kinds of other lovely things. Enjoy!

Authentic foodie home chef heaven! It is a tiny shop that carries premium ingredients for baking, including Valrhona chocolate, as well as spices, mustards, and French sea salts. I love coming here to purchase salted butter caramels as gifts for friends and fleur de sel to bring home to my own kitchen. I know I can order some things off of Amazon, but I love being able to say that I brought my ingredients back from France. Bring your items to the open counter first and they will give you a ticket. Then take your to the glassed in counter where you can pay for your gourmet items.

love this cute little store full of everything a pastry chef (or wanna be pastry chef) could want! stopped by here to grab some vanilla powder, vanilla beans, and truffle oil. the store is small but it is full of great finds. peppercorns, salts, chocolates, truffles, foie gras...seems like you name it and they'll have it. checkout is a bit confusing though. you have to give the guy in front your purchases, he'll then give you a list of the costs and hold onto your goods, you then walk to the women behind the glass counter to pay for the goods...then you go back to guy to pick up your goods...not sure why it's organized this way... great shop in les halles/montorgueil. a must stop in paris!

Yes, they have everything! In addition, be sure and shop the neighborhood---Mora and Deco are right around the corner. I'd never shopped in Les Halles before and am so glad I made the trip to see G. Detou. The reviews that say to keep an eye on the checkout vs. the cashier are correct---they're all the way across the store from each other. Worth a special trip.

I went to G. Detou after it was recommended to me by my french baking instructor, Briony, from CooknWithClass (in Montmartre- very highly recommended classes!). I specifically wanted to get a large container of vanilla beans that I had seen in the classroom, and she recommended going to G. Detou. We made a point to get there, and it was such a fun experience! I'm not sure if it is supposed to be a gourmet shop or a bulk shop (or both!), but they had a great selection of everything you need to bake! It's not the usual "grocery store" type of products. After watching the locals for a few minutes, I picked up on the pattern (that other reviewers have mentioned here)- first you pick out your items, then you go to the register to the left where they bag them up & give you a receipt- you take that receipt to the register to the right where you actually pay for the items & then you go back to the register to the left to pick them up with your paid receipt. I think they do this because a lot of people come in looking for hard to find items & the register to the left was gathering things together for people to make the shopping experience easy for them. I also want to mention that I speak un petite pur (a little bit) of french, but my trip to this store did not require more than a merci from me! Highly recommend a visit here if you love to bake!