Crème des Crèmes — Restaurant in Paris

I was lucky enough to stumble upon this hidden gem tucked away in the Vincennes area thanks to social media. The moment I stepped into the shop, I knew that I wasn't just there for a simple business transaction but a personnalised gastronomy experience. The more I talked to the owner Faten, I knew that I was in good hands, in the hands of someone who is passionnate about creating fireworks with flavours from all around the world. My initial intent to only buy two jars of spread from Faten was overriden (I left with three, haha) as I see the love and care she puts into each jar she created.

What really stucked to me during this visit was what she said about hoping to bring people of different origins and culture together with food amidst this uncertain age of war between certain countries. I find that a beautiful way of thinking about food and I truly believe that her spreads were the embodiment of what she said.

I definitely recommend you to just go in and say hi to her, talk to her and who knows, you will find your jar of happiness before you leave the shop.

Faten was kind and generous as she proposed to let me try the spreads before deciding and she even gave me a small pack of loukom (scented with dates and roasted buckwheat) as a gift. I will surely be back to visit this shop to discover new combinations of flavours that...

When we found this precious gem online, we knew we had to go visit and experience first hand! (No joke, we planned around Europe trip around this visit all the way from Korea)

The products here are pieces of ART. The time the owner spends experimenting with different flavours from all over the world is just fascinating!

The owner’s kind smile, professionalism, and passion for her work made us fall for her.

It is a meaningful place that I will miss a lot.

Will be back as...

A very nice store selling spreads, jams, tea, chocolate and other nice little things (like flower jelly or scented food-safe oils). Also non-food items like ceramics, little hand-made boxes, teacups, scented wax to melt over a candle. It was a nice time, a little like a treasure hunt, worth spending some time chatting with the owner and looking at...