Gourmet products local specialties and wines The United States Of America

Alongside traditional Italian espressos and cappuccinos (which are far better than most Las Vegas coffees), this spot opened by coffee brand Illy offers a wide range of mouth-watering ice cream flavors. There's something for everyone (blood orange, tiramisu, peanut butter, Nutella coffee crunch, cheesecake...). Pastries, salads, soups, sandwiches and other savory snacks are also on the menu. Prices are unfortunately rather high, but still more affordable than many other places on the Strip.

Located in New York-New York, Hershey's Chocolate World will delight chocolate lovers, especially milk chocolate, the house specialty. Over two floors and more than 130^m2, the establishment offers more than 800 chocolates and candies, and features a sculpture of the Statue of Liberty made from almost 800 lbs (more than 360 kg) of milk chocolate. Impressive. In addition to chocolates, you can also sample Reese's famous peanut butter mini-pies.

Tartine Bakery perfectly embodies the San Franciscan lifestyle. The pastries and viennoiseries are made in the purest tradition and with the best ingredients, but by tattooed and pierced bakers, punctuating each sentence with a dude. And if a smell of sweet France hovers in the street, it is to fly over a colorful crowd of families, hipsters and other Mexican grandmothers who have come to brunch French style. We want everything here, and everything is good, so leave dieting aside and succumb to the temptation.

In general, Americans don't look for complexity in wine, which makes their taste in wine rather limited... or even questionable. Well, in the middle of Selby Avenue and its bars, you'll find an Ali Baba's cave run by irresistible lovers of good varietals. It's like being in Europe, with the best French, Italian and Spanish côteaux... Not forgetting continental wines from the USA, with Chile and Argentina also featuring prominently. You'll appreciate the attentiveness and advice of these sales staff... who have a great deal of experience in this field!

The largest, most renowned and certainly the most complete food store in New York and perhaps the United States, Zabar's receives 35,000 customers per week! It is the celebration of culinary consumption in all categories, in a setting full of all the world's delicacies: 20 types of coffee, 50 qualities of bread, caviar, salmon, pasta, vegetables, 500 cheeses, fruit... Zabar's is an authentic New York adventure. Located near Central Park and Lincoln Center, come and prepare your picnic!

The closest equivalent to a French-style supermarket. Fruit, vegetables, quality meat, wine, etc. Whole Foods Market, the world's leading organic and natural food retailer, sells excellent, fresh produce. Eleven of these huge, natural lifestyle supermarkets are located in the heart of Manhattan. Each Whole Food has a takeaway section with salads, sandwiches and hot food, ideal for picnics.

And it continues to grow increasingly eastwards. Chinatown's growing popularity (or markets) stems from its prices, significantly lower than those of Korean grocery stores. This is enough to attract most people who work in Chinatown, but not resident (the majority of Chinatown people are recent immigrants, others live Brooklyn or Queens). Women make up most of the clientele; They come and shop out of the neighbourhood and take the D train at Grand Street Station, one of the city's busiest stations. Approximately 75% of travellers carry the same transparent plastic bag.

With 350 stores and restaurants, it is one of the largest open-air shopping malls in the United States. You can find everything from well-known American brands to Hawaiian souvenir stores. The mall even has its own magazine, available in the aisles, with the latest news from the stores there. Feel free to browse the site for upcoming events: tastings, hula shows, concerts, pop-up stores or theme days. The program is dense and entirely free.

This bakery is very popular for its breads and pastries. ., vegetarian soups and wood fire pizzas are also available.

A relaxed café-bakery, which offers a wide variety of pastries (éclairs, chocolate mousse, gooseberry pies but also American specialties such as the excellent banana bread), sandwiches and salads. The menu changes according to the seasons and the mood of the chef. One of the strong points of the place are its croissants and pain au chocolat, which are much better than in most American cafés. Flour Bakery is located next to the Boston Children's Museum, but there are several addresses in Boston.

This is a northern Lafayette institution, where two generations of boudin specialists follow. For over fifty years they have been making boudin'with a year's attitude. Attitude aside, one knows only one thing: the boudin is excellent and we ask for it. Stage of the Boudin Trail.

A small and colorful American bakery, you'll want to try every one of their cakes. Each dessert is homemade and uses no artificial preservatives: cupcakes, cookies, pies and puddings, there is something for everyone. The recipes are inspired by Mildred and Madeline, the two grandmothers of founder Susan Sarich. Foodies beware, you might get hooked! A nice stop after eating in one of the local restaurants, but also a perfect address to order your birthday or even wedding cake!

A cute little French bakery aptly named, it opened in 2013 in San Francisco. The owner, wishing to recreate the bakery of his childhood in Arpajon, offers quality pastries and gourmet food as well as simple and traditional French dishes like quiche, croque-monsieur, croque-madame, pain au chocolat... It's a real little piece of France in San Francisco and one of the best brunches in town. Absolutely delicious, don't hesitate to treat yourself!

As is stated in the very little used in Louisiana of "butchery", this store makes a point of serving only quality meat. The result: a selection of high-flying beef and pork. The meat is processed in cracklins, boudin and other tasty - and spicy - specialties.

To every major American city, its Macy's! Of course, it's a long way from New York's huge Macy's, but that doesn't stop the store, located not far from Boston Common, from being impressive. Everything is there: major brands of men's and women's clothing, cosmetics, jewellery and furnishings. You'll find mostly American brands of medium to high standing at Macy's. If you're in Boston over the holiday season, don't miss the store's grand Thanksgiving and Christmas parades.

This fishmonger's can be visited like a museum. You will find lobster tanks of course, but also all the fish and shellfish available on the coast, including many varieties of oysters. Take a tour through this shop and make sure you don't miss the few old fishermen's cabins still standing in Portland. And if you live in the United States, you should know that the fishmonger's sends parcels of lobster across the country by express courier. You can also leave with: properly packed, they keep alive between 24 and 36 hours.

Seasonal fruits and vegetables, candy, bagels and cookies are all homemade products that are available on the market. It is usually open at Thanksgiving time on Saturday morning. Namely that there is not only one address but several throughout the city, information to be taken from the site. Even when the beautiful season is coming to an end, the market continues every Saturday! It turns into a covered market and is held at the Lowertown Market at regular hours.

In 1979, El Burrito Mercado was just a tiny store. The immigrant community and the growing Latin and Mexican population have contributed to its development. It is now home to numerous stalls selling clothes, music and trinkets, all imported from South America. You'll find the spices and ingredients you need to prepare Latin American dishes. But you can also sample Latin or Mexican specialities in one of the market's restaurants. A must-see, if you have a little time.

This well-known German sausage store in Milwaukee has been producing more than seventy varieties of sausages ("Wurst" in German) since 1880. Of course, you won't be able to take Usinger's sausages home with you to show your friends back home, but there's nothing to stop you from ordering a sausage or two to make in your hotel room if it has a kitchen. Otherwise, their liver pâté and beef sticks require no preparation!

For twenty-three years now, this shop has been feeding the inhabitants of the neighbourhood with its excellent ice creams and delicious cakes, and this is likely to continue for a long time to come as the place is still full! Here, everything is homemade, and that's probably the key to success. The choice is quite large: we always hesitate between sundays, brownies and banana split. No comparison with Italian ice creams, but still, you're always tempted by a scoop of ice cream sprinkled with hazelnuts and a chocolate coulis.

If it's hot and you feel like ice cream, don't look any further. This independent ice-cream parlour (which has four other addresses in Madison) creates all sorts of colours, creamy as you like, reds, yellows, blues, brownie ice cream, fudge... They're so good they've won a dozen prizes! A great way to start or end a walk in the city centre. In addition, there is a small playground available for children.

As you will have understood, it is the farmers who present and sell their produce directly. There are fresh fruits and vegetables, honey and cakes. There's even a stand that teaches you how to cook and eat organic. You will also find small wooden objects or wool products. Ideal for buying small souvenirs. The summer market is held here between May and October. For the rest of the year, a covered market takes over about two Saturdays a month. He's standing inside the Mill City Museum.

Like all Americans in big cities, Chicagoans have been going green in recent years, judging by the multiplication of farmers markets in the city. There are organic products sold by the farmers themselves, honey, soap, flowers, vegetables and fruit... The prices are not cheap, but the atmosphere is friendly. Farmers will even give you recipes to prepare small dishes from their products. From November to April, the market is held in the Peggy Notebaert Museum.

One step inside the store and you know where you are: in candy land! Your sense of smell is quickly aroused, and you'll be able to smell the chocolate and caramel - it has to be said, they're prepared in the back room! You'll also be spoilt for choice, with candies in every color: pink, blue, green... a veritable rainbow of sweets. You're bound to find what you're looking for among the licorice, lollipops and popcorn, as well as fudges and toffee apples... It's hard not to leave Candyland with your own little bag of sweets.

We chose this address for its wide selection of Italian and French cheeses (nearly three hundred different varieties). From the outside, Surdyk's looks like a supermarket. But this small cheese store occupies only a small space in the whole building, which is mainly dedicated to wine and various spirits. Beers, spirits... you can really find everything. Tastings are regularly proposed, which can help you in your choice. You can also buy fresh bread and some sandwiches.

We come to buy cheese, olive oil. The choice is wide: if you have some hesitation, ask them, they will know how to advise you. You can even enjoy a coffee and enjoy chocolates. But that is another story. Beware, this store is far from the center.

This big market has two vocations. First, you can find a lot of trinkets, soaps, candles, spices and clothes. Stroll through the small stalls. The atmosphere is very familiar. You can also eat there for little money. Secondly, it is an interesting social project, since the market welcomes newcomers regularly and allows them to test their business for several months, before investing in a real store. The place is quite remote and accessible only by bus. We will go only if we have time...

Enter the temple of chocolate or simply admire the window to avoid succumbing and ruining yourself! True works of art in chocolate, it's like being in Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette. You will find chocolates, chocolates filled with praline, caramels, butter caramels, all kinds of sweets and even luxury s'mores, a kind of living room version of these funny sandwiches made of a marshmallow grilled in the fire and then wedged between two chocolate cookies. In short, you're in for a treat.

This organic super-market in what resembles an old barn will satisfy all your desires of ecology and organic food. But here we go further than agricultural products, as you will also find medicines and household products.

The flower market in San Francisco is where all the florists in the city will come. To find fresh flowers at reduced prices.

In the heart of Industry City, this gigantic covered market that opened in 2018 is dedicated to everything related to Japanese gastronomy. You enter through a vast supermarket (Sunrise Mart) where all the products from the Land of the Rising Sun are sold, sweet and savory. It is the ideal place to fill up on soba noodles, matcha sweets or seaweed sweets! The place also houses food stalls, an indoor food court and a large courtyard. A must-see in this Brooklyn neighborhood in full conversion.

Murray' S is essential by far as one of the best suppliers of bagels of Manhattan. Enter the mini trade, you have found in the mass and made as if you were what you want to avoid making you drive back to the benefit of the business guest. A bagel, that is worth it! The filling, you will be spoilt for choice. Try for example that with smoked salmon tablecloth of sour cream, classic. Specify the type of bread that you want (natural, cereals, grapes...) and you will leave your very well. Ask toasted (grilled), it is much better! And enjoy it in the street, there are few tables on site.

Scenes from the film Maris and Women take place in this coffee from SoHo.

The Halaby brothers did not leave their spirit of initiative in Syria. A very friendly bakery-pastry shop but above all, next door, an Arabic grocery store and the flavours of the Orient within easy reach: you can stroll among the bags of coffee, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, tubs or natural or flavoured olives bathed in oil... The house's specialty is the pita that you stuff with meat or falafel. To watch or taste.

A small Hungarian café with an offbeat atmosphere, frequented by writers and Columbia University students, located a few blocks away. According to the latter, it is indeed the only real café in the neighbourhood. The pastries are excellent, and the cake parts are huge. You can judge the quality of the smooth Russian coffee, even better when topped with whipped cream.

The terrace, opposite St John The Divine, is pleasant in summer.

Looking for chocolates, candied fruit, liquorice? With its decor reminiscent of old European confectionery, Myzels has enough choice of chocolates to satisfy a legitimate desire for delicacies. One of the house's specialities is licorice. In fact, it is here that you will find the largest selection of this product across the country. It is found in the form of sticks, spirals, coloured figurines, etc. To taste also, the cookie, decadent and homemade, of course. So many sweets....

Considered one of the best cheese merchants in the city, it has existed since 1940, and its display is very similar to that of French cheese makers. There are both American cheeses and a fine selection of French cheeses, including raclette. The prices are also correct, which is why there is always a lot of people in the shop! It is also here that we come to fill up with Italian (prosciutto, salami, sopressata...) and French (duck mousse and pepper pate) deli meats.

Small, but of quality.

A very spacious, luxurious and modern shopping gallery. On two floors, all the essential shops in the United States, such as S's and Bloomingdale's, but also the chains of more connected clothing stores such as Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Hollister, Gap and Kenneth Cole, but also brands closer to us like Dior, Chanel, Vuitton, Ferragamo.

This temple of organic, recyclable and fair trade products will delight eco warriors. A historical cooperative, far from the usual capitalist system, which exists since 1975 and which San Franciscans sensitive to "responsible consumption" have integrated into their shopping habits. Moreover, Rainbow Grocery works with local organic producers and pays them a fair wage, while funding charitable organizations. Perfect for a green and ethical snacking break!

Caramels, chocolates, réglisses, in a world of pastel colours. This is what Miette offers the visitor happy to return to childhood for a moment while he chooses his favourite candy. Flower tapestry, green anise and pale pink and many, many glass boxes filled with sweets await you. Don't delay, if only for the pleasure of eyes.

Giant pacifiers welcome you from the entrance to this little Russian Hill confectionery. We want everything without saying that in the end it really is the giant pacifiers that one would like to test.

American chocolate makers may not be the best known internationally, but that does not mean that there are no good ones. Scharffen Berger is the perfect example: very good chocolate, especially black 70% which is their trademark.

You will find in this beautiful wine cellar the best wines from Napa Valley, but also from Europe, Australia, Chile... Events are regularly organized to allow you to taste all these marvels, and a garden at the bottom of this store located in the heart of Hayes Valley makes these evenings very nice! A café with salads and sandwiches is just next door. Obviously, and even if they don't emphasize it, the owners who have been running this business for more than twenty years, are French.

A smaller version of the Ferry Building Market with fewer crowds and onlookers and more reasonable prices. Its objective is to offer an outlet to small local producers, who work in a sustainable way. A system finally quite close to the small French markets. In addition, the organization provides one million euros worth of food to the city's most needy. And this is no luxury, considering the misery that ravages downtown San Francisco.

For lovers of green teas in Japan, this small store in Japan Center will be able to dazzle you with high quality teas. A little expensive but really excellent.