Exploring Paris can be a great journey of food and wine (and more recently cocktails too). If you’re looking to buy a bottle of something that you may not be able to find back home or you’d like a bottle of wine for your hotel room or Airbnb, here are nine stores where the wine pros love to shop.
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Les Caves Augé
Opened in 1850, this is is the second oldest wine shop in Paris. They're known for stocking many natural wines and having free wine tastings.
"The most well known wine shop in Paris for things that lean towards the natural end of the spectrum."
FED Pro > David Lillie, co-owner of Chambers Street Wines
"It's one of the best cavistes in Paris and it's kind of an institution. You can't skip it."
FED Pro > Sommelier Laura Vidal, formerly of Frenchie
3 Boulevard de la Madeleine
75001 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.45.22.16.97
www.cavesauge.com
Photograph courtesy of Les Caves du Panthéon
Les Caves du Panthéon
This shop is nearly a hundred years old and offers a wide selection of natural wines, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.
"A terrific shop and I really like their selection. It's not a big shop, but a really well chosen selection. I come here and recognize all the wines we sell at Chambers Street Wines. They are super nice people too."
FED Pro > David Lillie, co-owner of Chambers Street Wines
174 Rue Saint-Jacques
75005 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.46.33.90.35
Photograph courtesy of Vivant Cave
Vivant Cave
A wine shop and bar with the goal of 'celebrating living wine' which means natural wine. An elegant space with a large marble bar and stainless steel shelves. Buy wine to go or drink it in the store and partake in some charcuterie sliced on their 1938 Berkel slicer.
"A very good wine store opened by the team from Vivant."
FED Pro > Sommelier Arnaud Tronche of Racines NY
43 Rue des Petites Écuries
75010 Paris
T: +33.(0)9.67.49.96.26
vivantparis.com
Photograph courtesy of La Dernière Goutte
La Dernière Goutte
A wine shop focused on small French producers, estate champagnes, Armagnac, Calvados, and Cognacs.
"A personal, uninhibited selection of great wines with free tastings."
FED Pro > Mark Williamson, owner of Willi's Wine Bar
6 Rue de Bourbon le Château, 75006 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.43.29.11.62
www.ladernieregoutte.net
Photograph courtesy of La Quincave
La Quincave
Owner Fred studied oenology at the Academy of Wine, and co-owner Emileine graduated from Sommelier-Conseil du Vin.
"A charming wine shop full of eclectic and well-priced finds. There's a lot of great stuff from smaller producers."
FED Pro > Sommelier Laura Vidal formerly of Frenchie
17 Rue Bréa, 75006 Paris
T: +33.(0)9.67.02.80.14
Le Vin en Tete | Photo Credit: ©Find. Eat. Drink.
Le Vin en Tête
Two small locations selling unique natural wines as well as wine classes.
"You can find very good, all natural stuff here. It's where I found Christophe Foucher at La Lunotte. I asked the guy to give me something I wouldn't know and that he really liked. He gave me a menu pineau from La Lunotte."
FED Pro > David Lillie, co-owner of Chambers Street Wines
"They sell natural wines that you don't see everywhere else."
FED Pro > Sommelier Arnaud Tronche of Racines NY
53 Rue Saint-Placide
75006 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.42.22.01.05
30 Rue des Batignolles
75017 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.44.69.04.57
Photograph courtesy of La Buvette
La Buvette
Owner Camille Fourmont previously worked at Le Dauphin, the wine bar by chef Inaki Aizpitarte. This is a wine shop and a wine bar that offers small plates of food.
"As soon as this placed opened, the neighborhood got better. Camille brings a great vibe to her tiny wine bar and it's a great local hang out with excellent wines and delicious simple small plates preparted behind the counter."
FED Pro > Wine Purveyor Josh Adler
67 Rue Saint-Maur
75011 Paris
T: +33.(0)9.83.56.94.11
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Le Verre Volé Cave
Owned by the same folks from the small neighborhood wine bar Verre Volé.
"The wine shop from the Verre Volé team. They have a good selection of natural wines."
FED Pro > Sommelier Arnaud Tronche of Racines NY
38 Rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.43.14.99.46
leverrevole.fr
Photograph courtesy of Le Cave du Chateaubriand
Le Cave du Chateaubriand
A truly unique wine store for Paris that offers only natural wines, but none of them are from France.
"It makes me happy that someone goes outside of France to find wine producers and make a name for them."
FED Pro > Sommelier Théo Pourriat of Septime, Septime La Cave, Clamata
129 Avenue Parmentier
75011 Paris
T: +33.(0)1.43.55.06.74
www.lecave.fr
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