Venues similar to Jacques Genin

Myriam Sabet's Levantine pâtisserie, kadaïf 1001-feuilles that Istanbul visitors instinctively recognise.

1927 Trocadéro tea-room, marble tables, white aprons, view across to the Tower.

Robert Linxe's original chocolate boutique since 1977, the room that defined Paris bean-to-praline

Emmanuel Ryon, MOF glacier, Pastry World Champion, turns gelato into Marais grand cru.

France's oldest tea house since 1854, the Bourg-Tibourg flagship with the colonial-era painted casks

Sartre and Beauvoir's corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain since 1887.

The other Saint-Germain café, with the better view of the church.

Former Hugo & Victor relaunched under the chef's name, 2003 French Dessert Champion's first eponymous boutique

Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001, matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures

Gaston Lenôtre's flagship since 1957, the Plaine Monceau room that taught a generation of French pastry chefs

Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2000 chocolatier, the Madeleine flagship with the life-size chocolate sculptures

Paris's oldest chocolate shop since 1800, Marie Antoinette's chemist's listed boutique on rue des Saints-Pères

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615, 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

The cult sandwich stall inside Marché des Enfants Rouges, 30-minute queue, 13.50€, no apologies.

The Île Saint-Louis institution Gault Millau crowned in 1961, still family-run, still the standard.

Marais épicerie-fine + restaurant, Delphine Plisson's Dean & DeLuca answer for Paris.