Take the M(2) to Belleville, the multi-cultural and multi-arrondissement (includes part of the 11e, 20e, 19e, 10e on the Parisian escargo map) neighborhood for excellent nut-spice-Middle-Easter-Chinese-Jewish-Lebanese-Moroccan-you-name-it markets. Heavenly pâtisserie and boulangerie orientales--think baklava in multitude of forms and shapes, and flat-bread galore. Patisserie Orientale La Rose Sucrée was one such shop where the elaborate baklava looked more like precious bijoux than edibles. The kind storekeeper gave us a sample of the Malfoufe Noisette Homs, divine--but really, nuts, honey, filo and butter?? Impossible to fail. Definitely worth a visit--make it an entire day of exploring this modern day Granada (of course without the architectural exquisiteness of the Alhambra...) where cultures and religions are woven together in relative harmony.
Fun fact: Belleville's most famous resident was Edith Piaf...
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