From the owner: Vente de vins de terroir élaborés par des vignerons authentiques et respectueux de leur…read moreenvironnement.

This craft beer store is a welcome find just outside of Paris (an easy 5 min walk from La Défense)…read more It stocks Belgian and French beers, with around 300 varieties. Belgian beer making up the vast majority (and rightly so). It also proposes variety packs of beers, based on a theme. My favourite is the 'world champions' which is a selection of the winners of the World Beer Awards. Great customer service (including English) and clear labelling system throughout the store which indicates beer type, strength, flavour etc. It has a refund policy for glass bottles and plastic crates, to encourage recycling. Basically you get a small refund when you return your empties, and the bottles and crates get reused (starting at €0.10 for a small bottle). This also saves you a little - think of all those other glass bottles that you are paying for, but not getting any money back when you put them in the recycle bin.

Well it has happened. Somehow I missed it for the first year of existence but the 92 now has a real…read morecraft beer institution in Courbevoie. This bottle shop turned casual tasting bar is a welcome sign to beer fans in the surrounding towns of the western Parisian suburbs. People outside Paris like good beer!!?! They have a terrific selection of the beers from the region's best brewers. They also have just about all the traditional Belgian beers you could want - with some Germans thrown in there for sport - and all this at a great price thanks to the fact that they recover the bottles to get back the deposit. They also have a selection of chips and cold cuts/cheese to enjoy with any bottles you decide to taste "sur place". They even have a couple solid beers (one local and one Belgian last time I went) on tap for 4 euros the half pint. There are tables inside and outside and chilled brews waiting to be tasted. The owner is great, quite friendly, and delivers quick and professional service. He clearly knows his product. Go get your beer geek on and bring a bag for the six pack you will undoubted take home. I'm going back soon to restock my fridge. I'll taste before I buy of course (and take the bus home). :D

From the owner: Saint-Ouen exotique Au coeur du vieux Saint-Ouen, à deux pas des quais de Seine, Tropic Marché est…read morel'épicerie idéale pour les Antillais en manque de leurs îles ou les Franciliens qui veulent trouver des produits ensoleillés. Rhums, produits créoles, épices...sont disponibles.

Me and my local wine merchants !…read more This is the best independent wine merchant in my hometown area of Val d'Oise in France. Conveniently located in Ermont, parking available a few meters at the back near the theatre. Bruno specialises in small, environmentally conscious producers. Most of the wine I bought there were presents so I haven't drunk many myself but I know a lot of the names I've seen there like Mas Coutelou. Bruno knows his stuff and he knows what he wants to sell. There are only 400 references of wines there and he can tell you about most if not all the winemakers having met them personnaly. Don't go to the supermarket, speak to your local merchant. 100% guaranteed to get a better wine for the same price (although prices start around 6-7€....below that price, not much actually goes into the wine). Moi et ma cave locale, C'est de loin le meilleur caviste du 95. Ermont est facile d'acces, et tu peux te garer derriere, pres du theatre. Bruno se specialise dans les vins de petits producteurs respecteux de leur environnement et de leur terroir comme Mas Coutelou et autres. La plupart des quilles achetées a Noel étaient des cadeaux mais le peu que j'ai gouté était super. Bruno s'y connait en Pinard et ne tombe pas dans le piege des noms clichés. Il n'a seulement que 400 references en magasin mais il est capable de vous parler de chacun des ses vignerons, ou presque, les ayant rencontrés lui-meme et acheter leur vin direct. N'allez pas au supermarché, aller voir votre caviste local. 100% guarantie d'avoir une meilleure bouteille pour vos euros.