GOODS & SERVICES • FOUND Shop
Near the Champ de Mars, on a stretch of rue de Grenelle lined with too many boulangeries and diplomatic plaques, Lastre Sans Apostrophe plays a different tune: part charcuterie atelier, part edible gallery. Opened in 2016 by Yohan Lastre (a world champion of pâté en croûte) and his wife Marion Sonier (a skilled cabinet maker who designed the boutique herself), the space honors French tradition while making room for tongue-in-cheek humor.
Pâté en croûte is the star: from classic versions with duck, foie gras, and pistachio, to spicy pork with chorizo and piquillos, and even a colorful vegetarian take. Then there’s the Oreiller de la Belle Marion, a king-size, pillow-shaped pâté filled with 15 different meats (pheasant, venison, rabbit, wild duck…) and a generous dose of truffle, inspired by the classic Belle Aurore.
And it’s not just pâté. There are sculpted rillettes shaped like piglets, cow-head butter blocks, and a rotating cast of to-go dishes like leeks in vinaigrette and richly flavored pot-au-feu. Although more discreet, their mustard deserves a special mention: a non-broken, whole-grain version made with herbs from their Normandy garden that adds a satisfying crunch to anything from cold roast beef to vinaigrette-dressed greens.
Orders are old-school, by phone, or just show up and be prepared to wait. The experience is part of Lastre’s allure: an artisanal sanctuary where every product tells a story of passion and patience. –Victoire Loup
→ Lastre sans Apostrophe (7th arr) • 188 rue de Grenelle • Wed 10h-14h, Thu-Fri 10h-19h, Sat 10h-18h.