Ladurée

My husband insisted I get some macarons since they are one of the most famous places in Paris. 1.99 euro with your boarding pass a piece and although these are refilled by macarons coming out of plastic sleeves, they were damn delicious! Rose petal and salted caramel were so good! Marie Antoinette while pretty (blue!), was not as good, but it was described as black tea based. I’d say pass on that flavor. Good for buying for long plane trips back to the US!

I was told from my roommate who is from France that these macarons are the absolute best and they really are. My favorite flavors are raspberry, pistachio, and vanilla. I also tried Marie-​Antoinette tea, passion fruit chocolate, and cherry blossom, but I wasn’t a big fan of them. I saw that they also sell champagne! Hopefully I get to come back to Paris and try the macarons with the champagne one day!

Well, there is not much else to do in this terminal so why not try out these world famous macarons? There were 16 different kinds the day I was there, and unfortunately coffee was not one of them. The 10 I tried were all great, though some didn’t taste of much more than sugar and almonds. My favourites were pistachio, blackcurrant, and chocolate; they were all intensely and accurately flavoured! Though it may seem expensive at 2 euro per macaron, each cookie is expertly made and makes a lovely gift. It is at least worth trying. Even if it’s just for you, they box it up nicely and include a booklet with a short history of the company and pictures of the different flavours.

Les macarons sans doutes les plus connus les plus célèbres
Ils sont si fondant en bouche
On peut en offrir facilement il y a des points de vente dans nos 2 aéroports parisiens.
Le risqué est de manger la boîte en cabine

I’ve heard good things about this shop. Most of my co-​workers stop by here to buy macaroons before flying back to the states. They say that this is the bees knees when it comes to their little cookie sandwiches.
There wasn’t a big line when I came about the shop so I was delighted I’d get a chance to purchase an assorted box. I think the whole set came out to be € 30 not bad… right around € 2/​cookie. Anyways, I bought it, had it bagged and brung it back to Detroit.
We busted the box open and proceeded to do taste testing. There’s a folded guide in the back with the flavors of what might you be tasting. I only say that because the flavors don’t come with pictures so you’d know exactly which one your sinking your teeth on. There wasn’t one that we didn’t like, every single cookie is absolutely the cats whiskers. There is truly none higher.
I’ve enjoyed the box of macaroons you’ve sold me. Next time I’m back around and there isn’t an atrocious line, I will purchase another box from you.
Thank you so much for reading my review.

Arrivée en avance à l’aéroport, c’est l’endroit idéal pour profiter d’un bon thé, d’une ambiance boudoir et forcément, des fameux macarons la durée !
Le service est impeccable et le thé noir chéri un must pour ceux et celles qui aiment le thé noir aromatisé dans des tons chauds, doux et sucrés.
L’un de leurs derniers macarons, datte figue est juste délicieux !

Je né vais pas faire l’apologie des macarons, puisque j’ose espérer que tout le monde est déjà convaincu que les macarons c’est le bonheur, et que la Durée, ce sont des macarons de grande qualité.
J’avoue qu’à chaque fois que l’on passé dans cette salle d’embarquement, on craque.
En fait cette fois-​ci, on s’est même dirigés de notre plein gré et directement vers cette boutique (qui est plus un kiosque ou un stand qu’une boutique).
J’ai un problème avec la Durée en mode aéroport: je né suis pour ainsi dire jamais tombée sur un service correct. À chaque fois, les vendeurs étaient, au pire, déplaisants, au mieux, absolument pas dans le truc et en pleine conversation sur leur week-​end. Ça coûte une étoile, et je suis gentille à cause du décalage horaire.

It’s really convenient for Laduree to have a shop at CDG, allowing their huge fan base to bring «fresh» goodies back to the US for friends/​family/​coworkers/​etc. To my surprise, they aren’t marked up. They’re actually the same price as the Paris locations — € 2/​each. And, of course, tax free, if you show your US passport/​boarding pass to the cashier. I just found out a DC (Georgetown) location might be opening in the near future. This would be the 4^th location in the US — aside from the 2 in NY, and 1 in Miami.

My sister and I ordered a box of 16 macaroons each. The macaroons were beyond amazing. It’s the best I have ever had.
The only con about this place is that the service is very slow. They take their time giving you your order. We both told the lady that we wanted to pay together and the lady working their completely ignored us. She made us each pay separately.

Un macaron Ladurée pour bien commencer un voyage? Je dis oui !
Comparé au prestige de la marque, je trouve que 1.70 € le macaron, ce n’est pas cher payé pour un petit plaisir gourmet (ou gourmand ?).
Par contre, les pâtisseries sont chères, mais c’est peut-​être le prix de la qualité.
La vendeuse était très sympathique (moi qui m’attendait à un accueil strict !), ce qui ajoute au plaisir d’entrer dans une boutique de la maison Ladurée.

Even though these macarons were purchased at the Airport before leaving France they were the best Macarons on this particular trip to Paris. We had the Rose, Lemon (Citron) and Pineapple (ananas) which were perfect. If you end up in a terminal with Laduree you should definitely check them out!