Maxime Frédéric at Louis Vuitton

The story

The café sits within LV Dream, the house's space in the 1st arrondissement. The room is spacious and calm, with tables along the windows. Desserts are built with fine attention to detail, and the savoury side holds its own: the Louis Croque sandwich comes with a small salad and chips printed with LV flowers, and a complimentary mini soup with a savoury madeleine may open the meal. Iced matcha, iced chocolate and pink lemonade round out the drinks. Tea Time runs from small savoury bites to jewel-like entremets. The Chocolaterie on site handles seasonal releases made with carefully sourced ingredients: a Christmas bûche pairing hazelnut and lemon, chocolate fir trees, and a galette des rois of caramelised Monogram puff pastry over hazelnut frangipane, hiding a porcelain Vivienne fève.