It seems to be run by bike messengers,” was what a good friend stated of charming, wood-paneled épicerie and greengrocer Le Zingam when it opened by Voltaire in 2014. And lo, certainly it’s. However who says bike messengers can’t additionally have impeccable style and wallet-friendly politics?
Longtime pals from the neighborhood Lelio Stettin and Sonny Lac supply rigorously-selected greens, cheeses, meats, eggs, craft beers, natural and pure wines, and tinned preserves – all of opulent high quality at quasi-socialist costs. Lac previously labored close by on the quaint wine-bistrot Mélac, and his wine choice at Le Zingam is trustworthy and easy, geared in direction of informal refreshment over geek reverence. The store’s product choice general is a piece of low-key brilliance – from tomme de chevre to pancetta to yogurt pots, Le Zingam’s choices are laser-targeted to ask wholesale adoption into one’s routine house meals. For any Parisians perturbed by the sluggish transformation of high quality foodstuffs into luxuries of their metropolis, Le Zingam – discerning, refined, and unpretentious – is a godsend.
Sensible Info
Tackle: 75, rue du Chemin Vert, 75011
Nearest transport: Saint Maur (3) or Voltaire (9)
Hours: Tuesday – Friday: 11am – 2:30pm and 5-9pm; Saturday from 10am-9pm; Sunday from 10am-2:30pm and 5-8pm; Closed Monday
Phone: 01 43 66 62 63
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Opinions of Curiosity
Not Ingesting Poison In Paris (2015) “Lac and Stettin have accomplished one thing that runs up towards my most simple rules as a Parisian shopper: they’ve created a spot that supersedes the weekly road markets. Le Zingam’s merchandise are higher, and simply as low-cost, if not cheaper.”
Le Monde (2014)“C’est une épicerie à l’ancienne, comme on en voudrait à tous les cash de rue, dans toute la ville…”
Trés Trés Bon (2014) “Pour des programs gourmandes à des prix très très légers, on vous emmène aujourd’hui dans une petite épicerie de quartier du 11ème, le Zingam…”
