Paris tableware shop founded in 1977 by designer Aude Clement at 59 Boulevard Raspail, mixing hand-painted faience and porcelain, crystal, and antique silverware with contemporary decorative pieces.
Best for Tableware glassware and decorative objects with an old-world French hospitality mood
Au Bain Marie was founded in Paris in 1977 by designer and stylist Aude Clement, and has operated for nearly 50 years blending antiques with contemporary design in the tableware space. Its main showroom is at 59 Boulevard Raspail in the 6th arrondissement, with a second gallery location at 56 rue de l'Universite in the 7th. The shop's range includes hand-painted faience and porcelain dinnerware, crystal and glassware, decorative cutlery, silverware, table linens, and genuine antiquities alongside newly made pieces. Au Bain Marie exhibits at the Maison and Objet trade fair.
Guy Degrenne makes stainless-steel flatware in Vire, Normandy, and porcelain dinnerware at its Limoges manufacture. Founded in 1948, the French house supplies tableware for domestic use as well as professional hospitality. Its current Paris shop directory should be used for a visit, since older boutique addresses may no longer match the published list.
Best for French stainless-steel flatware and Limoges porcelain dinnerware
Guy Degrenne is a French tableware house founded in 1948, with stainless-steel flatware and porcelain among its products. Its manufacturing story connects two places: Vire in Normandy for flatware, and Limoges for porcelain. These are production locations, distinct from the Paris boutiques where customers can compare pieces for their own tables.
At Vire, stainless steel is worked into cutlery designed for use by home customers as well as professional chefs. The Limoges manufacture produces dinnerware, with collections exploring different forms and surface finishes. A fork and a porcelain plate therefore involve different materials and manufacturing processes, even when chosen from the same house.
For a purchase, start with the pieces that need replacing or the number of settings you want to assemble. Compare the cutlery's weight and shape alongside the plates you expect to use with it. The official store directory identifies current Paris boutiques, so use that listing when planning a visit rather than an older address.
A Worth Avenue institution since 1985, Mary Mahoney carries luxury tableware from Buccellati and Hermès porcelain to Baccarat crystal and Puiforcat silver. The shop runs a sought-after wedding registry and ships its home and table pieces internationally, making formal table settings and gift buying central to the Palm Beach store.
Best for Tableware, home decor, porcelain and crystal
Founded in 1977, Peppercorn is a Pearl Street emporium of cookware, kitchen tools, tableware and gourmet foods packed floor to ceiling. The independent store carries knives, bakeware, linens and thousands of specialty ingredients.
French non-stick cookware since 1956 — Marc Gregoire's revolutionary PTFE-bonded aluminum from Rumilly factory.
Best for The 1956 non-stick pan and Ingenio stacking cookware system
Tefal is a French cookware brand that pioneered the non-stick cookware category. The brand was founded by French engineer Marc Gregoire, who watched his wife struggling with food sticking in a traditional pan and had the revolutionary idea to bond PTFE (Teflon) to aluminum. In 1956, Gregoire set up the T-fal company in Sarcelles, France, producing his innovative non-stick frying pans. The success was immediate, with millions of French kitchens acquiring Tefal products. In 1961, Tefal began exporting to the United States and was eagerly adopted by Jackie Kennedy, then First Lady. The same year, Tefal created its production site in Rumilly, 20 kilometers west of Annecy, establishing the facility that remains central to the brand's manufacturing. The company has been owned by Groupe SEB (a global manufacturer of cookware) since 1968. Tefal is known for creating the non-stick cookware category and for offering frying equipment with minimal requirement of fat or oils. In the United States, Tefal is marketed as T-fal. The brand's Ingenio stacking system revolutionized cookware efficiency and modularity.
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