Real McCoy (The), Paris

You may be marveling at Paris proudest monument (the Eiffel Tower ) when you have a craving for a distinctly non-Parisian food (peanut butter). What to do? A 10-minute walk away on rue de Grenelle stands a tiny American grocery store. Real McCoy is chock-full of America s favorite brand foods, such as Newman s Own, Quaker Oats, and Hellman s products. The candy shelf is tactfully placed at kid-eye level and is piled with Gobstoppers, Starburst, Reese s and more. As an added bonus, customers can browse and buy kitschy toys and games from the American childhood of yesteryear: rubber band balls, those straws you can bend into glasses, and snap bracelets. - Betsy Mikel