Paris Districts and Su Burbs
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→ Press file 2019 – Paris Tourist Office DISTRICTS SUBURBSAND PARIS → Press file 2019 – Paris Tourist Office Of course, everyone is familiar with Paris’s historic heritage, among the most famous in the world, its major tourist attractions and the harmony of its Hausmannian architecture that gives the city a picture postcard appearance; but less familiar are the many ‘villages’ that make up the city’s 20 arrondissements, which are little more than administrative areas. These village-like districts each have a specific atmosphere, their own identity forged by local communities, history, the customs of local residents, or new development projects. Coexisting within the same arrondissement are crowded spots, residential areas, trendy districts and very ‘popular’ places, famous parks and secret green spaces, internationally renowned museums and unusual places to visit. Paris is indeed a city with a historic centre and major attractions, but above all, it is an ensemble of districts all with exciting things to discover and outskirts that are undergoing major development. Here is a snapshot of the spirit and diversity that each arrondissement conveys, and especially of each of the separate parts of which they are made up. > 1st ARRONDISSEMENT The 1st arrondissement of Paris is a perfect introduction to the subject. Packed with history it is a lively district with magnificent monuments appreciated by architecture enthusiasts and other curious passers- by. Alongside the Seine is the Louvre Museum and its surprising glass pyramid, the splendid Tuileries DISTRICTS SUBURBSAND Gardens, the Conciergerie, Sainte Chapelle, and other more unusual places like the photogenic Palais- Royal metro entrance and Buren Columns in the Palais Royal gardens. There are also landmark sites here including the Place Vendôme and Place Dauphine, the Pont Neuf, the Square du Vert-Galant jutting out onto the Seine and Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois church. The arrondissement is also home to many cultural sites; in addition to the classic and historic Comédie Française and Louvre Museum, more specialist museums show great exhibitions, like the Forum des PARIS Images, a centre for cinema and audiovisual arts, the Musées des Arts Décoratifs or the Musée en herbe – a museum specially adapted for children. The arrondissement is packed with splendid historic hotels like the Meurice, the Ritz, the Burgundy and the Westin, where even if you are not staying there, you can always go and admire the buildings or stop by for a drink! Tourists and fashionistas love the designer boutiques and luxury jewellers along Rue Saint-Honoré and around Place Vendôme. The Palais-Royal gardens are lined with the Montpensier and de Valois galleries, which house numerous renowned crafts people and designers. More affordable, the Rue de Rivoli and the Forum des Halles are also popular with shoppers looking for international fashion stores. Several major projects have or are going to transform this historic district. After 5 years of renovation work, the Forum des Halles district inaugurated its new look in 2016. A glass and steel 14-metre-high structure, titled the ‘Canopée’, covers a central patio and houses 127 shops and restaurants, cultural facilities and a community centre. The new Forum and the Canopée open westwards on to the Nelson- Mandela garden, comprising several play areas for children. This has been a big makeover for the historic ‘Belly of Paris’; Les Halles was once a huge market that provided the capital and the region with fresh produce. Today, some historic addresses recall its past, such as the brasserie Le Pied de Cochon, where you can enjoy a bowl of onion soup at any time of day or night, or Chez La Vieille, where in the past workers from Les Halles would come to eat. Similarly, the historic La Samaritaine department store is being completely transformed by Japanese architects Sejima and Nishizawo. In 2020, it will house a luxury hotel, the ‘Cheval Blanc’, with72 bedrooms and suites with a view of the Seine, a cultural space, a restaurant with a landscaped terrace and shops. → Press file 2019 – Paris Tourist Office Also in the midst of transformation, the Bourse de Commerce will have the vocation of presenting a programme of themed exhibitions of works from the Collection Pinault, monographs dedicated to major artists, specific commissions, carte blanche and in situ projects. Finally, in spring 2020, the 18th-century building of the former main Post Office in Rue Louvre will become a luxury hotel with 82 bedrooms and two restaurants including one on the terrace, and shops. Selection of addresses > Bars, Restaurants & Clubs Chez la Vieille (historic traditional Les Halles restaurant, 7/7, 24/24) 1 rue Bailleul, 1st - www.chezlavieille.fr Le Pied de Cochon (typical Les Halles brasserie) 6 rue Coquillère, 1st - www.pieddecochon.com Le Ballroom du Beefclub (secret cocktail bar) 58 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1st - www.facebook.com/LeBallroomDuBeefclub/ Le Beefclub (trendy meat restaurant at Les Halles) 58 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1st - www.eccbeefclub.com Le Caveau du Palais et le Bar du Caveau (typical restaurant and cafe on Place Dauphine) 17 place Dauphine, 1st - www.caveaudupalais.fr Les Caves du Louvre (guided tours, tastings) 52 rue de l’Arbre Sec, 1st - www.cavedulouvre.com Balagan (Levantine restaurant and trendy cocktail bar) 9 rue d’Alger, 1st - www.balagan-paris.com Jazz bars in rue des Lombards : Duc des lombards – www.ducdeslombards.com – Sunset Sunside – www.sunset- sunside.com – Baiser Salé – www.lebaisersale.com Angelina (tea room famous for its hot chocolate) 226 rue de Rivoli, 1st - www.angelina-paris.fr Ô Château (wine bar, tastings) 68 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1st - www.o-chateau.com L’Ecluse Saint-Honoré (wine bar in Place du Marché Saint-Honoré) 34 place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 1st – www.lecluse.paris Claus Paris (‘the breakfast house’) 14 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1st - www.clausparis.com DISTRICTS SUBURBSAND Restaurant du Palais Royal (gastronomic restaurant with view of the Palais Royal gardens) – 110 Galerie de Valois, 1st - www.restaurantdupalaisroyal.com > Boutiques & Markets Forum des Halles (shopping centre) 101 Porte Berger, 1st - www.forumdeshalles.com Carrousel du Louvre (shopping centre) 99 rue de Rivoli, 1st - www.carrouseldulouvre.com Shops around the Palais-Royal and Rue Saint-Honoré PARIS E. Dehillerin (cooking equipment) 18-20 rue Coquillère, 1st - www.edehillerin.fr > Museums, Attractions & Monuments Place Vendôme, 1st- Pont-Neuf, 1st - Place Dauphine, 1st Comédie Française 1 place Colette, 1st - www.comedie-francaise.fr Musée du Louvre Rue de Rivoli, 1st - www.louvre.fr Musée des Arts Décoratifs 107 rue de Rivoli, 1st – www.madparis.fr Musée en Herbe (museum for children) 23 rue de l’Arbre Sec, 1st - www.musee-en-herbe.com Opening (end 2019) Collection Pinault at the Bourse de Commerce 2 rue de Viarmes, 1st - www.collectionpinaultparis.com Musée de l’Orangerie Jardin des Tuileries, 1st - www.musee-orangerie.fr Forum des Images Forum des Halles, 2 rue du cinéma, 1st - www.forumdesimages.fr Théâtre du Palais-Royal 38 rue de Montpensier, 1st – www.theatrepalaisroyal.com La Conciergerie 2 boulevard du Palais, 1st - www.paris-conciergerie.fr La Sainte-Chapelle 8 boulevard du Palais, 1st - www.sainte-chapelle.fr Le Palais de Justice 10 boulevard du Palais, 1st > Walks Place du Marché Saint-Honoré, 1st Tuileries Gardens 113 rue de Rivoli, 1st - www.paris.fr/equipements/jardin-des-tuileries-1795 Domaine Palais Royal & the Buren Columns 2 Galerie de Montpensier, 1st - www.domaine-palais-royal.fr Covered shopping arcades : Passage des Deux-Pavillons and Galerie Vérot-Dodat Square du Vert-Galant 15 place du Pont-Neuf, 1st - www.paris.fr/equipements/square-du-vert-galant-2825 Les Vedettes du Pont-Neuf 1 square du Vert-Galant, 1st - www.vedettesdupontneuf.com > Trendy & luxury hotels Le Mandarin Oriental (palace) 251 rue Saint-Honoré, 1st - www.mandarinoriental.com → Press file 2019 – Paris Tourist Office Le Meurice (palace) 228 rue de Rivoli, 1st - www.dorchestercollection.com/fr/paris/le-meurice/ Maison Albar Paris Céline (5*boutique hotel) 23/25 rue du Pont Neuf - 75001 Paris France www.maison-albar- hotel-paris-celine.com/ Hôtel Renaissance Paris Vendôme (5*) 4 rue du Mont Thabor, 1st - www.marriott.com/hotelissance-paris- vendome-hotel Le Roch Hotel & Spa (‘ Maison Sarah Lavoine ’, 5*) 28 rue Saint-Roch, 1st - www.leroch-hotel.com Goralska (25 suites in the Castiglione / Vendôme district, 5* category requested) (opening in 2019) - www.goralskaresidences.com Cheval Blanc (luxury hotel opening in 2020) Quai du Louvre, 1st - www.chevalblanc.com > 2nd ARRONDISSEMENT At the heart of the city’s smallest and richly diverse arrondissement, the bustling Montorgueil shopping district borders the 1st arrondissement, in the Les Halles area. In the eponymous pedestrianized street as well as in Rue Montmartre and small perpendicular streets (d’Argout, Mandar, Léopold Bellan, Greneta, Saint-Sauveur, etc.), trendy boutiques rub shoulders with grocery shops, tailors, wine merchants, trendy bars and good places to eat. Even Rue Saint-Denis, known especially as being a prime spot for prostitution, is being transformed and becoming gentrified, as can be seen by the number of fashion shops that have recently opened. This arrondissement also boasts the largest number of period covered arcades (11, including Galerie Vivienne, Passage du Grand-Cerf, Galerie Colbert, Passage Choiseul, Passage des Panoramas, etc.), with sublime DISTRICTS SUBURBSAND architecture and original shops. New conceptual gourmet addresses in keeping with the times are constantly opening in the Passage des Panoramas where they blend in well between shops of the period, craft shops and shops for collectors of old postcards, coins, autographs and stamps. Nearby, the area around the Bourse has its share of good and attractive traditional brasseries and is popular with foodies. The main Japanese district straddling the 1st and 2nd arrondissements, along Rue Sainte-Anne, PARIS between the metro stations Opéra, Palais Royal and Bourse, is a major draw for fans and the simply curious from all over Paris.