Photo: Paul Dufour/Unsplash.com Few cities match the iconic status that Paris boasts in the imagination of travellers. In fashion, gastronomy, the arts, she is queen. As you visit the different 'quartiers' of the City of Lights her moods shift from gritty to sophisticated, Haute Couture to punk. There is always something new to discover in Paris beyond the legendary sights and museums we all know so well. This fabled city has a way of getting under your skin and feeling instantly familiar to all who wander her hypnotic streets and linger at her inviting cafes.
INTERPIXELS/Shutterstock.com Top 5 La Tour Eiffel This iron tower is the very symbol of Paris itself, and it attracts nearly s... Tour Montparnasse The 689-foot tall Montparnasse Tower, also called the “Tour Maine-Montparnas... Fondation Louis Vuitton aslysun/Shutterstock.com Apart from the undeniably breathtaking architecture, the Foundation contains... Cheese and Wine Workshops Immerse yourself in the art of making cheese in Paris. Every workshop here, ... Musée du Louvre The Louvre is one of the largest museums in the world, famous for its many m...
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Writers, travellers, artists, photographers and lmmakers have tried to capture the magic of the French capital for hundreds of years. Time and time again, they have failed. It may be Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock.com possible to understand and admire the magnicence of its architectural splendours, the There is never enough time to take in everything appeal of its long tree-lined boulevards, the draw that Paris has to oer. Visiting the sights and of its vast, green parks, but that unique feeling museums is immersive and awe-inspiring and of strolling through this open-air museum on a could easily keep you occupied for months. But clear night cannot be reproduced by any visitors are best rewarded by simply venturing medium. Paris is a city that must be experienced out into the night. Like most truly great cities, rst-hand. Paris is best experienced after dark and without a xed route in mind, when the explorer is free Instantly recognizable for its iconic architecture, to stumble upon an unexpected sight or an it is a vibrant metropolis in constant change. undiscovered hole-in-the-wall, drawn in by an Though perennial monuments like the Eiel alluring scent or some sort of innate feeling. One Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame thing is for sure, you will never run out of things Cathedral are a must, as are world-renowned to see, do and experience in Paris. museums such as the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, La Tour Eiffel there are wonders to be found on every corner. From the trendy bars, boutiques and galleries of This iron tower is the Marais to the artsy and bohemian feel of very symbol of Paris Montmartre to the grandiose elegance along the itself, and it attracts Seine, there is plenty for all tastes, a full range nearly seven million extending from earthy grit to over-the-top visitors each year. The sophistication, but always with an emphatic and tower was built by inimitable Parisian avour. Gustave Eiel for the 1889 World Exposition to celebrate the centennial of the French A pioneer in design of all kinds, Paris is Revolution. It towers over the city at 324 metres consistently at the forefront of innovation in and weighs over 10,000 tons, making it both an Paris imposing monument and an engineering marvel. Address: Avenue du Mahatma Gandhi 8, Paris Phone: +33 140 699 600
Photo: Tristan Nitot / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Internet: www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en.html Address: Parc du Champ de Mars, Paris Email: [email protected] Public Transport: Bus 82, 42: "Tour Eiel". Metro line 6: "Bir-Hakeim". Metro line 9: "Trocadéro". Cheese and Wine Workshops Opening hours: Daily 9am-12:45am Immerse yourself in the Phone: +33 892 70 12 39 art of making cheese in Internet: www.toureiel.paris Paris. Every workshop
Tour Montparnasse here, is followed by an amazing cheese and wine The 689-foot tall tasting and teaches you, Montparnasse Tower, also called the “Tour after making the cheese yourself, how to pair the Maine-Montparnasse”, is right kind of cheese with the respective and Paris' only skyscraper, most suitable wine. Absolutely a great standing at 59 storeys tall experience for gourmets. (plus 6 underground levels). The fastest lift Photo: George Dolgikh/Shutterstock.com connects the ground oor to the 56th oor, at an Address: Rue du Faubourg du Temple 40, Paris altitude of 643 feet in just 38 seconds (or 19 feet Phone: +33 1 480 398 18 per second). The top oors and the terrace are Internet: www.parolesdefromagers.com/en/ only accessible by stairs and provide More Info: A second branch is at Rue de la Croix Nivert 223. breathtaking panoramic views of the city. Musée du Louvre
Photo: Ввласенко / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) The Louvre is one of the Address: 33 Avenue du Maine, Paris largest museums in the Opening hours: Summer: daily 9:30am-11:30pm. Winter: world, famous for its Sun-Thu 9:30am-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30am-11pm many masterpieces: the Phone: +33 1 45 38 52 56 Mona Lisa, Venus de Internet: www.tourmontparnasse56.com Milo, art by Rembrandt, Fondation Louis Vuitton Vermeer, Caravaggio and many more. The main Apart from the entrance is covered by the 21-meter-high glass undeniably breathtaking Pyramide de Louvre. The French government has architecture, the collected the 35,000 paintings, sculptures and Foundation contains a artifacts that inhabit its endless halls over the plethora of artwork by past ve centuries, and the collection boasts various artists from Assyrian, Etruscan, Greek, Coptic and Islamic across the globe, and hosts dierent events and art, as well as antiquities dating from prehistory workshops. A must-visit for everyone with even to the 19th century. the slightest interest in creative expression, in Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons (image form of art, architecture or music. cropped) Address: Musée du Louvre, Paris Photo: Amy Johansson/Shutterstock.com Paris
Public Transport: Metro line 1, 7: "Palais Royal-Musée du Public Transport: Metro line 1, 2, 6: Louvre" "Charles-de-Gaulle-Etoile". Opening hours: Mon, Thu, Sat–Sun 9am–6pm, Wed, Fri Opening hours: Daily 10am-11pm 9am–9:45pm Internet: www.arcdetriompheparis.com Phone: +33 1 40 20 53 17 Internet: www.louvre.fr Château de Versailles Email: [email protected] The town of Versailles is a wealthy Parisian suburb Basilique du Sacré-Cœur and municipality, located The Sacré-Cœur Roman 20 kilometres outside the Catholic basilica sits atop city. In the 11th century the Montmartre hill, the Versailles was merely a highest point of the city, country village enveloping a castle and the oering an wonderful church of Saint-Julien. Today it is mostly known panoramic view of Paris for the lavish Chateau de Versailles, which as it extends southward. The church was served as home to King Louis XIV and summer inaugurated in 1914 and is named after, and palace to Napoleon. It also saw the historic dedicated to, the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 in the contains more than 500 statues and its iconic now legendary Hall of Mirrors. status makes it a regular sight on lm.
Photo: S-F/Shutterstock.com Photo: Sergei25/Shutterstock.com Address: Place d'Armes, Versailles Address: 35, Rue du Chevalier-de-la-Barre, Paris Opening hours: Palace: Tue-Sat 9am-6:30pm. Garden: daily Public Transport: Metro line 12: "Jules Jorin", "Pigalle", 8am-8:30pm "Abbesses". Metro line 2: "Pigalle", "Anvers". Phone: +33 1 30 83 78 00 Opening hours: Daily 6am-10:30pm Internet: www.chateauversailles.fr Phone: +33 1 53 41 89 00 Internet: www.sacre-coeur-montmartre.com/english Seine River Cruise
L'Arc de Triomphe Boat cruises on the Seine embark at the foot of the The Arc de Triomphe was Eiel Tower and take you erected by the Emperor through the heart of the Napoleon in 1806, and city where you can standing tall at 50 metres admire the prestigious (164 feet), it is one of the most famous landmarks monuments and landmarks of the city and the stunning architecture from bridge to bridge and in Paris. Located at the centre of Place Charles bank to bank. To learn history along the way, de Gaulle at the western end of Champs-Élysées, plug in your audio guide and choose your the arch honours those who fought and died in language (there are 13 languages available). the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Come back at night for another tour, and it will
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG / Wikimedia Commons (image be a dierent Paris before your eyes, yet just as cropped) magical. Address: L’Arc de Triomphe, Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris Paris
Photo: alexandria / pixabay.com the heart of the city. A romantic cruise for Address: Port de la Bourdonnais, Paris couples, or a fun-lled ride for the whole family, just sit back on the water and enjoy the scenic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris setting of Paris. Most boat lines oer similar With its 10 million yearly itineraries and are equipped with an audio visitors, Notre-Dame was announcement system, as the multilingual guides the most visited site in provide commentary on the passing sights in Paris until a devastating several dierent languages. re ravaged its signicant
part in April 2019, Photo: Marco Saracco/Shutterstock.com suspending visits inside until further notice. The structure of the building itself was preserved, as Pont Neuf well as most works of art that used to be Pont Neuf (New Bridge) contained inside (these are now temporarily is, ironically, the oldest stored elsewhere). bridge over the river Seine in Paris. Its The place has always been the religious centre of construction dates back the city: the Celts considered the grounds to the 16th century, and sacred, the Romans built a temple here, the the iconic bridge stands today at 278 meters Christians, a basilica, and the last religious (912 feet) long and 28 meters (92 feet) wide, structure before the Notre-Dame cathedral was connecting the Ile de la Cité with either side of erected was a Romanesque church. The Gothic the Seine. cathedral of Notre-Dame, nished in 1345, is a tectonic masterpiece. The massive structure is Photo: Luciano Mortula/Shutterstock.com Address: Pont Neuf, Paris 128 meters (420 feet) long and has two Public Transport: Metro line 7: "Pont Neuf" 69-meter-tall (226 feet) towers. Champs-Élysées Photo: TTstudio/Shutterstock.com This iconic promenade is Address: 6 Parvis Notre Dame, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Cité", "Saint-Michel" nearly two kilometres Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7:45am-7pm long and goes all the way Phone: +33 1 42 34 56 10 from Place de la Internet: www.notredamedeparis.fr Concorde to Place Charles de Gaulle, La Seine bookended by the Arc de Triomphe and the The river Seine ows 776 Musée de Louvre. It is a lovely walk on any day kilometres through of the year, and it is the place to be during times northern France, and of celebration, be it the French National Day or oers a great opportunity New Year’s Eve. In the month of July the nal to become familiar with stage of the Tour de France takes place right on many of Paris' impressive this very street. monuments while enjoying a boat ride through Paris
Photo: S1001/Shutterstock.com Metro line 12: "Abbesses". Address: Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris Public Transport: Station "Concorde" (metro line 1, 8, 12). Le Marais Station "Charles de Gaulle - Étoile" (metro line 1, 2, 6, A). Le Marais is a historic Station "Franklin D. Roosevelt" (metro line 1, 9). district situated on the
Musée d’Orsay Right Bank of the Seine, spread across the 3rd and The Musée d’Orsay was 4th Arrondissements. originally a railway This is a trendy district station, and the building itself demands a visit. But with beautiful architecture dating back to the it holds a mesmerizing 17th century. Now home to a vibrant LGBT collection of mainly community, it is famous for its many museums, art galleries and historic sites, such as Paris’ French paintings, sculptures and photography, oldest square, Place des Vosges, the site of including the world's largest collection of Victor Hugo’s former residence. impressionist and post-impressionist paintings, with works from artists such as Van Gogh, Photo: Luciano Mortula/Shutterstock.com Cézanne, Renoir and Monet. Disneyland Paris Photo: DXR / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: 62 rue de Lille, Paris If you can be drawn away Public Transport: RER: "Musée d'Orsay" from the magical allure of Opening hours: Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 9:30am-6pm, Thu the city, venture to a 9:30am-9:45pm dierent type of magic at Phone: +33 1 40 49 48 14 Disneyland Paris. The Internet: www.musee-orsay.fr resort consists of two Montmartre parks, Disneyland Park, which consists mainly of Montmarte is one of the the usual rides, restaurants, cafés and tons and most popular historic tons of shops, and Walt Disney Studios, which areas in Paris, with the has cinemas and stages on top of that. Wander Sacré-Cœur Basilica its down Main Street USA, explore exotic sceneries beacon atop the in Adventureland, or visit your favourite and 130-metre Montmartre most beloved characters at Fantasyland. hill, the highest point in Paris. It is famous for Adventure and wonder await at Disneyland Paris, the cafés and studios of many great artists, such especially if you have kids, but not exclusively. as Dalí, Monet and Picasso, and it is easily Tons of fun is waiting to be had by visitors of all recognizable as the lming location of the movie ages. "Amélie". Other famous places in the area are Photo: Heather Cowper / Wikimedia Commons the Moulin Rouge and Lapin Agile, downhill to Address: Marne-la-Vallée the southwest, in the red-light district of Pigalle. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-8:30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-10pm Phone: +33 1 60 30 60 30 Photo: Piotr Sikora/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.disneylandparis.com Public Transport: Metro line 2: "Blanche", "Pigalle", "Anvers". Paris
Place de la Concorde 11). Station "Hôtel de Ville" (metro line 1, 11). Opening hours: Wed-Mon 11am-9pm. Thu until 11pm Place de la Concorde is a Phone: +33 1 44 78 12 33 massive 84,000m² square Internet: www.centrepompidou.fr located at the eastern end Email: [email protected] of the Champs-Élysées. It holds historic importance Père Lachaise Cemetery for several reasons: the Père Lachaise is the liberation struggle during World War II brought largest cemetery in Paris many battles to Place de la Concorde; during the and reputed to be the French Revolution, over a thousand people were most visited in the world. beheaded here, many of them famous: Louis XVI, It is a huge and peaceful Marie Antoinette, and revolutionary park and the nal resting Robespierre, just to name a few. The site is place of many Frenchmen and foreigners who dominated by the 24-metre Obélisque de Luxour, have enriched French life over the past 200 one of Cleopatra’s needles - a gift from Egyptian years: Edith Pia, Oscar Wilde, Camille Pissarro, viceroy Mohammed Ali to Louis Philippe. Marcel Proust, Molière, Max Ernst, Maria Callas and Jim Morrison, to name just a few. Photo: Bill Poon/Shutterstock.com
Public Transport: Metro line 1, 8, 12: "Concorde" Photo: bensliman hassan/Shutterstock.com Address: Boulevard de Ménilmontant, Paris Centre Pompidou Public Transport: Metro line 2: "Père Lachaise". Metro line 3: The Centre George "Père Lachaise", "Gambetta". Phone: +33 1 55 25 82 10 Pompidou is a vast Internet: www.pere-lachaise.com postmodern and high-tech architectural Jardin du Luxembourg space that hosts the The garden of the French Musée National d'Art Senate is also the second Moderne (the largest modern art museum in largest public park in Europe), as well as a large public library and a Paris, a recommended centre for music and acoustic research. Its place to relax and savour construction was controversial, as it was the cosmopolitan necessary to demolish the emblematic market atmosphere of the rich palace garden. This is one that stood at that location at Les Halles, and it of the most interesting places in the city to was initially despised by many Parisians for its people watch, where you will encounter unusual architectural aesthetic, which many frolicking families, strolling students, runners, thought clashed with the city's classical and rushing politicians, pickup chess matches and sophisticated style. lovers holding hands.
Photo: Jorge Felix Costa/Shutterstock.com Photo: Brian Kinney/Shutterstock.com Address: Place Georges Pompidou, Paris Address: Rue de Médicis - Rue de Vaugirard, Paris Public Transport: Station "Châtelet–Les Halles" (metro line 1, Public Transport: RER: "Luxembourg", "Port Royal" 4, 7, 11, 14, RER A, B, D). Station "Rambuteau" (metro line Phone: +33 1 42 64 33 99 Paris
Internet: www.senat.fr/visite/jardin Panthéon This neoclassical building Cité Nationale de l'Histoire de l'Immigration in the Latin Quarter was One of Paris' lesser modelled after the known gems, the Cité Pantheon in Rome. The Nationale de l'Histoire de crypt below is the nal l'Immigration (formerly resting place of numerous the Musée des Arts writers, philosophers, poets and scientists, such d'Afrique et d'Océanie) is as Rousseau, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, not as popular as Orsay or Louvre, yet it is Louis Braille and Marie Curie. denitely worth a visit. Here you can nd a mix of world-class exhibitions of African and Pacic Photo: Nikitin Mikhail/Shutterstock.com Address: Place du Panthéon, Paris art, and there is an excellent tropical aquarium Public Transport: Metro line 10: "Cardinal Lemoine". RER: in the cellar. "Luxembourg" Opening hours: Daily 10am-6pm Photo: Groume / Flickr (image cropped) Phone: +33 1 44 32 18 00 Address: 293 avenue Daumesnil, Paris Internet: www.pantheonparis.com Public Transport: Metro line 8: "Porte Dorée" Opening hours: Tue-Fri 10am-5:30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-7pm Parc Montsouris Phone: +33 1 53 59 58 60 Internet: www.histoire-immigration.fr Parc Montsouris is one of Email: [email protected] four large public parks built by Emperor Paris Catacombs Napoleon III at the The Catacombs are at cardinal points around once fascinating and the city. The large lake, eerie. Walk down the the cascade and the extensive lawns make it a many steps to experience favourite among locals in any weather. this spooky underground place. Here you will nd Photo: Rrrainbow/Shutterstock.com Address: 2 Rue Gazan, Paris the osseous remains of almost 6 million people, Public Transport: RER: "Cité Universitaire" moved to this location from an old cemetery. Phone: +33 1 53 90 67 14
Photo: Skreidzeleu/Shutterstock.com Address: 1 avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 4, 6: "Denfert-Rochereau". RER B: "Denfert-Rochereau" Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am-8pm Phone: +33 1 43 22 47 63 Internet: www.catacombes.paris.fr Paris
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L'Avant Comptoir The quartet of standing room-only wine & small plates bars (the original 'comptoir' is now supplemented by ones "de La Mer", "de la Terre", and "du Marché") are a wickedly exciting lesya Kuznetsova/Shutterstock.com nd if neither timing, nor budget allow for in-advance reservations but the city's culinary Paris’ cuisine surprises as much for its variety excellence beckons. and range as it does for its quality and exquisite presentation. From small family-run bistros to You'll still be treated to the nest produce from Michelin-starred restaurants run by France and beyond: Corsican charcuterie, internationally famous chefs, dining here is more scrumptious Iberian ham croquettes, along with art than science. Sweets, pastries, cheese and self-serve bread (by boulanger Thierry Breton, fresh market produce are also an essential part who works exclusively with wheat grown and of the Parisian gastronomic experience, as are, processed in the Ile-de-France region) and of course, local specialties like foie gras, Bordier butter (presumed to be the 'best butter macarons and crème brûlée. Top it o with a in the world'). You know you're in good hands treat from a specialty chocolaterie and a ne with legendary head chef Yves Camdeborde, local vintage in the evening to complete the tour nicknamed "godfather of bistronomy". of the best delicacies Paris has to oer.
Hôtel du Nord Browse through the menu cards hanging over Hôtel du Nord welcomes the bar to take your pick of pintxo, and pair them diners in a warm red with your choice of nest wines. velvet setting with Photo: Jeanette Teare/Shutterstock.com suused lighting. It is a Address: 3 Carrefour de l'Odéon, Paris bistro oering a variety of Opening hours: Noon - 11pm traditional dishes such as Phone: +33 1 42 38 47 55 pan-seared foie gras with mango chutney and Le Voltaire French toast or lightly cooked scallops with aubergine caviar. Le Voltair is, perhaps, among the best places in Photo: sasaken/Shutterstock.com the 1st arrondissement to Address: 102 Quai de Jemmapes, Paris come for a Public Transport: Metro line 3, 8, 9, 11:" République" quintessentially Parisian Opening hours: Daily 10:30am-1:30am Phone: +33 1 40 40 78 78 brasserie experience: Internet: www.hoteldunord.org classic French cuisine with dishes polished to Paris perfection, woven bent-wood chairs outside, and Carré des Feuillants a chic ambience with that elusive je-ne-sais-quoi One of the best places for factor. contemporary French Nouvelle cuisine, located Photo: Song_about_summer/Shutterstock.com in a 17th century building Address: 27 Quai Voltaire, Paris near the Tuilerie Park Phone: +33 1 42 61 17 49 Internet: www.restaurantlevoltaire.com and Eiel Tower. The chef, Alain Dutournier, is considered to be one of Breizh Café the most ground-breaking chefs in his category. One of the nest crêpes bretonne in the French Photo: Marian Weyo / Shutterstock.com Address: 14 Rue de Castiglione, Paris capital is, arguably, a Public Transport: Metro line 1: "Tuileries" Japanese import: Breizh Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12:30pm-2pm and 7:30pm-10pm Café was a big hit in the Phone: +33 142 86 82 82 land of the rising sun long Internet: www.carredesfeuillants.fr before it came to the Marais, where the chain's Email: [email protected] very successful outpost serves scrumptious Epicure crêpes and galettes made with the nest organic Hailed as one of the best ingredients from Brittany. Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Raphaël-Fumio Kudaka is the chef behind the Epicure oers an unique enterprise. dining experience. Head
Photo: Valerii__Dex/Shutterstock.com Chef Eric Frechon Address: 109 Rue Vieille du Temple, Paris concocts masterpiece Phone: +33 1 42 72 13 77 French dishes using unusual combinations of Internet: https://breizhcafe.com exquisite ingredients, producing such meals as smoked oysters with a duck and green tea Little Tokyo (Rue Sainte-Anne) bullion. Although Japanese
prevails in this aptly Photo: ytyoung / Shutterstock.com named Parisian Address: 112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris neighbourhood tucked Public Transport: Metro line 9, 13: "Miromesnil" between the 1st and 2nd Opening hours: Daily 7am-10:30am, 12pm-2pm and 7pm-10pm arrondissement, there is Phone: +33 1 53 43 43 40 a plethora of Asian cuisines to choose from: Internet: www.lebristolparis.com/eng/gastronomy/epicure restaurants serving everything from Korean Email: [email protected] bibimbap to bowls of steamy Vietnamese pho pepper the area, enjoying a popularity among both locals and visitors.
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KONG Pierre Gagnaire The past few years have Pierre Gagnaire is located turned Le Kong into near the Champs-Elysées somewhat of a legend in and is one of the city’s Paris. Underneath its most solid and appealing glass ceiling you can have restaurants, ranked a lovely dinner, grab a among the world’s top 50. drink and later on dance the night away, all the Expect to pay up for the lunch and dinner menu while enjoying one of the most romantic views and make sure you make a reservation well in over the river Seine. advance.
Photo: mashe/Shutterstock.com Photo: Luiz Rocha / Shutterstock.com Address: 1 Rue du Pont-Neuf, Paris Address: 6 Rue Balzac, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 7: "Pont Neuf" Public Transport: Metro line 1: "Georges V" Opening hours: Sun-Thu 12:15pm-4pm and 7pm-11:45pm, Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-1:30pm and 7:30-9:30pm Fri-Sat 12pm-4pm and 7pm-1am Phone: +33 1 58 36 12 50 Phone: +33 140 39 09 00 Internet: www.pierre-gagnaire.com Internet: www.kong.fr Email: [email protected] Allard There are still local Alcazar neighbourhood Alcazar is a trendy restaurants that serve restaurant located in St excellent food all over Germain-des-Prés, where Paris. One of them is you can taste traditional Allard, in the 6th English and French Arrondissement, over on the left bank of the dishes prepared by Seine. It is a traditional 1930’s bistro, with many skilled chefs. On the second oor, you can enjoy regulars from the same era. Try the foie gras, a drink in Alcazar's huge chill-out area. frog legs and other typical French dishes that put this place on the culinary map. Photo: andrecastro / Shutterstock.com Address: 62 Rue Mazarine, Paris Photo: Space_Cat/Shutterstock.com Public Transport: Metro line 4, 10: "Odéon" Address: 41 Rue St-André des Arts, Paris Opening hours: Tue-Sat 12pm-2am Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Saint-Michel", "Odéon" Phone: +33 153 10 19 99 Opening hours: Daily 12pm-2pm and 7pm-10pm Internet: www.alcazar.fr/en Phone: +33 1 58 00 23 42 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.restaurant-allard.fr Email: [email protected] Paris
Goumard Annapurna Goumard is the right This Indian restaurant place for seafood lovers. has been serving the best This reputable restaurant of Indian gastronomy has been in business ever since 1967. The since 1872 and its motto décor is authentic and is simply “Everything that stylish. On the menu you comes from the sea.” In fact, the owner buys will nd tasty dishes like lamb curry, onion everything straight from the dock’s local bargees and chicken tikka. shermen. Specialties include grilled Breton lobster and scallop carpaccio with oysters. Photo: Shebeko / Shutterstock.com Address: 32 rue de Berri, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 9: "Saint-Philippe-du-Roule". Photo: Kzenon/Shutterstock.com Metro line 1: "George V" Address: 9 Rue Duphot, Paris Opening hours: Daily 12pm-2pm and 7pm-11pm Public Transport: Metro line 12: "Madeleine". Metro line 1, 8, Phone: +33 1 45 63 91 56 12: "Concorde" Internet: www.restaurant-annapurna.com Opening hours: Daily 11:30am-12:30am Email: [email protected] Phone: +33 142 60 36 07 Internet: www.goumard.com Email: [email protected] Founti Agadir Paris has many North Le Balzar African restaurants and Le Balzar is yet another one of the best is the traditional eatery with a Moroccan Founti Agadir. nice atmosphere and a Located on the left bank, traditional menu. Located it has a ne selection of in the lively Quartier good value couscous, tajines, and pastilla dishes. Latin since 1898, many of the city’s famous authors have been regulars Photo: hlphoto / Shutterstock.com Address: 117 Rue Monge, Paris here, a true seal of approval. Public Transport: Metro line 7: "Censier Daubenton" Opening hours: Tue-Sun 12pm-2:30pm and 7pm-11pm Photo: artist11/Shutterstock.com Phone: +33 1 43 37 85 10 Address: 49 Rue des Ecoles, Paris Internet: www.fountiagadir.fr Public Transport: Metro line 10: "Cluny-La Sorbonne" Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Daily 8:30am-11pm, Sun until 10:30pm Phone: +33 1 43 54 13 67 L'As du Fallafel Internet: www.brasseriebalzar.com On and around Rue des Rosiers you will nd many delicious Middle-Eastern and Yiddish/Eastern European specialties. Be sure to make a stop at L'As du Fallafel. This little Paris restaurant claims to have the "best falafel in the Address: 20 rue Bachelet, Paris world," and many agree. Expect delicious falafel Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Chateau Rouge". Metro line 12: "Lamarck-Caulaincourt", "Jules Jorin" accompanied by yummy hummus and tasty Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-2:30pm and 7pm-11pm vegetables, to go or to stay. Phone: +33 1 42 23 40 07 Internet: www.pizzeriamancini.fr Photo: gkrphoto/Shutterstock.com Address: 34 Rue des Rosiers, Paris ROOMIES ETIENNE MARCEL Public Transport: Metro line 1: "St. Paul" Hamburgers might not be Opening hours: Mon-Thu, Sun 12pm-12am, Fri 12pm-4pm, Sat 6pm-12am the rst thing that comes Phone: +33 1 48 87 63 60 to mind when thinking about Paris dining, but Zo Roomies gives you the Zo is a cosy restaurant chance to customize your that oers Japanese and own burger with fresh and high-quality Mediterranean cuisine. ingredients. The friendly sta will gladly guide The restaurant has an you through the process in good English. At just exotic and welcoming a 10 minute walk from Notre Dame, it is well décor and is very lively at worth a visit. weekends. On the menu you will nd dishes ranging from sushi and pizza to steak and pasta. Photo: NatashaPhoto / Shutterstock.com Address: 14 Rue du Cygne, Paris
Photo: funkyfrogstock / Shutterstock.com Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Étienne Marcel" Address: 13 rue Montalivet, Paris Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm and 7:30pm-10:30pm, Public Transport: Metro line 10, 13: "Miromesnil". Metro line Sat 12pm-10:30pm, Sun 12pm-4pm 1, 13: "Champs-Élysées-Clemenceau". Metro line 8, 12, 14: Phone: +33 1 42 60 30 11 "Madeleine" Email: [email protected] Opening hours: Mon-Fri 12pm-2:30pm and 7:30pm-11:30pm, Sat 8pm-12am Rouge Bis Phone: +33 142 65 18 18 Rouge Bis is renowned Email: [email protected] for its friendly and welcoming sta, and its Pizzeria Mancini location, just across from This quaint little Italian the Moulin Rouge, makes restaurant tucked away in an ideal place to catch a Montmartre oers great bite before a show. You can sample some local Neapolitan cuisine at very dishes or have something lighter, like a aordable prices. Pasta, pre-cabaret sandwich or salad. gnocchi and pizza with homemade sauce prepared from scratch in a Photo: B and E Dudzinscy / Shutterstock.com no-nonsense setting, it is perfect for a quick bite Address: 7 Place Blanche, Paris on your visit to this historic district. Public Transport: Metro line 12: "Blanche" Opening hours: Daily 7:30am-2am
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Yam'Tcha Email: [email protected] A favourite among local CAFES foodies, Yam'Tcha's head Chef Adeline Grattard creates dishes that mix French tradition with Asian are, resulting in combinations like scallops with peppers and black soya. In keeping with the mixed feeling of the place, for refreshments you can choose from a variety of Asian teas or French wines. Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock.com Photo: Endla / Shutterstock.com Address: 4 rue Sauval, Paris Fresh baguettes and croissants with a strong Public Transport: Metro line 1: "Louvre-Rivoli". Metro line 4: espresso in the morning, aromatic teas or pastis "Les Halles" in the afternoon, a local vintage with friends in Opening hours: Wed-Sat 11:30am-10pm Phone: +33 1 40 26 06 06 the evening, it's never the wrong time to visit a Internet: www.yamtcha.com Paris cafe. They are a quintessential part of the Email: [email protected] Parisian experience and the perfect vantage point from which to engage in a lazy afternoon of La Maison de Verlaine people watching. The wide variety of drinks and La Maison de Verlaine is the occasional live music round o the cafe located in the Latin experience to perfection. Quarter and is one of the best deals around. A KB Coffee Roasters traditional French A speciality coee 3-course meal can be as pioneers in Paris, KB little as €20. The waiters are very attentive, oers their own roasted funny and are more than willing to guide you coee and it is all served through the menu. The duck salad and in a cosy ambiance. home-made chocolate mousse come very highly Everything you eat here recommended. It is possible to get a table is freshly handmade by the team in house. The without a reservation, but to be on the safe side helpful sta serves baguettes, sandwiches and it is recommended that you call ahead. desserts like freshly made muins, cakes and tartes. This is also a great place to visit for Photo: StockPhotosLV / Shutterstock.com breakfast. Address: 39 Rue Descartes, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 10: "Cardinal Lemoine". Metro Photo: nioloxs/Shutterstock.com line 7: "Censier-Daubenton" Address: 53 avenue Trudaine, Paris Opening hours: Fri-Tue 12pm-2:30pm and 7pm-10:30pm, Thu Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7:45am-6:30pm, Sat-Sun 7pm-10:30pm 9am-6:30pm Phone: +33 1 43 26 39 15 Phone: +33 1 56 92 12 41 Internet: www.lamaisondeverlaine.com Paris
Internet: www.kbcafeshop.com Le Select Email: [email protected] Another famous literary cafe (and former hangout Le Bistrot du Peintre of Ernest Hemingway, Le Bistrot du Peintre's Pablo Picasso and Henry interiors are rich in Miller), Le Select remains wooden furniture that true to the spirit it has replicates the Art had since 1925, despite its popularity among Nouveau designs of the tourists and the high prices to match. It is still a start of the 1900s. The favourite among locals and always displays an menu includes salads, meat cuts platters and authentic Parisian charm. cheese as appetizers, as well as oeuf meurette, poached eggs in red wine, salmon tartare and Photo: IAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV / Shutterstock.com entrecôte. Several wines of the house and Address: 99 Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Vavin" desserts like proterole can be ordered as well. Opening hours: Sun-Thu 7am-2am, Fri-Sat 7am-3am Phone: +33 1 45 48 38 24 Photo: Piotr Krzeslak/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.leselectmontparnasse.fr Address: 116 Ledru-Rollin Avenue, Paris Opening hours: Mon–Sat 7am–2am, Sun 8am–2am Aux Folies Phone: +33 1470 03439 Internet: www.bistrotdupeintre.com/en Aux Folies is a traditional Paris cafe that has fully Café de Flore embraced the city's This famous literary cafe multi-cultural present. in Saint-Germain-des-Prés Once the home of Edith boasts some very Pia and Maurice illustrious names among Chevalier, the district of Belleville now mixes its former clientele, Chinese and North African inuences, reecting including Simone de the eect immigrant cultures have had on the Beauvoir, Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. city and its culture. Getting a table among all the tourists might be a challenge, but with the Café de Flore's history Photo: Gorodisskij/Shutterstock.com Address: 8 Rue de Belleville, Paris and status in popular culture, it denitely Public Transport: Metro line 2, 11: "Belleville" warrants a visit. Opening hours: Daily 7am-2am Phone: +33 1 46 36 65 98 Photo: GooDween123/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.aux-folies-belleville.fr Address: 172 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Métro Saint Germain des Près" Opening hours: Daily 7:30am-1:30am Phone: +33 1 45 48 55 26 Internet: cafedeore.fr Paris
Café Charbon Strada Café Quiet and laid-back by Strada Café is a small day, and a trendy center café where the friendly for nightlife after dark, sta serves great Rue Oberkampf hosts breakfast, brunch and several cafes that like other refreshments. On Café Charbon transform the menu you will nd into chic bars at night. Originally a dance hall homemade soups, pies, freshly squeezed orange built around 1900, this spacious cafe attracts a juice, coee and croissant. The atmosphere at hip urban crowd. this French café can be described as cosy and simple. Photo: iravgustin / Shutterstock.com
Address: 109 Rue Oberkampf, Paris Photo: Jen / Flickr (image cropped) Public Transport: Metro line 3: "Parmentier" Address: 94 Rue du Temple, Paris Opening hours: Sun-Wed 8am-2am, Thu 8am-4am, Fri-Sat Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6:30pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6:30pm 8am-5am Phone: +33 1 44 610 928 Phone: +33 1 43 57 55 13 Internet: www.stradacafe.fr Internet: www.lecafecharbon.fr Email: [email protected]
Café de la Paix BARS & NIGHTLIFE For a taste of sophistication, check out Café de la Paix, located next to, and designed by the same architect as, the Opera Garnier. As part of Le Grand Hotel, you can enjoy the luxurious interiors or relax on the terrace to indulge in some people watching. IM_photo/Shutterstock.com
Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Paris’ nightlife is intense and very diverse, Address: 5 Place de l'Opéra, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 3, 7, 8: "Opéra" oering options to satisfy all tastes. From Opening hours: Daily 7am-11:30pm high-tech dance clubs to mellow jazz haunts, Phone: +33 1 40 07 36 36 there is always something to t your mood. Internet: www.cafedelapaix.fr Trendy and popular bars abound, serving Email: [email protected] high-quality drinks with a good mix of people and music, and it is not uncommon to nd live DJs. For a unique dose of vibrant local entertainment, you can't beat Paris' famous cabaret venues. Paris
Favela Chic Buddha Bar This is a hot spot - This temple-like literally. The atmosphere establishment is still very in this Brazilian bar (and popular for its ambience restaurant) is exotic, at the cocktail bar. Top lively and friendly. The DJ's deliver mood-setting bar is often packed with tunes and the globally people and can get quite stiing. Luckily, the bar famous venue has spawned franchises all over sta has a habit of cooling the guests o with a the world. water hose. Photo: Nykonchuk Oleksii / Shutterstock.com
Photo: IAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV/Shutterstock.com Address: 8 Rue Boissy d’Anglais, Paris Address: 18 Rue du Faubourg du Temple, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 1, 8, 12: "Concorde" Public Transport: Metro line 3, 5, 8, 9, 11: "République" Opening hours: Daily 6pm-2am Opening hours: Tue-Wed 7:30pm-2am, Thu 7:30pm-3am, Phone: +33 1 53 05 90 00 Fri-Sat 7:30pm-4am Internet: www.buddha-bar.com Phone: +33 140 21 38 14 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.favelachic.com Email: [email protected] Silencio Open only to members La Perle before midnight, this is La Perle is a favourite certainly one of the among “bohemian chic” strangest places for a Parisians as well as night out in Paris. Cinema international stylists, eccentric David Lynch artists, models and has designed a place that falls somewhere fashionistas. It is a between a bar, a nightclub and an art club, perfect place to start your evening, or to just largely inspired by his on-screen endeavours, have a conversation over a glass of wine. Though from Mulholland Drive to Twin Peaks. There is a it is often crowded, it has a homey and friendly private cinema, a smoking room and a set for live atmosphere. performances.
Photo: Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com Photo: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock.com Address: 78 Rue Vieille du Temple, Paris Address: 142 rue Montmartre, Paris Opening hours: Daily 6:30am-2am Public Transport: Metro line 3: "Bourse" Phone: +33 1 42 72 69 93 Opening hours: Tue-Thu 6pm-4am, Fri-Sat 6pm-6am Internet: www.cafelaperle.com Phone: +33 6 67 69 94 01 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.silencio-club.com Email: [email protected] More Info: Members only before midnight Paris
Le Nouveau Casino Rex Club This is a famous venue This renowned electro that keeps the party club has drawn crowds going until dawn, both in since the mid-1980's. It is the bar downstairs and in home to a terric sound the medium-size dance system with top hall upstairs. But Le international acts. Expect Nouveau Casino is most renowned as a great long lines at the doors, especially for Friday venue for small concerts, and that is where it night events. really shines. Photo: Daxiao Productions / Shutterstock.com
Photo: glazok90 / Shutterstock.com Address: 5 Boulevard Poissonnière, Paris Address: 109 Rue Oberkampf, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 8, 9: "Bonne Nouvelle" Public Transport: Metro line 3: "Parmentier" Opening hours: Wed-Sat 11:45pm-7am Opening hours: Wed-Sat 7pm-5am Phone: +33 1 42 21 34 80 Phone: +33 1 43 57 57 40 Internet: www.rexclub.com Internet: www.nouveaucasino.net Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Truskel Point Ephémère At Celtic microclub Point Ephémère is a Truskel you can dance dynamic artistic center every night to the beats that puts together a rich of indie pop, punk rock program of expos, and electro pop. concerts and Regularly hosting indie performances in a huge concerts, and located right in the heart of the space that also includes a bar and restaurant. It city, it is the perfect place for a slightly is located along the trendy Canal Saint-Martin, alternative night out. an area colonized by young creative workers, seduced by its lazy charm. Photo: Africa Studio / Shutterstock.com Address: 12 rue Feydeau, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 3: "Bourse". Metro line 8, 9: Photo: Laurent GUEDON / Wikimedia Commons (image "Grands Boulevards" cropped) Opening hours: Tue-Sat 7pm-5am Address: 200 Quai de Valmy, Paris Phone: +33 140 26 59 97 Public Transport: Metro line 2, 5, 7bis: "Jaurès" Internet: www.truskel.com Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-2am, Sun 12pm-9pm Email: [email protected] Phone: +33 1 40 34 02 48 Internet: www.pointephemere.org Email: [email protected] Paris
Le Duplex much more. Its location "on" the Seine river Right next to l'Arc de (literally) boasts an unmatched view, as well. Triomphe, Le Duplex oers a nightclub and Photo: Christoph Bauer / Flickr (image cropped) restaurant, as well as Address: 11 quai François Mauriac, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 14, RER C: "Bibliothèque pool tables and bowling François Mitterrand" spread over its 3 storeys. Opening hours: Mon-Tue 6pm-12am, Wed-Sat 6pm-7am, Sun It oers various types of events, but be prepared 12pm-12am to wait. Sometimes the queue is still going strong Phone: +33 1 53 60 37 85 Internet: www.batofar.fr at 3am. Email: [email protected]
Photo: Pressmaster/Shutterstock.com VIP Room Address: 2Bis Avenue Foch, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 1, 2, 6, RER A: "Charles de VIP Room is exactly as Gaulle-Étoile" glamorous and exclusive Opening hours: Daily 11:30pm-6am as it sounds. It is where Phone: +33 1 45 00 45 00 celebrities go to mingle Internet: www.leduplex.com and to be seen. If you Galway Irish Pub Paris have ever wondered what Every city has one, and Studio 54 would be like with a Parisian are, this Paris is no exception. is it. Irish Pubs oer the same Photo: Kondor83/Shutterstock.com familiar and friendly Address: 188 bis Rue de Rivoli, Paris atmosphere all over the Public Transport: Metro line 1, 7: "Palais Royal-Musée du world. This place also Louvre" oers sports events viewings and great food and Opening hours: Wed 11pm-6:30am, Thu-Sat 11pm-6am Phone: +33 1 58 36 46 00 drinks. Internet: www.viproom.fr
Photo: Brent Hofacker / Shutterstock.com Barrio Latino Address: 13 Quai des Grands Augustins, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 4, RER C: "Saint-Michel" This club, located near Opening hours: Mon, Wed, Thu 11am-2am. Tue, Fri the Bastille, is a great 11am-5am. Sat 12pm-5am. Sun 12pm-2am. place if you want to have Phone: +33 1 43 29 64 50 a few drinks and dance, Email: [email protected] but also want to end the Batofar night at a decent hour. This long-lived nightclub Barrio Latino draws a very mixed crowd with its oers a musical variety warm ambiance, and it closes at just 2 or 3am, you would be allowing you to get to bed and make the best of hard-pressed to nd the following day. elsewhere, featuring hip Photo: bogdanhoda/Shutterstock.com hop, techno, rock and Paris
Address: 46 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, Paris Phone: +33 1 60 423 500 Public Transport: Metro line 1, 5, 8: "Bastille". Metro line 8: Internet: www.chicoutletshopping.com "Ledru Rollin" Opening hours: Sun-Thu 12pm-2am, Fri 12pm-2:30am, Sat Shakespeare & Company 12pm-3am It might be diicult to let Phone: +33 1 55 78 84 75 Internet: www.barrio-latino.com the magic of Shakespeare Email: [email protected] & Company truly sink in given the abominable SHOPPING number of tourists crowding the tiny space these days, but the place is still denitely worth a visit.
"Be Not Inhospitable to Strangers Lest They Be Angels in Disguise," seen above the reading room entrance are words the store lives by, along with its founding motto: "Give what you
Vladislav Gurnkel/Shutterstock.com can; take what you need." Throughout its 70-year existence, the shop has accommodated young Shopping in Paris is synonymous with famous writers and artists in exchange for helping out, designers and luxurious brands (the names Louis and an estimated 30,000 people have reportedly Vuitton and Christian Dior come to mind). But slept on the beds tucked between its bookshelves you will also nd more aordable options to since its opening in 1951, but one doesn't have match your budget in the huge department to spend the night to enjoy the welcoming public stores or many popular neighborhood markets. reading room. Take your pick of fashion, food, books or souvenirs. In 2016, the shop published its own history with contributions from the likes of Allen Ginsberg, La Vallée Village Jim Morrison and Ethan Hawke. La Vallée Village is 35 minutes east of Paris city Photo: Pantheon/Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Address: 37 Rue de la Bûcherie, Paris centre and just ve Phone: +33 1 43 25 40 93 minutes from the Disney Internet: https://shakespeareandcompany.com Parks. Discover superb price reductions on a Les Grands Boulevards (Hausmann) selection of the leading French and international This is one of the city's luxury fashion and lifestyle brands in 115 outlet most popular shopping boutiques. areas, home to prestigious department Photo: zkes / Shutterstock.com stores such as Printemps Address: 3 Cours de La Garonne, Serris Opening hours: Fri-Tue 10am-8pm, Wed-Thu 10am-8:30pm and Galeries Lafayette. Paris
They are remarkable as much for the wide range Marché aux Puces de Clignancourt of items sold as for their Art Nouveau This world-renowned ea architecture. You will nd a world of market in the North part ready-to-wear, with appealing boutiques and of Paris attracts over aordable brands. A good place to start is with a 70,000 Parisians every walk from the beautiful Opéra Palais Garnier weekend. Here you can down to the stores on Boulevard Hausmann. nd terric bargains on everything from vintage clothing to antique Photo: Kamil Macniak/Shutterstock.com furniture.
Les Halles and Marais Photo: AnastasiaNess / Shutterstock.com Located in the city Address: Porte de Clignancourt, Paris centre, right between the Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Porte de Clignancourt", Louvre and Notre Dame, "Simplon" Opening hours: Sat-Mon 7am-7:30pm the shopping mall Forum des Halles features a Galeries Lafayette heap of good shopping Paris' most spectacular spots in a fascinating and crowded underground department store is complex. This is a good source for aordable famous for its unique clothing. Not far away, Le Marais carries many stained-glass dome. It handicraft and antique shops and is always a hosts the most safe bet to nd some unique artifacts. prestigious designer and
Photo: shamu.ch / Flickr (image cropped) cosmetics labels, as well as the largest European Address: Les Halles, Paris space entirely devoted to men’s fashion. It is Public Transport: Metro line 4: "Les Halles". RER A, B, D: also home to huge toy, jewellery, house ware and "Châtelet-Les Halles" delicatessen departments. Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm Phone: +33 1 44 76 96 56 Photo: Vladislav Gurnkel/Shutterstock.com Internet: www.forumdeshalles.com Address: 40 Boulevard Hausmann, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 7, 9: "Chaussée d'Antin-La Along the Seine Fayette" One of the most charming Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9:30am-8:30pm, Sun 11am-7pm shopping activities in Phone: +33 1 42 82 34 56 Internet: www.galerieslafayette.com Paris consists of walking along the rows of Champs-Élysées bookstalls perched This tourist strip is lined against the parapet of the with fast food chains, Seine River. Here, if you have time and good banks, airline oices, bargaining skills, you may nd some ancient and cinemas and malls, such valuable tomes or collections of old stamps. as the futuristic Drugstore Publicis near Photo: Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock.com Paris l'Arc de Triomphe, or Gallerie Marchande des Internet: www.carrouseldulouvre.com Champs-Elysées near Georges V. The Guerlain Artazart Parfumerie, with its turn-of-the century elegance and curved staircase, as well as the neo-classical Combining Paris' love of Virgin Megastore, a huge retail haven for books with its passion for recorded music and books, are highlights. design, Artazart is a palace of coee-table Photo: Ekaterina Pokrovsky/Shutterstock.com tomes, with everything from fashion and Souffle Continu photography to illustrations and children's This is a place for music books. The small art gallery section also lovers. This record store showcases works by local talents. keeps up with all the new releases, but also has a Photo: luminaimages / shutterstock.com vast and eclectic Address: 83 quai de Valmy, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 5: "Jacques Bonsergent" collection of older gems, Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:30am-7:30pm, Sat 11am-7:30pm, from jazz to metal and everything in between, Sun 1pm-7:30pm perfect for allowing yourself to get lost in Phone: +33 1 40 40 24 01 discovery for an afternoon. Internet: www.artazart.com Email: [email protected]
Photo: Ferenc Cegledi/Shutterstock.com Address: 22 rue Gerbier, Paris Le Bon Marché Public Transport: Metro line 2: "Philippe Auguste" Founded in 1852, Le Bon Opening hours: Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm Marché was the rst ever Phone: +33 1 40 24 17 21 department store. Internet: www.souecontinu.com Tradition and prestige Le Carrousel du Louvre accompany this Le Carrousel du Louvre is prominent retail a diverse underground establishment, the top destination for fashion shopping precinct and style. Designer apparel for men and women, adjoining the famous cosmetics, and house ware comprise the major museum. Whether you departments, and there is now also an are looking for music, impressive food hall. gifts, perfumes or clothing, you will nd a Photo: milanzeremski/Shutterstock.com number of well-known stores that deliver quality Address: 22 Rue de Sèvres, Paris merchandise and ease of purchase. Public Transport: Metro line 10, 12: "Sèvres Babylone" Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm Photo: Valikdjan/Shutterstock.com Phone: +33 1 44 39 80 00 Address: 99 Rue de Rivoli, Paris Internet: www.lebonmarche.com Public Transport: Metro line 1, 7: "Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre" Opening hours: Daily 8:30am-11pm Phone: +33 143 16 47 10 Paris
Area Surrounding Place Vendôme Album Comics Right o Rivoli is the The kings of comics in beautiful Place Vendôme, Paris, Album carries where jet-setters and everything from millionaires buy their American DC and Marvel jewellery. This is ”the” comics and popular area for renowned Haute Japanese manga to the Couture and luxury goods. From here you can much beloved French BD, as well as all sorts of enjoy a walk down to Rue du Faubourg geek-chic merchandise. Book signings are also Saint-Honoré and Avenue Montaigne where the held, and it is not uncommon to nd collectibles superb boutiques display their goods out of and limited edition items. baroque windows. Women will particularly like Colette, one of the most interesting shopping Photo: maoyunping/Shutterstock.com Address: 67 boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris experiences anywhere, an eclectic collection of Public Transport: Metro line 10: "Cluny-La Sorbonne" fresh-o-the-runway design, fashion, gadgets and Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 12pm-7pm music. Men can try Charvet, the oldest and best Phone: +33 1 53 10 00 60 known boutique in Paris selling top quality ties Internet: www.album.fr and shirts. Causses
Photo: Hugh Millward / Flickr (image cropped) Oering quality seasonal produce, hams and L'ABC du Parfum cheeses, along with L'ABC du Parfum is preserves, breads and exactly what it sounds other delights, Causses like. Here you can learn might be the city's best about the basics of "alimentation generale". It is also ailiated with fragrances, participate in Esprit Cuisine, where you can be taught to cook a workshop and go on a delicious meals with the ingredients you have perfume tour. You can even take home a perfume just bought. of your own creation. Photo: Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock.com Photo: www.BillionPhotos.com/Shutterstock.com Address: 55 rue Notre-Dame de la Lorette, Paris Address: 7 Rue Vineuse, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 2: "Pigalle". Metro line 12: Public Transport: Metro line 6: "Passy" "Pigalle", "Saint-Georges" Phone: +33 6 43 64 16 55 Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9:30pm Internet: en.abcduparfum.fr Phone: +33 1 53 16 10 10 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.causses.org Email: [email protected] Paris
GoldyMama Jimmy Fairly Paris is a goldmine for The one-stop eye-wear vintage clothing, but if shop for hipsters you can only hit one spot, throughout France (with make it GoldyMama. This locations in Paris, Lyon, small boutique is packed Toulouse and Lille), with well-preserved items Jimmy Fairly has a from yesteryear, making it the perfect place to wonderful "buy one, give one" programme, shop for the 1950's skirts and suits, or indeed, whereby upon purchasing one of their retro the wacky 1970's shirts you have always wanted. models, they will donate a brand new pair to If you are looking for truly unique gifts, look no someone in need. further. Photo: Jacques PALUT / Shutterstock.com
Photo: ChiccoDodiFC/Shutterstock.com Address: 64 rue Vieille du Temple, Paris Address: 99 Rue Orla, Paris Public Transport: Metro line 1: "Saint-Paul" Public Transport: Metro line 3bis: "Pelleport" Opening hours: Tue-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-7:30pm, Sun Opening hours: Tue-Sat 11am-7:30pm 12:30pm-7pm Phone: +33 1 40 30 08 00 Phone: +33 1 79 72 60 20 Internet: www.goldymama.com Internet: www.jimmyfairly.com Email: [email protected] Le Sept Cinq TOURIST INFORMATION On display at Sept Cinq you will only nd the work of locally-based designers, working with local materials. Although specialising in accessories and knick-knacks such as jewelry, bags, candles and notebooks, the boutique also regularly hosts book-signings and exhibitions, and there is a cosy cafe in which to take a break Ditty_about_summer/Shutterstock.com from browsing.
Photo: pan_kung/Shutterstock.com Address: 26 Rue Berger, Paris Passport/Visa Public Transport: Metro line 12: "Saint-George" France can be visited Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11:30am-7:30pm, Sun 11am-7pm visa-free for up to 90 days Phone: +33 9 83 00 44 01 by citizens of Australia, Internet: www.sept-cinq.com Email: [email protected] New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, UAE and most countries in America. If you are unsure whether or not you need to apply for a visa, we Paris recommend contacting the embassy or consulate Internet: www.easycdg.com in your country. International (non-Schengen) Paris Orly Airport travellers need a passport that is valid for at least 3 months after the end of their intended Paris Orly Airport is trip in order to enter the Schengen zone. located 18 kilometres Citizens of Schengen countries can travel from the city centre. without a passport, but must have a valid ID with From Orly, the automatic them during their stay. metro Orlyval takes you to RER B Antony station Photo: TukTuk Design/Shutterstock.com from 6am to 11pm. The journey takes about half an hour. The other cheaper option are the airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport shuttle buses going to RER C Pont de Rungis Paris is served by two station. As for buses, the Orly bus takes you major airports. Most straight to Opéra station. The bus takes 20 to 30 international ights minutes. arrive at Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG), 30 Photo: Juan Garces kilometres from the city Address: Paris Orly Airport, Paris Phone: +33 1 70 36 39 50 centre. Orly is 18 kilometres from the city Internet: www.aeroportsdeparis.fr centre. A third airport, Paris Beauvais, is mainly served by low cost airlines. Paris Beauvais Airport Paris Beauvais, is mainly Roissybus oers a direct bus from the airport served by low cost terminals every 15 minutes and arrives at the airlines. A shuttle service city centre (Opéra) after a 45-60 minute journey. is organized between the terminals and Paris-Porte One of the cheapest and fastest options (30 Maillot. The journey takes minutes) is the underground RER B to Gare du about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Nord running every 10-15 minutes, from where you can connect to Paris’ metro network. Photo: Juan Garces Address: Paris Beauvais Airport, Paris Phone: +33 8 92 68 20 66 Air France buses go to Porte Maillot and Etoile Internet: www.aeroportbeauvais.com every 15 minutes, and taxis can be found near the terminals’ baggage collection area exits. A Best Time to Visit taxi from the airport to the city centre takes As one of the most visited around 30-40 minutes and should cost €45-50. cities in the world, it is safe to say that there is Photo: Juan Garces Address: Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris never really a bad time to Public Transport: RER B: "Aéroport CDG 1", "Aéroport CDG 2 go. The weather is best in TGV" summer, but crowds are Phone: +33 1 70 36 39 50 by far the biggest. Autumn is also highly Paris recommended for its still pleasant weather, Taxi smaller crowds and stunning foliage. Taxis can be hailed at stands or on the street, Photo: VectorA/Shutterstock.com but they can be hard to nd, especially on Friday Public Transport and Saturday evenings. The city’s local transport Beware of fake cabs at system is cheap and the airports. eicient. The bus, underground (metro) and Taxis Bleus commuter train system +33 1 49 36 10 10 (RER) are divided into www.taxis-bleus.com ve zones. Tickets are valid on both buses and trains, and can be purchased from the stations Alpha Taxis and in kiosks. Travel cards, ranging from one to +33 1 45 85 85 85 ve days, are also available at the airport, at www.alphataxis.com underground stations and from tourist information oices. Photo: ArrivalGuides
Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair Post Phone: +33 8 92 69 32 46 Stamps are available Internet: www.ratp.fr from kiosks and news agents. For mail Batobus overseas, it is advisable Batobus is a boat service to visit a post oice. The through the heart of central post and sorting Paris, with stops at eight oice of the Louvre is open 24 hours a day. key locations along the river Seine. It functions Main Post Oice: as a hop-on-hop-o service, and tickets are sold for one day, two Photo: Andy Fuchs days or one year. Address: 52 rue du Louvre, Paris Phone: +33 1 40 28 20 00 Photo: ArrivalGuides Internet: www.laposte.fr Internet: www.batobus.com Pharmacy Pharmacies are either open late or around the clock. Pharmacie Les Champs Elysées: Paris
Photo: Gemma Garner Tourist Information Office 25 rue des Pyramides, Paris Address: 84 Avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris +33 8 92 68 30 00 Opening hours: 24/7 Phone: +33 1 45 62 02 41 Internet: www.pharmaciedeschampselysees75.pharminfo.fr/
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Currency Euro (EUR) €1 = 100 cents
Opening hours General opening hours in Paris are Mon-Sat 9am-7pm. Smaller shops may close between midday and 2pm or on Mondays. On Sundays and public holidays shops are closed. Department stores have one late-night opening day, called “nocturne”, during which shops are open until 9pm. Supermarket times may differ depending on the neighbourhood.
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Emergency numbers Emergency: 112 / 15 Police: 17 Fire Brigade: 18
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