In this Paris insider’s guide (a.ka. what to do in Paris), we show you four things not to miss in our 5 favorite categories: fashion, nightlife, books, food and art. This Paris guide is designed for folks who want something a little more off the beaten track; the kind of things locals love (yup we got a lot of help from madame Swank Z… our Paris insider).
Here’s what we cover:
Fashionista retail:
The Broken Arm
The legendary Galeries Lafayette
Paris’s historical covered passages, AKA "galleries” or “arcades” where you’ll find boutique stores, bistros, and curated wine cellars
Running parallel to the Champs Elysees is Saint-Honoré where you’ll find Dominique Sirop, Chanel, Pierre Cardin, as well as the flagship stores of Lanvin and Hermès
Nightlife:
Pigalle neighborhood: La Fourmi café, hot music venues La Boule Noire and La Cigale are close by, as is the Trianon
Supersonic is the place for rock music fans
The edgy Villette neighborhood in the 19th: La Gare.
End your night at the Café Charbon in Oberkampf
Bookworms:
Books:
Try the bouquinistes by the Seine, these secondhand book stands on the riverside sidewalks have been there since the 16th century
For books in French, and a few in English, head to the Bouliner on Bonne Nouvelle.
For English language books, we love the Abbey Bookshop,a Canadian-owned store in the Latin Quarter
Finally, be sure to stop by the historical City of Paris library, some of the locations are architectural gems
Poetry: Maison de la Poesie is just around the corner from the Centre Pompidou, and puts on regular performances and social events.
The Pantheon: this Neoclassical megastructure is unmissable for its architecture alone - but go for the dead writers.
Bar Hemingway: this bar in back of the Ritz Hotel on the Place Vendôme is named after Ernest Hemingway
Foodies:
We're big fans of Parisian coffee roasters Belleville Brûlerie.
Ground Control Food Hall: Now let’s get to food. Hands down our favorite foodie destination
La Residence: this food stand offers dishes made by refugees to France, with African food particularly well-represented
Bastille Market, one of Paris's biggest street markets
Finish your foodie rampage at Stohrer, the oldest patisserie in Paris
Art:
Foundation Louis Vuitton:: Frank Gehry designed this stunning building situated in the Bois de Boulogne park
Maison Europeene De La Photo: This photography museum
Musee D’Art Moderne + Palais De Tokyo is a two-fer worth doing.
The Père-Lachaise cemetery is among the most famous burial grounds in France.
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