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Paris Guide: A Few Of My Favourite Things

Restaurants/Cafes

  • Café Marly - Le Louvre. It has a great terrace or you can dine inside and peer into the Louvre museum
  • L’Avenue - Star-spotting café on ave Montaigne
  • Les Deux Magots - Saint Germain de Près
  • La Closerie des Lilas - A restaurant that Ernest Hemingway used to frequent on Blvd Montparnasse
  • La Tour D’argent - Fine dining, overlooking La Seine
  • Jules Verne - Fine dining, on the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower
  • Hôtel Costes - Super-cool cafe and bar on rue St Honoré
  • Girafe Restaurant - A great place to eat seafood and gaze at the Eiffel Tower
  • Ralph - Café terrace on Blvd Saint Germain

 

Places To Visit

  • Palais Royal - Hidden park among shops and cafés near Le Louvre
  • Place Vendôme - Big square with all the fine jewellers and The Ritz Hotel
  • La Tuileries Garden - leads into Le Louvre
  • Place de Vosges - Situated in the Marais. You can visit the home of Victor Hugo here
  • Musée Marmotton Monet - A museum in a private home in the 16th arrondissement with lots of works by Monet
  • Musée d’Orsay - Museum in the old train station with works by Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Cezanne, Renoir and more
  • Père Lachaise - Most famous cemetery in France and the resting place of Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Edif Piaf, Jim Morrison… It's a must see!
  • Pont de l’Alma - Princess Diana Shrine
  • Jardin du Luxembourg - Beautiful gardens and a musée: check out what's on
  • Notre Dame Cathedral
  • Shakespeare and Co - Oldest book store in Paris, opposite Notre Dame
  • Île Saint Louis - Visit Berthillon for ice cream
  • Le Marais - Musee Picasso and vibey area with cafés and shops
  • Montmartre/Sacré Coeur - You can have portraits done by local artists
  • Eiffel Tower
  • Bateau Mouche - Boat ride on the Seine

 

Shopping

  • Rue Saint Honoré - Famous street for shopping
  • Avenue Montaigne - Most exclusive shopping street in Paris
  • Avenue de Champs Elysées - Probably the worlds most famous avenue
  • Le Bon Marché and Grand Épicerie (food hall) - This is the most exclusive department store in Paris
  • Rue Mouffetard - Lively food market street