Paris, mon amour! Photo (c) DisiCouture
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View from Eiffel Tower. Photo (c) DisiCouture
Note: My most favorite places are tagged with stars ***
Louis Vuitton Store, 101 Avenue des Champs Élysées. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Vintage: Vintage store (dresses around 10 Euros)
32 rue des rosiers 75004 . subway station St. paul
- le loir dans la théière ***: Café and restaurant with salads, quiche and pastries (for lunch and tea)
3 Rue des Rosiers 75004. Subway st paul
- Mamz’Elle Swing *** : Vintage store (30′s, 40′s style)
35 bis rue du Roi de Sicile 75004. Subway Hotel de Ville or Saint Paul
- Free’p'star: vintage store (dresses around 20 Euros)
8 rue sainte croix de la bretonnerie 75004. *Subway Saint Paul
61 rue de la verrerie 75004. Subway Hotel de Ville
- Agora Presse: All magazines you need
19 rue des archives 75004. subway hotel de ville
- Princesse Tam Tam *** : A very cute french lingerie shop
19, rue Vieille du temple 75004
Photo (c) DisiCouture
97, rue Vieille-du-Temple. M° Filles-du-Calvaire.
- Vanessa Bruno *** : Lovely french designer
100 rue vieille du Temple 75003
- APC: french label, selling great basics
112 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris
- Shine *** : Lovely store selling many labels such as See by Chloé, Luella, Marc by Marc Jacobs and many more.
15 Rue de Poitou 75003
- La belle époque: Vintage Store (1900 – 60′s)
10 rue de Poitou 75003.
open from Thuesday to Saturday (13:30- 18:30)
- Isabel Marant: Great french designer. Love her design!
47 Rue de Saintonge 75003
- Pretty box: Vintage store (50′s – 80′s)
46, Rue de Saintonge 75003 Paris
- Esprit Vinyle: Vintage store
57 rue Saintonge 75003 . M°Filles-du-Calvaire
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Kiliwatch: Vintage and new clothes, books etc.
64 Rue Tiquetonne 75002
- La droguerie: Everything you need for your DIY, flowers (perfect for flower crowns), birds, ribbons, buttons, feathers …
9 Rue Jour 75001. Subway Etienne Marcel
- Mokuba: All the ribbons in the world!
18 rue Montmartre 75001. Subway Etienne Marcel
- Rue Montorgueil ***: If you are in the neighborhood, make sure to have a walk in this lovely street, full of bakeries, flower shops ans cafés.
Subway Etienne Marcel or Sentier.
- Paul & Joe: Lovely french designer for both men ans women.
46 rue Etienne Marcel 75002. Subway Etienne Marc
- Le fumoir: salads and meats.
6 Rue de l’Amiral Coligny 75001.
- Iglaine: Vintage store
12 rue de la grande truanderie 75001. subway chatelet les halles
- Kong: Nice restaurant located on the top of the Kenzo’s store. Great cuisine, and decoration created by Starck.
If you want to be sitted at the window, make sure to make a reservation before!
1, Rue du Pont Neuf 75001. Subway pont neuf.
- le pont des arts: One of the coolest gate in Paris.
I love to go there with my friends and have a nice picnic in the evening during spring and summer time.
- Hotel Costes*** - for great cocktails
239 rue Saint honoré 75001
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Ile saint Louis: Cross the Pont Marie Gate, and you’ll arrive in the Ile saint Louis.
There’s some pretty streets there, and lovely antique stores.
- Berthillon ***: Delicious ice creams!
29-31 rue saint Louis en l’ile 75004. Subway Pont Marie.
- Le marché aux fleurs: A beautiful market in an old style, for the pleasure of the eyes.
Place Louis Lépine 75004. Subway Cité.
Notre Dame de Paris. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Shakespeare & co: Lots of English books, adore the lovely atmosphere there!
37, Rue Bûcherie 75005. Subway Saint Michel
Note that Saint Michel is really not the best place to go to the restaurant. I never had a good experience there, but still it's worth to see!
Behind La Basilique du Sacré Coeur. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Le café de Flore: Famous and typical french café
172 Boulevard Saint-Germain 75006. Subway saint Germain des près
- Les deux Magots : Another famous parisian café.
6 place Saint-Germain-des-Prés 75006
- Ladurée *** : Macarons, tea and pastries
21 rue Bonaparte 75006. Subway Saint Germain des près.
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Art Galleries: you can have a look in many art galleries all around The rue Bonaparte.
- Taschen: great to find good books!
2, rue de Buci, 75006 Paris. Subway Odéon.
- Pères et filles: pretty restaurant located in a very nice street.
81, Rue Seine 75006 Paris. Subway Odéon.
- Le Coffee parisien ***: bagels and burgers (one of my favourite)
4, Rue Princesse 75006. Subway Saint Sulpice or Saint Germain des près.
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- APC: french label, selling great basics
38, rue Madame 75006. Subway Saint Sulpice.
- Le jardin du Luxembourg: one of the best parks in Paris
- Le bon Marché: Perfumes, accessories, luxury and designers
24 rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris. Subway Sèvres Babylone.
- Mamie Gâteau *** :Very cute little restaurant, with delicious pastries ans french cakes.
66 rue du Cherche-Midi 75006, Subway Sèvres Babylone.
- La grande épicerie de Paris *** : a supermarket with very fine food.
38 rue de Sèvres 75007.
- mamie *** : Vintage store (1900, 70′s)
73 rue de Rochechouart 75009. Subway: Anvers
- mamie blues: Vintage store (20′s, 60′s)
69 rue de Rochechouart 75009. Subway: Anvers
Moulin Rouge, 82 Boulevard de Clichy 75018. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Le Coquelicot des Abbesses: Good for breakfast or brunch.
24, Rue Abbesses 75018. Subway Abbesses
- Hotel de Crillon*** - they have the best deserts on Earth. My personal favorite "Hot Chocolate with orange flavor"
10 Place de la Concorde 75008
- Le Marché saint Pierre: In a retro decoration, you’ll finf all kind of fabrics and buttons.
2, rue Charles Nodier 75018. Subway Anvers
- La maison rose: Café and restaurant (best is sitting outside)
2 rue de l’abreuvoir 75018
- Les deux Moulins: The famous café at Amélie Poulain movie. The decoration has been been changed since than, but now it’s very modern, however the famours clock and a few furnitures from the movie are still there.
15, rue Lepic 75018. Subway Abbesses.
- Floors bar & grill ***: burgers and bagels
100 rue Myrha 75008. Suway Château rouge or Barbès Rochechouart.
- Rose Bakery ***: fresh salads, tarts and cakes in a lovely restaurant.
46 rue des Martyrs 75009. Subway Saint Georges or Notre Dame de Lorette.
- Printemps: Perfumes, luxury, designers and decoration.
After shopping, I highly recommend to have a drink at the French brasserie under the sublime Haussmann dome.
64 boulevard Haussmann 75009. Subway Havre Caumartin.
Galerie Lafayette. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Les Galleries Lafayette: Perfumes, luxury and designers.
40, boulevard Haussmann 75009. Subway Chaussée d’Antin
- Lafayette Gourmet: A supermarket with fine food.
40 blvd Haussmann 75009
- Tetrel Gaston *** : candies just like when we were kids.
44 rue des petits champs 75002. subway Opéra
- Rue Sainte Anne: One of my favorite street for having wonderful Japanese food.
- Repetto ***: The famous flats, and everything for ballerinas in a lovely decoration !
22, Rue de la Paix 75002. Subway opéra
- Place Vendôme: Jewelry Paradise from Cartier to Bulgari etc.
- Sephora: Huge store with perfumes and beauty products.
70-72 avenue des Champs-Elysées 75008. Subway Georges V.
- Ladurée: Macarons, tea and pastries.
75, avenue des Champs Elysées 75008. subway Georges V.
- Chloé: 54/56, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008. Subway Madeleine.
- Lanvin : 22 and 15, rue du Faubourg Saint-honore 75008. Subway Madeleine.
- Chanel: 21, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008. Subway Madeleine.
- YSL: 38, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008. Subway Madeleine.
- Ladurée: Macarons, tea and pastries.
16, rue Royale 75008 Paris. Subway Madeleine.
Pierre Hermé Macarons. Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Pierre Hermé: Macarons and pastries.
4, rue Cambon 75001. Subway Madeleine or Palais des Tuileries.
- Colette *** : this concept store is selling all the fashion, high-tech, beauty, arts, music, books, gadgets or sneakers of the moment.
213, rue Saint Honoré 75001. Subway Palais des Tuileries.
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Le jardin des Tuileries: subway tuileries
- Musée de la mode et du Textile (les arts décoratifs)***: there’s a really good library there. Lots of arts and fashion books.
107, rue de Rivoli 75001. Subway Louvre Rivoli.
Photo (c) DisiCouture
- Musée Yves Saint Laurent (fondation Pierre Bergé ): A must see if you’r a Yves Saint Laurent fan. You can see some of the famous clothes he made, drawings, videos.
5, avenue Marceau and 1, rue Léonce Reynaud 75116.
- Balenciaga: 10, avenue Georges V 75008. Subway Alma Marceau.
- Marius et Jeannette***: A restaurant with the most delicious fish dishes.
4, Avenue Georges V 75008. Subway Alma Marceau.
- Dior: The outside, with this purple – lilac color is so lovely !
30 avenue Montaigne 75008. Subway Alma Marceau
Children books at The puces de Vanves.
- Puces de Vanves ***: vintage Jewels, clothes, decoration, furnitures, books, vinyls.
Avenue Marc Sangnier or avenue George Lafenestre 75014. Open on saturday an sunday only, from 9 to 01 in the morning. Subway porte de Vanves.
Photo (c) DisiCouture
Some more restaurants
- Le petit Villier (meat and salads): 75, Avenue de Villiers 75017 . Subway: Wagram
- Crêperie de Josselin (but not crêperie josselin): 67, rue du montparnasse 75014. subway montparnasse.
The Mirror Hall at Château de Versailles. Photo (c) DisiCouture
Other sights
- Cimetière du Père Lachaise *** : The famous cimetery. Best on a sunny day in spring, or in the bigining of autumn when the leaves are red. Avoid on a rainy day, unless you want to be in a sad mood. Subway station Père lachaise.
- Canal Saint Martin: Subway station République, Goncourt, Jaurès.
- Parc des Buttes Chaumont: Subway station Buttes Chaumont
- Jardin des plantes: Subway station: Austerlitz, Censier Daubenton, Jussieu.
- Le parc de la villette: Subway porte de Pantin.
- Parc Monceau: This is my childrood parc. Subway station monceau.
Jardins du Château de Versailles. Photo (c) DisiCouture
