Paris guide
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First, To find a studio or an appartment to rent in Paris ( Iles de France -75 Paris ), this site is great: Homelidays
The Stars like this *** means that it is a place I especially love.
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Le Marais
- 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 the magazines you need.
19 rue des archives 75004. subway hotel de ville
- Princesse Tam Tam *** : The sweetest french lingerie.
19, rue Vieille du temple 75004.
- Yukiko, : Vintage store selling designers ( Chanel, Lanvin … )
97, rue Vieille-du-Temple. M° Filles-du-Calvaire.
- Vanessa Bruno *** : Lovely french designer
100 rue vieille du Temple 75003
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- 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 others.
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
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
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Etienne Marcel - Réaumur Sébastopol
- Kiliwatch: Vintage and new clothes, books. I’m not so found of it because of the prices but …
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’r 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 Marcel
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Chatelet - Pont Neuf
Niki de Saint Phalles statues in Beaubourg, Chatelet.
- 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.
- 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 *** : Succulent ice cream !
29-31 rue saint Louis en l’ile 75004. Subway Pont Marie.
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Cité - Notre Dame - Saint Michel ( Latin Quarter )
Notre Dame
- 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
- Shakespeare & co: Lots of English books in there, love the mood !
37, Rue Bûcherie 75005. Subway Saint Michel.
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Note that Saint Michel is really not the best place to go to the restaurant. I Never had a good experience there, but still looking !
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Saint Germain des près - Sèvre babylone
A café in Saint Germain
- 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.
- Art Galleries: you can have a look in many art galleries all around The rue Bonaparte.
- Taschen: great for 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.
- APC: french label, selling great basics
38, rue Madame 75006. Subway Saint Sulpice.
- Le jardin du Luxembourg: one of the best parcs in Paris
Fountain in le jardin du Luxembourg
- Le bon Marché: Perfumes, accessories, luxury and designers
24 rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris. Subway Sèvres Babylone.
- Mamie Gateau *** :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.
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Montmartre- Abesses - Pigalle
In Montmartre, rue de l’Abreuvoir.
- 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
La Basilique du Sacrée Coeur.
- Le Coquelicot des Abbesses: Good for breakfast or brunch.
24, Rue Abbesses 75018. Subway Abbesses
- 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
Pop art decoration at Floors bar & grill
- Les deux Moulins: The famous café in Amélie Poulain. Note the decoration has all been changed since, it’s very modern now, but still with the clock and a few furnitures from the movie.
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.
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Haussman - Opéra - Place Vendôme
Christmas window at le printemps de la mode
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- 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.
- 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 children.
44 rue des petits champs 75002. subwayOpéra
- Rue Sainte Anne: One of my favorite street when I want to eat Japanese.
- Repetto *** : The famous flats, and everything for ballerinas in a lovely decoration !
22, Rue de la Paix 75002. Subway opéra
- Place Vendôme: To dream with all the jewels in the windows !
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Champs Elysées - Saint Honoré - Louvre
Autumn in le jardin des Tuileries
- 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.
The Champs Elysées during Christmas
- Ladurée: Macarons, tea and pastries.
16, rue Royale 75008 Paris. Subway Madeleine.
- 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.
- 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.
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Around the Eiffel tower - Avenue Montaigne - Avenue Georges V
- 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.
The Carrousel next to the Eiffel tower
4, Avenue Georges V 75008. Subway Alma Marceau.
- Givenchy: 3, 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
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Flee markets
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.
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Some more restaurants
- le petit Villier ( meat and salads ): 75, Avenue de Villiers 75017 . subway: Wagram
- Crêperie de Josselin ( and not crêperie josselin): 67, rue du montparnasse 75014. subway montparnasse.
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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
At Le parc des 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
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Outside the city
Le hameau de la reine - Versailles
- Versailles castle *** . If you have a full day, make sure to visit the Hameau de la Reine, have lunch at ” La flotille restaurant ” and visit the gardens by bike. Take the RER C, stop at Versailles rive gauche station.
- Bagatelle gardens *** . Best during spring and summer, for the flowers. Take the subway to Pont de Neuilly station, then take a cab ( around 10 minutes).
The Chinese Pagoda at Bagatelle Garden.
- disneyland Paris.
At Disneyland Paris
- Villa savoye in poissy ( website )
- Fontainebleau Forest. By car, around 40 minutes from Paris.
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this is wonderful! i wish i could visit paris… *sigh*
Any trips to Latin Quartier or Notre Dame? I stayed at an apt. there and would love to see some shots of the area from your perspective!
Haaaaaaa ! Disney ! montmatre ! le luxembroug et tous !
Mais c’est … magnifique encore mieux qu’en réalité =]
Merci
Ps: Oups ! dans mon derniere commentaire je me suis trompée mon blog c’est MademoiselleEva.Blogspot.com( - et non Madmoizelle.com où je t’ai vu =] ) mais bon je ne pense que cela est beaucoup d’importance
this is really useful!!! I will use this lovely guide for my coming paris trip!
Oh this is wonderful! It reminds me of my one visit to Paris. How I’ve wanted to go back since the day I left! When I do return, I will use this guide! :) Any trips to Latin Quartier or Notre Dame? I stayed at an apt. there and would love to see some shots of the area from your perspective!
my dream destination *sigh*
How I wish that I had been to your blog before my most recent trip to this marvelous city in December…la prochaine fois!
Hi! I’m taking down notes from these guidelines especially the stores for clothes!
Thank you so much! I cannot wait for May to go to Paris for my hubby’s birthday. =)
ton blog est vraiment sublime, superbes photos particulièrement et merci pour les adresses. Connais tu yogalonie à Cambronne 32 rue de la Croix Nivert ? super pièces de défilés à petits prix, et beau vintage (ceintures chanel, robes Lanvin, chaussures Prada, bref un super plan) pas encore trop connu mais à découvrir
Brilliant! Just what I was looking for!
thank you for the paris guide! it’s so helpful!
i’m visiting paris soon and i’m so excited and lost at the same time.
love your blog! :)
This is wonderful! I’m visiting Paris with my school on an arts and photography trip and was searching everywhere for cheap vintage shops and markets - so helpful, thankyou!
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i´am going to paris thats wonderful to see this website it help me alot what ic can do if iàm in paris !
Hopefully i’ll be heading to Paris again later this year, and i’ll be sure to visit most of these places. Thank you for this wonderful list.
And your blog is beautiful
xo
That’s Really fantastic post and Hopefully i’ll be heading to Paris again later this year, and i’ll be sure to visit most of these places. Thank you for this wonderful list.
And your blog is beautiful
xo
Hi, Alix:)
May be you won’t read this comment, but anyway… I’m really delighted with your blog and the whole its content) I’ve always loved paris and that unusual style that french people have and now i love it even more) Everything in your blog its so beautiful and lovely that i just feel happy after watching it)) Thanks a lot) I’ve bumped into it just few hours ago and i just can’t make myself close the page, cause i have a very little time)
besides
i’m from russia and when i’ll go to paris next time i will surely use your guide and i’ll try to visit as many as i can of places you’ve mentioned))
Thank you very much, Alix))
I was in your city last week, simply fantastic. The next time I’ll visit your guide ;)
dès que je suis arrivée à paris, j’ai ouvert cette site ici pour savoir quoi faire dans cette merveilleuse ville !! j’adore la site non seulement pour le guide de paris, mais aussi pour les inspirations qu’elle me donne par rapport à la mode !
thank you for the guide. it’s so helpful!
merci merci! je suis neo-zealandise at je vais etudier a Paris l’annee dernier. j’essayerai visiter tous les endroits! this has been sooooooooooo helpful!
Magnifique blog !!! Je viens juste de débarquer à Paris et ça va vraiment me faire la belle vie :D
Thank you so much for this paris guide!it was a great help during my 4 days at paris :)
Hi!! I’m a teen going to Paris for Christmas. I love your site!! Could you give some tips on where my younger brother would enjoy visiting?
Everything in your blog its so beautiful and lovely that i just feel happy after watching it)) Thanks a lot) I’ve bumped into it just few hours ago and i just can’t make myself close the page, cause i have a very little time)
Quelle jolie photos! Some of these places are familiar to me but I have added many things to my list for my next Paris visit. Merci bien!
I’m flying to Paris on Saturday and have been researching places to shop. I’m so glad I stopped by your blog before my trip. I think I’m ready for Paris now. ^_^
Hi,
I just wanted to say “well done” your site is great. I have just started one myself, I don’t have any experience at all in this kind of thing, but I hope mine will be as good as yours!
Keep up the good work.
Kind regards,
Daniel Windett
Merci!! Merci!!! Merci!!! J’arrive en Paris deciembre 19 et j’ai adoré ton petit tour guide!!! C’est magnifique!
Connais tu yogalonie à Cambronne 32 rue de la Croix Nivert ? super pièces de défilés à petits prix, et beau vintage (ceintures chanel, robes Lanvin, chaussures Prada, bref un super plan) pas encore trop connu mais à découvrir