Guidebook for Paris
Essentials
A nice supermarket where you could do your groceries. Open at 9am - 9pm.
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MONOPRIX
20 Bd de CharonneA nice supermarket where you could do your groceries. Open at 9am - 9pm.
A small convenience store, less choices than the huge Monoprix along Avenue de l'Opera but they're open on Sundays.
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Auchan
327 Rue de VaugirardA small convenience store, less choices than the huge Monoprix along Avenue de l'Opera but they're open on Sundays.
Food Scene
Excellent Moroccan Restaurant. The deco was recuperated from the Moroccan Pavilion of the 1958 Universal Exposition in Brussels.
mipi
11 Rue Danielle CasanovaExcellent Moroccan Restaurant. The deco was recuperated from the Moroccan Pavilion of the 1958 Universal Exposition in Brussels.
A Casaluna
6 Rue de BeaujolaisExcellent Corsican Restaurant.
Rue Sainte-Anne
Rue Sainte-AnneA long line of (mostly) Japanese restaurants.
Bistrot Victoires
6 Rue de la VrillièreNice small bistro. Simple meals, good price.
LE MOULIN DE LA VIERGE VICTOIRES
10 Pl. des Petits PèresGood bistro, great desserts.
McDonald's
1 Rue du CommerceJust in case you're looking for one.
Starbucks
90 Av. Victor HugoJust in case you're looking for one.
A concept restaurant dedicated to all things breakfast. I recommend making reservations.
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Claus - Palais-Royal
14 Rue Jean-Jacques RousseauA concept restaurant dedicated to all things breakfast. I recommend making reservations.
High end restaurant. Highly recommended. Lovely interiors. This restaurant is inside one of the most exclusive hotels in Paris. Worth a visit.
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Le Gabriel
42 Av. GabrielHigh end restaurant. Highly recommended. Lovely interiors. This restaurant is inside one of the most exclusive hotels in Paris. Worth a visit.
High end restaurant in the renowned Hotel Bristol. Serves gastronomic meals fit for a king.
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Epicure
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréHigh end restaurant in the renowned Hotel Bristol. Serves gastronomic meals fit for a king.
Everything Else
English bookstore. Huge selection of books and magazines.
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WH Smith
248 Rue de RivoliEnglish bookstore. Huge selection of books and magazines.
LA POSTE
50 Rue Étienne MarcelPost office. Stamps. Send your postcards. ;)
Sightseeing
The famed Louvre Museum of Paris. I suggest trying to enter through the Porte des Lions entrance if you want to avoid the crowd - and the subsequent long line going in.
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I-Louvre Museum
Rue de RivoliThe famed Louvre Museum of Paris. I suggest trying to enter through the Porte des Lions entrance if you want to avoid the crowd - and the subsequent long line going in.
Very animated square. Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants. Also you can find the closest ATM machine here.
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Place du Marche Saint Honore
Very animated square. Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants. Also you can find the closest ATM machine here.
Just behind the apartment. ;)
Luxury brands and jewelries.
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Place Vendome
Just behind the apartment. ;)
Luxury brands and jewelries.
Beautiful church about 8 minutes walk from the apartment.
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La Madeleine
Place de la MadeleineBeautiful church about 8 minutes walk from the apartment.
Opéra
10 Pl. de l'OpéraThe Opera Garnier, just a hop-skip from the apartment.
Beautiful garden just across the Louvre. Nice place to do an early morning jog.
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Umqolomba we-Tuileries
Place de la ConcordeBeautiful garden just across the Louvre. Nice place to do an early morning jog.
My preferred bridge in Paris - good views left and right, and not at all crowded as the well known Pont des Arts three bridges to the right.
Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
My preferred bridge in Paris - good views left and right, and not at all crowded as the well known Pont des Arts three bridges to the right.
I-Pont des Arts
Pont des ArtsThe in/famous, lovelock-laden Pont des Arts.
Quite a busy area, but the fountains and the obelisk are worth a look. In the evenings, you get to see the famed Champs-Elysees light from one end, down towards the Arc de Triomphe.
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La Concorde
Quite a busy area, but the fountains and the obelisk are worth a look. In the evenings, you get to see the famed Champs-Elysees light from one end, down towards the Arc de Triomphe.
Basically the high street of fashion and luxury. Lots of luxury brands, haute couture, and several bakeries and pastry shops. Fact: Saint Honoré is the patron saint of bakers.
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Rue Saint-Honoré
Rue Saint-HonoréBasically the high street of fashion and luxury. Lots of luxury brands, haute couture, and several bakeries and pastry shops. Fact: Saint Honoré is the patron saint of bakers.
Massimo Dutti
116 Av. des Champs-ÉlyséesI don't think this needs any explanation. ;)
An old train station turned into one of the most celebrated museums in Paris. Great permanent and temporary collection. Unique architecture.
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Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurAn old train station turned into one of the most celebrated museums in Paris. Great permanent and temporary collection. Unique architecture.
A covered commercial alley. A variety of independent shops, home/deco stores, an old library, a tea salon, and art galeries. Beautiful, historical structure.
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Galerie Vivienne
Galerie VivienneA covered commercial alley. A variety of independent shops, home/deco stores, an old library, a tea salon, and art galeries. Beautiful, historical structure.
A palace in the middle of Paris. The inner courtyard houses Daniel Buren's public art, as well as a more intimately sized garden. Lots of restaurants/cafes/retail stores in and around.
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Domaine National du Palais-Royal
8 Rue de MontpensierA palace in the middle of Paris. The inner courtyard houses Daniel Buren's public art, as well as a more intimately sized garden. Lots of restaurants/cafes/retail stores in and around.
A museum housing impressionist paintings, including Monet's Water Lilies, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, among others.
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Iziko le-Orangery
A museum housing impressionist paintings, including Monet's Water Lilies, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, among others.
Drinks & Nightlife
Harry's New York Bar
5 Rue DaunouGo for the whiskey.
Arts & Culture
UGC Opera
32 Bd des ItaliensCinema. There are two more cinemas along the boulevard.
Shopping
A huge flower market, large selection of plants and garden deco/souvenirs.
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Marche aux Fleurs et aux Oiseaux
Allée Célestin HennionA huge flower market, large selection of plants and garden deco/souvenirs.