We’re off to Paris soon, and while I’m part-excited, I’m also part-nervous. I have my packing list done, that’s always the easy part for me. I have to admit that it’s not a destination that I’ve been dying to get to. That said, I think this will be a pretty laid back trip. My husband and I don’t take a lot of time to ourselves when it comes to our family, so this trip will be a chance to finally do that. I look forward to long walks doing absolutely nothing, and taking a relaxing bath every night. I might even get to open a book, wow! It seems that I might be on the non-popular side of Paris opinions though, as several of our friends have already recommended a plethora of amazing things for us to check out. I’ve included them below.
Eat & Drink
- Drinks at Le Perchoir
- Healthy breakfast at Season
- Wine and cheese at L’Avant Comptoir
- Brunch at BigLove Café
- Lunch with a view at KONG
- World’s best macarons at Pierre Hermé
- Gerard Mulot’s macarons are made fresh in Paris
- Delicious food at Alcazar
- Bring home good cheese from QuatreHomme, and ask for it sous vide so you can travel with it.
- Hot cocoa from Angelina
- Foie gras from Comptoir de la Gastronomie or Petite Sud Ouest (reservations recommended)
- Bouillon Racine for dinner (reservations recommended)
- Use Lafourchette.com for reservations
- Poulette for the best steak frites in the city
- L’as du Fallafel for great falafel on a Sunday (in the Jewish quarter)
- Le Restaurant at Ralph Lauren Saint Germain
- Bastille or St Michel districts for food
- Vegan Folies on Rue Mouffetard so I can have some dessert!
- Splurge on lunch for fine dining, better priced and less crowded than dinner
- Brunch at Merci
See & Do
- Art at the Fondation Louis Vuitton
- Catacombs (come an hour before it opens to beat the crowd)
- Versailles (I’m told to visit the faux-farm behind the Triannons)
- Walk Jardin du Luxembourg
- Orsay to visit
- See Latin quarter
- Walk Rue des goblins
- Salvador Dali museum
- Montmartre Cemetary
Shop
- Le Bon Marché
- Sennelier’s Art Store on the banks, near the Louvre
- Le Marais district (good thing we’re staying here!)
Do you have any to add? Is there any must-do experiences in Paris? Delicious places to eat? Send them my way!
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