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Museums, gardens, neighbourhood streets and evenings by the Seine.
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experiences.
Places worth making time for, selected for the quality of the experience rather than the length of the list.
Restaurants
18 experiences
Restaurants / Paris
Auteuil Brasserie
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Mediterranean & Italian€35–65 per personMediterranean cooking and a lively terrace by Porte d’Auteuil.
Restaurants / Paris
Restaurant Molitor
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Mediterranean & Italian€40–75 per personBreakfast and Mediterranean meals overlooking Molitor’s outdoor pool.
Restaurants / Paris
Bouillon Chartier Grands Boulevards
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French bouillon€20–35 per personTraditional French dishes in a historic dining room, with walk-in seating.
Restaurants / Paris
Le Procope
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Traditional French€40–75 per personTraditional French cooking in historic dining rooms near Odéon.
Restaurants / Paris
Brasserie Lipp
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French brasserie€40–75 per personA classic Saint-Germain brasserie with botanical tiles and polished wood.
Restaurants / Paris
Breizh Café Odéon
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Breton galettes & crêpes€20–40 per personBuckwheat galettes, sweet crêpes and cider by the Carrefour de l’Odéon.
Restaurants / Paris
Café de la Paix
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French cuisine€45–90 per personFrench cooking and ornate dining rooms facing Palais Garnier.
Restaurants / Paris
La Rotonde Montparnasse
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French brasserie€30–65 per personA red-awning Montparnasse brasserie for a traditional French meal.
Restaurants / Paris
Les Fous de l’Île
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French & Aveyronnais cooking€30–60 per personA neighbourhood brasserie and wine stop on Île Saint-Louis.
Restaurants / Paris
Breizh Café — Rue Cler
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Breton galettes, crêpes & cider€20–40 per personBreton galettes, sweet crêpes and cider beside Rue Cler’s neighbourhood shops, within walking distance of the Eiffel Tower.
Restaurants / Paris
Les Cocottes — Tour Eiffel
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French bistro & casserole cooking€32–60 per personFrench comfort dishes and casseroles on rue Saint-Dominique, a short walk east of the Eiffel Tower.
Restaurants / Paris
La Fontaine de Mars
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Southwest French bistro€45–80 per personA traditional French bistro with checked tablecloths, a striped terrace and southwest favourites near the Eiffel Tower.
Restaurants / Paris
La Cantine du Troquet — Dupleix
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French brasserie & Basque influences€30–60 per personA lively red-fronted brasserie near Dupleix, with Christian Etchebest’s Basque-influenced cooking and pavement tables.
Restaurants / Paris
Bistrot des Tournelles
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Traditional French bistro cooking€55–95 per personCordon bleu, pepper-sauce beef and a serious wine list in a compact old-style dining room near Bastille.
Restaurants / Paris
Bofinger
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Alsatian brasserie & seafood€35–75 per personAlsatian choucroute, seafood platters and brasserie classics in mirrored rooms just off Place de la Bastille.
Restaurants / Paris
Chez Janou
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Provençal bistro cooking€35–65 per personProvençal cooking, a deep pastis selection and a yellow-walled bistro room close to Place des Vosges.
Restaurants / Paris
Le Coq & Fils
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French poultry & rotisserie€55–95 per personAntoine Westermann’s poultry restaurant on rue Lepic, with slow-poached, spit-roasted birds and plates to share.
Restaurants / Paris
Bouillon Pigalle
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French bouillon & brasserie classics€20–35 per personFrench bouillon cooking, red banquettes and continuous service beside Pigalle, with reservations and walk-ins.
Cafés & bakeries
19 experiences
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Les Deux Magots
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Coffee & pastries€15–30 per personCoffee, pastries and a terrace facing the Saint-Germain church.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Angelina Rivoli
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Hot chocolate & pâtisserie€15–30 per personHot chocolate and pâtisserie opposite the Tuileries.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Café de Flore
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Coffee, hot chocolate & pastries€15–35 per personCoffee, hot chocolate and a terrace pause on boulevard Saint-Germain.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Du Pain et des Idées
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Artisan bread & pastries€5–15 per personBread and pastries in a heritage bakery near Canal Saint-Martin.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Terres de Café — Bourdonnais
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Specialty coffee & pastries€5–15 per personA specialty-coffee counter and pavement tables a short stroll east of the Eiffel Tower.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
O Coffee
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Australian coffee & breakfast€7–22 per personFlat whites, banana bread and homemade breakfast in a small Australian café south of the Eiffel Tower.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Carette – Place des Vosges
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French pâtisserie, hot chocolate & light meals€15–35 per personPâtisserie and hot chocolate beneath the north-side arcades, with a vaulted counter room and tables facing Place des Vosges.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
KB CaféShop – Trudaine
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Specialty coffee & house-made pastries€8–18 per personSpecialty coffee, house-made pastries and a corner terrace at the meeting of avenue Trudaine and rue des Martyrs.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Boulangerie Utopie
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Artisan bread & pastries€5–12 per personAn inventive neighbourhood bakery whose breads and viennoiseries use sourdough and long fermentation, with a Paris baguette prize in its history.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Boulangerie BO – rue de Charenton
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Artisan bread & pastries€6–15 per personSourdough bread and inventive pâtisserie in a historic bakery close to the Aligre market.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Poilâne – rue du Cherche-Midi
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Artisan bread & pastries€6–15 per personPoilâne’s first bakery, established in 1932, with sourdough loaves, butter biscuits and apple pastries.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Cusuaka Cafés — Boulogne Nord
A locally rooted specialty roaster and café for a Boulogne morning; the north branch also holds coffee workshops.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
La Fontaine de Belleville
A neighbourhood café-bar with a terrace, morning coffee and a longer stay than a small takeaway coffee counter.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Café Lomi — Marcadet
An established roaster with seats, pastries and a slower coffee break in a residential part of the 18th, away from the busiest Montmartre approaches.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Hexagone Café
A small seated neighbourhood coffee shop near Montparnasse for reading, conversation or a short work stop.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Bønne
A newer Scandinavian-inspired neighbourhood café with coffee, cardamom and cinnamon buns, and a sit-down breakfast feel.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Fringe Coffee
An independent espresso bar and photography space for a quieter Marais coffee and pastry stop.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Café Cayo
A larger neighbourhood café with its own roasting and a substantial lunch offer in an area not yet represented in the guide.
Cafés & bakeries / Paris
Dreamin’ Man — Amelot
A neighbourhood espresso and pastry stop near République; better for a focused coffee pause than a long group hangout because the room is small.
Fine dining
05 experiences
Fine dining / Paris
Le Pré Catelan
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French tasting menu€250–400 per personA destination tasting meal in a pavilion in the Bois de Boulogne.
Fine dining / Paris
Le Jules Verne
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French gastronomic tasting menus€190–345 per personA special-occasion meal on the Eiffel Tower’s second floor, with Frédéric Anton’s cooking and a private-lift arrival.
Fine dining / Paris
David Toutain
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Seasonal French tasting menus€108–258 per personA quiet rue Surcouf dining room for creative seasonal tasting menus, with several lunch formats and a longer dinner experience.
Fine dining / Paris
Astrance
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Creative French cooking & Asian influences€85–285 per personPascal Barbot’s ingredient-led cooking in a calm rue de Longchamp dining room, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.
Fine dining / Paris
Mallory Gabsi
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Contemporary French cooking with Belgian roots€75–195 per personBelgian-inspired tasting menus, distinctive sauces and a warm, intimate dining room near the Arc de Triomphe.
Bars & nightlife
03 experiences
Bars & nightlife / Paris
Harry’s New York Bar
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Cocktails€20–35 per personClassic cocktails in a wood-panelled bar near Opéra.
Bars & nightlife / Paris
Le Barav
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.Wine & small plates€20–40 per personWine, sharing plates and a lively pavement terrace in the Haut Marais.
Bars & nightlife / Paris
Le Syndicat
EUR estimates per person: $ up to €35 · $$ up to €80 · $$$ up to €150 · $$$$ above €150. Meal supplements and extra drinks increase the total.French-spirit cocktails€18–36 per personFrench-spirit cocktails behind a discreet Faubourg Saint-Denis frontage.
Culture & landmarks
28 experiences
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée Marmottan Monet
Monet and Morisot collections in a mansion in western Paris.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée d’Orsay
Impressionist art and sculpture in a former railway station beside the Seine.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Eiffel Tower
Paris views from the tower, with a choice of floors and access methods.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée départemental Albert-Kahn
Historic colour photography and landscaped gardens in Boulogne.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée du Louvre
Choose a focused route through the Louvre’s galleries and courtyard.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Sainte-Chapelle
Stained glass, painted vaults and two contrasting chapel interiors.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée de l’Orangerie
Monet’s Water Lilies and a manageable museum visit in the Tuileries.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Palais Garnier
Explore the grand foyer and public rooms of Paris’s historic opera house.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Arc de Triomphe
Visit the monument and look across Paris from its rooftop terrace.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris
Paris through old shop signs, archaeological finds, furnished rooms and the lives of its inhabitants, inside two Marais mansions.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Maison de Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo’s Paris apartment, with a red salon, painted Chinese panels and rooms tracing his life before, during and after exile.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre
A working basilica with a monumental gold mosaic, free church admission and a separate stair climb to the dome.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée de Montmartre
Montmartre’s cabarets and artists, Suzanne Valadon’s reconstructed studio and the Renoir gardens above the vineyard.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Dalí Paris
Sculptures and illustrated works from Beniamino Levi’s private collection, just off Place du Tertre.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Place du Tertre
Painters, portraitists and café terraces on Montmartre ’s compact hilltop square.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Galerie Vivienne
A glass-roofed shopping gallery with patterned mosaic floors, neoclassical decoration and a central glazed dome.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Passage des Panoramas
An early Paris covered passage with specialist collectors’ shops, historic storefronts and restaurants beneath a glass roof.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Musée des Arts et Métiers
Scientific instruments, communication, energy and transport collections, ending in the former church of Saint-Martin-des-Champs.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Notre-Dame de Paris
Restored Gothic vaults, medieval carving and rose windows in Paris’s island cathedral.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés
A Romanesque nave, early Gothic choir and restored painted decoration behind the café square.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Conciergerie
Medieval palace halls and the history of the Revolutionary prison beside the Seine.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Place Dauphine
A triangular tree-shaded square between Pont Neuf and the Palais de Justice.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Pont Neuf
Paris’s oldest surviving bridge, its carved faces and Henri IV statue at the island’s western tip.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Passage Jouffroy
Iron-and-glass architecture, historic shopfronts and the Grévin entrance off boulevard Montmartre.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Passage Verdeau
A bright glass-roofed arcade with antiques, old prints and specialist shops north of Passage Jouffroy.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Le Grand Rex
An Art Deco cinema landmark with a grand atmospheric auditorium and a separate interactive film-making tour.
Culture & landmarks / Paris
Les Invalides – Musée de l’Armée
Napoleon’s tomb, royal armour and military history within the courtyards of the Invalides.
Parks & gardens
06 experiences
Parks & gardens / Paris
Jardin des Serres d’Auteuil
Historic glasshouses and botanical gardens beside Roland-Garros.
Parks & gardens / Paris
Jardin du Luxembourg
A relaxed garden break with fountains, statues and green chairs.
Parks & gardens / Paris
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud
Formal gardens, wooded paths and views across western Paris.
Parks & gardens / Paris
Place des Vosges
Brick-and-stone pavilions, sheltered arcades and the lawns and fountains of Square Louis-XIII.
Parks & gardens / Paris
Coulée verte René-Dumont
A former railway becomes a walk through elevated gardens, bridges, tunnels and wooded cuttings across eastern Paris.
Parks & gardens / Paris
Jardin des Tuileries
Formal garden axes, sculpture and green chairs between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde.
River cruises
01 experiences
River cruises / Paris
Bateaux Parisiens sightseeing cruise
A sightseeing cruise from the Eiffel Tower departure area.
Neighbourhoods
08 experiences
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Louvre & Tuileries
Royal Paris, open garden paths and a generous pause between the Louvre and the Seine.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Literary cafés, old church stone and small Left Bank streets made for an unhurried wander.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Île de la Cité
Paris’s historic island, with cathedral views, palace architecture and quieter corners near Pont Neuf.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Île Saint-Louis
Quays, river light and intimate streets on the quieter of central Paris ’s two islands.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Opéra
Grand avenues, Palais Garnier and classic café rooms around one of Paris’s great public squares.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Grands Boulevards
Covered passages, theatrical façades and brasserie tables on Paris’s historic entertainment boulevards.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Montmartre
A hilltop Paris of white domes, artists’ squares, steep lanes and quieter streets beyond the busiest viewpoints.
Neighbourhoods / Paris
Le Marais & Bastille
Historic mansions, Place des Vosges, writers’ rooms and bistro tables, with Bastille and the old railway gardens beyond.
Food markets
03 experiences
Food markets / Paris
Marché d’Aligre & covered Beauvau
EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total.Market produce, cheese & prepared food€12–22 per personA historic covered food hall with cheese, charcuterie and specialist counters, surrounded by Aligre’s outdoor market streets.
Food markets / Paris
Marché Bastille
EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total.Market produce, cheese & prepared food€12–22 per personA twice-weekly outdoor food market beneath the boulevard trees, with produce, specialist food stalls and an easy Bastille approach.
Food markets / Paris
Marché Saxe-Breteuil
EUR estimate per person for picnic purchases. Quantities, weights and trader prices determine the total.Market produce, cheese & prepared food€12–25 per personThursday and Saturday market shopping on avenue de Saxe, with produce stalls and glimpses of the Eiffel Tower along the avenue.
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