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My Paris List: A Restaurant + Attractions Guide
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items Check out the below list of places I've enjoyed on my recent trips to Paris - especially if you're a foodie!
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Wine Bars + Restaurants
Museums + Things to Explore
Hotels + Airbnbs
Wine Bars + Restaurants
Apparently Paris’ best wine bar since 1987, this place has a long, lovely wine list and a great menu of snacks to accompany it. My drink of choice? The Saint-Amour Beaujolais Cru (of course – is anyone surprised by this?). They don’t have a website –...
Le Réveil Du 10eme
This adorable little hole-in-the-wall is probably the tiniest restaurant I’ve ever been inside (really redefines the term, if I’m being honest!), but it keeps itself familiar and charming that way. With a small menu and only a few wines to choose fro...
Les Bichettes de Belleville
There’s no doubt about it – brunch and bagels are trendy in Paris right now. If you’re on the lookout for a lovely little brunch spot that sports both American specialties and French fusion breakfast/lunch cuisine, this spot is cute, casual, and a fa...
Passager
From the outside, this café might seem unassuming, but believe you me the food here is fabulous and affordable. That duo is getting harder and harder to come by in Paris these days, since there are a lot of mediocre, overpriced bistros out there. The...
Les Rupins
If Williamsburg, Brooklyn turned into a chic Parisian café and restaurant, it would be Floréal. The distinctly trendy, local vibe to this place makes it feel like a slice of home. There are flowers and plants everywhere and on certain weekends they e...
Floréal Belleville
Imagine my surprise when I found The Dancing Goat a few blocks away from where I was staying! This place is full of Parisian magic. It’s chic, minimalist, and even has café filtre – drip coffee – which until recently was rare in Paris. I happily walk...
The Dancing Goat
I have one thing to say: get there EARLY. The secret is out about how great this place is and people flock to this unique wine bar in République for an amazing evening. During the week, they open at 5 p.m., so to grab a table you’ll need to get there...
Le Barav
The décor of this place is as trendy and cute as the food is delicious. Everything on the menu is made from local, fresh ingredients, so you won’t see anything that can’t be purchased from outside of 50 miles of Paris. We loved the melon and burrata ...
Bobby
Daroco has three locations in Paris and each one appears more sumptuous than the last. We met up with friends at the Bourse location to celebrate our engagement and we were not disappointed. Chic, delicious, and a visual feast of teal velvet, you wil...
Daroco
If you’re looking for a fun, quirky wine bar with excellent food, Le Sarment de Montmartre is the spot to check out. Beloved by Parisians and visitors alike, the wine list here is an esoteric mix of up and coming Pays d’Oc stars, beloved under the ra...
Le Sarment de Montmartre
With three locations across Paris, Café Pimpin (not pronounced like you think!) not only has great coffee but a solid food menu, too, with so much more than your typical pastry list. You can get eggs, avocado toast, or a selection of the daily tartin...
CAFÉ PIMPIN
Tucked away on an otherwise very busy street, REDD is an unassuming, quiet wine bar with friendly staff and a rotating list of fabulous French wines. It’s a great place to go on a date or with a small group of friends and its location right next to t...
Redd Montorgeuil
Crêpes, crêpes, crêpes! If it’s your first time in France – or even if you are a Francophile like me – eating some authentic French crêpes is definitely going to be on your hit list. BREIZH is pretty much the gold standard, specializing in both the N...
Breizh Café
Korean food is having quite the moment in Paris right now – you can’t take a 15 minute walk without seeing at least one outpost! I love Korean food so I was excited to try out an outpost with Parisian flair. HITE is a great little spot with incredibl...
Restaurant HITE
Coffee was once overlooked in Paris, but the city is currently going through a café renaissance. I was delighted to meet a friend of mine for a coffee at KB Coffee Roasters’ 9th arrondissement outpost. They have a lovely terrace, fabulous coffee and ...
KB COFFEE ROASTERS
If you love organic, biodynamic, or natural wines like I do – look no further, this place has a great bottle for you! Ideally located in the 4ème arrondissement, not too far from the picturesque Hôtel de Ville, this is a great spot to grab a glass, a...
Lot of Wine
This is truly flavorful Indian food done right and I can’t say I’ve ever had anything of its caliber stateside. The palak paneer was absolutely phenomenal – featuring some of the freshest paneer I’ve ever had. The fragrant baking spices in the basmat...
Delhi Bazaar
Now in three locations throughout Paris, Miznon is a great spot to go to for delicious Israeli street food. It’s a great place to go on a budget for dinner or a late night snack. Their French-Israeli fusion pitas (like boeuf bourguignon in a pita with Israeli flair) have left me curious for next time. Don’t forget to get a bag of haricots verts!
Miznon
Not only is there a solid menu of diverse sushi options, but the appetizers and main dishes blend traditional Japanese with modern French ingredients. The result is a modern fusion Japanese restaurant that is as fresh as it is delicious. If you’re he...
Koko Bistro
Museums + Things to Explore
I. Love. Buttes. Chaumont. It was first built in the 1870s and still retains much of the appeal of Belle Epoque Paris. It is calm, green, and full of these beautiful old bridges, overpasses, and of course, the famous little gazebo at the top of the “...
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
If you’ve never been to Paris, this is a must do, but strolling through it can take hours, especially if you’re looking for a specific grave. To this day I still haven’t seen all the ones I’ve wanted to see, but I just love strolling through it. The ...
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Not only is this garden huge, but it also has a small museum with traveling art exhibitions and a zoo. Like the other places mentioned in this. guide, it’s a bit far from the usual tourist attractions so I only heard French when I visited this time, ...
Jardin des Plantes
Now home to one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Paris, the Canal St-Martin is iconic but often overlooked. There are all kinds of hip bistros and street art exhibitions. Parisians will often just come out to the canal on the weekends with a sandwic...
Canal Saint-Martin
We stumbled into this stunning private collection with a variety of works from the 15th – 18th centuries. We fell head over heels in love with it. It’s a quiet, luxurious 19th century mansion in the northwest of Paris that feels unassuming from the o...
Musée Jacquemart-André
This beautiful museum is a testament to one of the greatest love stories of the 19th century between novelist George Sand and pianist Frédéric Chopin. One of my favorites! The garden is absolutely stunning in the summer, too.
Musée de la Vie Romantique
Hotels + Airbnbs
I loved so many things about Maison Mère, like the fact that you can choose exactly which room you want (not common from my attempts at booking hotel rooms in other spaces!), and that the staff are very friendly – almost like staying with a friend. I...
Maison Mère
You’d think being closer to the center of Paris would mean a noisy room – but not so at the stunning Hôtel Adèle et Jules. Tucked away on a tiny, pedestrian-only street, this hotel is actually two properties: the “Adèle” – building 1 – and the “Jules...
Boutique Hotel Adèle & Jules
It’s tucked away down a private (locked) alleyway behind Sacré-Cœur and is probably the quietest building I have ever stayed in. It’s cozy but complete with everything you could possibly need, PLUS it has a beautiful little terrace with multiple seat...
A Romantic Montmartre Retreat
Sunny, breezy, and immaculately clean, this is the perfect place to stay if you’re working remotely. I loved the quiet in the mornings, and the best part is that my favorite Parisian coffee shop, The Dancing Goat is located just a few blocks away.
Chic and Cozy in the 20th
If you want to splurge, look no further. Brigitte’s apartment is as fabulous as it looks in the photos (yes, including that beautiful bathtub!). At $400 a night, it is definitely at a different price bracket than the other spots on this list but wow ...
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