Cravings

A woman stops to admire pastries as her dachshund tugs on its leash.

 

 

 

 

Procaffeinating

In the heart of the old Marais district a café at the back of an offbeat bookstore looks onto a vegetable garden.

La Mouette Rieuse
(The Laughing Seagull)

17bis rue Pavée 75004 

Dinoseine

Life-sized chrome replica of a T-Rex skeleton adds zing to a stroll along the river.

High-end antiques

Rare and distinctive antiques are a hallmark of the rue des Saints-Pères.

Magic meringues

Multi-flavored meringues in a Left Bank pâtisserie said to reverse negative wishes, spells, curses, hexes, you name it, back onto the sender.

 

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Hermès, Paris

Horse and rider atop the Hermès building, a reminder of the brand's equestrian beginnings.

Hermès (main shop)

24 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008

Interior refresh

Creative furnishings fill the upstairs loft at this Marais concept store.

MERCI

111 Boulevard Beaumarchais 75003