Café-restaurant

 

 

Most Paris cafés are also restaurants that serve meals all day long.

Above: a sharing lunch

 Le Vrai Paris

33 rue des Abbesses 75018 

 On the table:

Salmon mango tartare

Crunchy Vietnamese nems

Baked camembert w/truffles

Fried shrimp w/smoked paprika aïoli

Jambon Bellota platter

Frites maison / mixed salads 

A chilled summery rosé

Mouffe Monday

 

The rue Mouffetard winds down from Place de la Contrescarpe to l'Église Saint-Médard.

 

Red gorilla

 A Richard Orlinski sculpture off Place de la Concorde.

SOLDES d'été 2022

 

Paris' eagerly awaited summer sales are finally here, with many shops and boutiques already offering 40% markdowns on brand and off-brand fashion.

- Soldes d'été 2022 - 

Ends July 19

A place on the place

 

A small walkway off Le Pont Neuf leads to the tranquil Place Dauphine.

Wine Wednesday

 

Your wine is served: house red for three to go with lunch in the Quartier Montorgueil.

Travel Tuesday

 

A village café somewhere on the Côte d'Azur?

No, a Montmartre glacier on a sun-dappled afternoon.

 

Une Glace à Paris

16 Place des Abbesses 75018 

 

- artisan ice creams, sorbets, ice cream pastries -

Mona Monday

La Jaconde gets a new look.

Floral Friday

 

This stuffed bear seems comfortably installed on rue des Trois Frères.

Watermelon Wednesday

 

Watermelon and wine inside a covered market in the Château d'Eau district.

Hat stand

 

Hats for sale under arches on Place des Vosges.

A good start

The weekend started with breakfast at Angelina, rue de Rivoli.

Floral Friday

 

Flowers get finishing touches through an open window.

Crêpe stand

Crêpes on demand.

Travel Tuesday

 

Easing into Èze, pearl of the French Riviera-Côte d'Azur. 

Below: vistas from surrounding hills; a cactus cluster

 

 3 hours (or less) from Paris

 

Recommended: fly/drive 

 

PARIS - ÈZE 

Direct flight (1-hr 25 min) to Nice + car rental (30-min drive to Èze)

 

 

After glow

Magical night at Fontaine de Mars and vernissage wine party on rue Saint-Dominique.

- Merci encore nos amis -

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Floral Friday

 A carousel through flowers and plants on a sunny afternoon.

Tête de mule

 

"Tête de mule" means obstinate and these artisan "tourtes de meule" from a bakery in the Pigalle district remain obstinately (and thankfully!) in demand for many a breakfast table, and more.

- France: a culture of bread - BPJ

Intersection

 Where rue de la Roquette meets rue de Lappe in the Bastille district.