French art of tea

One of my favorite stops, especially on rainy days, is Mariage Frères. With over 600 varieties of teas, everything on their elegant menu, even the bread used for the finger sandwiches, has tea as an ingredient.

Brocante

Sunday morning is a good time to rummage through antique shops, this one of many on a hidden street behind the Village Saint Paul.

Small faces

 

A cluster of faces by Gregos, a local artist whose self-portraits reflect his many moods on walls all over the city.

Michel-Ange

The Fountain of Saint Michel is known as, "the gateway to the Latin Quarter."

A shady street

 

 

Verdant trees line streets in non-touristy neighborhoods of Montmartre.

 

 

Concept

 

A light lunch in the book-lined tea room of this concept shop known for trending fashion, art, and interior furnishings.

 

MERCI

111 Boulevard Beaumarchais 75003

Cèpe season

That enormous revered forest mushroom, the cèpe, is back in season, and crates of them can be spotted in nearly every market.