Chimney cakes

Street food from Czechia with sweet or savory fillings.
Excellent coffee.

Alma The Chimney Cake Factory

59 Boulevard Beaumarchais 75003

Museum menagerie

Jaw-dropping Grande Galerie de l'Évolution inside Paris' Museum of Natural History.

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
(Jardin des Plantes)
57 rue Cuvier 75005

 

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Season of the spritz

Originating in Italy the Aperol Spritz continues to reign as Paris' #1 summer terrace drink.

Breakfast view

Stunning views over the city from family vacation apartment.

Paris in heat

 An early visit to the Saint-Ouen flea market is followed by a light casual sharing lunch in AC.

Above: pitcher of icy citronnade maison; spread of foie gras, roast farm chicken, burrata-on-pesto, Spanish ham, radishes, frites maison

 

Ma Cocotte

Marché Paul Bert  
106 rue des Rosiers 93400 Saint-Ouen

Chef de cuisine: Norbert Tarayre
Design: Philippe Starck

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Merci Family Hopkins

Manga and monsters

An off-the-radar small museum near the Louvre features unique exhibitions.

 

"Monsters Manga and Murakami"

Ends September 22

Musée en Herbe

23 rue de l'Arbre Sec 75001

"それがモンスターのように見えたら..."

 Translation: "If it looks like a monster...."

Café klatsch

Before...

After.

Above: temperatures - and life - return to normal

"Kaffeeklatsch (German): an informal social gathering for coffee and conversation"

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"In the world of the Parisian sidewalk café, where rudeness is no more remarkable than cracks in the pavement, Jean Francois, the waiter at La Palette on the rue de Seine in St-Germain, looms as a cultural high-water mark. 'He is the rudest waiter in all Paris,' says the Paris-based Barbara Pasquet James, editor-at-large for Bonjour Paris, the Internet Franco-zine. This is more than one person’s opinion. Jean Francois’ disdain for his customers, his capacity for inattention, and his penchant for brusqueness have been documented on web sites and limned in guidebooks: 'You must order quickly and without indecision, or he’ll ignore you until you’ve learned your lesson,' says Access Paris (HarperCollins Publishers)." - From "Café Klatsch" (2002) by Jack Smith, luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report