Soup's on

 

Une petite envie (craving) for Chinese in Paris?

With three Chinatowns and a Japantown in the Opéra district with every Asian cuisine you can think of, the choices seem endless.

Above: gigantic bowls of Chinese soups take the edge off a cold afternoon

  Below: shared starters

 

 

La Taverne de ZHAO Opera

16 rue Saint-Augustin 75002

 

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Quartiers Asiatiques in Paris:

Belleville Chinatown - 20th arrondissement

 

Golden Triangle -13th arrondissement: Avenue Choisy, Avenue d'Ivry, Rue Tolbiac

Quartier Temple and Arts-et-Métiers - 3rd arrondissement 

 

Japantown - 2nd arrondissement: start at rue Saint-Anne off Avenue de l'Opéra

 

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Chinese New Year Paris

Starts Saturday February 10 - Check link for updates

Sweet Saturday

 Today is La Fête des Rois, Feast of the Epiphany or Three Kings, and all over France pâtissiers and boulangers have been working the night shift. Although all "kings' cakes" are similar, every baker has his/her own version.

 Above: this year's homemade galette

 

Flatiron Friday

 

This corner structure on rue Francoeur reminds me of the Flatiron Building in New York, but on a much smaller scale.

 

7th heaven

 

View from 7th floor terrace of Printemps Haussmann department store.

 

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 Soldes d'Hiver / January Sales

Wednesday January 10 - Tuesday February 6, 2024

Window Wednesday

 

Shoe pileup in a shop window in the Marais district.

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"Is it ok to wear sneakers in Paris?" - One of the most asked questions by US visitors

 

 

Night stroll

Paris in the rain.

 

Bonne Année

 

The evening began with an intimate champagne apèro.

- Bonne Année / Happy New Year 2024 -

 

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