L'assiette mixte

Local wine bars and wine restaurants are the surest places to find share-worthy combo cheese and charcuterie plates and planches. Country bread, butter from Isigny and a crisp Bandol rosé round this one out.

Turret syndrome

Turrets on the corners of buildings are an architectural feature in areas of the city that Haussmann didn't get to.

Shoe in

The fall collections are hardly in and already these spat-like shoes by CHANEL are being spotted at some of the most branché addresses around town.

Dog tags

  A building defaced by tags. No sooner does the city get them cleaned off more appear on other walls.

Gilded gate

The rays of the afternoon sun filter through branches that shade the exit of a gated mansion.

Chocolate ship cookies

Les Marquis de Ladurée on rue Castiglione specializes in just chocolate, and sails in with a cargo of chocolate macarons, chocolate tablets and unique chocolate gifts fit for modern day Marie Antoinettes.

Riverside deco

Gigantic lime green flower pots along the Seine brighten up concrete walkways.