Bar of sighs

It was from this terrace crooner Jacques Brel would sit every day looking with longing at a certain window across the street.

Au Rêve

89 rue Caulaincourt 75018

Klimt cups

Gold-lined demi-tasse cups of artworks by Gustav Klimt in a Montmartre shop window.

Cemetery path

Soon this small cemetery will be filled with relatives of the deceased bearing flowers in observance of All Souls Day.

 

Fall foliage

 

Spectacular autumn colors of the Tuileries Gardens.

Le Gabin

 

Multi-colored tables and chairs brighten up the sidewalk terrace of a Montmartre bistrot named for iconic French cinéma star Jean Gabin.

 

 

Au bout de soufflé

Few pleasures compare to tucking into a soaring soufflé, fresh from the oven.

Above: savory classic cheese; basil, almonds, jambon de bayonne

 

Le Récamier

4 rue Récamier 75007

 

Café du Temple

A corner café-restaurant touts some of its offerings on an opaque black mirror.
"Chef susceptible" printed on the right warns that the cook is particularly sensitive - so please don't rile him.