Hey everyone, I’m off to Paris for a week and then London, so things will be pretty quiet around here. In the meantime, here are some random blogs from my blogroll to keep you busy: Felix Salmon, BBH Labs, Jay Parkinson, Snarkmarket, Consumerist and Bill Petti.
If you have any Paris tips please leave them in the comments. It would be greatly appreciated. See you in a few weeks.
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If you are a food person, I spent a week in Paris using only David Lebovitz’s guide to the city: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/paris/
David worked as pastry chef at Chez Panisse, and helps you explore the food in a way that no tourist book can. I found myself in parts of Paris I never would have gone and had a blast. The caramels (CBS) at Denis Acabo and falafel’s he calls out in this list are still floating in my head 9 months later. (http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/08/10_insanely_del.html)
Definitely the Montmartre cemetery.
Have a great time!!
http://www.curioparlor.com for drinks
And I second the Lebovitz list, although I have only experienced #2 L’As du Fallafel and #7: Boulangerie Kayser, which were fantastic.
Boulangerie : Kayser does it, but there’s also ‘Du pain et des idées’ on rue de Marseille, not very far from le canal saint martin : ask for le pain des mais (a quarter of bread, as they’re big), and then you can have a drink at prune and feel like a bobo.
Patisserie : Hermé or ladurée are classics, but if you want to feel very uptodate go to ‘la patiiserie des reves / Conticini’ on Rue du bac (93 if my memory doesn’t fail me): in this “boulanjewellery” go for a small bread or madeleine.
Visiting : Grand palais has even wowed Prince so..its quite stunning.
You could also try Le 104.
ALso in the 9th, all the passages are very nostalgia-rich.
Epicerie : La grande epicerie is still ruling (bon marché…on rue du bac): think harrod’s with French chic.
To eat : Leibovitz is right : Chez Michel will get you the proper classic cuisine with a Breton twist : a pure fall/winter meal.
Visit also le Parc des Buttes Chaumont (very 1900′s with an Eiffel bridge) and grab a snack at Rosa Bonheur. And then head to cimetiere pere lachaise (if you’re into a cemeteries/goth/emo trend).
If you want to visit unexpected locations in Paris , there’s an editor called editions jonglez, focused on unseen/weird locations.
Where are you staying btw ?
Even if Paris is not as big as London, it’s always more convenient to stay in the quarter you live in.
mail me if you have other questions.
Christian (Parisian since 1995)
Two bars to hit:
BAR 10 (LE DIX): http://www.le10bar.com/
LE PIANO VACHE: http://www.lepianovache.com/
Don’t judge them by their Geocitiesesque websites, both are great for an authentic spot free of touristy BS.
- drink beer in the afternoon at the brasserie ile st louis – http://www.paris-paris-paris.com/paris_city_guide/where_to_eat_timeout_paris/brasserie_de_l_ile_st_louis
- have the fer a cheval salad at fer au cheval – http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=fer+au+cheval+paris&fb=1&gl=us&hq=fer+au+cheval&hnear=paris&view=text&latlng=721582781506230131
- go out to versailles and rent bikes and ride around in the gardens
- go to the l’orangerie and see the waterlillies – they just redid the museum
- go to pere lachaise and see all the cool dead people there
- spend an afternoon at the canal st. martin – and have a tea at the Hotel du Nord – http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=10030396223701451055&q=hotel+du+nord+paris&gl=us
I love this museum, http://www.arts-et-metiers.net from Faucault’s pendulum fame.
If you like electronic music & party head to “Paris Social Club”. nice !
you get the nfl over there in gay paris? ouch, my friend, ugly loss to the falcons last night.