France

Paris

Why you'll love it

Paris

Paris reveals itself slowly—in grand boulevards and quiet courtyards, legendary tables and neighbourhood cafés, timeless beauty and unexpected discoveries.

Best time to visit: Spring and early autumn are the sweet spots; the city works year-round.
Ideal trip length: 3–5 days
Getting around: Métro and RER plus a lot of walking. Buses are pleasant for sightseeing, and the bike network covers most of the centre.; MétroRERWalkingBusBike
Arriving: The main airports connect to the centre by rail, bus or taxi.

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The essentials

Highlights

Start here — the places we tell every friend heading your way.

Restaurants

Le Trumilou

A gloriously unchanged riverside bistrot for prune-studded duck, family-style French cooking and a glimpse of Notre-Dame.

Hôtel de Ville / Marais

Restaurants

Thai House

A warm, long-running Rodier address for fragrant Thai classics, generous plates and an unshowy neighbourhood welcome.

Rochechouart / South Pigalle

Restaurants

Shinjuku Pigalle

A spirited Japanese bistrot where izakaya energy, careful ingredients and a preserved 1950s Paris café interior meet.

South Pigalle

Restaurants

Le Michel Angelo

An old-school Faubourg Poissonnière bar-brasserie where the neighbourhood mood matters more than culinary theatre.

Faubourg Poissonnière

Restaurants

Le Grand Comptoir d'Anvers

A broad-hours brasserie opposite the square, with a sunny terrace, French staples and occasional live-jazz energy.

Anvers / Montmartre

Restaurants

Les P'tits Gros

A true avenue Trudaine local for homemade bistro cooking, easy drinks and the kind of terrace that fills from morning to midnight.

South Pigalle / Anvers

Restaurants

Pavyllon Paris - Pavillon Ledoyen

Yannick Alléno's one-star counter restaurant turns exacting modern cooking into a surprisingly fluid, close-up performance.

Champs-Élysées / 8th arrondissement

Hotels

Hôtel Une Autre Chambre

A tiny Haut-Marais maison where seventeen rooms turn feminist history into something warm, personal and playful.

Haut-Marais

Restaurants

Restaurant Amour - Hôtel Amour

A Pigalle dining room where bistro comfort, fashion-week energy and a secret garden flirt all day long.

Pigalle

Cafés

Tea Time at Salon Proust - Ritz Paris

A fireside French tea ritual of books, madeleines and childhood memories, served at palace level.

Place Vendôme

Hotels

Hôtel Le Stendhal - Vendôme

A discreet Place Vendôme hideaway whose newly cosier bar is now part of the reason to stay.

Place Vendôme

Restaurants

Le Petit Vendôme

Between Place Vendôme and the Opéra Garnier, nestled between the Ritz and the InterContinental, this simple, unpretentious spot might seem out of place—until you learn that Mark Zuckerberg, Kate Moss, and Timothée…

Opéra

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Drinks

Au Cadet de Gascogne

A front-row Place du Tertre terrace best enjoyed over a cold drink while Montmartre performs around you.

Montmartre / Place du Tertre

Drinks

Le Bar - InterContinental Paris Le Grand

A mahogany-and-Chesterfield retreat opposite the Opéra, made for Martinis, Champagne and unhurried conversation.

Opéra

Drinks

Drinks at the Ritz Paris - Bar Hemingway & Ritz Bar

Choose Bar Hemingway for legend and intimacy; choose the Ritz Bar for perfume, theatre and contemporary invention.

Place Vendôme