Stroll along the Rue du Cherche-Midi

Stroll along the Rue du Cherche-Midi
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Stroll along the Rue du Cherche-Midi
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22 Cherche-Midi – Le Cherche Midi
50 Cherche-Midi – Au Nom de la Rose
51 Cherche-Midi – Nemrod Café
57 Cherche-Midi – Autour du Monde
66 Cherche-Midi – Mamie Gateaux (for cakes and tea)
67 Cherche-Midi – M.A. Dauliac Antique
7. 104 Cherche-Midi – Le Bistrot Landais
8. 24 rue Mayet – Tea and Tattered Pages
9. 17 rue Mayet – Hammam Pacha
10. 4 rue Mayet – Maison de Fanfan
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Stroll along the Rue du Cherche-Midi
A good street for an hour-long shop-andstroll, or longer.
Start at rue Cherche Midi and rue Dupin. The
closest metro stop is Rennes on the corner of
Blvd Raspail and Rennes. Walk north on Raspail
and turn left on Cherche Midi until you get to rue
Dupin. Its worth noting that if you turn right on
Cherche Midi you’ll come to 1. Le Cherche
Midi at number 22 (01 45 48 27 44). It has the
most delicious antipasto we’ve ever had outside
of Italy, but reservations must be made in advance, so come back another day once you reserve. One of the Girls’ Guide’s favorite Italian
restaurants is on this street, the eponymously
named 2. Au Nom de la Rose at 50 is worth
noticing even though it’s a chain. It’s a unique
flower shop selling only roses. Consider this
your welcome to the beautiful rue Cherche
Midi. All addresses are on Cherche-Midi except
where noted.
3. The Nemrod Café at 51 is a typical Parisian brasserie for a bite or a coffee. 4. Autour
du Monde, a chain with shops all over Paris,
has an outpost at 57 selling wearable, reasonably priced stylish clothing.
5. Mamie Gâteaux at 66 rue du Cherche-
Tattered Pages (01 40 65 94 35) where you
can pick up a cheap read and enjoy a cup of
tea.
In the same area you’ll find the newly finished
9. Hammam Pacha at 17 rue Mayet (01 43
06 55 55). Mayet is a street off rue du Cherche-Midi just before you reach Blvd Montparnasse. Why not book an afternoon to relax in
the sauna, ending in a four-hand massage?
Also on the same street you’ll find 10. Maison
de Fanfan, which is a very good consignment
shop specializing in smaller sizes. Near the tea
salon there are several different stores all under
the banner Chercheminippes, each specializing
in consignment clothing for men, women and
children, all located on rue du Cherche-Midi.
See if you can find a deal.
Follow Mayet to the end, turn left on rue de
Sèvres and follow for a long block until you get
to the Duroc metro stop.
Points of Interest Addresses
1. 22 Cherche-Midi – Le Cherche Midi
2. 50 Cherche-Midi – Au Nom de la Rose
Midi is a charming tea salon plus they have a
boutique and a brocante (antiques) shop!
3. 51 Cherche-Midi – Nemrod Café
6. M.A. Dauliac at 67 is good for antiques
5. 66 Cherche-Midi – Mamie Gateaux
(for cakes and tea)
and vintage art as well as art deco objects. Now
take a good stroll down the rue until you reach
until you reach the cross street rue St. Romain.
Note 7. Le Bistrot Landais at 104 rue du
Cherche-Midi (01 42 22 66 23) is a good place
to duck in for some hearty Landais food, think
duck, foie gras and pâté. Further down after a
couple of blocks, turn right on rue Mayet, at 24,
is the used English bookshop 8. Tea and
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4. 57 Cherche-Midi – Autour du Monde
6. 67 Cherche-Midi – M.A. Dauliac Antique
7. 104 Cherche-Midi – Le Bistrot Landais
8. 24 rue Mayet – Tea and Tattered Pages
9. 17 rue Mayet – Hammam Pacha
10. 4 rue Mayet – Maison de Fanfan
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