Monocle 25/25 Paris France
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Monocle 25/25 Paris France
Monocle 25/25 Paris France Once the home of cuttingedge art, then accused by some of resting on its laurels, Paris has recently been reasserting its cultural authority with the reopening of the Palais de Tokyo and Musée Picasso and the emergence of a raft of new restaurants and producerdriven food outlets. It almost makes you forget the frustration of dealing with the city’s public institutions. Essentials 01Be polite. Even though Parisians might seem rude at times, a little bonjour, s’il vous plaît and merci goes a long way. 02Rooftop and open-air bars are as popular as ever. Try Pavillon Puebla in Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Le Perchoir on BHV roof, Rosa Bonheur on the river or Le Très Particulier in Montmartre. 03 Get a perfect old-school hammam at the Mosquée de Paris, rue Geoffrey Saint-Hilaire. 04 After une coupe de champagne at Café de Flore, dance all night at Le Montana, re-opened in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. For more Monocle travel guides visit monocle.com/25-25 Guide/Info Hotels Luxury Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris 37 avenue Hoche 133 (0)1 4299 8800 leroyalmonceau.com Dependable chain Le Pigalle Paris 9 rue Frochot 133 (0)1 4878 3714 lepigalle.paris Premium Le Bristol 112 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 1 33 (0)1 5343 4300 lebristolparis.com Dining Fast breakfast Du Pain et Des Idées 34 rue Yves Toudic 1 33 (0)1 5343 4300 dupainetdesidees.com Business breakfast Claus 14 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau 133 (0)1 4233 5510 claus-paris.net Mid-morning coffee Télescope 5 rue Villedo +33 (0)1 4886 6123 telescopecafe.com Working lunch with collegues Ober Mamma 107 boulevard Richard Lenoir +33 (0)1 5830 6278 bigmammagroup.com Need-to-impress-clients lunch Heimat 37 rue de Montpensier +33 (0)1 4026 7825 heimatparis.com Lunch on your own L’avant Comptoir 3 carrefour de l’Odéon 133 (0)1 4427 0750 Afternoon tea/drink Café de Flore 172 boulevard SaintGermain 133 (0)1 4548 5526 Dinner on your own Clamato 80 rue de Charonne 133 (0)1 4372 7453 Dinner with colleagues Soma 13 rue de Saintonge 133 (0)9 8182 5351 Private dinner Frenchie 5 rue du Nil 133 (0)1 4039 9619 frenchie-restaurant.com Big dinner with partner/clients yam’Tcha 121 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 133 (0)1 4026 0807 yamtcha.com Drink after dinner Castel 15 rue Princesse 133 (0)1 4051 5280 castelparis.com Late Drinks Silencio 142 rue Montmartre silencio-club.com Late Bite La Maison de l’Aubrac 37 rue Marbeuf 133 (0)1 4359 0514 maison-aubrac.com On the tiles Mechica 10 rue Papillon 133 (0)6 4689 5194 Reading Bookshop Ofr. 20 rue du Petit-Thouars 133 (0)1 4245 7288 ofrsystem.com Thank yous Chocolates Patrick Roger 108 boulevard Saint-Germain 133 (0)1 4229 3842 patrickroger.com Shopping Luxury scents Etat Libre d’Orange 69 rue des Archives 133 (0)1 4278 3009 etatlibredorange.com Something for the kids Miniature wooden cooking utensils and clothes from BonTon 5 boulevard des Filles du Calvaire 133 (0)1 4272 3469 bonton.fr Something for everyone Paper, laptop bags, fashion, furniture and food from Merci 111 boulevard Beaumarchais 133 (0)1 4277 0033 merci-merci.com Something for yourself Shoes from French Trotters 128 rue Vieille du Temple 133 (0)1 4461 0014 frenchtrotters.f Two-hour tour 01 Musée Picasso 5 rue de Thorigny +33 (0)1 85 56 00 36 02 Cité de L’Architecture et du Patrimoine 1 place du Trocadéro citechaillot.fr 03 Musée Nissim de Camondo 63 rue de Monceau +33 (0)1 5389 0650 lesartsdecoratifs.fr Transport Limousine/ Car Chabé limousines 133 (0)1 4120 9510 chabe-limousines.com Rent a bike Vélib’ Avoid traffic congestion and hop on a hire bike velib.paris.fr Fitness Good gym L’Usine 16-20 Rue Quincampoix 133 (0)1 4461 3131 usineopera.com Good running route Start from the Eiffel Tower and run along the Seine towards Les Invalides, cross over Pont Alexandre III and head to theLouvre. Run around Ile Saint Louis and Jardin des Plantes, then head back to the Left Bank past the Musée d’Orsay.