Guidebook for Paris

Daniel
Guidebook for Paris

Essentials

A nice supermarket where you could do your groceries. Open at 9am - 9pm.
992 locals recommend
MONOPRIX
20 Bd de Charonne
992 locals recommend
A nice supermarket where you could do your groceries. Open at 9am - 9pm.
A small convenience store, less choices than the huge Monoprix along Avenue de l'Opera but they're open on Sundays.
34 locals recommend
Auchan
327 Rue de Vaugirard
34 locals recommend
A small convenience store, less choices than the huge Monoprix along Avenue de l'Opera but they're open on Sundays.

Food Scene

Excellent Moroccan Restaurant. The deco was recuperated from the Moroccan Pavilion of the 1958 Universal Exposition in Brussels.
mipi
11 Rue Danielle Casanova
Excellent Moroccan Restaurant. The deco was recuperated from the Moroccan Pavilion of the 1958 Universal Exposition in Brussels.
Excellent Corsican Restaurant.
10 locals recommend
A Casaluna
6 Rue de Beaujolais
10 locals recommend
Excellent Corsican Restaurant.
A long line of (mostly) Japanese restaurants.
93 locals recommend
Rue Sainte-Anne
Rue Sainte-Anne
93 locals recommend
A long line of (mostly) Japanese restaurants.
Nice small bistro. Simple meals, good price.
29 locals recommend
Bistrot Victoires
6 Rue de la Vrillière
29 locals recommend
Nice small bistro. Simple meals, good price.
Good bistro, great desserts.
30 locals recommend
LE MOULIN DE LA VIERGE VICTOIRES
10 Pl. des Petits Pères
30 locals recommend
Good bistro, great desserts.
Just in case you're looking for one.
172 locals recommend
McDonald's
1 Rue du Commerce
172 locals recommend
Just in case you're looking for one.
Just in case you're looking for one.
50 locals recommend
Starbucks
90 Av. Victor Hugo
50 locals recommend
Just in case you're looking for one.
A concept restaurant dedicated to all things breakfast. I recommend making reservations.
38 locals recommend
Claus - Palais-Royal
14 Rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
38 locals recommend
A concept restaurant dedicated to all things breakfast. I recommend making reservations.
High end restaurant. Highly recommended. Lovely interiors. This restaurant is inside one of the most exclusive hotels in Paris. Worth a visit.
11 locals recommend
Le Gabriel
42 Av. Gabriel
11 locals recommend
High end restaurant. Highly recommended. Lovely interiors. This restaurant is inside one of the most exclusive hotels in Paris. Worth a visit.
High end restaurant in the renowned Hotel Bristol. Serves gastronomic meals fit for a king.
16 locals recommend
Epicure
112 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
16 locals recommend
High end restaurant in the renowned Hotel Bristol. Serves gastronomic meals fit for a king.

Everything Else

English bookstore. Huge selection of books and magazines.
24 locals recommend
WH Smith
248 Rue de Rivoli
24 locals recommend
English bookstore. Huge selection of books and magazines.
Post office. Stamps. Send your postcards. ;)
81 locals recommend
LA POSTE
50 Rue Étienne Marcel
81 locals recommend
Post office. Stamps. Send your postcards. ;)

Sightseeing

The famed Louvre Museum of Paris. I suggest trying to enter through the Porte des Lions entrance if you want to avoid the crowd - and the subsequent long line going in.
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de Rivoli
4022 locals recommend
The famed Louvre Museum of Paris. I suggest trying to enter through the Porte des Lions entrance if you want to avoid the crowd - and the subsequent long line going in.
Very animated square. Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants. Also you can find the closest ATM machine here.
99 locals recommend
Place du Marche Saint Honore
99 locals recommend
Very animated square. Lots of bars, cafés and restaurants. Also you can find the closest ATM machine here.
Just behind the apartment. ;) Luxury brands and jewelries.
316 locals recommend
Place Vendome
316 locals recommend
Just behind the apartment. ;) Luxury brands and jewelries.
Beautiful church about 8 minutes walk from the apartment.
124 locals recommend
La Madeleine
Place de la Madeleine
124 locals recommend
Beautiful church about 8 minutes walk from the apartment.
The Opera Garnier, just a hop-skip from the apartment.
673 locals recommend
Opéra
10 Pl. de l'Opéra
673 locals recommend
The Opera Garnier, just a hop-skip from the apartment.
Beautiful garden just across the Louvre. Nice place to do an early morning jog.
1767 locals recommend
Tuileries Garden
Place de la Concorde
1767 locals recommend
Beautiful garden just across the Louvre. Nice place to do an early morning jog.
My preferred bridge in Paris - good views left and right, and not at all crowded as the well known Pont des Arts three bridges to the right.
Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor
My preferred bridge in Paris - good views left and right, and not at all crowded as the well known Pont des Arts three bridges to the right.
The in/famous, lovelock-laden Pont des Arts.
295 locals recommend
Pont des Arts
Pont des Arts
295 locals recommend
The in/famous, lovelock-laden Pont des Arts.
Quite a busy area, but the fountains and the obelisk are worth a look. In the evenings, you get to see the famed Champs-Elysees light from one end, down towards the Arc de Triomphe.
408 locals recommend
La Concorde
408 locals recommend
Quite a busy area, but the fountains and the obelisk are worth a look. In the evenings, you get to see the famed Champs-Elysees light from one end, down towards the Arc de Triomphe.
Basically the high street of fashion and luxury. Lots of luxury brands, haute couture, and several bakeries and pastry shops. Fact: Saint Honoré is the patron saint of bakers.
77 locals recommend
Rue Saint-Honoré
Rue Saint-Honoré
77 locals recommend
Basically the high street of fashion and luxury. Lots of luxury brands, haute couture, and several bakeries and pastry shops. Fact: Saint Honoré is the patron saint of bakers.
I don't think this needs any explanation. ;)
110 locals recommend
Massimo Dutti
116 Av. des Champs-Élysées
110 locals recommend
I don't think this needs any explanation. ;)
An old train station turned into one of the most celebrated museums in Paris. Great permanent and temporary collection. Unique architecture.
1191 locals recommend
Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur
1191 locals recommend
An old train station turned into one of the most celebrated museums in Paris. Great permanent and temporary collection. Unique architecture.
A covered commercial alley. A variety of independent shops, home/deco stores, an old library, a tea salon, and art galeries. Beautiful, historical structure.
198 locals recommend
Galerie Vivienne
Galerie Vivienne
198 locals recommend
A covered commercial alley. A variety of independent shops, home/deco stores, an old library, a tea salon, and art galeries. Beautiful, historical structure.
A palace in the middle of Paris. The inner courtyard houses Daniel Buren's public art, as well as a more intimately sized garden. Lots of restaurants/cafes/retail stores in and around.
96 locals recommend
National Domain of the Palais-Royal
8 Rue de Montpensier
96 locals recommend
A palace in the middle of Paris. The inner courtyard houses Daniel Buren's public art, as well as a more intimately sized garden. Lots of restaurants/cafes/retail stores in and around.
A museum housing impressionist paintings, including Monet's Water Lilies, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, among others.
287 locals recommend
Musee de l'Orangerie
287 locals recommend
A museum housing impressionist paintings, including Monet's Water Lilies, Cézanne, Matisse, Modigliani, Picasso, Soutine, among others.

Drinks & Nightlife

Go for the whiskey.
52 locals recommend
Harry's New York Bar
5 Rue Daunou
52 locals recommend
Go for the whiskey.

Arts & Culture

Cinema. There are two more cinemas along the boulevard.
28 locals recommend
UGC Opera
32 Bd des Italiens
28 locals recommend
Cinema. There are two more cinemas along the boulevard.

Shopping

A huge flower market, large selection of plants and garden deco/souvenirs.
34 locals recommend
Marche aux Fleurs et aux Oiseaux
Allée Célestin Hennion
34 locals recommend
A huge flower market, large selection of plants and garden deco/souvenirs.