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Paris, mon Amour. Cozy bistros, narrow alleyways, sights galore. Read the tips from an insider here.
Paris is the city of love and a thousand bistros with the world’s worst-tempered waiters, but somehow they are as much a part of Paris as Fashion Week. Now that this is over, it’s the right time for a weekend trip. We asked stylist Moé Meier Tsukamoto, who grew up north of Kyoto and now lives in Paris, to give us the best tips from the city whose “culture and lifestyle generate a creativity that inspires everyone”.
Salon du Chocolat (20.-24.10.)
From cocoa farmers to chocolatiers – the world’s largest exhibition on chocolate.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Live (18.10.)
Mon dieu! Anthony, c’est vous?
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International Contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) (20.-23.10.)
It doesn’t always have to be Basel. To the 38. The whole of Paris is in the grip of art fever.
LIVING
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At the
Hotel Amour
– a special design hotel in the 9th district. Arrondissement. The Parisian fashion and music scene meets in the hotel bar every evening. Rooms from 105 euros.
8 Rue Navarin, 75009 Paris
EATING
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The Rose Bakery serves thoroughly organic food at two different locations.
46 Rue des Martyrs, 75009 Paris
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In the
Le Comptoir
you can’t make a reservation, which is why there is always a queue outside the restaurant in Odéon before it opens. But it’s worth it, the Tuna Mi-Cuit is said to be formidable.
37 Rue Berger, 75009 Paris
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The best sushi in town can be found at the luxurious high-class Japanese restaurant Isami on the Île Saint-Louis.
4 Quai d’Orléans, 75004 Paris
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Fashion people cover their daily calorie requirements at Café Angelina with a filled vermicelles ball called “Le Mont-Blanc” and hot chocolate.
226 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
SHOPPING
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Didier Ludot
is an institution. Second hand high class fashion with an incredible selection of vintage glam.
20-24 Galerie Montpensier (Rue de Beaujolais), 75001 Paris
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In the Interior Boutique
Astier de Villatte
offers tableware, furniture and scented candles – très parisienne and très chic.
137 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
PARTY
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The fashion crowd celebrates exuberantly in the club
Le Baron
. Silencio is brand new and the current place to be – the bar was designed by US cult director David Lynch and has only just opened.
Le Baron: 6 Avenue Marceau, 75008 Paris
Silencio: 142 Rue de Montmarte, 75002 Paris
QUARTERS
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In
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
you can stroll through galleries, small French boutiques and cafés, at night you can go to the
Rue Amelot
on the other side of the river.
MUST DO
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An absolute must at the weekend: the flea market
Marché aux Puces de la Porte de Vanves
. You can even find vintage Hermès and Louis Vuitton in the almost 400 market stalls.
Avenue Georges Lafenestre, 75014 Paris
Moé Meier Tsukamoto is a fashion stylist and lives in Paris. www.moemeier.com