La Tour d’Argent
A storied riverside table since 1582, famed for its pressed duck and Notre-Dame views from the dining room.
Paris
Centre Commercial
A concept store of ethical, sustainably made fashion and goods – founded by the people behind Veja.
Maxim’s
The Art Nouveau icon off Place de la Concorde – Belle Époque opulence and a legendary dinner-and-show legacy.
Empreintes Paris
A four-floor concept store devoted to French métiers d’art, selling work straight from artisan makers.
Le Grand Véfour
An 18th-century jewel under the Palais-Royal arcades, where Napoleon and Colette dined – refined haute cuisine.
La Maison Plisson
An ethical épicerie and café spotlighting small French producers and short, traceable supply chains.
Lapérouse
A romantic 1766 townhouse on the Seine with gilded private salons – a Paris legend, reborn for fine dining.
Shakespeare and Company
The fabled English-language bookshop opposite Notre-Dame, which still houses writers above the stacks.
Marché des Enfants Rouges
Paris’s oldest covered market (1615), full of small organic growers and local food stalls.
Marché d’Aligre
A lively daily street market with a secondhand brocante alongside the produce – local food and reuse.