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Polidor

A crémerie-restaurant since 1845, beloved of writers and Woody Allen fans, serving hearty bourgeois cooking.

Eric Ripert’s three-Michelin-star temple of seafood.

Design-led hostel near the Canal Saint-Martin with a Sacré-Cœur-view rooftop bar; dorms to private rooms.

A Gothic jewel-box of 1,113 stained-glass windows; go late morning for the light.

Climb the hill of artists to Sacré-Cœur, the Place du Tertre and Amélie’s café with a guide who knows the back lanes.

The postcard view of the Eiffel Tower across the Seine – best at sunrise before the crowds. Free.

The 1903 tea house famous for its thick ‘African’ hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc pastry near the Tuileries.

Daniel Humm’s plant-based three-Michelin-star tasting menu.

Eco-friendly hostel near Notre-Dame with private and dorm rooms and a lively all-day restaurant.

The world’s great Impressionist collection in a Beaux-Arts railway station – Monet, Van Gogh, Degas.