Emily: This is Kim and Kanye's favorite restaurant in Paris and it's actually not the most expensive thing ever. You're supposed to text for reservations (which was confusing), but my sister and I showed up right when they opened and were able to snag a table for two. Peep the burger pics. 😍
Victoria: Inside the Louvre with pretty stellar views and really good pastries
Kristy: No reservations so best to arrive within an hour of opening. Highly recommended by friends who frequent Paris - so much they go there twice per trip!
Marissa: From Kristy Friend: stand-up only French tapas-style place. everything is terrific. big slabs of crusty bread and sticks of communal butter and jars of cornichons right on the counter. We came back for this one.
Marissa: From Kristy Friend - small Japanese-run French food place. We sat at the tiny bar. Great fish and meat and dessert. Certainly needs reservations.
Marissa: From Kristy Friend - old-school French bistro with an unlimited 12-cheese cheese plate. Slightly less refined than the above two, but everything was great and we had to be wheeled out of the place. Reservations can be made online.
Marissa: From Kristy friend - (upstairs.. they also have a tapas bar on the first floor) - Basque-inspired French food. No choices, just one menu. Everything was delicious, and maybe best bang for the buck
Richard: Traditional bistrot restaurant, heritage site, and inexpensive French food! A good place to try snails and foie gras.
Richard: Best Alsatian restaurant restaurant in Paris, a place where you can try the French version of sauerkraüt.
Richard: Try to visit in the afternoon on a day you have a late opening (Wednesday or Friday), so that you can enjoy one of the biggest museums of the world by day and by night!
Richard: Also in the Louvre, a bit isolated from the other galleries, but worth a look as you'll discover "primitive" arts from other continents.It is a kind of "embassy" for the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac located nearby the Eiffel tower (interesting for its content, its architecture by Jean Nouvel, its green wall and its garden).
Richard: At the Louvre. Currently, there is an exhibition about the Dutch painter Vermeer: it is the second biggest exhibition ever of this painter, with 12 frames in the same place. Don't miss it, and you'll need to ask a time slot at the ticket office to visit it (no extra charge).
Richard: The National Modern Art Museum is 40 this year and its permanent exhibition (4th floor) got some major changes! Don't forget to visit exhibitions on the lower 3rd floor and the temporary exhibitions on the 5th and 1st floor. (1st to 3rd floors also feature a library, but it is only interesting for studying…)
Richard: The well-known ice-cream maker has only one official shop so be sure to visit and buy at this location. Many shops are reselling the creams around the actual Berthillon.
Cédric: A beautiful exposition of Jochen Gerner, drawing artist. Very close to the beautiful garden of Archives nationales.
Steffen: Go there if you wanna mix your Parisian experience with some genuine German fusion food&beer!
Steffen: Very cute little hidden street close to Gare de Lyon. Absolutely worth a stroll when in the area.
Steffen: Excellent crêperie off the beaten path (they have 4 locations). I personally prefer this one to the overly touristic crêperies in Montparnasse which are listed in every city guide!
Steffen: Tiny French restaurant with great food + charming owner (so, probably a plus if you speak some French.)
Steffen: This is the highest rated "Passage" in Paris on a very popular list by "Parisian Geek". Find and follow it to check out some more, they're all gorgeous.
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Richard: If you are going to Paris from the airport by train, you will have trains stopping at every station, and others which stop only twice then direct to Gare du Nord. Do not hesitate to wait a bit for the direct trains.
Marissa: From Kinjil's trip ... Small but hip nightclub with good R&B music. A part of the crowd comes from the fancy cocktail bar upstairs.
Marissa: Great views of Paris, go before 8:30pm when starts transitioning into a nightclub
Marissa: Healthy food and uber trendy shop that sells anything you can imagine. From stationary, to kitchen utensils, from clothes to furniture. Brilliant.
Marissa: NYTimes: A tiny wine bar, La Réserve de Quasimodo — good for cheese and pâtés — abuts a 13th-century house (dated by archaeologists who tested DNA from a cat skeleton found in the ceiling), while the glassed-in front offers a stunning view of the Hôtel de Ville.
Marissa: NYTimes: I often circle back to the Square du Temple in the Haut Marais for dinner, where inventive néo-bistrots flourish beside the Carreau du Temple. A former covered market near the Templars’ ancient enclosure, it was recast with a soaring glass roof into a light-filled communal hall with concerts and a recording studio.
Marissa: NYTimes: three-story French gastro pub with a glass ceiling and interior modeled on the Eiffel Tower’s iron architecture. A winding staircase leads to an Old World bar with leather chairs and a small library.
Marissa: Recommended by Christine, 35 euro fixed menu, great deal plus good simple food
A favorite place for dancing. Should be good on Thurs or Fri, but the action tends to start late (around 1am or later).
Chill out by the Canal-St-Martin (best spot would be just south of l'Hotel du Nord). Stop by Sunken Chip for fish & chips takeout to eat along the water!
Great speakeasy cocktail bar in Le Marais. The front of the place looks like a small taco bar. Go inside and walk straight through the unmarked white door towards the back. Very cool place.
Part cafe, part resto, part bar, part performance space. Food is good and they often have live jazz. The neighborhood is becoming very trendy.
Everything is excellent. You can choose to order several small plates instead of a single main (get the lamb cutlets). Seating at the bar table is cosy and enjoyable. No reservations. Expensive place.
Marissa: From The Chacko's - check out special room in the basement for Monet's lillies, can sit in middle and see canvases on each wall
