Paris Tips

Friends often ask for suggestions on where to stay and what to visit while in Paris. I lived in Paris when I was younger and spent a winter in the city while writing Capturing Paris. Here are a few of my favorite places, “Annie Reed’s” favorites too!

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Hotels:

Hotel des Grandes Ecoles
75 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris
Metro Cardinal Lemoine or Monge
www.hotel-grandes-ecoles.com

• small rooms, but charming and a lovely garden to enjoy in warmer weather
• located just behind the Pantheon in the 5th
  

Hotel Saint-Paul
43 rue Monsieur le Prince, 75006 Paris
Metro: Odeon RER: Luxembourg
www.hotel-saint-paul-paris.com

• wonderful location, small rooms but TV and internet available

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Restaurants:

Le Petit Prince
12 rue de Lanneau, Reservations: 01-43-54-77-26

• small, friendly, reasonable prices

L’Epi Dupin
11 rue Dupin, Reservations 01-42-22-64-56

• in the heart of the 6th, delicious and charming

Georges
Pompidou Center, Reservations 01-44-78-47-99

• on top of the museum, great views
• a perfect spot for smoked salmon and a glass of champagne

La Rotisserie du Beaujolais
19 quai de la Tournelle
Reservations 01-43-54-17-47

• on the banks of the Seine near Notre Dame
• filled with French diners for Sunday lunch, delicious roast chicken

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Cafes

Café de la Mairie
Place St. Sulpice

• great people watching
• Catherine Deneuve supposedly lives on this square
  

Les Editeurs
Carrefour de l’Odeon

• more great people watching just off St. Germain
• good place for a late afternoon drink, but a wonderful breakfast spot too

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Museums:

Musee Nissim de Camondo
63 rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris

• turn of the century mansion filled with antiques and art

Musee Jacquemart-Andre
158 Boulevard Hausmann 75008

• 19th century mansion, fabulous furniture and art

Musee du Quai Branly
75 quai Branly 75007
www.quaibranly.fr

• an amazing building and don’t miss the wall of plants along the Seine

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Department Stores:

Le Bon Marche
22 rue de Sevres
Metro Sevres-Babylone

• Smaller than Galleries Lafayette and Au Printemps in the 8th but excellent
• located near many small boutiques in a great shopping part of Paris

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Book Store:

The Red Wheelbarrow
22 rue Saint-Paul, 75004

• Open every day and great selection of books in English
• Not far from Place des Vosges and a wonderful area to explore

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