Guidebook for Paris

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Marie-Axelle
Guidebook for Paris

Arts & Culture

The best movie theatre in Paris (does not come cheap though, ticket is around 14 €)
180 locals raden deze aan
Pathé Beaugrenelle Movie Theatre
12 Rue Linois
180 locals raden deze aan
The best movie theatre in Paris (does not come cheap though, ticket is around 14 €)
Asian arts museum. Exceptional !
139 locals raden deze aan
Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet
6 Pl. d'Iéna
139 locals raden deze aan
Asian arts museum. Exceptional !
Fashion museum. The location is mind-blowing.
129 locals raden deze aan
Palais Galliera
10 Av. Pierre 1er de Serbie
129 locals raden deze aan
Fashion museum. The location is mind-blowing.
I could spend hours and days in this museum... The architecture is exceptional. The art collection and the exhibitions are not bad either.
227 locals raden deze aan
Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
11 Av. du Président Wilson
227 locals raden deze aan
I could spend hours and days in this museum... The architecture is exceptional. The art collection and the exhibitions are not bad either.
Possibly quintessentially French ! (I have never been there)
48 locals raden deze aan
Wine Museum
5 Sq. Charles Dickens
48 locals raden deze aan
Possibly quintessentially French ! (I have never been there)
Good and clean public swimming pool.
51 locals raden deze aan
Piscine Keller
14 Rue de l'Ingénieur Robert Keller
51 locals raden deze aan
Good and clean public swimming pool.
A small museum, dedicated to the paintings of Claude Monet.
189 locals raden deze aan
Marmottan Monet Museum
2 Rue Louis Boilly
189 locals raden deze aan
A small museum, dedicated to the paintings of Claude Monet.
Good theatre, stupendous location. Check their website for what's currently running.
32 locals raden deze aan
Theatre National de Chaillot
1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre
32 locals raden deze aan
Good theatre, stupendous location. Check their website for what's currently running.
Naval museum... Have not been there since the 70's...
43 locals raden deze aan
National Marine Museum
17 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre
43 locals raden deze aan
Naval museum... Have not been there since the 70's...
A most interesting contemporary art venue.
693 locals raden deze aan
Palais de Tokyo
13 Av. du Président Wilson
693 locals raden deze aan
A most interesting contemporary art venue.

Food Scene

Good seating within a small shopping mall
62 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
5 Pl. Blanche
62 locals raden deze aan
Good seating within a small shopping mall
Where any celebrity being interviewed or interviewing at Maison de la Radio can be spotted !
11 locals raden deze aan
Les Ondes
2 Av. de Versailles
11 locals raden deze aan
Where any celebrity being interviewed or interviewing at Maison de la Radio can be spotted !
Have tried it once, food was OK, place looks interesting !
22 locals raden deze aan
Zebra
3 Place Clément Ader
22 locals raden deze aan
Have tried it once, food was OK, place looks interesting !
Aéro has a great brasserie, with an open-air terrace on the lovely Place de Passy. Contrary to many restaurants in the area, this one stays open all of August!
27 locals raden deze aan
Hôtel Aéro
3 Pl. de Passy
27 locals raden deze aan
Aéro has a great brasserie, with an open-air terrace on the lovely Place de Passy. Contrary to many restaurants in the area, this one stays open all of August!
In case you need it ! This one is rather big, and the design is pleasant. Very popular on Friday and Saturday nights.
98 locals raden deze aan
McDonald's
48 Rue Linois
98 locals raden deze aan
In case you need it ! This one is rather big, and the design is pleasant. Very popular on Friday and Saturday nights.
I absolutely love the views from this restaurant. Lovely space. Service is quite good. Beware, the food portions are not big...
28 locals raden deze aan
Eclectic
2 Rue Linois
28 locals raden deze aan
I absolutely love the views from this restaurant. Lovely space. Service is quite good. Beware, the food portions are not big...
With some seating outside.
63 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks Coffee
118 Rue Monge
63 locals raden deze aan
With some seating outside.
Fantastic pastry shop.. Great for celebrity-watching over breakfast !
303 locals raden deze aan
Carette
4 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre
303 locals raden deze aan
Fantastic pastry shop.. Great for celebrity-watching over breakfast !
A fixture in the area. Where teenagers from the posh private schools in the area go for coffee or chocolate with their dates...
30 locals raden deze aan
La Rotonde de la Muette
12 Chau. de la Muette
30 locals raden deze aan
A fixture in the area. Where teenagers from the posh private schools in the area go for coffee or chocolate with their dates...
Italian restaurant, next door !
Genio
3 Av. Théophile Gautier
Italian restaurant, next door !
In a former suburban train station !
84 locals raden deze aan
Brasserie Auteuil
78 Rue d'Auteuil
84 locals raden deze aan
In a former suburban train station !
Gastro-bistro, highly rated by one of the most prominent food reviewers in France, Gilles Pudlowski.
7 locals raden deze aan
Le Récepteur
3 Avenue Théophile Gautier
7 locals raden deze aan
Gastro-bistro, highly rated by one of the most prominent food reviewers in France, Gilles Pudlowski.
Big, typical Parisian "brasserie"
47 locals raden deze aan
Le Suffren
84 Av. de Suffren
47 locals raden deze aan
Big, typical Parisian "brasserie"
Big communal table
62 locals raden deze aan
Starbucks
5 Pl. Blanche
62 locals raden deze aan
Big communal table
Rue des Entrepreneurs is our Little Tehran, here in Paris. Lots of lovely Iranian restaurants and food stores.
Restaurant Cheminée
60bis Rue des Entrepreneurs
Rue des Entrepreneurs is our Little Tehran, here in Paris. Lots of lovely Iranian restaurants and food stores.
Looks like it is quite a popular restaurant (always full).
Le Relais Charbon
38 Rue des Entrepreneurs
Looks like it is quite a popular restaurant (always full).
This Russian restaurant is kitsch and expensive. This place has an interesting history, though. Think Russian émigrés after 1917.
Russian Conservatory of Paris Serge Rachmaninoff
26 Av. de New York
This Russian restaurant is kitsch and expensive. This place has an interesting history, though. Think Russian émigrés after 1917.
Good and very popular terrace on Place Charles Michel
Il Teatro
3 Pl. Charles Michels
Good and very popular terrace on Place Charles Michel
Stupendous location, outdoor terrace in spring and summer
Au Clocher du Village
8bis Rue Verderet
Stupendous location, outdoor terrace in spring and summer
Bistro food
Chez Jacques
7 Rue Gros
Bistro food
Gorgeous views
19 locals raden deze aan
L'Ogre
1 Av. de Versailles
19 locals raden deze aan
Gorgeous views
As the name implies. It's a bistro and it's located on 31 avenue Théophile Gautier !
20 locals raden deze aan
Bistrot 31
31 Av. Théophile Gautier
20 locals raden deze aan
As the name implies. It's a bistro and it's located on 31 avenue Théophile Gautier !
Another restaurant in a former suburban train station
116 locals raden deze aan
Restaurant La Gare
19 Chau. de la Muette
116 locals raden deze aan
Another restaurant in a former suburban train station
Great Parisian brasserie, on many floors in a spectacular location, not too expensive.
315 locals raden deze aan
Le Café du Commerce
51 Rue du Commerce
315 locals raden deze aan
Great Parisian brasserie, on many floors in a spectacular location, not too expensive.

Shopping

In case you need socks urgently !
40 locals raden deze aan
H&M
15 Rue du Commerce
40 locals raden deze aan
In case you need socks urgently !
Good-quality basics
UNIQLO
12 Rue Linois
Good-quality basics
Where we Parisian women buy our T-shirts !
19 locals raden deze aan
Petit Bateau
26 Rue Vavin
19 locals raden deze aan
Where we Parisian women buy our T-shirts !
Great toy store !
La Grande Récré
38 Quai Georges Gorse
Great toy store !
France's main store chain for books, music, movies, consumer electronics, etc.
26 locals raden deze aan
Fnac
109 Rue Saint-Lazare
26 locals raden deze aan
France's main store chain for books, music, movies, consumer electronics, etc.
Another consumer electronics store. In case you left some computer accessories at home and need urgent replacements !
DARTY
12 Rue Linois
Another consumer electronics store. In case you left some computer accessories at home and need urgent replacements !
Another of their stores, in case you need to re-stock on underwear or socks !
40 locals raden deze aan
H&M
15 Rue du Commerce
40 locals raden deze aan
Another of their stores, in case you need to re-stock on underwear or socks !
Quaint bookshop. If you read books made out of paper which happen to be in French, that is...
Librairie Fontaine
28 Rue de l'Annonciation
Quaint bookshop. If you read books made out of paper which happen to be in French, that is...
Should you need DIY or Home Decor stuff while you are in Paris !
73 locals raden deze aan
Castorama Bir Hakeim
73 locals raden deze aan
Should you need DIY or Home Decor stuff while you are in Paris !
Great store for household products and home furnishings. Open Sunday mornings.
Zola Color
Avenue Emile Zola
Great store for household products and home furnishings. Open Sunday mornings.
The ultimate Fragrances & Cosmetics store chain.
SEPHORA PARIS PASSY
50 Rue de Passy
The ultimate Fragrances & Cosmetics store chain.
Trendy bike store
Les Cyclistes Branchés
47 Av. de Versailles
Trendy bike store
Pharmacy
Pharmacie Deves
2 Av. Théophile Gautier
Pharmacy
My teenagers used to love it. Not any longer, it seems, but...
14 locals raden deze aan
American Apparel
10 Rue Beaurepaire
14 locals raden deze aan
My teenagers used to love it. Not any longer, it seems, but...
The French mid-market brand that women around the globe love
35 locals raden deze aan
Maje
4 Rue de Marseille
35 locals raden deze aan
The French mid-market brand that women around the globe love
Another French mid-market brand that women around the globe love
25 locals raden deze aan
Sandro
58 Rue de la Paroisse
25 locals raden deze aan
Another French mid-market brand that women around the globe love
Old style candy store
Chocolatier Servant
30 Rue d'Auteuil
Old style candy store
Flower shop
GREEN FACTORY
35 Rue Gros
Flower shop
Ballet shoes, known the world over.
REPETTO
51 Rue du Four
Ballet shoes, known the world over.
Flower shop
La Fleurangeraie d'Auteuil
62 Av. Théophile Gautier
Flower shop
Another one !
40 locals raden deze aan
H&M
15 Rue du Commerce
40 locals raden deze aan
Another one !
Another one
26 locals raden deze aan
Zara
30 Av. Victor Hugo
26 locals raden deze aan
Another one
A big Monoprix, great food department on the 1st floor
150 locals raden deze aan
MONOPRIX COMMERCE
24 Rue du Commerce
150 locals raden deze aan
A big Monoprix, great food department on the 1st floor
Shoe store
San Marina
35 Rue du Commerce
Shoe store
Shoe store
San Marina
35 Rue du Commerce
Shoe store
Clothing, French-preppy style
Cyrillus Passy
91 Rue de Passy
Clothing, French-preppy style
Art bookstore
693 locals raden deze aan
Palais de Tokyo
13 Av. du Président Wilson
693 locals raden deze aan
Art bookstore
If you can not live without a Gap store nearby
Gap
3 Rue du Commerce
If you can not live without a Gap store nearby
Another Gap store
GapKids
64 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
Another Gap store

Essentials

Where all the French buy sophisticated frozen foods !
68 locals raden deze aan
Picard
46 Rue Jean Jaurès
68 locals raden deze aan
Where all the French buy sophisticated frozen foods !
Great food market: we love our markets in Paris !
Pharmacie du Marché de Passy
2 Pl. de Passy
Great food market: we love our markets in Paris !
With food department ! And we all love food from Marks & Spencer, whether British or not...
7 locals raden deze aan
Marks & Spencer Food So Ouest
31 Rue d'Alsace
7 locals raden deze aan
With food department ! And we all love food from Marks & Spencer, whether British or not...
France's favourite variety stores. Fantastic and well-stocked food department. Also women, kids and men fashion, as well as well-designed home furnishings. Also sells newspapers and magazines.
664 locals raden deze aan
Monoprix
105 Rue de la Convention
664 locals raden deze aan
France's favourite variety stores. Fantastic and well-stocked food department. Also women, kids and men fashion, as well as well-designed home furnishings. Also sells newspapers and magazines.
Nearest hypermarket. In case Dia, Picard, Monop', Monoprix, the street markets or Marks & Spencer do not offer enough food choices for your tastes.
119 locals raden deze aan
Carrefour
2 Rue du Général de Gaulle
119 locals raden deze aan
Nearest hypermarket. In case Dia, Picard, Monop', Monoprix, the street markets or Marks & Spencer do not offer enough food choices for your tastes.
Hard-discounter (belongs to Carrefour, hence expect to find some Carrefour-branded merchandise)
Dia France
1 Av. Secrétan
Hard-discounter (belongs to Carrefour, hence expect to find some Carrefour-branded merchandise)
Open until midnight Monday to Saturday. Also open Sunday morning.
57 locals raden deze aan
Monop'
6 Pl. de Bir Hakeim
57 locals raden deze aan
Open until midnight Monday to Saturday. Also open Sunday morning.
Nearest bakery
La Baratte des Saveurs
33 Av. Théophile Gautier
Nearest bakery
Great pastry shop
11 locals raden deze aan
Lenôtre Auteuil
44 Rue d'Auteuil
11 locals raden deze aan
Great pastry shop

Sightseeing

The very lovely country house (Passy was a village way back then) where Balzac, the great 19th century writer, wrote some of his books.
76 locals raden deze aan
Maison de Balzac
47 Rue Raynouard
76 locals raden deze aan
The very lovely country house (Passy was a village way back then) where Balzac, the great 19th century writer, wrote some of his books.
Good park for runners. Park has been built on the location of the former Citroën car factory.
402 locals raden deze aan
André Citroën Park
2 Rue Cauchy
402 locals raden deze aan
Good park for runners. Park has been built on the location of the former Citroën car factory.
The house of one of our greatest statesmen. He was Prime Minister at the end of WWI.
Musée Georges Clemenceau
8 Rue Benjamin Franklin
The house of one of our greatest statesmen. He was Prime Minister at the end of WWI.
If you've seen "Last Tango in Paris", then you may recognize this bridge !
31 locals raden deze aan
Bir-Hakeimbrug
31 locals raden deze aan
If you've seen "Last Tango in Paris", then you may recognize this bridge !
Where the French Open takes place in the spring.
101 locals raden deze aan
Boutique Roland-Garros
2 Av. Gordon Bennett
101 locals raden deze aan
Where the French Open takes place in the spring.
Where PSG plays. Should you wish to catch a glimpse of Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
342 locals raden deze aan
Parc des Princes
24 Rue du Commandant Guilbaud
342 locals raden deze aan
Where PSG plays. Should you wish to catch a glimpse of Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
Our French version of greenhouses. It is no Kew Gardens, though. But quaint, lovely and under-estimated!
100 locals raden deze aan
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil
3 Av. de la Prte d'Auteuil
100 locals raden deze aan
Our French version of greenhouses. It is no Kew Gardens, though. But quaint, lovely and under-estimated!
If you are into horse-racing (also, my son tends to come across our ex-President, Nicolas Sarkozy, when they both go running in this area on Sundays).
55 locals raden deze aan
Auteuil
2 Route d'Auteuil aux Lacs
55 locals raden deze aan
If you are into horse-racing (also, my son tends to come across our ex-President, Nicolas Sarkozy, when they both go running in this area on Sundays).
No need to explain why I recommend it !
2943 locals raden deze aan
Eiffeltoren
5 Av. Anatole France
2943 locals raden deze aan
No need to explain why I recommend it !
Built for an International Exhibition in the 30's. The architecture is very interesting. Not to mention the stupendous views across the Seine on the Eiffel Tower.
489 locals raden deze aan
Trocadéro
489 locals raden deze aan
Built for an International Exhibition in the 30's. The architecture is very interesting. Not to mention the stupendous views across the Seine on the Eiffel Tower.
Gorgeous little lake in the Bois de Boulogne, lots of joggers and families on Sundays
15 locals raden deze aan
Lac Supérieur
15 locals raden deze aan
Gorgeous little lake in the Bois de Boulogne, lots of joggers and families on Sundays
As per Guillaume Appolinaire's poem...
12 locals raden deze aan
Pont Mirabeau
Pont Mirabeau
12 locals raden deze aan
As per Guillaume Appolinaire's poem...
For anybody interested in French 19th century history, this is where Captain Dreyfus was banned from the Army
154 locals raden deze aan
École Militaire
154 locals raden deze aan
For anybody interested in French 19th century history, this is where Captain Dreyfus was banned from the Army
Wonderful architecture !
22 locals raden deze aan
House of Culture of Japan in Paris
101 bis Quai Jacques Chirac
22 locals raden deze aan
Wonderful architecture !
Such a lovely bridge
225 locals raden deze aan
Pont Alexandre-III
Pont Alexandre III
225 locals raden deze aan
Such a lovely bridge
The best bateaux mouche company in Paris. Worth a try!
214 locals raden deze aan
Bateaux-Mouches
Port de la Conférence
214 locals raden deze aan
The best bateaux mouche company in Paris. Worth a try!
Take a book or some good music, and sit out on one of the benches !
Square Brignole Galliera
Take a book or some good music, and sit out on one of the benches !
The house where one of our famous 20th century writer, François Mauriac, lived for many years. I was a big fan of his, as a teenager.
38 Avenue Théophile Gautier
38 Avenue Théophile Gautier
The house where one of our famous 20th century writer, François Mauriac, lived for many years. I was a big fan of his, as a teenager.
Take metro line 10 up to the end station (Boulogne Pont de Saint Cloud), cross the Seine and enjoy this huge and magnificent Parc with stupendous views on Paris.
101 locals raden deze aan
Parc de Saint-Cloud station
101 locals raden deze aan
Take metro line 10 up to the end station (Boulogne Pont de Saint Cloud), cross the Seine and enjoy this huge and magnificent Parc with stupendous views on Paris.
Initially, a hospital for wounded soldiers, founded by Louis XIV. Now the burial place of Napoleon. Check out the church and courtyard. Wonderful 17th century architecture.
596 locals raden deze aan
Hôtel des Invalides
129 Rue de Grenelle
596 locals raden deze aan
Initially, a hospital for wounded soldiers, founded by Louis XIV. Now the burial place of Napoleon. Check out the church and courtyard. Wonderful 17th century architecture.
Fantastic 30's architecture, by the great Mallet-Stevens
6 locals raden deze aan
Rue Mallet-Stevens
Rue Mallet-Stevens
6 locals raden deze aan
Fantastic 30's architecture, by the great Mallet-Stevens
Interesting, renowned architecture
Conseil Economique Social Environnemental
9 Pl. d'Iéna
Interesting, renowned architecture

Everything Else

The smallest department store in Paris, owned by LVMH. Short, well-edited selection of high-end women's fashions.
21 locals raden deze aan
Franck et Fils
80 Rue de Passy
21 locals raden deze aan
The smallest department store in Paris, owned by LVMH. Short, well-edited selection of high-end women's fashions.
High-end women's shoes, very good selection !
Ann Tuil
63 Rue de Passy
High-end women's shoes, very good selection !
Should you need petrol for your car while in Paris.
Agip Georges Pompidou
Should you need petrol for your car while in Paris.
If you need to mail out some snail mail.
Post Office
14 Bd Aristide Briand
If you need to mail out some snail mail.
Ultra-modern hospital, in case you have a health emergency
23 locals raden deze aan
Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
20 Rue Leblanc
23 locals raden deze aan
Ultra-modern hospital, in case you have a health emergency
Dry cleaners
Pressing Blanc et Couleurs
12 Av. Théophile Gautier
Dry cleaners
If you came by car and your car needs some fixing...
Midas
7 Quai Louis Blériot
If you came by car and your car needs some fixing...
Another car repair place, in case you drove to Paris and need help with the car
Speedy
16 Av. de Versailles
Another car repair place, in case you drove to Paris and need help with the car
Nearest catholic church (where my mother made her first communion many years ago...)
18 locals raden deze aan
Église d'Auteuil
1 Rue Corot
18 locals raden deze aan
Nearest catholic church (where my mother made her first communion many years ago...)

Drinks & Nightlife

Great views on the Seine from this hotel bar !
Novotel Tour Eiffel Hotel
61 Quai de Grenelle
Great views on the Seine from this hotel bar !