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Once the home of cutting edge art and culture, then accused by some of resting on its laurels, Paris has recently experienced a rebirth, with an influx of new ideas such as the 104 arts centre and theVélib bike-hire system. It almost makes you forget the frustration of dealing with public institutions.

 

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Essentials

01 Be polite. Even though the Parisian may seem rude at times, a little bonjour, s’il vous plait, and merci goes a long way..
02 Neo-bistro is as popular as ever. Try Bruno Doucet’s new restaurant, La Régalade Saint-Honoré. 123, rue de Saint Honoré +33 01 42 21 92 40. .
03 Get a perfect old-school shave at Alain Maitre Barbier, 8 Rue St Claude, + 33 1 42 77 55 80, maitrebarbier.com.
04 A L’Etoile d’Or is the best sweet shop in town, 30 rue Pierre Fontaine. + 33 1 48 74 59 55.
05 Check out La Gaîté Lyrique, a digital arts centre from the future, for exhibitions, conferences and concerts. 3 bis rue Papin +33 1 53 01 52 00 gaite-lyrique.net .

Hotels

Premium
Le Bristol
112 rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
+ 33 1 53 43 43 00
lebristolparis.com

Dependable chain
Hilton Arc de Triomphe
51-57 rue de Courcelles
+ 33 1 58 36 67 00
hiltonarcdetriomphe.fr

Newly opened
Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris
37 Avenue Hoche, 75008 Paris
+ 33 1 42 99 88 00
leroyalmonceau.com

Independent and easy
L'Hotel
13 rue des Beaux-Arts
+ 33 1 44 41 99 00
l-hotel.com


Dining

Drink after dinner
Frenchie Bar à Vins
5 rue du Nil
+ 33 1 40 39 96 19

Afternoon tea/drink
Kooka Boora
62 rue des Martyrs
+33 1 56 92 12 41

Need-to-impress clients lunch
Agapé
51 rue Jouffroy-d’Abbans
+ 33 1 42 27 20 18
agape-paris.fr

Late drinks
Le Carmen
35 rue Duperré
+33 1 45 26 50 00
le-carmen.fr

Working lunch with colleagues
Septime
80 Rue de Charonne
+33 1 43 67 38 29
septime-charonne.fr

Mid-morning coffee
Coutume Café
47 rue de Babylone
coutumecafe.com

Business breakfast
Le Camélia, Mandarin Oriental
251 Rue St. Honoré
+33 1 70 98 74 00
mandarinoriental.fr/paris/dining/camelia

On the tiles
L’Arc
12 Rue de Presbourg
+ 33 1 45 00 78 70
larc-paris.com

Late bite
Maison de l'Aubrac
37 rue Marbeuf
+ 33 1 43 59 05 14
maison-aubrac.com

Experimental The Prescription Cocktail Club
23 Rue Mazarine
+ 33 1 45 08 88 09

Drink after dinner
Spring Buvette basement wine bar
6 rue Bailleul
+ 33 1 45 96 05 72

Big dinner with partner/clients
Passage 53
53 Passage des Panoramas
+ 33 1 42 33 04 35

Private dinner
Top floor of Kunitoraya
5 rue Villedo
+ 33 1 47 03 07 74
kunitoraya.com

Private dinner
Thoumieux
79 rue Saint-Dominique
01 47 05 49 75
thoumieux.fr

Dinner on your own
Atelier de Joël Robuchon
5 rue de Montalembert
+ 33 1 42 22 56 56
joel-robuchon.net

Afternoon tea/drink
Rose Bakery
30 rue Debelleyme
+ 33 1 49 96 54 01

Lunch on your own
Le Comptoir du Relais
9 carrefour de l'Odéon
+ 33 1 43 29 12 05
hotel-paris-relais-saint-germain.com

Need-to-impress clients lunch
Apicius
20 rue d'Artois
+ 33 1 43 80 19 66
restaurant-aspicius.com

Working lunch with colleagues
Glou
101 rue Vieille du Temple
+ 33 1 42 74 44 32

Mid-morning coffee
La Caféotheque
52, rue de l’Hotel-de-Ville
+ 33 1 53 01 83 84

Business breakfast
Ladurée
75 avenue des Champs-Elysées
+ 33 1 40 75 08 75
laduree.fr

Fast breakfast
Du Pain et Des Idées
34 rue Yves Toudic
+ 33 1 42 40 44 52
dupainetdesidees.com

Reading

Newsagent
WH Smith
248 rue de Rivoli
+ 33 1 44 77 88 99
whsmith.fr

Bookshop
Ofr bookshop
20 rue Dupetit-Thouars (Carreau du Temple)
+ 33 1 42 45 72 88
ofrsystem.com/


Shopping

Chocolates and handmade caramels
Jacques Genin
133 rue de Turenne
+ 33 1 45 77 29 01

Something for yourself
French Trotters
30 rue de Charonne
+33 1 47 00 84 35
frenchtrotters.fr

Something for someone you love
Lieu Commun
5 rue des Filles du Calvaire
+ 33 1 44 54 08 30

Something everyone needs
Merci
111 Boulevard Beaumarchais
+ 33 01 42 77 00 33
merci-merci.com

Something for the kids
Bon Ton
5 boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
+ 33 1 42 25 32 11
bonton.fr

Luxury scents
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
5 rue d’Alger
+ 33 1 42 60 07 07
franciskurkdjian.com

Something you can't get anywhere else
Hi-fi design from Objet Sonore
19 rue Debelleyme
+ 33 9 50 48 34 18


Thank yous

Chocolate shop
Patrick Roger
108 boulevard Saint-Germain
+ 33 1 43 29 38 42
patrickroger.com

Two hour tour

01
Musée d'Art Moderne 11 avenue du Président Wilson
+ 33 1 53 67 40 00

02
La Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine 1 place du Trocadéro
+ 33 1 58 51 52 00
citechaillot.fr

03
Musée du quai Branly 37 quai Branly
+ 33 1 56 61 70 00
quaibranly.fr


Transport

Vélib
Avoid traffic congestion and hop on a hire-bike.
Velib.paris.fr


Limousine/car

Chabé Limousines
+ 33 1 41 20 95 00
chabe-limousines.com


Fitness

Running route
Run around Ile de la Cité and Ile Saint Louis
Eiffel Tower

Good gym
Klay Club
4 bis rue St. Sauveur
+ 33 1 40 26 00 00
klay.fr