required reading: marie antoinette by stefan zweig
favorite bookstore: shakespeare & co.
places i went
- eiffel tower
- monmatre/sacre coeur
- luxembourg gardens
- victor hugo house
- pigalle (cool basketball court)
- st. michael fountain (st. germaine)
- notre dame cathedral
- the louvre
- champs elysees
- arc de triomphe
where i ate
- clover st. germaine: very small (only about 5 tables from what I remember), the kitchen is open so you can see everything as it’s made; definitely call ahead to get a reservation; had a fixed menu when I was there; food was really good and very fresh; only downside was they didn’t offer us another bottle of wine and we were like skrrrt….but it was really good
- les fines gueules: SO FUN. this place is right near the louvre, so it’s a good spot to go after walking around a bit to see the sights; very lively late at night; pretty small so make sure to get a reservation; has a patio, bar, downstairs, and upstairs; played 70s and 80s american music randomly; the servers spoke a little bit of english but were really helpful and not pretentious; food was awesome
- le corner: excellent cozy restaurant for traditional french food; I got my escargot fix here; the service was great and it definitely seemed like a local spot
- la veraison: small, open kitchen so you can see everything as it’s prepared; only one waitress for all of the tables which was super impressive because she did a great job; food was excellent and creative
where i shopped
- sezane
- & other stories (this is american but I don’t have it in memphis so wanted to go)
- fragonard
- dhv marais department store
- inouitoosh:
- maje
- mango
- sandro
