Tour around the city in a French classic: Take a 1.5- or 3-hour trip in an antique Citroên Deux Chevaux convertible for an unusual way to see the central neighborhoods of Paris. The bilingual driver will navigate the confusing and busy [more...]

This contemporary restaurant is the perfect setting for a romantic evening. The gourmet Thai food served here is as delicious as beautifully presented. Try the shrimp or scallops dishes, which are particularly flavorful.

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Recently opened by gourmet chefs from Seattle, Hidden Kitchen is a contemporary speakeasy full of romance and mystique. Reserve up to 2 months in advance, and the location of the restaurant will be revealed to you the day before your [more...]

Named after the 14th-century chef and first author of a cookbook, Le Taillevent has been a staple of fine dining in Paris since 1946. What is really impressive, however, is the wine cellar, which opened over 20 years ago and holds over [more...]

Named after the spa's cheery owner, Ségolène Heurtaut, Ségo'Spa is a quiet and friendly little spot for an afternoon of pampering. The gommage (scrub) treatment is full-body exfoliation followed by a relaxing rinse. Lavender oil [more...]

The surprises and thrills of secret, offbeat Paris await you on an intimate, custom-designed tour by Richard Nehem of Eye Prefer Paris. A far cry from the double-decker buses or the Da Vinci Code tours at the Louvre, you'll discover a [more...]

The same family has been running Le Voltaire since the 1930s and their savoir-faire shows in every dish. This is classic French cuisine at its best.

A bustling lunch or dinner spot, it can be difficult to get a table, but it is worth it.

Mr. Nakamura's tiny sushi bar tucked into a row of centuries-old residences serves up the most authentic Japanese food in Paris, hands down. Far from the unimaginative salmon/tuna menus of virtually every other sushi restaurant in the [more...]

La Coupole has been serving great brasserie food for eighty years, and has been an artists' hang-out for almost as long. Yes, the Flo Brasseries chain now owns it, but this restaurant is still on my list of favorites for a special meal [more...]

Come for the exquisite Art Nouveau paintings, stay for the mouth-watering food.

The decor of Julien gets a lot of press – and rightly so. In 1903, one Louis Trézel painted the four muses that grace the walls, each one [more...]

This bar is hip and happening, in the center of Paris's fashion district, but its beauty lies in the juxtaposition of old and new with C17 paintings by Claude Lorrain on the walls, a sculpted glass bar that lights up when you put your [more...]

It’s a silly theme park, but it’s a Frencher-than-French silly theme park – Parc Asterix, which recreates the Gaul and Roman worlds of the famous comic. Rides, games, shows, the works – less childish than Disneyland, but still [more...]

The Café de Flore and Les Deux Magots are more than cafés – they’re cultural landmarks. Le Café de Flore was Appolinaire’s HQ, and also a favorite of Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir in their day. Les Deux Magots was surrealist [more...]

No tent for this circus – the Cirque d’Hiver (winter circus) is permanent. Inside this beautiful old circular building, the Bouglione family runs a show made up of artists from around the world – no Cirque du Soleil here, but a [more...]

If you like music festivals but aren’t a big fan of camping in a field for several days, Paris has got the perfect solution. Every year, late August, Rock En Seine takes place in the Parc de St. Cloud (accessible by metro) for two [more...]

Take your date to sample fine chocolates at Dalloyau. This two-centuries-year-old institution offers some of the very best chocolate in the world – certainly in France – as well as great pastries and other culinary delights… [more...]

For a strong dose of New Orleans jazz, take your date to Le Petit Journal for a dinner and a show. The food’s pretty expensive, but the musical guests are top-rate. To get in without ordering dinner (at their St Michel location), [more...]

Le Cordon Bleu, France’s most renowned cooking school, has full-day weekend workshops and demonstrations on all sorts of topics – pastries, chocolates, regional cuisine, sauces, bread, crepes, pairing wine and food, cooking for [more...]

For the crème de la crème of pastries, try Lenôtre, the finest of “patisserie” houses. It’s on the expensive side, but these delicate confections blow regular pastries out of the water. There are fifteen stores all around Paris [more...]

Do as the French do and start your evening with an aperitif, a drink intended to whet your appetite. A particularly nice before-dinner bar is L'hotel, the 19th-century building where Oscar Wilde died in 1900. To celebrate, order a [more...]