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This hidden pedestrian thoroughfare is a fun detour from the paved narrow streets of Saint-Germain, where cars and tourists vie for space. The uneven cobblestones of this walkway betray its history. Indeed, this is one of the few covered (at least partially) pedestrian shopping streets left in Paris.

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This unassuming gem in an old Parisian house on tiny rue Christine in Saint-Germain offers delightful French fare with service and decor to match. While the seabass for two is renowned, the other fish (try the scorpion) and meats (the lamb is succulent) are just as delicious and come with hearty sides (risotto, asparagus and artichoke, potatos). The creamy lentil ...

For everyone who has seen Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, I hope that you still remember the blooming jasmin tea she was serving her brother the Emperor of Austria. She says that it is from China- it really is- only it is now available for us non-royals at one of my favourite tea salons Mariage Freres.
Usually when I go there to be arch ...

Louis XVI's pharmacist, Sulpice Debauve, founded this chocolatier in 1800 with his nephew, Auguste Gallais. Their shop on rue des Saints-Peres, a national landmark, was designed by the same architects Napoleon selected to construct Josephine's home. French intellectual royalty, Balzac, Proust and Anatole France, would often stop in here for a treat. But let not Debauve & ...

After handing over the reins of government yesterday, Jacques Chirac ceded the limelight to President Sarkozy and slipped into his cozy new digs at 3 Quai Voltaire, a Seine-side apartment building where the seventh arrondissement meets the sixth. Chirac, 74, has not lived in his own home since 1974, when he was first elected prime minister and moved into the official ...

A stroll through the supermarkets of one's host country is one of the great pleasures of traveling abroad. The shelves and displays of produce, meats, snacks and other products give a sound introduction to the tastes and delicacies of a culture while providing a host of opportunities to marvel at exotic local foods. At Monoprix, a wonderous one-stop shop that sells cosmetics, ...

 
Apart from being arguably the most famous Parisian department store that attracts innumerous amounts of tourists and locals each day, Galeries Lafayette pays tribute to the world of design. On the first floor among all the big name designers, the department store provides a exhibition space "Galerie des Galeries" featuring all year long different breathtaking, and thought provoking designs from the talented fashion students from ESMOD ...

Americans familiar with Tara Jarmon's line of clothing in Target stores may be surprised to know the designer boasts a celebrated bunch of boutiques across the pond. Located in prime shopping areas including the Champs Elysees and Saint-Germain (there are actually two here, though the company website oddly neglects to mention the one on trendy rue des Saints-Peres), Tara Jarmon offers ...

Paris is a cosmopolitan city. Despite the uniformed style buildings of the Haussmannien Era, you may also find other great architectural designs from all over the world, from a sino-japanese pagoda to a muslim mosque.

La Grande Mosquee is one of the greatest examples. Built in the mid 20's to thank the Muslims people who helped fight with the Germans in the World War I.  Most ...

Even before I arrived in Paris, I'd always dreamt of owning an Hotel Particulier, a town mansion, in this city, thinking of all the parties I could hold, of high ceilings and gilded walls, etc, etc. Perhaps one day I could make it a reality. But until then, in order to keep the dreams alive, I frequent as much as possible the museums that dot ...