I have just spent a few weeks in Paris and have discovered that a whole load of new cafes and bars have sprung up in what used to be a bit of a run down area. It’s by the Marie III and rue Dupuis. I spent a delightful day with friends discovering a few places [...]
Posts Tagged ‘paris’
Haute Marais
Posted in France - Paris and more, tagged french restaurants, paris, restaurants, restaurants in Paris on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Polidor, Paris (5th)
Posted in France - Paris and more, tagged french restaurants, paris, polidor, restaurants in Paris on April 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An ex colleague has recently moved within Paris and is now by Cluny la Sorbonne, in the 5th arrondissement. I am delighted as I don’t know this area very well. I (wrongly) associate the fifth with St Michel, hoards of tourists and fan restaurants, but there is so much more. We tried to go to [...]
The best hot chocolate in Paris…
Posted in Destinations, France - Paris and more, tagged paris on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
…is apparently at Angelina’s on Rue de Rivoli. It is upmarket – a little like going to the Ritz for tea in London. And you know somewhere is worth visiting when there are frequently queues to get in. A close second on the hot chocolate front, a much more bohemian version, can be found in [...]
Prescriptive Cocktail Club, Paris
Posted in France - Paris and more, tagged cocktails, paris on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I arrived in Paris early evening on Saturday. A friend met me having popped to the Bon Marche (the equivalent of Harrod’s food hall in Paris) to stock up on cheese and good bread. Good friends are wonderful to have. She couldn’t have done better: creamy camembert, Saint Nectaire, vieux Gouda with cumin seeds, rocamadour… [...]
