My Paris shortlist

Where to go and (especially) what to eat when you're in the city of lights :)
People always ask me this question when they're planning a trip to Paris, so I thought it was about time I compiled a masterlist for easy sharing! Let me know if you would like me to add other recommendations. 
Note: I grew up in the 5th district and worked in the 7th district for a number of years so a lot of my addresses are concentrated in that area.

Best drinks + people watching

• La Rhumerie - 166 bd saint Germain
• Les Deux Magots - 6 place saint Germain
• Rosa Seine - Pont des invalides, quai d'Orsay
• La Felicità - Halle Freyssinet - great brunch option!

Get your crêpe fix

• Galette Café - 2 rue de l'Université
• Le Bac a Glace - 109 rue du Bac
• Rue d'Odessa and Rue de Montparnasse - creperie des cormorans, creperie Josselin, and more!

Sweets and chocolate

• Des gateaux et du pains - 89 rue du Bac
• Angelina - 108 rue du Bac
• Chocolat Chapon - 134 rue du Bac 
• Christian Constant - 40 rue des Ecoles - chocolates and mind-blowing ice-cream in Summer
• VG Patisserie - 123 Boulevard Voltaire (Vegan)

Delicious food

• Pasta linea - 9 rue de Turenne. Italian but a must try! TIP: grab to go and find a spot on the grass Place des Vosges.
• La Fourmi Ailée - 8 rue du Fouarre
• Ciasa Mia - 19 rue Laplace 
• Le coq et l'elephant - 47 bis rue Poliveau
• Auberge de la Reine Blanche - 30 rue saint Louis en l'Ile
• Auberge Bressane - 16 avenue de la Motte Piquet
• Mini Palais - 3 avenue Winston Churchill
  
  

Best views

• Montmartre - view of Paris
• Pont de la Tournelle - view of Notre Dame
• Tour Montparnasse - view of Paris. TIP: don't buy the pass for the observation deck but go get a drink at the bar. Same view but with a cocktail in hand :)
• Pont Alexandre III - view of The Eiffel Tower

Where to daydream

• Ile de la Cite
• ​Jardin des plantes
• Jardin du Luxembourg
• Place des Vosges 
• Parc des Buttes Chaumont
• Boulevard Paris 13 - fantastic streetart

Fun museums

• Musée des arts Forains
• La Villette 

Improv 

• Colors -Theatre des Mathurins 

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