Where to eat, stay and visit in Paris
Paris is easiest when you pick a bank and a few arrondissements rather than chasing every monument in one loop. The Banquet listings lean Asian and maison dining at L'Abysse Paris, Sola, Hakuba and Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine; a nightcap at Bar Hemingway; and jewellery shopping at Cartier on Place Vendôme when the day is already Right Bank. The Marais rewards walking between mansions, museums and small shops; Saint-Germain and the Latin Quarter still hold the classic café-and-bookshop rhythm, with the Seine as the daily reset between them. Metro lines stitch the city tightly, so a central base near a major interchange usually beats hotel prestige alone around Art Basel Paris week.
Restaurants · 4
- HakubaTable notes →
Kaiseki and sushi counter at Cheval Blanc Paris on Quai du Louvre, with Takuya Watanabe’s omakase and collaboration from the house’s pastry and sauce kitchens. The MICHELIN Guide…
- Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese CuisineTable notes →
Singapore-born Imperial Treasure’s Paris fine-Chinese room at 44 Rue de Bassano, inside Hotel La Clef Champs-Élysées, known for Peking duck and Cantonese banquet cooking. The MICHELIN Guide France…
- L'Abysse ParisTable notes →
Sushi and omakase room from the Yannick Alléno group at Pavillon Ledoyen on avenue Dutuit, steps from Place de la Concorde and the Grand Palais. The address suits…
- SolaTable notes →
Japanese fine-dining room on rue de l'Hôtel Colbert in the 5th, a short walk from Notre-Dame and the Latin Quarter. Sola is a useful Paris stop when you…
Shops · 1
- Cartier, Place VendômeShopping notes →
Cartier’s Place Vendôme boutique at 23 place Vendôme is the Paris flagship for high jewelry appointments, watches, and collection lines in the square that still defines the maison’s…
Bars · 1
- Bar HemingwayBar notes →
Intimate cocktail bar inside the Ritz Paris at 15 Place Vendôme, renamed for Ernest Hemingway’s long association with the hotel and still fitted with memorabilia in a wood-panelled…