One week in Paris -- Recommendations?

[phooi]

Gentlemen,

I will be vacationing in Paris for a week and would like any and all recommendations on cool things to do, eat, but most importantly, cool places to shop! I posted the same question in MC but am expecting a different take in S&D. Thanks in advance.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by phooi

Gentlemen,

I will be vacationing in Paris for a week and would like any and all recommendations on cool things to do, eat, but most importantly, cool places to shop! I posted the same question in MC but am expecting a different take in S&D. Thanks in advance.

Colette
L'Ã

claireur
Noir Kennedy

then forget shopping and do something cooler!!!

 

[LabelKing]

Didier Ludot.

 

[gdl203]

Rue du jour, aka the "agnes B" street, is a must see for streetwear afficionados. It's a tiny street near Les Halles where half of the stores are Agnes B (men, women, children... + her art gallery)

Also hard not to go to APC, rue de Fleurus

 

[v84]

45rpm....

 

[Stax]

Patisserie Pierre Herme - 72 rue Bonaparte

the olive macaroon is sublime.

http://www.pierreherme.com/index.cgi...FCE59ph2883253

The wait in line is worth it....

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by Stax

The wait in line is worth it....

Debatable... If it was always like this picture, maybe. But it's often much worse

 

[moosy]

Originally Posted by gdl203

Also hard not to go to APC, rue de Fleurus

If you're going to APC, two streets away is their outlet

 

[Maharlika]

When I go to Paris, my first stop is Berluti at Rue Marbeuf. Check out Charvet at the Rue Castiglione and around the corner is Rue St. Honore where you can visit Colette, and other shops. For fragrances, check out Editions de Parfum Frederic Malle at Rue Grenelle and ask for Claire. She'll lead you to the right direction. There's always Galerie LaFayette at Blvd. Hausmann or Bon Marche, the oldest Department Store in Paris. For Couscous, go to Chez Omar and if you make early reservations, you could have lunch at Jules Verne @ Tour Eiffel. For fine French Dining and clubbing, L"Etoile around the Arc D' Triomphe is fabulous. You may also want to get a book called "Where to Wear, Paris" as I've found it very handy. I love Paris and I visit twice a year.

 

[ardeetee]

Originally Posted by moosy

If you're going to APC, two streets away is their outlet

FYI, the outlet (or surplus as they call it) is currently closed. It's now occupied by their women's store with an uncertain date on when it will become the surplus again. I've called them a couple times about when it's going to re-open and each time it's a different answer. First they said end of April and now they are saying end of May/early June. I wouldn't be surprised if they just kept it closed until sale season comes around (July).

 

[southgate house]

the restaurant le voltaire is really classic.

 

[Parker]

Check out APC then afterward stroll thru Luxembourg Gardens. Have really good and contemporary bistro food at Le Pre Verre in the 5th off Blvd Ste Germain. There's also a great shoe store in the Marais (same street at the famous falafel place) which has a good selection of Santonis. Picasso Museum, Pompidou Modern and D'Orsay are all worth a visit if you don't yet have art fatigue. There are also lots of galleries and boutiques between Blvd Ste Germain and the Seine in the 6th. Marriage Bros tea house, bookstores, etc. Check out the maps at Superfuture, too.

 

[sygyzy]

Originally Posted by Stax

Patisserie Pierre Herme - 72 rue Bonaparte

the olive macaroon is sublime.

http://www.pierreherme.com/index.cgi...FCE59ph2883253

The wait in line is worth it....


Does anyone know where to get macaroons in the States? The first time I had it was from the Bouchon bakery in Yountville (Napa). The second time was, surprise surprise, Bouchon bakery in Vegas. I have never seen it sold anywhere else!

 

[lowrey]

heres what I wrote a month ago, copy-paste from superfuture:

department stores were a bit boring, I was done with lafayette and printemps in 15 minutes. printemps had martin margiela, dries van noten, dior and others. lafayette had those plus comme des garcons, rykiel homme and alikes. the cdg stuff was quite boring, and I just dont get the new junya watanabe line. ok so the track jacket style blazers are ok, but the shirts are ******* horrible, they might as well be from american eagle or something! colorful polos with big numbers, come on..

le bon marche was my favorite department store, not a huge mens wear section but they had acne, krisvanassche (the only place in paris..?), ymc, surface2air, margiela, miu miu, apc and so on.

colette is as overrated as it gets. I had heard so but I still wanted to check it out. what pisses me off most in addition to the 50 tourists packed there is that they're supposedly the dealer for a hundred brands but in fact they have about 20 pieces of clothing on their racks if you dont count the lame t-shirt racks. so in reality they dont have a majority of brands they "carry" and out of the brands they do have, the selection is extremely limited. so what they had was very random pieces from jill sander and similar brands, 2 sweaters from neighborhood and a couple of visvim models in a single color. for example no raf simmons which I was hoping to find, to my knowledge they're one of the only dealers in paris.

maria luisa had some interesting stuff depending on what you like, some cool ann demeulemeester jackets for example. other brands included veronique branquinho, undercoverism, margiela, alexander mcqueen, rick owens etc. quite a limited selection of clothing and shoes but worth checking out I think if you like the style.

l'eclaireur was very interesting, they have several stores in paris of which I checked out 3. the one on rue herold is the first one I think (?) and the most awkward one at the same. almost impossible to find, its behind a unmarked door on the small street. once you get buzzed in you'll see a dark halway and amazing looking studio style space with surprisingly much stuff. the staff is great but the clothing was a bit over the top for me, a very random selection from brands like carol christian poell, cdiem, undercoverism, marsÃ

ll shoes and some others. I felt like it might've been quite overpriced on some stuff. I preferred the store on champs elysees more, they had a better selection of rick owens for example, and stuff from ann demeulemeester, dior, cp company and some others. seemed a bit more down to earth to me. also a bit hard to find as its inside a shopping arcade. the third one, on rue boissy d'anglais was womens wear only and very different in style. I'm sure the others are worth checking out too if you're into the stuff.

the rick owens store was closed to my surprise, apparently for just the day I was there though. I called them the day after and they were open, but I didnt have time to go anymore.. I never found comme des garcons on etienne marcell nor onwards, which I guess could be closed then. I checked out some brands' stores like costume national, dior and yohji yamamoto which were allright. also went to the Dries Van Noten store on quai malaquais but to my surprise it was womens were only =P

oh and palais de tokyo was a pretty cool place! the location itself was very cool, the exhibition had some modern art which was allright and the bookstore there was great. we also grabbed some food at the restaurant which was surprisingly good. definately worth going to, its a great place to spend the evening since its open so late (midnight, I think).

other threads:

Places to hit in Paris
stuff to do in Paris
sf cityguide

 

[Stax]

Originally Posted by sygyzy

Does anyone know where to get macaroons in the States? The first time I had it was from the Bouchon bakery in Yountville (Napa). The second time was, surprise surprise, Bouchon bakery in Vegas. I have never seen it sold anywhere else!
This place makes a decent macaroon. Compared to P. Herme, extremely similar in appearance, pretty close texture, but the available flavors are limited (a few different chocolate varieties). It doesn't look like they offer them through their website, but they might send you some if you called. http://www.bittersweetcafe.com/index.html