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PARIS IS ARROGANT./
IT’S BEAUTIFUL + IT KNOWS IT./ FROM THE WIDE + ELEGANT HAUSSMANNIAN AVENUES TO THE QUAINT COBBLED STREETS OF MONTMARTRE, PARIS TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY AT ALMOST EVERY TURN./ FAMED FOR ITS FOOD + FASHION, THIS IS A CITY THAT DRIPS ELEGANCE BUT MAINTAINS ITS EDGE./
PARIS IS ONE OF THE MOST VISITED CITIES IN THE WORLD + IT’S NOT HARD TO SEE WHY./ BUT NOT EVERYBODY GETS BEYOND THE USUAL TOURISTY SIGHTS./ SURE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN’T MISS (EIFFEL TOWER, ANYONE?), BUT SPEND SOME TIME DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER + YOU’LL BE MASSIVELY REWARDED./
THE F1FTY PARIS CITY GUIDE WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER 51 OF THE COOLEST PLACES IN THE CITY./ FROM THE OBVIOUS TO THE OBSCURE, EXPLORE THE CITY’S CULTURAL HOTSPOTS, UNCOVER HIDDEN GEMS + GET INTERESTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE LOCALS./
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AU PASSAGE
THIS RESTAURANT’S LAID-BACK APPROACH IS REFRESHING + HAS WON THEM A LOT OF FANS./ FAMOUS FOR THEIR SHARING PLATES, WHERE VEGETABLES ARE OFTEN THE STAR OF THE SHOW, GUESTS RELAX IN THE UNFUSSY INTERIORS. //
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CATACOMBES DE PARIS
THESE OSSUARIES DEEP UNDER THE STREETS OF THE FRENCH CAPITAL HOLD THE REMAINS OF OVER 6 MILLION BODIES./ ARRANGED IN INTRICATE PATTERNS, THE BONES WERE TRANSFERRED TO THEIR CURRENT LOCATION IN THE LATE 18TH CENTURY, WHEN THE REMAINS WERE REMOVED FROM THE CITY’S CEMETERIES DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. //
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LE TRÈS PARTICULIER
THIS SULTRY + SEXY COCKTAIL BAR IN MONTMARTRE IS PART OF THE SUCCESSFUL BOUTIQUE HOTEL, HÔTEL PARTICULIER./ THE BAR IS OPEN TO NON-GUESTS + SERVES UP DECENT DRINKS IN DECADENT SURROUNDINGS. //
@tresparticulier //
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DU PAIN ET DES IDÉES
MASTER BAKER CHRISTOPHE VASSEUR IS ON A MISSION TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL FRENCH METHODS OF BAKING./ IN 2002, HE TOOK OVER THIS BEAUTIFUL BOULANGERIE, WHERE HE + HIS TEAM FAITHFULLY FOLLOW TRADITION TO CREATE SIMPLE BUT AMAZING BREADS + PASTRIES. //
@dupainetdesidees //
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QUAIS DE LA SEINE
AH, THE BEAUTIFUL BANKS OF THE RIVER SEINE./ HOT FRENCH DJ + PRODUCER, MATVEÏ, RECOMMENDS THIS PLACE BECAUSE IT’S “REALLY SOOTHING”./ HE LOVES WALKING THERE TO CATCH SOME FRESH AIR + ADMIRE THE ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES ALL ALONG THE QUAYSIDE. //
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WALRUS
PART RECORD STORE, PART CAFÉ, WALRUS DISQUAIRE CLAIMS TO BE THE CITY’S FIRST ‘VINYL CAFÉ’ + IF THE ROWS OF GLORIOUS VINYL + DECENT DRINKS WEREN’T ENOUGH TO GRAB YOUR ATTENTION, THEY ALSO HOST FREE GIGS BY A VARIETY OF ARTISTS, BRINGING THE PLACE TO LIFE ON WEEKENDS. //
@walrusdisquaire //
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PIGALLE BASKETBALL COURT
THIS EYE-POPPINGLY BRIGHT BASKETBALL COURT WAS ORIGINALLY THE RESULT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN STREETWEAR BRAND PIGALLE + NIKE./ WEDGED BETWEEN SOBER, TYPICALLY HAUSSMANNIAN BUILDINGS IN PIGALLE, THE RUBBER COURT SCREAMS OUT IN ITS BRIGHT HUES. //
Pigalle //
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LA BUVETTE
MINISCULE WINE BAR OFFERING A ROTATING SELECTION OF NATURAL WINES, HANDPICKED BY OWNER, CAMILLE FOURMONT./ THE SLIM ZINC BAR + THE MENU OF SMALL PLATES – HAND-SCRAWLED ACROSS A LARGE MIRROR – JUST ADDS TO THE CHARM, MAKING THIS THE PERFECT PLACE FOR AN APÉRO. //
@la.buvette.paris //
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59 RIVOLI
AFTER ARTISTS HAD SQUATTED IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, IT WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED BY THE CITY FOR USE AS A LEGAL ART STUDIO./ NOW HOME TO MORE THAN 20 ARTISTS, THE STUDIO / GALLERY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC + ALSO HOSTS EVENTS. //
@59rivoli //
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BOOT CAFÉ
THIS SHOEBOX-SIZED CAFÉ IS HOUSED IN A FORMER ‘CORDONNERIE’ (COBBLER) IN THE MARAIS./ THE EXTERIOR – STILL BOASTING THE ORIGINAL STORE SIGN – OOZES CHARACTER + YOU COULD MISTAKE THIS CUTE CAFÉ FOR AN OLD SHOP IF IT WEREN’T FOR THE HIP CROWD OUTSIDE, GRABBING THEIR COFFEE + PASTRIES TO GO. //
@bootcafe //
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BISOU
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE MARAIS, BAR BISOU WELCOMES VISITORS INTO A SPACE OF PASTEL PINKS, RICH GREENS, COPPER TABLES + A STRIKING MARBLE BAR./ ONCE INSIDE, YOU CAN ORDER A MYSTERY COCKTAIL – THE BARTENDER WILL QUIZ YOU ON YOUR LIKES + DISLIKES, YOUR MOOD + YOUR CRAVINGS, BEFORE CONCOCTING YOUR VERY OWN PERSONALISED DRINK. //
@bar_bisou //
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LE SERPENT À PLUME
OWNER ALEX RASH ENCOURAGES GUESTS TO STEP INTO HIS DECADENT SUBTERRANEAN PLAYGROUND BORDERING THE ELEGANT PLACE DES VOSGES./ BUT, BE WARNED: HERE, ‘NOTHING IS REAL + EVERYTHING IS PERMITTED.’ //
@serpentaplume //
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FOU DE PÂTISSERIE
IF YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO VISIT ALL OF THE MOUTHWATERING PATISSERIES IN PARIS, YOU CAN CHECK OUT ‘FOU DE PÂTISSERIE’ – A PLACE THAT CARRIES A SELECTION OF SIGNATURE DESSERTS FROM PATISSERIES ACROSS THE CITY, EACH WITH A HELPFUL EXPLANATION OF THE CHEF’S CREATION. //
@foudepatisserie //
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This article has been edited with great care. Content was compiled based on facts available at the time of going to press. But cities live and breathe, and information is subject to change, so travellers are advised to check for updates from the respective location before your visit. All of the businesses mentioned in this guide were chosen at the discretion of F1FTY or its contributors. None of the brands or businesses featured paid for mentioning in any way.
All photos featured in this guide are copyright F1FTY, with the exception of: Cover (Credit: Musée d’Orsay by Matt Seymour on Unsplash); Au Passage (Credit: Instagram @aupassage); Catacombes de Paris (Credit: Yann Schaub on Unsplash); Le Très Particulier (Credit: Instagram @tresparticulier); Du Pain et Des Idées (Credit: Copyright Du Pain et Des Idées); Pigalle Basketball Court (Credit: Mathias PR Reding on Unsplash); La Buvette (Credit: Instagram @la.buvette.paris); Bisou (Credit: Instagram @bar_bisou); Le Serpent à Plume (Credit: Instagram @serpentaplume_). Some images have been edited.