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I do not think Paris is overrated. What’s better than cuddling up under a heat lamp outside a Parisian cafe with a bone dry cappuccino (and maybe a Gauloises)?

Cafes

• Aux Deux Amis
  • 45 Rue Oberkampf, 75011 Paris
  • 🍷I was brought here by a REAL Parisian and it’s my favorite place to grab wine and a cheese plate then sit all day/night 🚬

• Septime 🍽 – http://www.septime-charonne.fr/

• Clamato 🍽 – http://www.clamato-charonne.fr/ – no ressys, go early!

• Bonne Aventure 🍽

• La Coupole 🍽
  • 102 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 75014
  • Art Deco brasserie, famous for its painted dome, offers “creative” French.

• Pink mamma 🍽
  • 20bis Rue de Douai, 75009
  • Italian, cozy, casual

• Refuge des Fondus 🍽
  • 17 rue des 3 Frères, Paris
  • Kitschy fondue restaurant, graffiti covered wall, wine served in baby bottles… because, why not?

• Sainte-Chapelle ⛪️- lesser known but very beautiful, stained glass

• Musée des Arts Forains 🖼
  • 53 avenue des Terroirs de France
  • one of the largest collections of entertainment and fairground art’s objects, located in ancient wine warehouses.

Musée Rodin 🖼 – lovely if you are a fan of his!

Palais de Tokyo 🖼 & TokyoEat – great modern art and restaurant

La Pagode 🎥 🍿 – Movie theater and Japanese pagoda and garden, https://www.etoile-cinemas.com/pagode or get a coffee and copy of the weekly guide Pariscope and find your show times!

Le Marché de Belleville 🍅 – cheap, local diverse market

Le Ballon de Paris 🎈 – Touristy but you can actually get a great view OF the Eiffel Tower!

Royal bar

Out of Town excursions:

• Provins, a UNESCO World Heritage medieval town – 1hr away