Anaïs’s best recommendations - Rive gauche
Art & Culture
State-of-the-art pocket exhibitions. Perfect for an arty shot nearby (5 minute walk from the apartment)
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Cartier Foundation (Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporain)
261 Bd RaspailState-of-the-art pocket exhibitions. Perfect for an arty shot nearby (5 minute walk from the apartment)
Magnificent building synthesizing the Art Deco and the Art Nouveau movements in architecture.
The Giacometti foundation offers small but interesting exhibitions there.
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Institut Giacometti
5 Rue Victor SchoelcherMagnificent building synthesizing the Art Deco and the Art Nouveau movements in architecture.
The Giacometti foundation offers small but interesting exhibitions there.
A very beautiful and inspiring place dedicated to the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. A lesser known venue that worths the visit
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Bourdelle Museum
18 Rue Antoine BourdelleA very beautiful and inspiring place dedicated to the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle. A lesser known venue that worths the visit
Musee Rodin
77 Rue de VarenneA pocket museum that used to be Delacroix’s workshop
A little gem located in the beautiful place de Furstemberg
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Musée national Eugène Delacroix
6 Rue de FurstembergA pocket museum that used to be Delacroix’s workshop
A little gem located in the beautiful place de Furstemberg
An often crowded exhibition hall, book your ticket in advance !
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Musée du Luxembourg
19 Rue de VaugirardAn often crowded exhibition hall, book your ticket in advance !
Another hidden gem in town. The workshop of artist Chana Orloff who fled once from Jewish persecutions in Ukraine and became later a central protagonist of the Montparnasse artistic network. The heirs organise guided tours (please book in advance) and speak English.
The street (villa Seurat) is pretty fascinating too, with modernist houses. The area is partly protected by heritage administration but people still live there
Ateliers-musée Chana-Orloff
7 bis Villa SeuratAnother hidden gem in town. The workshop of artist Chana Orloff who fled once from Jewish persecutions in Ukraine and became later a central protagonist of the Montparnasse artistic network. The heirs organise guided tours (please book in advance) and speak English.
The street (villa Seurat) is pretty fascinating too, with modernist houses. The area is partly protected by heritage administration but people still live there
Gastronomie
L'Assiette
181 Rue du ChâteauOur favorite wine bar in the neighbourhood. They serve natural wines mainly.
Casual place, not for snobish wine drinkers
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la Quincave
17 Rue BréaOur favorite wine bar in the neighbourhood. They serve natural wines mainly.
Casual place, not for snobish wine drinkers
Our favourite bakery from now on. A bit far from the apartment, but worths the trip for their delicatessen : you must try their fresh Bretzels (hurry up they’re sold-out most of the time), kougloffs (kind of brioche) or the very earthy « pain du village ».
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La Petite Alsace
10 Rue DavielOur favourite bakery from now on. A bit far from the apartment, but worths the trip for their delicatessen : you must try their fresh Bretzels (hurry up they’re sold-out most of the time), kougloffs (kind of brioche) or the very earthy « pain du village ».
A very cool speakeasy with a unique atmosphere. Try the classic cocktail « Chirac 95 », named after our late president (who is buried in the very Montparnasse cemetery nearby)
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Castor Club
14 Rue HautefeuilleA very cool speakeasy with a unique atmosphere. Try the classic cocktail « Chirac 95 », named after our late president (who is buried in the very Montparnasse cemetery nearby)
Well, I used to meet friends there and plan networking coffee dates… now it is Emily in Paris’s spot !
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Café de la Nouvelle Mairie
19 Rue des Fossés Saint-JacquesWell, I used to meet friends there and plan networking coffee dates… now it is Emily in Paris’s spot !
Yummy Noodles
17B Rue Campagne PremièreOur local Chinese deli. The owners are super nice and it’s often full.
For a break, enjoy a tea and oriental pastries in their tea room
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Grande Mosquée de Paris
2bis Pl. du Puits de l'ErmiteFor a break, enjoy a tea and oriental pastries in their tea room
Delicious and healthy place for a lunch or take away, even better for a brunch on sundays (please book in advance then). They are super kind and serve fresh food. The manager is from Cyprus, and gives a mediterranean feel to the place.
La Bête Noire
Delicious and healthy place for a lunch or take away, even better for a brunch on sundays (please book in advance then). They are super kind and serve fresh food. The manager is from Cyprus, and gives a mediterranean feel to the place.
Simone La Cave ...
13 Rue PascalFor apéro : good wines and a few things to snack
Fromagerie Quatrehomme
62 Rue de SèvresFor the best cured cheeses !
Lieux touristiques
Val-de-Grâce
Probably one of the most beautiful architectures in Paris
The perfect Parisian place. Get an authentic italian ice-cream at Grom nearby, before strolling there
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Luxembourg Gardens
The perfect Parisian place. Get an authentic italian ice-cream at Grom nearby, before strolling there
Pantheon station
Have a look to the freshly restored Delacroix’s fresco depicting Jacob and the angel. First chapel on the right.
The surroundings are very chic, certainly the most expensive square meters in Paris.
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Église Saint-Sulpice
2 Rue PalatineHave a look to the freshly restored Delacroix’s fresco depicting Jacob and the angel. First chapel on the right.
The surroundings are very chic, certainly the most expensive square meters in Paris.
Jardin des Plantes
For curious people, the modern chapel from the 30s is very impressive from outside. Lovely neighbourhood
Franciscains de Paris
7 Rue Marie RoseFor curious people, the modern chapel from the 30s is very impressive from outside. Lovely neighbourhood
If you want to chill and relax, Montsouris park is an enjoyable location. You can go there straight from Denfert-Rochereau place, walking through René Coty avenue.
For cinema lovers, it is the penultimate stop of Cléo’s journey in Agnès Varda’s eponymous movie.
There is a nice restaurant named Chin-Chin serving drinks and quality food. Nearby, you can walk around to gaze at beautiful houses. Indeed, there is many architectural treasures around, for instance the pink modernist villa Guggenbühl.
You’re close to Cité universitaire, an international campus with eclectic buildings, and Paris School of Economics (PSE) where economist T. Piketty teaches.
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Parc Montsouris
If you want to chill and relax, Montsouris park is an enjoyable location. You can go there straight from Denfert-Rochereau place, walking through René Coty avenue.
For cinema lovers, it is the penultimate stop of Cléo’s journey in Agnès Varda’s eponymous movie.
There is a nice restaurant named Chin-Chin serving drinks and quality food. Nearby, you can walk around to gaze at beautiful houses. Indeed, there is many architectural treasures around, for instance the pink modernist villa Guggenbühl.
You’re close to Cité universitaire, an international campus with eclectic buildings, and Paris School of Economics (PSE) where economist T. Piketty teaches.