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124 Galerie de Valois, Paris 75001
+33-08-70-46-60-50‎

Acne

Part of the new design nobility who have recently moved into the Palais Royal, this Swedish collective is best known for its impeccably cut jeans. The wider world of Acne (short for Ambition to Cre... read more

50 rue de Charenton, Paris 75012
+33-01-43-46-08-09

Le China

Colonial chic bar in the backyard of Bastille that's been recently brought back to life. The China Club was, for decades, the place for posh cocktails on the east side of Paris.The slightly renamed... read more

52 rue Lamarck, Paris 75018
+33-01-42-55-05-42

Le Chamarré Montmartre

Chef Antoine Heerah mixes flavors from his native Mauritius (a small island near Madagascar) with techniques that he picked up while working at Arpège. The result: french classics with a cre... read more

69 rue des Gravilliers, Paris 75009
+33-01-44-61-91-95

Derrière

Walking into this place, which is tucked behind (derrière) le 404 and Andy Wahloo, is like entering the tricked-out offices of a cool pre-crash dot com. With nerf balls flying, films being s... read more

1 rue d'Argentine, Paris 75016
+33-01-45-02-76-76

Mon Bar

Corto Moltedo

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12 rue Lancry, Paris 75010
+33-01-42-03-02-09‎

Thanx God I'm a VIP

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208, rue de la Croix-Nivert, Paris 75015
+33-01-45-57-73-20

Jadis

Trumpeted by Le Figaro as "the best bistrot of the fall," and by Le Fooding as the best Paris bistrot - Jadis is the newest reason to drag your ass to the fifteenth. Guillaume Delage is a young ups... read more

1 rue de Vintimille, Paris 75009
+33-01-49-70-09-22

Le Bar des Roses

Mosaic tiles on the exterior hint at the Spanish vibe inside: small plates of charcuterie and manchego, tortilla and chorizo, poulpe (octopus) confit, and ceviche spiked with soy. Impressive cockta... read more

6 place Franz Liszt, Paris 75010
+33-09-50-48-03-06

Lomography

A gallery and store devoted entirely to analog (pre-digital) photography. Stylish geeks invite you to take a trip back in time and check out their selection of cameras, film and accessories, all ... read more

32-33 Galerie Montpensier, Paris 75001
+33-01-42-61-41-85

Mary Beyer

The preferred glove supplier to luxury houses like Dior and Louis Vuitton, Mary Beyer also serves the paying public from this elegant shop at Palais Royal. Her bespoke service begins with a preci... read more

3, rue de Chevreuse, Paris 75006
+33-01-56-54-31-31

Hôtel Apostrophe

New boutique hotel in the southern sixth delivers on its design promise. Decor is intriguing - curtains covered with the same panaromic view that lies behind them, ceilings painted with the Paris s... read more

54 rue Jean Baptiste Pigalle, Paris 75009
+33-01-45-26-64-64

Chez Moune

First a notorious Pigalle cabaret, then a notorious lesbian hang - Chez Moune has most recently been reincarnated as a late-night den for anysexual dancing. Fashion week afterparties touched off th... read more

30, rue Debelleyme , Paris 75003
+33-01-49-96-54-01

Rose Bakery Marais

With its minimalist interior, organic products, and colorful preparations, Rose Bakery has conquered the brunching heart of Paris. This second outpost of this British bakery has the same key ingred... read more

184, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré, Paris 75008
+33-01-42-56-55-55

Oth Sombath

One of the best Thai restaurants in Paris has an elephant-shaped tissue cozy on the table and demands that you crawl, ass in the the air, to get into your table. Our cup of tea to be sure, but not ... read more

10, rue Nicolas-Charlet, Paris 75015
+33-01-47-34-10-62

La Cave Edmond

Across the street from his namesake bistrot, Thierry Burlot has added another notch to his gasto-belt with this latest address. A micro cave à manger where bottles seriously outnumber their ... read more

25 rue de Richelieu, Paris 75001
+33-01-42-60-70 -80

Le Magnifique

Max y Jeremy

Only weeks after opening in October 2008, this tiny tapas bar is already turning people away. With its narrow bar and four backroom tables, it can't accomodate all the word-of-mouth arrivals. The r... read more

37, bis rue de Ponthieu, Paris 75008
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French Love

It's too early to predict the fate of French Love, but all signs point to hot spot. Opened just weeks ago on a street off the Champs-Elysées, expect this bar to draw the same jet-setty crowd... read more

27 rue de Saintonge, Paris 75003
+33-01-42-77-20-15

Tigersushi Furs

Hipster ragshop run by a group of musicians signed to the same Tigersushi record label. Let's let the Facebook page speak for itself: "If you like grrrashmere, cubes, talented designerrrs, western ... read more