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Summer 2024

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World cuisine the perfect amplification for a live DJ set and singer, which can be experienced by booking a table for dinner in the restaurant (vegetarians would do well to make dietary requirements known at the time of booking). While I wouldn’t encourage you to smoke, check out the fumoir – accessed through a stone staircase that wouldn’t look out of place in a Mediaeval castle, with furniture that looks like it has been filched from your grandma’s living room. Bookshop cafés Is it any wonder in a city with such a proud, literary heritage that the bookshop-café culture is so strong? Try as I might, I can’t pick a favourite. Tram in the 5 th Arr. has a café that you could camp out in for hours. Bonjour Jacob in 6the Arr. arguably has the best coffee. It’s small and sells indie magazines rather than books, but has a truly beautiful selection. Le Barbouquin in the 20 th Arr. is as colourful on the inside as its graffiti-caked exterior, bookshelves overflowing and the perfect place to switch up your coffee for a glass of wine over your latest read. Discover more great Paris bookshops including one that is open until 2am and serves wine! Wecandoo workshops I’m a sucker for organised fun, and French start-up Wecandoo makes every trip feel like self-improvement. On my latest visit, I took a gargoyle carving workshop with Cécilia Da Mota, who specialises in sculptures and renovations for historical buildings, and learnt how to make my own mozzarella. All of the workshops are run by qualified artisans, experts in their trade. The scope is seemingly limitless – particularly in Paris. The Picasso Museum Ask me my favourite museum in Paris and I’ll give you a different answer every time, but right now, my obsession is with the Musée Picasso. I love the contrast between the 17th century Hôtel Salé, quintessentially Parisian in style, and the often trippy, downright bizarre works by Pablo Picasso within. Plus, Picasso was a one hundred trick pony. Cubism, engravings, sculpture… this was an artist with many strings to his bow. Belleville’s art scene Hausmann buildings the colour of milky lattes will never lose their appeal, but the explosive colour of Belleville never ceases to delight me. It’s so kaleidoscopic it looks like a giant piñata exploded over it. Graffiti, giant wall murals and dozens of little workshops showcasing everything from jewellery to sculptures are testament to the creativity and soul of the arrondissement. Rue Dénoyez, a street back from Belleville Métro, is like an open-air gallery. It’s a hill I’ll die on, but the best food in Paris isn’t French. I’m all for a good gastronomic bistro, especially for their entrée-platdessert lunch offer, but no matter how good they are, they can feel pretty similar (œuf parfait et espuma, anyone?) Paris’s world cuisine scene is only getting better and better. Little La Cantine de Sam (4 Rue des Fossés Saint-Marcel, 5ème) has delicious labneh for next-to-nothing, and pretty much every type of cuisine imaginable is available for lunch at the Marché des Enfants Rouges in the 3ème. Fancy a cooking lesson in Paris? See our article on page 22 to find out more about the Paris studio of 3 Starred Micheline chef Alain Ducasse where you can take a 2 – 4-hour pastry and culinary course. Pere-lachaise © Anja The cemeteries I’m an unashamed necrotourist, and Parisian cemeteries are particularly special. Montmartre Cemetery is a higgledypiggledy sprawl with Parisian rooftops and terracotta chimney pots framing the tombs. A croissant and coffee to go over a good book in the cemetery is, in my opinion, the most peaceful of breakfasts. 62 | The Good Life France The Good Life France | 63