The secret garden of Parisians
Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, the Petit Palais is a great place to visit in Paris, and Its garden too ! Continue reading The secret garden of Parisians
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Chez Julien, a truffle specialty restaurant in Paris
The gourmet restaurant Chez Julien has made truffles its specialty. In a quiet street in the Marais, you can eat on the large and very pleasant terrace. A good spot for summer lunches and aperitifs. Continue reading Chez Julien, a truffle specialty restaurant in Paris
The most famous snail of Paris
When you walk rue Montorgueil in Paris, you are struck by this large snail which supplants the facade of this legendary restaurant: L’escargot Montorgueil. Continue reading The most famous snail of Paris
The several lives of a Parisian restaurant
This pretty storefront has had several lives Located between rue Vaugirard and rue Madame, the Pont Traversé was the bookstore of the writer and poet Marcel Béalu. Take a look at its storefront, you will then discover beef heads and enamel plaques, clues to its former vocation: that of butcher’s shop, in fact this bookstore was a former butcher’s shop classified as a historic monument. The bookstore is now closed since November 2019 and has made way for a restaurant! Continue reading The several lives of a Parisian restaurant
Au Rocher de Cancale’s history
Very distinctive with its unique decor, the café-brasserie “Au Rocher de Cancale” located rue Montorgueil, in Paris, is full of history Continue reading Au Rocher de Cancale’s history
Moulin de la Galette’s history
Moulin de la Galette: With the Moulin Radet, it is the last survivor of the thirty mills that once adorned the Butte Montmartre. Continue reading Moulin de la Galette’s history
So instagramable : La Maison Rose of Montmartre
Located at 2 rue de l’Abreuvoir, in the heart of Montmartre, at the foot of the vineyards, La Maison Rose attracts attention for its picturesque side, its pink color and its green shutters. This house belonged to Laure Gargallo, who was one of the models of Pablo Picasso during his blue period. She painted it pink and transformed it into a small canteen for her artist friends. Its name is also inspired by one of the paintings of the painter Maurice Utrillo dating from the 1900s. Today the Maison Rose is a trestaurant which offers a small menu but composed only of local products and saion.
Continue reading So instagramable : La Maison Rose of Montmartre
The most famous snail of Paris
When you walk rue Montorgueil in Paris, you are struck by this large snail which supplants the facade of this legendary restaurant: L’escargot Montorgueil. Continue reading The most famous snail of Paris
The several lives of a Parisian restaurant
This pretty storefront has had several lives Located between rue Vaugirard and rue Madame, the Pont Traversé was the bookstore of the writer and poet Marcel Béalu. Take a look at its storefront, you will then discover beef heads and enamel plaques, clues to its former vocation: that of butcher’s shop, in fact this bookstore was a former butcher’s shop classified as a historic monument. The bookstore is now closed since November 2019 and has made way for a restaurant! Continue reading The several lives of a Parisian restaurant
Explore the Historic Au Rocher de Cancale Café in Paris
Very distinctive with its unique decor, the café-brasserie “Au Rocher de Cancale” located at 78 rue Montorgueil is one of the old Parisian institutions as its lower counterpart towards Les Halles at 38, “L’Escargot Montorgueil” which dates from 1832. Continue reading Explore the Historic Au Rocher de Cancale Café in Paris
