Coffee & Brunch

• [ ] Dreamin’ Man (tiny but the best coffee shop in Paris. Amazing coffee, vibes and Japanese pastries. You have to get the flan with a pour-over if they have it)
• [ ] Clove Coffee Shop (they are serious about their coffee and pour-overs here)
• [ ] BING SUTT (newer addition to the Paris coffee scene, but the spot for HK style milk tea and desserts)
• [ ] Kott Café (ran by a super friendly couple. Love the space and great coffee)
• [ ] Paris Dabang (Korean cafe with bingsu and other Korean desserts and pastries)
• [ ] Café du Clown (located inside a market, great coffee and pastries)

Bars & Wine

• [ ] La Buvette (tapas, small plates, and great wine. No resos)
• [ ] Le Clown Bar (circus themed interior, great wines but also great menus for lunch and dinner)
• [ ] Folderol (wines by the glass with house made artisanal ice cream)
• [ ] Chambre Noire (can’t go wrong with this wine bar/cave)
• [ ] Liquiderie (classic Parisian cave with natural wines and craft beers)

Honestly any of the other spots in the Dining list is also great for drinking (wine specifically), so I won’t duplicate it here

Shopping & Other

• [ ] Yvon Lambert Gallery (my favourite bookshop to browse, look at exhibitions and discover new artists)
• [ ] Ofr. Paris (a Paris classic bookshop for a reason)
• [ ] Lemaire (my favourite designer, 2 locations in Paris)
• [ ] E. DEHILLERIN (the iconic kitchen shop)
• [ ] Oriza L. Legrand (fragrance shop, one of the best)
• [ ] The Broken Arm (great selection of clothing and home goods, with a cafe inside ran by Dreamin’ man)
• [ ] Thanx God I’m a VIP (one of the better vintage shops, fairly priced and always something interesting to find)
• [ ] Merci (iconic Paris label and shop with clothing, home goods, books…anything you want. Go a bit earlier to have coffee at the Used Book Café)
• [ ] Officine Universelle Buly 1803 (beautiful apothecary store with fragrances, skincare, etc. They do hand calligraphy for your purchases)
• [ ] Fermentation Générale (all things fermented, from great sourdough bread to kimchi to natural wines)
• [ ] Grande Épicerie de Paris (gourmet foods, and the best selection of butter you can find easily. Lots of tourists come here but for good reason)
• [ ] Marché Dauphine at the Saint-Ouen flea market (widest selection of antiques I’ve ever seen, but be ready to spend the entire day here digging through all sorts of things.)

Dining

• [ ] Early June (my favourite small plates wine bar with guest chefs. Resos start at 4 people, walk-ins start from 6pm and is totally worth the queue)
• [ ] Septime/Clamato (What international eats think of when they think of fine dining in Paris. You’ll need a reso for Septime but Clamato is walk-ins only and seafood focused.)
• [ ] Mokonuts (breakfast and brunch, book for private dinner)
• [ ] Restaurant Ogata / Sabo (I always go for the tea/wagashi paring, but they also have dinner and cocktails. Book in advance)
• [ ] Les enfants du marché (seafood focused walk-in spot in the old market, a bit pricey for Paris but the evolving menu is always good and always great wine)
• [ ] Le Doyenné (1 hour drive outside of Paris. Visit for hyperlocal farm to table food in a beautiful pastoral setting. Stay the night if you can, the space is beautiful and the food is equally wonderful.)

Museums & Architecture

• [ ] Bourse de Commerce (one of the better modern art collections, remodelled by Tadao Ando)
• [ ] Le sentiment des choses (small boutique art gallery specializing in Japanese ceramics and wabi sabi)
• [ ] Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (always well curated shows in a beautiful space)
• [ ] Les Espaces d'Abraxas (a bit of a trek from Paris, but Ricardo Bofill’s failed masterpiece in Noisey-le-Grand is worth checking out. This is also where they filmed Hunger Games)
• [ ] Giacometti Institute (small museum dedicated to Giacometti’s work, but I find it always well curated)
• [ ] Atelier Brâncuși (outside of Centre Pompidou, this is an amazing opportunity to see the sculptor’s workshop in situ. Plus it’s free to visit!)
• [ ] Bourdelle Museum (beautiful museum, house and gardens dedicated to Antonine Bourdelle, one of Rodin’s pupils. Free to visit at the moment and just a great space to relax)
• [ ] 1月と7月 Takeaki Tajimi (small shop specializing in Japanese antique and contemporary ceramics. Worth the visit just to browse even if you don’t want to buy anything)