PARIS

Show me the croissants!

Dear, Paris, 

I love you. I’m no Paris expert, just an American, eating a croissant with her less than well-behaved dog trying to pretend like she just didn’t eat the person’s croissant at the table next to me.

I’M ALWAYS ONLY HERE FOR THE FOOD. This is not a list of sights to see. It’s a list of ways to increase your coffee threshold and glycogen stores (CARB SO HARD!).

Quick note on where to stay, I prefer to stay in the 3rd or 4th, but my husband prefers the 6th (Saint Germain). Yes, he's the diva in the relationship. I’d say go 6th if you’re looking for more of the classic and it’s your first time. In my opinion, the 3rd and 4th are more hipster and trendy area full of almond milk flat whites and matchas. 

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Coffee:

3rd/4th area:

• Fragments (best coffee in Paris)

• Seasons (brunch, too)

• Loustic

• Cafe Berry 

• Love Juice Bar

• Neighbors  (brunch, too)

• Le Peloton

6th area (Saint Germain area)

• Saint Pearl

• Cuillier

• Marcello

• Judy

11th:

• Café Oberkampf

10th:

• 5 Pailles

Breakfast/ Brunch:
3rd/4th area:

• Manfred 

• Bob’s Kitchen

• Holy Belly

• Breizh Café 

• Tout Autour du Pain (croissants - get them all)

6th area:

• Lou Lou Family Diner

• Les Deux Magots & Café de Flore (just go - people watching and a Paris staple)

• Maison Sauvage

• Le Prince Racine

Others:

• Treize Bakery (right outside Luxembourg

• Hotel Costes (1st)

Dinner:
3rd/4th area:

• Poulette

• Chez Janou

• Glou

• La Perle

6th:

• Chez Fernand Christine (we go every time we’re in Paris)

• L'Épidon (cute, cozy casual dinner & organic!)

• Freddy’s

• L’agrume

The 1st & 11th 

• Septime (11th district)

• Clamato (11th)

• Chez la Ville (1st)

Drinks:

• Ritz Hemingway Bar (1st)

• L'art Brut (3rd)

• La cave du septime (adorable wine bar in the 11th)