Tag Archives: cafes

Aux Pipalottes Gourmandes

By Heather Hammel | Published: February 12, 2011
Walking around in Paris, it is not uncommon to see prepared food shops, dispelling most idealized visions of the leisurely, daily 3-course lunch. For my part, these window fronts do little to tempt me inside as the various trays of curries and bean salads don’t exactly excite my taste buds. That was until my coworkers […]
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Café Flandrin

By David Dadoun | Published: September 24, 2010
A voiturier parks Lamborghinis, Bentleys, BMWs, and Ferraris. Slender Parisian women wear Chanel, Dior, Jean-Paul Gautier and Hermes. Young men in cashmere sweaters, sleek pants, and Gucci shoes smoke cigars outside on the sidewalk terrace. This is Café Flandrin, where the most well-heeled Parisians in the most high-end restaurant come to gab, look, and be […]
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La Cantoche Paname

By Marc Rickenbach | Published: July 28, 2010
When was the last time you ate a top-notch meal surrounded by jars of Nutella, South Park figurines, Kermit the Frog, or works of art made up entirely of Smarties that was not in your own apartment? Or hopscotched into a restaurant? Located in the heart of the 2nd arrondissement and captained by Chef Predrag […]
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Paris Insights: An Anthology

By Kacee Taylor | Published: July 3, 2010
Do you know that there is another river in Paris besides the Seine? Or why tons of sand are imported into the city every summer? Or a place where you can go for a massage, sauna, exfoliation, and tea room, but you might never think of it? All of the answers can be found in […]
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Le Café Chinois

By Natalie de Pointis Brighty | Published: May 7, 2010
Tea is often thought of as a particularly English obsession and, indeed, every day the people of England – myself included – down buckets of the stuff, with or without milk, sugar, and biscuits. As a big fan of what the Victorians called “the gentle herb,” I am frequently asked to recommend places in England […]
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Onze Bar

By Kacee Taylor | Published: May 4, 2010
Paris – a city anywhere you walk, you can have a visual on at least one café within 100 feet.  Paris – a city where once inside the café, it is common practice to prendre un café or boire un verre at any hour of the day, any day of the week. Paris – a […]
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