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your boyfriend whisks you away to paris for 48 hours. eat for two. shop. find your inner fetish. it's france, after all. c'est la vie.
 where to sleep.
boutique hotels are put to shame after a visit to the paris staple, l'hotel. talk about an appreciation for anything not minimalistic. originally part of queen margot's palace, the hotel has been remodeled but has held on to its luxe, rich brocade wall coverings and gilded furniture, whether you're in the penthouse suite or the regular chambres. 13
rue des beaux-arts. 6e. 01.44.41.99.00.
www.l-hotel.com
 where to eat.
mini palais opened this
summer under the arches of the grand palais and is the go-to spot for a pastis.
it's getting chilly, so grab your cashmere wrap, sit
beneath baccarat light fixtures, and nibble on salads and
pain poilane from gilles choukroun (of resto angl'opera). and what's a day without
a little foie gras? if you prefer the classics, l'amis louis calories are worth it. it's a tiny bistro that packs a punch with potatoes cooked in duck fat
and served alongside cote de bouef. mini palais. perron alexandre 111, avenue winston churchill.
8e. 01.42.56.42.42. www.minipalais.com
l'amis
louis. 32 rue verbois. 3e. 01.48.87.77.48.
 what to see.
fetishists, listen up. stop by the galerie du passage for a one-of-a-kind collaboration between director david lynch and christian louboutin. fetish is a must-see exhibit for foot lovers, both in or out of shoes. the shoe designer tapped the twin peaks director to translate louboutin's curiosity of taking fetish to the extreme. imagine what it's like to walk in 9-inch heels with spikes on the inside. how about a siamese, made up of two shoes fused at the heel. and you thought louboutin's peep toe stilettos were masochistic. 20-26
galerie véro-dodat, 1e. 01.42.36.01.13. www.galeriedupassage.com
 where to shop.
skip lanvin, hermès and dior and head to the saint germain des prés area
for some real art and culture. we're not saying a beautiful birkin isn't art,
but for a taste of how jean-paul satre and simone de beauvoir lived, roll through
this sixth arrondissement. tourist traps like deux magot and café de flore
might turn you off, but one sip of the rich hot choc (served tableside) might
have you singing another tune. stroll along the seine for some one-of-a-kind
pieces of art. but like new york's soho district, one man's trash is another
man's treasure. beware of reproductions and "genuine faux" goods.
 where to sip.
classic and modern, the bar at hotel plaza athénéé is the
ideal start to the kind of parisian night that also includes dinner at le grand
colbert and a walk around the tour eiffel. sip bellinis at the illuminated glass
bar that looks like an iceberg, or sink into the bar's immense leather couches.
it's a marriage of old french and new tech that keeps bringing locals and visitors
to this spot. 25 avenue montaigne, 8e. 01.53.67.66.65. www.plaza-athenee-paris.com | |
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