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France • Europe
30
curated places
The world's greatest museum, overwhelming by design.
The original palace hotel, restored to glory.
The restaurant that redefined modern Parisian dining. Stripped-back industrial chic meets exceptional technique.
Vegetable-forward haute cuisine, intellectual and pure.
Impressionism's permanent home.
Palace hotel where Dalí kept a suite. Philippe Starck redesigned the public spaces with surrealist touches; the grandeur remains unshakeable.
The quintessential Parisian literary cafe. Art Deco interiors, zinc bar, and decades of intellectual history seep from every corner.
The world's first department store, and still among the best. LVMH ownership means pristine curation; Left Bank location means better clientele.
François Pinault's Paris museum in a Tadao Ando-renovated former stock exchange. Major contemporary collection in a space that's a masterpiece itself.
The neo-bistro that changed everything. Inaki Aizpitarte's tasting menu is still one of the most exciting meals in Paris - raw, cool, and perpetually ahead.
The fashion hotel. Red velvet, low lighting, and a courtyard that's been setting the tone for Paris nightlife since the 90s. The compilations albums are famous for a reason.
The concept store with a conscience. Fashion, home, and books in a converted wallpaper factory, with all profits going to charity.
Rodin's sculpture in his former mansion and gardens. The Thinker on the garden terrace is Paris at its most romantic.
Europe's largest contemporary art center, open until midnight. Raw spaces, challenging installations, and late-night programming that blurs art and nightlife.
Fashion boutique with coffee. A formula that's been copied endlessly but rarely equaled. The selection is tight; the espresso is good.
$$Inside-out architecture, Europe's largest modern art collection.
$$$$Left Bank art deco landmark reborn. Where Josephine Baker and Picasso held court, now restored with contemporary sensibility and a Salon Saint-Germain worth the trip alone.
$$$$The brutalist temple. Rick Owens' aesthetic distilled into retail space: concrete, fur, and challenging silhouettes.
$$A taqueria in the front, speakeasy in the back. The bar that launched Paris's modern cocktail renaissance.
$$$$Gregory Marchand's flagship that helped define modern Paris bistro cooking. The tasting menu is tight, the wine list is deep, the room is always buzzing.
$$Septime's younger sibling, focused on seafood and natural wine. No reservations, small plates, and the kind of energy you want on a Tuesday night.
$$Jean Nouvel's glass building housing Cartier's contemporary art foundation. The architecture dematerializes boundaries between inside and garden.
$$$French technique meets Asian flavors, run by sisters with a chef pedigree (their mother opened L'Arpege). Quietly brilliant.
$$Picasso's personal collection in a 17th-century mansion. The works he kept for himself tell a different story than what he sold.
$$$Jean Touitou's consistently minimal French fashion. The denim ages beautifully; the approach to fashion is refreshingly unfussy.
$$$A design-forward boutique hotel in the heart of SoPi (South Pigalle). Moody interiors, vinyl collections, and Parisian cool.
$$$The grand dame under the stained-glass dome. Tourist-heavy but the architecture justifies the crowds. The roof terrace has free Eiffel views.
$$Le Chateaubriand's marble-clad sibling next door. Small plates, natural wine, and a Rem Koolhaas-designed space that feels like a gallery.
$$$Fashion meets record label. The Franco-Japanese brand that proved you could sell clothes and produce Chromeo.
$$A perfect Parisian terrace with unobstructed views of the Pantheon. Classic brasserie charm meets Latin Quarter energy.