Find in store:
A favourite stall at Chez Marché aux Puces.
A local brocante in arrondisment, 10eme.
Petit dej at Café de Flore.
Steak frites at Le Relais de l'Entrecôte.
La Palette Bistro.
Paris Opera Ballet at Opera Garnier.
Musée de la Vie Romantique.
Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' (1906) at Musée l'Orangerie.
Apero at Hôtel Grand Amour.
Dancing the night away at Je t'aime Party, 9eme.
Friend of Meadowlark, Christelle Scifo shares with us her favourite places in her home away from home – Paris.
Places to go
– Marché aux Puces de Saint Ouen for antiques.
– Local Brocantes on each week in every quartier for treasure hunting vases, vintage and objects.
– Hammam at the Mosque of Paris.
Places to eat or get coffee
– Cafe Craft is my local in the 10eme close by Canal Saint-Martin.
– Le Relais de l'Entrecôte for Steak frites.
– Café de Flore or La Palette for apéro.
Things to see
– Night at Paris Opera Ballet at Opera Garnier.
– Musée de la Vie Romantique for afternoon tea in the gardens.
– Musée l'Orangerie to see Monet's Water Lilies.
Top 3 tips
1 Wear comfortable/cool walking shoes and pack/wear layers and an umbrella.
2 Hire a Lime bike to see the city, especially on Sundays when the streets go car free.
3 Do try and speak a little French.
Top 3 recommendations
1 Sunday afternoons at Le Petit Montmartre and a Pastis and a piece of pizza from next door, after a morning at the markets and afternoon of oysters and Petit Chablis at La Mascotte.
2 Drinks at Hôtel Grand Amour.
3 Dancing at Le Petit Prince.
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Follow Christelle on Instagram at @christellescifo x
A favourite stall at Chez Marché aux Puces.
A local brocante in arrondisment, 10eme.
Petit dej at Café de Flore.
Steak frites at Le Relais de l'Entrecôte.
La Palette Bistro.
Paris Opera Ballet at Opera Garnier.
Musée de la Vie Romantique.
Claude Monet's 'Water Lilies' (1906) at Musée l'Orangerie.
Apero at Hôtel Grand Amour.
Dancing the night away at Je t'aime Party, 9eme.
