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Shine's Paris Guide: Summer Edition
Shine's guide to Paris in summer<3 Our best places for lunching, dinners, shopping, and other hidden gems in our favourite city.

Manger?
Breakfast, lunch and dinner - we have listed our favourite spots!
Where to eat?

Le Petit Bal Perdu
The newest addition to our favourites - this restaurant is located on a hidden little square, with a beautiful outdoor terrace overlooking the square with a fountain. The interior is impeccable, and so is the food! Book a table in advance
32 Rue Tournefort
Le Petit Bal Perdu
The newest addition to our favourites - this restaurant is located on a hidden little square, with a beautiful outdoor terrace overlooking the square with a fountain. The interior is impeccable, and so is the food! Book a table in advance
32 Rue Tournefort

Le Temps Des Cerises
Serves until late evening, perfect for lunch or a late dinner.
31 Rue de la Cerisaie
Le Temps Des Cerises
Serves until late evening, perfect for lunch or a late dinner.
31 Rue de la Cerisaie

Le Procope
The oldest café in Paris. Since 1686, Le Procope has been a symbol of French gastronomy. The interior is well kept, retrace history and immerse you in the vibrant atmosphere of 18th-century Paris.
13 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie
Le Procope
The oldest café in Paris. Since 1686, Le Procope has been a symbol of French gastronomy. The interior is well kept, retrace history and immerse you in the vibrant atmosphere of 18th-century Paris.
13 Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie

L'Avant Comptoir
Choose between delicious fish-dishes in the standing bar 'de mer', or sit down in the restaurant 'de Terre' for meat and other courses. Fantastic food and wine!
3 Carr de l'Odéon
L'Avant Comptoir
Choose between delicious fish-dishes in the standing bar 'de mer', or sit down in the restaurant 'de Terre' for meat and other courses. Fantastic food and wine!
3 Carr de l'Odéon

Chez Janou
Popular with the locals, this is a lively and unpretentious restaurant. They have an enormous selection of pastis and a memorable chocolate mousse - which is served all-you-can-eat!
2 Rue Roger Verlomme
Chez Janou
Popular with the locals, this is a lively and unpretentious restaurant. They have an enormous selection of pastis and a memorable chocolate mousse - which is served all-you-can-eat!
2 Rue Roger Verlomme

Café Charlot
The perfect spot for dinner - and people-watching!
38 Rue de Bretagne
Café Charlot
The perfect spot for dinner - and people-watching!
38 Rue de Bretagne

Marché couvert des Enfants Rouges
Wander among food stands for a delicious lunch.
39 Rue de Bretagne
Marché couvert des Enfants Rouges
Wander among food stands for a delicious lunch.
39 Rue de Bretagne

Breizh Café
Delicious crêpes, both sweet and salty, made with sarrasin flour on the original Bretagne-manner.
109 Rue Vieille du Temple
Breizh Café
Delicious crêpes, both sweet and salty, made with sarrasin flour on the original Bretagne-manner.
109 Rue Vieille du Temple

La Palette
French cuisine for lunch and dinner.
43 Rue de Seine
La Palette
French cuisine for lunch and dinner.
43 Rue de Seine

Wild & the Moon
A plant based organic café with several locations around Paris. Try the açai bowl and one of their many fresh juices!
55 Rue Charlot
Wild & the Moon
A plant based organic café with several locations around Paris. Try the açai bowl and one of their many fresh juices!
55 Rue Charlot

Le Square Trousseau
Beautiful old café with a terrace, serves eggs in all forms, fruit, yogurt and pastries.
1 Rue Antoine Vollon
Le Square Trousseau
Beautiful old café with a terrace, serves eggs in all forms, fruit, yogurt and pastries.
1 Rue Antoine Vollon

Passager Café
Very good coffee, bagels and light lunch/brunch
107 Av. Ledru Rollin
Passager Café
Very good coffee, bagels and light lunch/brunch
107 Av. Ledru Rollin

Café de Flore
An old classic in Saint-Germain
172 boulevard St Germain
Café de Flore
An old classic in Saint-Germain
172 boulevard St Germain

Un petit café
The standard French 'café allongé' might not be the most popular choice of coffee - but Paris has a new big scene of brilliant baristas.
Coffee spots:

Artesano
3 Rue Saint-Paul
Artesano
3 Rue Saint-Paul

Copains Le Studio
22 Rue Yves Toudic
Copains Le Studio
22 Rue Yves Toudic

Recto Verso
6 Rue Portefoin
Recto Verso
6 Rue Portefoin

Merci Noir
111 Bd Beaumarchais
Merci Noir
111 Bd Beaumarchais

Emplettes
Favourite shops & boutiques

Marin Montagut
48 Rue Madame
Marin Montagut
48 Rue Madame

La Veste
4 Rue de Tournon
La Veste
4 Rue de Tournon

Maison Diptyque Paris
7 Rue Duphot
Maison Diptyque Paris
7 Rue Duphot

Astier de Villatte
16 Rue de Tournon
Astier de Villatte
16 Rue de Tournon

Le Bon Marché
Department store with a beautiful pop-up in the center that changes according to the season.
24 Rue de Sèvres
Le Bon Marché
Department store with a beautiful pop-up in the center that changes according to the season.
24 Rue de Sèvres

Officine Universelle Buly 1803
6 Rue Bonaparte
Officine Universelle Buly 1803
6 Rue Bonaparte

AMI
96 Rue de Turenne
AMI
96 Rue de Turenne

BAC 117
117 Rue du Bac
BAC 117
117 Rue du Bac

La Droguerie
9-11 Rue du Jour
La Droguerie
9-11 Rue du Jour

Merci
111 Bd Beaumarchais
Merci
111 Bd Beaumarchais

A Voir
A summer day in Paris can be the perfect time to discover beautiful parks, small museums or beautiful streets and passages.
Hidden gems to see:

Gustave Moreau Museum
14 Rue Catherine de la Rochefoucauld
Gustave Moreau Museum
14 Rue Catherine de la Rochefoucauld

Passage: Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie
Passage: Rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie

Passage: The Galerie Véro Dodat
Connecting the Rue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs
Passage: The Galerie Véro Dodat
Connecting the Rue de Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Rue Croix-des-Petits-Champs

Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
If you are coming to Paris with kids, this is the place to go. Spend a day wandering Amon animals and mythical creatures.
62 Rue des Archives
Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature
If you are coming to Paris with kids, this is the place to go. Spend a day wandering Amon animals and mythical creatures.
62 Rue des Archives

La Fontaine Médicis
Jardin du Luxembourg
La Fontaine Médicis
Jardin du Luxembourg