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nat & nin in Paris: Trendy lines for high quality leather handbags in colors you want to lick.

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:22:58 +0000

“The two sisters, Nathalie and Ninnie, aroused the interest of both trendsetters and vintage addicts with their casual and elegant handbags and accessories.”
The finest Italian cow top leather, a wide range of exquisite colors, unique textures and finishes, simple but fashionable lines are what make nat & nin’s affordable leather bags and accessories des incontournables, a must-have, a wardrobe essential. These trendy accessories can sell as fast as croissants on a sunday morning.

nat & nin 1st arrondissement
L’Appartement
Carrousel du Louvre
75001 Paris
tel: 01.40.20.07.84
Metro: Louvre - Palais-Royal

M-Sun: 10am-8pm (Tuesday: 11am-6.30pm)

nat & nin 2nd arrondissement
Cadeau Store
12 rue Mandar
75002 Paris
tel: 01.40.26.56.59
Metro: Sentier

M-Sat: 11am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

nat & nin 4th arrondissement
BHV Rivoli
52-64 rue de Rivoli
75004 Paris
tel: 01.42.74.90.00
Metro: Hôtel de Ville

M-Sat: 9.30am-7.30pm (Open until 9pm on Wednesday and 8pm on Saturday)
Closed on Sunday

nat & nin 5th arrondissement
Chromatic
67 rue Mouffetard
75005 Paris
Metro: Place Monge, Censier-Daubenton

Open 7/7
Tu-Sat: 10.30am-8pm
Sun, M: 2pm-8pm

nat & nin 6th arrondissement
Sophie Sacs
149 rue de Rennes
75006 Paris
tel: 01.45.48.02.41
Metro: Saint Placide

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Nadine Delépine
14 rue Princesse
75006 Paris
tel: 01.40.51.81.10
Metro: Mabillon

M-Sat: 11am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

nat & nin 7th arrondissement
L’Appartement
16 rue de Bellechasse
75007 Paris
tel: 01.45.51.88.88
Metro: Solférino

M: 12pm-6pm
Tu-Sun: 11pm-7pm

Blue Corail
115 rue Saint Dominique
75007 Paris
tel: 01.45.51.54.47
Metro: Ecole Militaire, La Tour Maubourg

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

nat & nin 9th arrondissement
Camille & Margaux
49 rue Rochechouart
75009 Paris
tel: 01.40.23.07.97
Metro: Cadet, Poissonnière

M-W: 12am-8pm
Th-Sat: 10am-8pm
Closed on Sunday

Galeries Lafayette
40 boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
Metro: Chaussée d’Antin - La Fayette

M-Sat: 9.30am-8pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

Citadium
50-56 rue Caumartin
75009 Paris
tel: 01.55.31.74.00
Metro: Havre-Caumartin
RER: Haussmann - Saint-Lazare

M-Sat: 10am-8pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

nat & nin 11th arrondissement
Made by moi
46 rue Oberkampf
75011 Paris
tel: 01.58.30.95.78
Metro: Parmentier

Tu-Sat: 11am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday, Monday and August

Chromatic
51 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.41.07.05
Metro: Ledru-Rollin, Bastille

Open 7/7
Tu-Sat: 11am-8pm
Sun, M: 2pm-8pm

Les Fleurs
6 passage Josset
75011 Paris
tel: 01.43.55.12.94
Metro: Ledru-Rollin

M-F: 1pm-7.30pm
Sat: 1pm-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Maroquinerie Jacky
95 avenue Ledru-Rollin
75011 Paris
tel: 01.47.00.54.75
Metro: Ledru-Rollin

Tu-Sat: *3pm-7pm ( these hours are approximate, the owner opens and closes when she feels like it)
Closed on Sunday and Monday

nat & nin 14th arrondissement
Emarobe
49 rue Daguerre
75014 Paris
tel: 01.43.20.50.81
Metro: Denfert-Rochereau

Tu-F: 11am-7.30pm
Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Sun: 10.30am-1.30pm
Closed on Monday

nat & nin 15th arrondissement
Ligne Claire
6 Boulevard Garibaldi
75015 Paris
tel: 01.42.73.03.09
Metro: Cambronne

M: 11.30am-7.30pm
Tu-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday (except in November and December)

nat & nin 18th arrondissement
Vixcite A
7 rue des Abbesses
75018 Paris
tel: 01.42.55.31.68
Metro: Abbesses

M-Sun: 11am-7.30pm

nat & nin 20th arrondissement
Vintage 77
77 rue Ménilmontant
75020 Paris
tel: 01.47.97.77.17
Metro: Ménilmontant

Tu-Sat: 11am-1pm / 2pm-7.30pm
Sun: 2pm-6pm
Closed on Monday

Mois de la Photo Off, Paris 2010

admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:03:41 +0000

Along with the Mois de la Photo comes the Mois de la Photo Off. This year the Mois de la Photo Off has over 100 exhibitions that will take place over 10 neighborhoods in Paris and its suburbs.

Following are links to maps and venues of the Mois de la Photo Off in Paris:
1- Sentier - Les Halles
2- Beaubourg
3- Marais - République
4- Gare de l’Est - Belleville
5- Rive gauche
6- Batignolles
7- Montmartre
8- Est
9- Ouest
10- Banlieue

Jérome Dreyfuss, Paris: Come And Meet Your New French Lover

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:48 +0000

I would like to spend my days with Aldo or Max, Henri to accompany me on special occasions, spend my nights with Lucian, and always know that Brice is there for me.
Jérome Dreyfuss named his sassy designer bags after men. They are all made out of fine leathers, using only vegetable dyes and are crafted with artisanal savoir-faire.

Jérôme Dreyfuss 1st arrondissement
Jardins du Palais Royal
127 Galerie de Valois
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.38.76
Metro: Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre

M-F: 11am-7pm
Sat: 11am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Jérôme Dreyfuss 6th arrondissement
1 Rue Jacob
75006 Paris
tel: 01.43.54.70.93
Metro: Mabillon, Odéon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés

M-F: 11am-7pm (Closed from 2pm until 3pm on Monday and Tuesday)
Sat: 11am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

11 Rue de l’Échaudé
75006 Paris
tel: 01.56.24.46.75
Metro: Mabillon, Odéon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Tu-F: 11am-2pm / 3pm-7pm
Sat: 11am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday and Monday

Isabel Marant, Paris: Stores and opening hours.

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:44:29 +0000

Fashionable neighborhoods for fashionable clothing, Isabel Marant ‘s stores are located in eight arrondissements across Paris.

Isabel Marant 1st arrondissement
Maria Luisa
7 Rue Rouget de l’Isle
75001 Paris
tel: 01.47.03.96.15
Metro: Tuileries

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 3rd arrondissement
Isabel Marant - Saintonge
47 Rue de Saintonge
75003 Paris
tel: 01.42.78.19.24
Metro: Filles du Calvaire

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

merci
111 Boulevard Beaumarchais
75003 Paris
tel: 01.42.77.01.90
Metro: Saint-Sébastien - Froissart

M-Sat: 10am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 6th arrondissement
Isabel Marant - Jacob
1 Rue Jacob
75006 Paris
tel: 01.43.26.04.12
Metro: Mabillon

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 7th arrondissement
Le Bon Marché
24 Rue de Sèvres
75007 Paris
tel: 01.44.39.80.00
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone

M-Sat: 10am-8pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday and Friday)
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 8th arrondissement
Joseph
14 Avenue Montaigne
75008 Paris
tel: 01.47.20.39.55
Metro: Alma Marceau

Isabel Marant 9th arrondissement
Les Galeries Lafayette
40 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.34.56
Metro: Chaussé d’Antin - Lafayette

M-Sat: 9.30am-8pm (Open until 9pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

Le Printemps
64 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.50.00
Metro: Havre-Caumartin

M-Sat: 9.30am-8pm (Open until 10pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 11th arrondissement
Isabel Marant - Charonne
16 Rue de Charonne
75011 Paris
tel: 01.49.29.71.55
Metro: Ledru-Rollin

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Isabel Marant 18th arrondissement
Spree
16 Rue Vieuville
75018 Paris
tel: 01.42.23.41.40
Metro: Abbesses

M-Sat: 10.30am-7.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Café Verlet in Paris: A place for tasty espresso drinks near the Louvre.

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:51:33 +0000

I know a place in Paris where the espressos don’t taste like tar. Established as a coffee roaster since 1880, Café Verlet is no secret to coffee and tea lovers; three Michelin stars chefs such as Alain Passard, Pierre Gagnaire or Gérard Passédat order their coffee there. Owned by Eric Duchossoy who comes from a family with a long tradition of coffee roasters, Café Verlet has been in the hands of the same family for the past three generations.
Open all day, Café Verlet offers a small lunch menu as well as some tarts from the fancy pastry shop Stohrer. But what stands out the most on the menu is the two-page list of coffee beans to choose from: you pick the coffee beans of your choice and they grind them right there and then to make your espresso drink.
Among the wide selection of coffee beans for sale (Africa, Central and South America, Asia) Café Verlet has a selection of gourmets beans from Australia, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Yemen, Hawaii and a very rare one from Guadeloupe considered one of the best in the world.
Café Verlet also has a wide selection of teas (about 50) sold in bulk, ranging from classics to blended and flavored teas, with some rare and very fine ones such as the Japanese Gyokuro (green tea) or the Chinese Yin Zhen Jasmin (white tea).

Café Verlet
256 Rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.67.39
Metro: Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre

M-Sat: 9.30am-7pm (Tea salon closes at 6.30pm)
Closed on Sunday

Zef in Paris: Casual chic clothing for children.

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:11:57 +0000

Chic and fashionable Parisians dress their kids in Zef clothes. Designer Mariu De Andreis, the daughter of Italian fashion photographer Paolo Roversi, captures the perfect French bobo (bourgeois-bohème) look for her line of kids’ clothing Zef. The quality of fabrics, the elegant patterns, the ethnic touch, the casual yet sophisticated clothes definitely set this brand apart. It is classic and hip, timeless and modern. Sizes range from new born to 12 years old.
Also, the accessories are very tasteful and I can easily imagine grown ups shopping for themselves at Zef!

Zef 1st arrondissement
32 Rue de Richelieu
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.60.61.04
Metro: Pyramides, Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre

M-Sat: 11am-7pm (closed for half an hour at lunch)
Closed on Sunday

zef 3rd arrondissement
15 Rue Debelleyme
75003 Paris
tel: 01.42.76.09.65
Metro: Saint-Sébastien - Froissart

7/7
M, Sun: 2pm-7pm
Tu-Sat: 11am-7pm

zef & zef piccolo, espace naissance 6th arrondissement
55 bis Rue des Saint-Pères
75006 Paris
tel: 01.42.22.02.93 / 45.22
Metro: Saint-Germain-des-Près

M-Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

zef, espace Printemps Haussmann 9th arrondissement
64 Boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
tel: 01.42.82.50.00
Metro: Havre-Caumartin

M-Sat: 9.35am-8pm (open until 10pm on Thursday)
Closed on Sunday

zef 16th arrondissement
93 avenue Kléber
75016 Paris
tel: 01.45.53.55.89
Metro: Trocadéro

M: 2pm-7pm
Tu-Sat: 10.30am-7pm
Closed on Sunday

Apple Store in Paris: France’s first Apple store!

admin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:49:18 +0000

“The new Apple store in Paris is located below the famous Louvre Pyramid, in the Carrousel du Louvre. The store includes a level dedicated to the Mac, as well as a separate space dedicated to the iPhone. As with other flagship stores, the space is immense, and features a glass staircase. It is opening with a team of 150 employees, and includes the usual assortment of services such as The Genius Bar, One-to-One shopping, business consulting, classes, and presentations.”
If you need guidance upon arrival look for the concierge dressed in an orange tee-shirt.

Apple Store Paris
Carrousel du Louvre - level 1
99 Rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris, France
tel: 01.43.16.78.00
Metro: Palais-Royal - Musée du Louvre, Louvre-Rivoli

7/7
M-Sun: 10am-8pm

Farmers’ markets in Paris: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th arrondissements.

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:00:34 +0000

There is at least one farmer’s market in each of Paris’ arrondissements. Following is the list of all of them, by arrondissement, from the 1st to the 20th, with their location (see map) and hours. They vary in size and quality, some specialize in organic foods (Marché Brancusi 14th arr., Marché Raspail 6th arr., Marché des Batignolles 17th arr.) while others offer a variety of cooked foods (Marché Baudoyer 4th arr.) and/or ethnic dishes (Marché des Enfants Rouges 3rd arr.)

1st arrondissement
Marché Saint-Honoré
Place du Marché Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
Metro: Pyramide

W: 12.30pm-8.30pm
Sat: 7am-3pm

Marché Saint-Eustache - Les Halles
Rue Montmartre
between Rue Rambuteau and Rue du Jour
75001 Paris
Metro: Les Halles

Th: 12.30pm-8pm
Sun: 7am-3pm

2nd arrondissement
Marché Bourse
Place de la Bourse
75002 Paris
Metro: Bourse

Tu, F: 12.30pm-8.30pm

3rd arrondissement
Marché des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de Bretagne or 33 bis Rue Charlot
75003 Paris
Metro: Filles du Calvaire

Tu-Sat: 8.30am-1pm / 4pm-7.30pm (open until 8pm on Friday and Saturday)
Sun: 8.30am-2.30pm

4th arrondissement
Marché Baudoyer
Place Baudoyer
75004 Paris
Metro: Hotel-de-Ville

W: 12.30pm-8.30pm
Sat: 7am-3pm

5th arrondissement
Marché Maubert
Place Maubert
75005 Paris
Metro: Maubert-Mutualité

Tu, Th: 7am-2.30pm
Sat: 7am-3pm

Marché Monge
Place Monge
75005 Paris
Metro: Place Monge

W, F: 7am-2.30pm
Sun: 7am-3pm

Marché Port-Royal
Boulevard de Port-Royal (along the Hôpital du Val de Grâce)
75005 Paris
Metro: Port-Royal

Tu,Th: 7am-2.30pm
Sat: 7am-3pm

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th arrondissements.

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th arrondissements.

Paris’ farmers’ markets: 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th arrondissements.

Kitchen stores in Paris: Where the professionals shop.

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:00:42 +0000

There are a few stores in Paris that should be on your “must know” list if you are into cooking and need either utensils and/or hard-to-find ingredients such as sugar-coated violet petals or high-end bittersweet chocolate bars. These are the stores where professionals shop. And if you aren’t into cooking or baking, you could still go check them out because they are truly uncommon stores, if not unique. You can find most of these stores in one small walkable perimeter, in the center of Paris.

-E. Dehillerin has been selling cookware since 1820 and has an impressive collection of copper pans. It has a whole section dedicated to pastry molds and pans as well. This store is definitely worth a detour.
E. Dehillerin
18/20 Rue Coquillière & 51 Rue Jean- Jacques Rousseau
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.36.53.13
Metro: Les Halles (Rue Rambuteau exit)
RER: Châtelet - Les Halles

M: 9am-12.30pm / 2pm-6pm
Tu-Sat: 9am-6pm
Closed on Sunday

-Open since 1814, Mora specializes in pastry utensils and cutlery. You can also find all sorts of to go packaging, from muffin cups to plastic boxes, as well as food colorants, gold or silver leaves, food extracts… It’s a neat shop.
Mora
13 Rue Montmartre
75001 Paris
tel: 01 45.08.19.24
Metro: Les Halles (Rue Rambuteau exit)
RER: Châtelet - Les Halles

M-F: 9am-6.15pm
Sat: 10am-1pm / 1.45pm-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

-Open since 1884, Simon sells everything for the table and the kitchen. It specializes in high end brands, from silverware to china and glasses to cutlery. Their biggest clients are hotels and restaurants.
Simon
48-52 Rue Montmartre
75002 Paris
tel: 01.42.33.71.65
Metro: Les Halles (Rue Rambuteau exit), Etienne Marcel
RER: Châtelet - Les Halles

M: 1.30pm-6.30pm
Tu-F: 9am-6.30pm
Sat: 9.30am-6.30pm

-With its eighteen stores in France and a nineteenth one in Casablanca, Morocco, La Bovida doesn’t have the charm of the 200 hundred-year-old kitchen stores down the bloc-it’s only centenarian-but if you are looking for kitchen equipment, clothing, restaurant items, spices, chalk boards and much more, you can find it here too.
La Bovida
36 Rue Montmartre
75001 Paris
tel: 01.42.36.09.99
Metro: Les Halles (Rue Rambuteau exit), Etienne Marcel
RER: Châtelet - Les Halles

19 Avenue Corentin Cariou
75019 Paris
tel: 01.40.36.12.62
Metro: Corentin Cariou, Porte de la Villette

-Famous pastry chef David Lebovitz says “If G. Detou didn’t exist, I couldn’t live in Paris.” The stores sells only edible goods and as its name indicates G. Detou (I. haveverything) has it all. It is a heaven for baking goods and the great pastry chefs shop here for ingredients that can’t be found anywhere else. You’ll also find lots of savory regional goods on the floor-to-ceiling shelves such as the tasty sardines from Brittany La Belle-Iloise or jars full of all different kinds of dried mushrooms. G. Detou is a must-shop at.
G. Detou
58 Rue Tiquetonne
75002 Paris
tel: 01.42.36.54.67
Metro: Etienne Marcel

Mon-Sat: 8.30am-6.30pm
Closed on Sunday

Kunitoraya: Udon noodle house in Paris.

admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:31:46 +0000

Kunitoraya is a small Japanese restaurant in Paris that specializes in udon noodles—they are made in the traditional way by the owner himself. The udon dishes come in many different variations, hot when in a soup (i.e: Tempura-Udon, 13€) or cold with a sauce on the side (i.e: Kitsune-Udon, 11€). They come in regular or small sizes (count 5€ for the small Udon Wakame.) Aside from the delicious udon dishes I highly recommend the Tonkatsu (fried breaded pork, 9€), the Tentoji (omelette and shrimp tempura, 10€) and the Tempura (veggies and shrimps, 12€). Since the restaurant fills up quickly and doesn’t take reservations, the best time for lunch or dinner is after the regular eating hours.
Kunitoraya restaurant does not take credit cards.

Kunitoraya
39 Rue Saint-Anne
75001 Paris
tel: 01.47.03.33.65
Metro: Pyramides

7/7
M-Sun: 11.30am-10pm