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Enjoy some “tres jolie” days walking around the Parisian streets and boost up your energy level 🔋 with some coffee just after/before a “little” shopping spree. This list includes many of the city’s cafes (Paris is now a specialty coffee - and pastry - capital) and all the good spots to shop something that will surely indulge all of your needs/senses (main focus on French brands). 💡Be sure to check the vintage selling gems spreaded all over Paris!!! 💰 By the way, massive sales happen twice a year in France: in July and January. Called “les soldes” in French, the sales normally last around four weeks and the discounts increase as the weeks pass. Even if you don’t catch the sales, designer shops give you the opportunity of buying small accesories (keychains for example), leather goods (belts, gloves, card holders, passport covers, etc) or scarves/caps/ties - even umbrellas, which make for exceptional souvenirs. Perhaps you can even get the chance of seeing the “art of making” a product in the workshop/workroom of the artisans. Plus, visiting the shopping venues could turn into an amazing experience as many of them are soooo Instagrammable! Highlights: 🥐 Croissant - is a buttery, flaky, viennoiserie pastry inspired by the shape of the Austrian kipferl but using the French yeast-leavened laminated dough. Croissants are named for their historical crescent shape. The modern croissant seems to have been created by the French chef Sylvain Claudius Goy. 🥖 Baguette - is a long, thin type of bread of French origin that is commonly made from basic lean dough (the dough, though not the shape, is defined by French law). It is distinguishable by its length and crisp crust. 🧀 Fromage de France - there are more than 1,000 kinds of cheese in France! Being in Paris is being in the Ville des Fromages, the City of Cheese. Some of the most known: Camembert, Brie de Meaux, Roquefort, Reblochon, Munster, Pont l'Évêque, Époisses de Bourgogne, Comté. Tip: go for a “cheese and wine” tasting. 🐌 Escargot - any of several species of edible land snails, a delicacy of French cuisine. Although the snails eaten as escargots are terrestrial, they are technically mollusks and therefore classified as seafood. 🍷 French wine - France is one of the largest wine producers in the world. Red wines from grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel. Rosé wines like the Provençal rosé and the sweet White Zinfandels. White wines like a Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, or a Moscato. Sparkling wines from Champagne and Vouvray.

When my friends come and visit and they ask me what do to on the Right Bank that's *not* touristy, this is literally what I tell them. This is based on what I do as somebody who's lived in Paris since 2016, and based on my friends' interests. This guide includes: 3 Green Spaces 17 Off the Beaten Path (7 quick sites, 7 experiences, 3 fun shops) 3 'Like a Local' hangout spots 3 Markets 7 Food, Drinks, Etc. (2 food options including an Edith Piaf cabaret dinner, 3 drink options including a secret, swanky hotel lounge, 2 snack options, including ice cream) + My FREE guide to my favorite coffee shops in Paris + My FREE guide to my favorite wine bars + My FREE guide to eco-friendly hotels and all the Paris neighborhoods, including main attractions in each + My guide to the Best Street Food (mostly on the Right Bank) + My guide to not-touristy Left Bank gems + My guide to my favorite traditional French restaurants + My guide to laptop-friendly cafés You also get: ✍️ My personal notes for each recommendation 📍 An interactive map of all recommendations 🔓 Access to all future updates when you SAVE this guide (I"m always adding to this as friends come through town) 🎞️ Linked videos (where applicable) that bring recommendations and advice to life 💙 If you loved these suggestions, I would really appreciate it if you shared this guide with a friend, left a great review, or contributed a tip.

If for you, a town isn't a town without a bookshop, you're in the right place! Welcome to the ultimate Parisian bookstores map, where I give you all my favorite adresses to buy your next favorite book, leaf through novels for hour, talk about literature with a nice nice bookseller, and read, above all 😇 From the very pretty ones to the little peaceful cafes where you'll have the perfect reading date, you'll find everything here, and more. Every place is described in details to help you enjoy it at its best. As I will continue my adventures through Paris's bookstores, I will update this guide, adding adresses and anecdotes, so don't forget to saved it to your library 🌿 About me 👀 I am a French girl that moved on the Left bank 8 years ago... and never left! I adore reading and walking (I like to do both at the same time, much to my mother's apprehension). I studied literature and history and patiently assembled all the details I give you here, by searching and reading a lot. If you interested in living full-on curious and peaceful literary tours during your Parisian stay, I host private customed tours around Paris. I'll be happy to count you in one of them! And if you want more help to plan your Parisian trip, I'll be honored to help ;) you can find all my custom services at the end of the map! 🗺 Don't forget to download Thatch app to access full features!