Yesterday I started my internship at the Paris office of a NYC-based publication. It's been awhile since I've been around the buzz of a fashion office and I enjoyed being back. After the usual internly duties of packaging sample returns, I actually got to try my hand at writing a piece on hot spots for the well-heeled in Paris (something I was only too happy to do). Hopefully it will be published in a couple weeks, but here's a few bits of what I recommend to keep it interesting in the city of lights:
L'Hotel (la pavillion d'amour pictured): Michelin-starred restaurant, glitzy but intimate bar, private bath/steam rooms, well-chosen DVD/CD library, amazing neighborhood... the works. Plus, Oscar Wilde died here and the place reeks of literati history.
Ferdi: The first time I went to this place, it was after a horrible couple days and it instantly cheered me up. Family-owned and decorated with the son's very colorful toy collection, the restaurant has huge heart (something that can be hard to find in the neighborhood). The menu is rumored to be based off of what the mother cooked when she had her pregnancy cravings and is pretty eclectic: truffle risotto, Spanish tapas, burgers and even real mac & cheese (yes, in Paris). The young son/bartender makes a wild mojito. Maybe what I love most is that despite Ferdi's lack of pretension, it attracts Marc Jacobs, Pierre Hardy and Penelope Cruz as regulars.
Abou d'abi Bazaar: This is one of my long-time favorite one-stop best bets. It carries tons of the more affordable (dresses 100-500 euro) popular French brands plus newcomers. I actually went today and they just started a small vintage section... no real labels but very reasonable for some fun summer pieces.
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