A Hedgehog in the Kitchen

Food, hidden places and everyday moments from Paris

OUR PARIS BUCKETLIST

Our Paris bucketlist – the experiences you need to have during your trip to Paris!

  1. See the Eiffel Tower sparkle
  2. Have hot chocolate at Angelina
  3. Eat oysters at Le Baron Rouge
  4. Shop at a traditional Parisian covered market, at the Marché d’Aligre
  5. Try a variety of cheeses
  6. Eat escargot
  7. Stay in a luxury hotel
  8. Buy a scarf at Hermes
  9. Sit outside at the Cafe de Flore
  10. Eat a croissant at Gerard Mulot
  11. Walk up to the Sacre Coeur
  12. Take a river cruise along the Seine river
  13. Have afternoon tea at Le Meurice
  14. Eat at pain au raisins at Panifica Bakery 
  15. Have chocolate mousse at the Chapon Chocolate Mousse Bar
  16. Eat macarons at Pierre Herme
  17. Stop for tea and macarons at Laduree
  18. See the Statue of Liberty
  19. Go to the Louvre
  20. Walk to the top of the Arc de Triomphe
  21. Go perfume shopping at Annick Goutal (my personal favorite scents are Eau d’Hadrien, Petite Chérie and Grand Amour)
  22. See the water lilies at the Orangerie
  23. Musée d’Orsay
  24. Palais Royal Gardens
  25. Eat South Western French classics at Chez Janou
  26. Eat falafel in the Marais
  27. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant
  28. Weather permitting, have a picnic along the Seine
  29. Have ice cream (and tarte tatin) at Berthillon (Tarte tatin is this famous ice cream shop’s best kept secret. We have tried a lot of tarte tatins and this one of the best we have ever tasted.)
  30. Take a food tour
  31. Take a macaron making class
  32. Take a cooking class
  33. Have a Saint Honoré pastry at the Cedric Grolet bakery near Opera
  34. Visit the Garnier opera house
  35. See a musical at the Theatre du Chatelet
  36. Take a long walk along the Seine
  37. Have a picnic on the Canal Saint Martin
  38. Drink
  39. Learn to brew beer at Brew Unique
  40. Eat a doughnut-brioche hybrid at Boneshaker Doughnuts
  41. Have royal rosebud tea from Versailles during afternoon tea at Nina’s
  42. Have a flat white at Arabica in Beaupassage
  43. Visit Victor Hugo’s house in the Place des Vosges
  44. Eat confit duck at Cafe Hugo in the Place des Vosges
  45. Buy a book from the famous English bookshop, Shakespeare & Co.
  46. Visit Notre Dame (update : due to the fires, Notre Dame is currently closed).
  47. Eat a crepe
  48. Listen to classical music in Saint Chapelle
  49. Visit the Bibliothèque Forney – the gorgeous library/chateau in the Marais.
  50. Make your own wine at the Louvre’s O Chateau.
  51. Take a latte art class at La Caféothèque
  52. Go for Parisian brunch at Cafe Charlot
  53. Sleep in a Parisian bookstore with Paris Boutik
  54. Sip wine at Willi’s Wine Bar
  55. Visit the Picasso museum
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