Paris

A meal at Guy Savoy is a tenuous almost intangible gastronomic journey between different flavours which converse with each other in complete freedom.

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Akrame Benallal is an amazing young chef who creatively and elegantly reinvents French cuisine. In a distinctly contemporary décor, scenography and aesthetics combine to great effect to enhance inventive, stunning and original dishes

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Alain Ducasse offers a cuisine of “naturalness” inspired by the trilogy of fish-vegetables-cereals. Healthier and more natural, and more planet-friendly, it delivers a free and almost instinctive interpretation of haute cuisine, revealing the original flavours of the produce served.

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Hidé Ishizuka, a generous and affable Japanese sommelier, offers at his restaurant traditional cuisine à la sauce nippone, within a warm, intimate setting.

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At this celebrated palace Eric Frechon’s cuisine wows through its subtlety and flavour combinations and the delicacy of its sauces.

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A temple of traditional, gastronomic Japanese cuisine. Offering high quality food with a preparation that enhances each dish, Okuda is the place to go to in Paris for enthusiasts of Japanese gastronomy.

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On the top floor of the stunning Musée National d’Art Moderne, the Georges is a unique location looking out over the capital. Its spacious terrace provides a perfect place to enjoy an unforgettable moment contemplating the Paris skyline.

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Chinese gastronomy in a picturesque Parisian street. Enjoy the excellent Xiao-Long-Bao (Shanghai ravioli à la soupe) and delicious Ya-Song (Peking duck with Hoisin sauce rolled in small crêpes). A delightful place.

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Il Carpaccio is an Italian restaurant in which the finest gastronomy can be enjoyed in a relaxed setting. Special mention must be made of the head pastry chef Pierre Hermé who reinterprets classic Italian desserts to stunning effect.

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An outstanding collection of 110 wines served by the glass for selective food and wine pairings.

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In opening his first restaurant, Mory Sacko wished to write a new chapter in his culinary career, bringing together different cultures within one dish. At MoSuke, the Chef has sought to throw out well-worn clichés both in his food and in the restaurant’s décor, in order to create a place that reflects a style in which African and Japanese cuisines merge within French-style aestheticism.

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Just a short walk from the Esplanade des Invalides, the chef at this contemporary bistro offers high quality cuisine without frills which always places the produce at the forefront.

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The Place de Furstenberg where Eugène Delacroix chose to live in 1857 is said to be one of the most delightful squares in Paris. This museum contains works covering the major part of the artist’s career. During the summer months, visitors can also enjoy the garden, which is an oasis of greenery and tranquillity in the heart of the nation’s capital.

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The Nissim de Camondo museum is wholly dedicated to French decorative art of the second half of the 18th century. On show are some of the most beautiful furniture items and art objects of the Louis XV and Louis XVI period. This museum offers one of the most famous collections in Paris, brought together by a passionate enthusiast

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Now restored by Jacques Garcia, the buildings hold numerous memorabilia of George Sand and Ernest Renan in particular

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This museum, which was once the artist’s family home, features some 1,300 paintings, watercolours and cartoons and around 5,000 drawings by Gustave Moreau. Among these works are some of the most audacious and interesting produced by Moreau.

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This museum opened 33 years ago under the auspices of the visionary Alain-Dominique Perrin, who was at the head of Cartier at the time. It offers permanent and temporary exhibitions. Combining the aesthetical with the audacious, and providing a unique visibility to young artists called upon to reach the high points of their art, this museum is an invitation to contemplative imagination.

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A gallery of impressionist, modern and contemporary paintings. Works of Saint-Phalle are exhibited alongside those of Chagall, while the list of artists is mind-bogglingly long ranging from the most illustrious masters, such as Picasso, Dufy, Zao Wou-Ki, Ernst, Van Dongen, Dubuffet, Basquiat, Braque, Miro, Rodin and Renoir, to numerous other great names of 20th century painting.

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This museum is housed in the old Gare d’Orsay, which was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Known throughout the world for its extensive collection of impressionist art, it is in this museum, located along the left bank of the Seine River, that you can admire “L’Angélus” by Jean-François Millet.

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This museum was created in 1916 on the initiative of Rodin himself, an unrivalled and tireless creator. Numerous Rodin sculptures, as well as antiques belonging to the artist’s collection, stand in the charming sculpture garden.

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In the magnificent Hôtel Salé, the Musée Picasso Paris collection is made up of over 5,000 works and several tens of thousands of archive items. Thanks to its high quality, its size and the diversity of the artistic fields represented, it is the only public collection in the world enabling the visitor to discover the whole spectrum of the artist’s work.

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An emblematic monument in the city of Paris, it offers great exhibitions and is the venue for events held by the FIAC, Paris Photo, fashion shows and the Saut Hermès, among others. Culture is represented here in all its forms.

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For the inauguration of this new location, Gallimard has chosen to exhibit the work of the photographer Jean-Luc Chapin as part of the work “natures”, which has benefited from the support of Angélus. Texts by Jean-Marie Laclavetine, preface by Muriel Barbery.

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