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Dialling Code
+33
Currency
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Time Zone
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Cuisine de Bar
€15
(8 Rue Cherche-Midi,
tel: 01 4548 4569) The place to go for
tartines
– toasted, open-face sandwiches served
on
pain Poîlane
(the famed bakery next door) –
prepared to order at the counter and served hot.
Perfect for lunch.
Breizh Café
€30
(109 Rue
Vieille du Temple, tel: 01 4272 1377) The original
is in the Breton village of Cancale, and this Paris
outpost brings its Breton
nous
to the Marais,
serving delicious
galettes
(buckwheat crepes) and
Breton artisanal ciders. Foodies love it.
Chez Paul
€50
(13 Rue de Charonne, tel: 01 4700 3457)
For hearty French dishes, it’s hard to beat this
1940s-era bistro by the Bastille. There are no
surprises on the menu, just bistro classics well-
made with quality ingredients.
Le Bar de L’Hotel
(13 Rue des Beaux-Arts,
tel: 01 44 41 99 00) This hotel bar is all plush
velvet chairs and ornate Louis XIV decor, which may
be why Oscar Wilde chose to die here. A great spot
for a good drink and quiet conversation.
Le Klub
(14 Rue Saint Denis, tel: 01 42 36 26 99) From the
outside, Le Klub doesn’t look like much – just a small
Paris
black door. But once you’ve crossed the threshold,
prepare to be assaulted by live and unrepentant
rock’n’roll.
Le Showcase
(Pont Alexandre III, tel: 01
4561 2543) Party under the Alexandre III bridge at
this megaclub in a former boat hangar, open every
Friday and Saturday from 10pm until you leave. The
crowd is young and beautiful, the DJs are usually the
next big thing and the sound system top-shelf.
Barthélémy
Like cheese? So do Monsieur
andMadame Barthélémy, who stockmore
than 200 varieties of the ripe stuff in their eponymous
shop in the well-heeled 7th. Come here if you know
your cheeses or if you want to learn (51 Rue de
Grenelle; tel: 01 4548 5675).
Rock en Seine
One test of whether amusic
festival’s got its formula right is its longevity,
so Rock en Seine, which celebrates its 10th anniversary
this year,must be doing something right.The
confirmed line-up so far includes Sigur Ros, Placebo,
Green Day andThe Black Keys.The festival takes
place over three days (24–26August) in the Domaine
national de Saint-Cloud, just outside Paris. Book your
tickets at rockenseine.com.
Alex Gilly
Fly from
Agadir,Athens, Biarritz, Belfast,
Berlin, Bologna, Brest, Brindisi,
Bristol, Budapest, Cagliari,
Casablanca, Catania, Copenhagen,
Corsica (Ajaccio), Corsica (Bastia),
Crete (Heraklion), Dubrovnik,
Edinburgh, Faro, Fez, Geneva,
Glasgow, Ibiza, Krakow, Lamezia,
Lisbon, Liverpool, London
(LTN), Madrid, Majorca, Málaga,
Marrakech, Menorca, Milan (MXP,
LIN), Mykonos, Naples, Newcastle,
Nice, Olbia, Palermo, Pisa, Porto,
Prague, Rhodes, Rome (FCO), Split,
Tangier,Thessaloniki,Toulouse,
Venice,Verona
FromtheAirport
Visit the Europcar desk
for special car hire rates.
ORLY
Taxi
Pre-book your taxi at
easyJet.com.The fare to the city
centre is €35.
Bus
The Orly bus goes to Place
Denfert-Rochereau every 12
minutes from5.45am–11.30pm.
Tickets: €6.90.
Train
The RER B4 travels fromOrly
to Châtelet in 30minutes.Trains
run every eight minutes from
6am–11pm.Tickets: €10.75.
CHARLESDEGAULLE
Taxi
The fare to central Paris is
about €45.
Bus
The Roissy Bus goes to
Opéra every 15minutes from
5.45am–11pm.Tickets: €10.
Train
Take the RER B3 on a
half-hour journey to Gare du Nord.
Trains leave every 15minutes from
5.24am–11.58pm.Tickets: €9.40.
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