Paris addresses. Edition II

From a beautifully delicious breakfast at Grand Pigalle, a walk to and around Batignolles, to lunch with a friend munching on smash burgers and fries, the day unfolded into wandering through galleries, talking about life — and men, in particular (the French dating scene) — sipping coffee, eating cakes, and meeting people. Some I’ll most probably never meet again; some, something tells me, I will.

But it was the evening that truly swept me off my feet. A wine bar just seven minutes from my hotel (on my list for a while) where I went for a simple dinner with a book, and left hours later — four oeufs mimosa, terrine, tarama, mousse au chocolat and a few more drinks down. But it wasn’t the food that carried me away. It was the generosity of people, the laughter, the place, and the beauty of travelling alone.

Some addresses to save

Pleincoeur — pâtisserie like no other
Vague Coffee — coffee
Jeffrey Cagnes Paris Batignolles - pastries
Les ateliers de Pascal Guerreau — the most hidden and still my favourite boulangerie
Dumbo Oberkampf — smash burgers
Pontochoux — coffee and desserts
Galleries — David Zwirner, Rutkowski;68
Loulou de Saison — clothes (cashmere jumpers 👌)
Dover Street Market — fragrances and make-up
Le Pinardier — wine bar and food
Le Tire-Bouchon La Cave — wine and food
Sessùn — clothes and shoes
Sarracuisine — Breton galettes and products
Marché de Batignolles — market