november-2010

164 | DESTINATION GUIDES
Paris
France
DIALLING CODE +33
CURRENCY €
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FROM THE
AIRPORT
ORLY
TAXI
SINCE
2002
Pre-book your
taxi at easyJet.
com. A local taxi
costs €35.
The Orly bus
stops at Place
Denfert-Rochereau.
Tickets: €6.40.
The RER B4
goes to
Châtelet. Trains run
from 6am–11pm.
Tickets: €9.85.
The C2 line takes
you straight to
Invalides. Tickets:
€7.60 return.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
ROISSY-CHARLES
DE GAULLE
TAXI
Pre-book your taxi
at easyJet.com.
A local taxi costs €45.
The Roissy Bus
stops at Opéra.
Tickets: €9.10.
Take the RER B3
to Gare du Nord.
Tickets: €8.80.
Visit the Europcar
desk for special
easyJet rates.
BON APPETIT
UP TO €15
Des Crêpes et des
Cailles (13 Rue de
la Butte-aux-Cailles,
tel: 01 4581 6869)
Charming crêperie
with red-chequered
tablecloths right at
the heart of the
laidback Butte-aux-
Cailles district. Watch
the crêpes being made
in front of you in the
tiny dining room, then
eat in or take away.
UP TO €30 Bread &
Roses (25 Rue Boissy
d’Anglas, tel: 01 4742
4000) A gourmet deli,
bakery and tearoom
specialising in organic,
high-quality products.
Lunch and dinner
dishes include lobster
salad, crab and baby
artichoke, caviar-fortwo
with eggs and
warm potatoes. It’s
famous for its desserts
such as cheesecake,
sticky toffee pudding,
and Tartelette with
Autumn Fruits. The
prices may seem high,
but the prime peoplewatching
opportunities
make
it worth it.
UP TO €50 Le
Grand Colbert
(2 Rue Vivienne, tel:
01 4286 8788) A
traditional, turn-ofthe-century
brasserie
just above the chic
Palais Royal with
formal but friendly
waiters and a bustling
atmosphere at lunch
and dinner. It gained
international fame
when it appeared in
the Diane Keaton/
Jack Nicholson fi lm,
Something’s Gotta
Give, but still attracts
local shopkeepers
and bankers from the
Bourse district. Also
open for afternoon
tea, with an incredible
hot chocolate
on the menu.
EXCLUSIVE Davé
(12 Rue de Richelieu,
tel: 01 4261 4948)
It’s a tricky business
getting a table at
this famous low-lit
Chinese restaurant
near the Palais Royal,
HÔTEL DE
CASTIGLIONE
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
In the diplomacy area
and surrounded by
the most prestigious
shops in Paris. This
hotel is the perfect
place to unwind.
From €140, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
unless you’re wellknown
in the fashion
or entertainment
industries. Dress to
the nines and you may
be able to charm the
diminutive host Davé
into letting you in.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Lizard
Lounge (18 Rue du
Bourg-Tibourg, tel:
01 4272 8134)
Cocktails and a
low-key, friendly
atmosphere attract
a young, international
crowd to this bar in
the Marais. Head
downstairs to the
second DJ bar for
an extended happy
hour and dancing
until the wee hours.
LIVE MUSIC
Petit Journal Saint
Michel (71 Boulevard
St Michel, tel: 01 4326
2859) Jazz fans can
enjoy live concerts
from Monday–
Saturday in this casual
Latin Quarter hangout
near the Jardins
du Luxembourg. The
cover fee includes a
drink, or dine in the
restaurant and get
free entry to the
concerts thrown in for
free with the fab food.
LATE & LIVELY Les
Filles de Paris (57
Rue de Quincampoix,
tel: 01 4271 7220)
This laidback and
inclusive nightclub
recently opened
near the Centre
Pompidou and plays
eclectic electronic
music to a twentythirtysomethings
crowd of all
orientations until
dawn. It has karaoke
and burlesque
shows too, and the
restaurant is open late.
Favela Chic (18
Rue du Faubourg du
Temple, tel: 01 4021
3814) This popular
Brazilian restaurantbar-nightclub
near
République is one
of the sure bets in
east Paris for lively
booty shaking until
dawn. Free entry from
Tuesday to Thursday
nights, and €10
entry on Fridays and
Saturdays including
a drink, when live
DJs get the crowd
up on the tables (no,
really, they literally
do) until 4am.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Discover
the newly opened
boutique of the
Opéra Garnier, la
Galerie de l’Opéra
de Paris (entrance
at Rue Halévy, 9th)
open daily from
10am–6.30pm, with
opera-themed gifts,
accessories, toys, and
a multi-media library.
SEE Enjoy the latest
musical sounds of
pop, classical and jazz
at the Third Annual
Music & You festival
at the Grand Halle
de la Villette from
19–22 November.
Concerts, special
events, workshops,
conferences, and
demonstrations
from the world of
music (Parc de la
Vilette, 19th, salonmusique.com).
GO The Madeleine
district, with the
imposing Madaleine
Church at its centre,
is at the heart of the
banking and theatre
districts between the
Opéra and the Place
de la Concorde. It
is surrounded by
fashion and gourmet
food boutiques, as
well as the fl ower
market and discount
ticket kiosk.
ESCAPE Chantilly
is a perfectly
preserved town in
the centre of one of
the largest forests
near Paris. It has
a prestigious Living
Horse Museum built
in 18th-century
stables and a worldrenowned
collection
of paintings at the
Musée Condé (in the
Château de Chantilly).
The town is just
45-minutes north of
Paris by RER D, or
28 minutes by train
from Paris Gare
du Nord (chantillytourisme.com).
NO WAY!
Pierre Augustin
Caron de
Beaumarchais is
mainly known for
his plays, Barber of
Seville and Marriage
of Figaro. But he was
also a supporter of
the American
Revolution, smuggling
French and Spanish
arms and money to
insurgents under
the name Rodrigue
Hortalez et Cie
unbeknown to many.
Heather Stimmler-Hall