Paris, France: Day Five & Six
A Michelin Star tasting menu, an evening at Luxembourg Gardens and The Hoxton Hotel.
Continuing the series of Paris itineraries…
Day 5 — April 1st
For breakfast and coffee: Honor Café. I came here last time I visited on a recommendation from a local and this time we got to have soft scrambled eggs, crumpets and jam. Delicious. Coffee was amazing as well! It’s in the cutest little courtyard in a stunning area (Madeleine) — don’t miss this spot if you’re in Paris. They also have a sister restaurant named Neighbours. We really wanted to go but it was closed the rest of our trip. Next time!
From there, we went to The Louvre. There was so much to see. I think I read on a pamphlet that if you spent 12 hours a day at The Louvre it would still take you several years to get through the entire thing and look at every piece of art. Saw the Mona Lisa, it was a sea of cellphones, pretty much. After that, we went to visit an Acne Studios shop in the 1st Arr. and then stumbled upon this installation that I’d inadvertently wanted to see.
Next, we made our way to The Hoxton. This interior, for real. Obsessed. Such a unique and open floor plan. Loved all the attention to detail here and the pretty coffee bar in the lobby:
They also had a sweet outdoor café area for wine and cheese plates. It was so nice to sit out there in the evening before dinner! We finished out the day at Luxembourg Gardens, watching the sunset. Honestly could have spent hours here, it was such a dream. Definitely be sure to visit. :)
Dinner this evening consisted of a few small plates to share in the neighborhood of the Hoxton. We forgot to grab the name of it, but it was fun to walk around and find a spot based on the vibe.
Day 6 — April 2nd
I got a chance to take a tour of my favorite sustainable French brand, Sezane, one morning before they opened. Such a beautiful space! Got to try on some favorites that I’d been fawning over online and it was so fun to visit a shop in real life.
From there, we went to Fragments in the 3rd Arr. Loved this little spot. Would definitely come here all the time if I lived in Paris. The avocado toast was impeccable as was Nick’s scone and jam!
We need more scones and jam in the states, people. Convinced we’d be better as a society if we did more things that English and Parisian people do.
Afterwards, we stumbled into a quaint, beautiful art gallery and admired some art, had some coffee at Ob-La-Di, kicked around town a bit more, window-shopped, and then we had dinner.
Okay, this was truly a serendipitous experience.
I stumbled upon a blog online sharing the name of this restaurant — Prosper et Fortunee. It’s a tiny kitchen with seating for 14 and a Michelin star chef preparing a 9-course tasting menu for 55 euro a person and wine by the bottle or glass. The chef’s name is Eric Lévy and he was preparing only pescatarian dishes that evening which worked out very well for us. We called in the afternoon and managed to get the last table (out of 4 tables) for the evening. Seating was at 8:45pm and we left after midnight. I can’t stress enough what a magical experience this was. I imagine we’ll go back every time we go back to Paris!
It was the sweetest, most intimate gathering and we were the only English-speaking people in the room. We got some time at the end to chat with Eric and I mentioned that it was about to be Nick’s birthday (at midnight) and he goes, “why didn’t you tell me until now?!” and makes his way to the light switch, turns off the lights and goes back to his station to grab a tiny pastry. He sticks some candles in it and brings it over on a plate — and has the whole room sing happy birthday to him in French. It was absolutely precious.
10/10 experience, will most definitely be back next time around.
Disclosure: this post is sponsored by the Hoxton Hotel, but all opinions are my own.