{"id":13998,"date":"2015-01-21T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T10:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=13998"},"modified":"2015-01-21T10:40:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T10:40:13","slug":"top-5-unknown-places-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2015\/01\/21\/top-5-unknown-places-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 UnKnown Places in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"story\">\n<div id=\"mainBodyArea\">\n<div class=\"secondPar\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unveiling the secrets to Paris is off limits to some.A list such as this can only be put together by people who really know Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When she\u2019s (yes,       Paris is a dame for sure) on the mood,       what she can offer on a rainy day,     what she can\u2019t put with any more 100 degrees summer days. This are the type of things that take time but to the ones that indulge themselves in this discovery, Paris is a generous mistress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SEE ALSO: <a title=\"Top 15 brands at Maison &amp; Objet 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/2014\/12\/top-15-brands-at-maison-objet-2015\/\">Top 15 brands at Maison &amp; Objet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"thirdPar\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<h3><strong>See and do<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eglise St-Etienne-du-Mont<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fourthPar\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>This is one of my favourite Paris churches, both for its architecture, which is an endearing mix of renaissance and gothic, and as an insight into Paris\u2019 history: it is home to the shrine of Saint Genevi\u00e8ve, patron saint of Paris, who saved the city from invasion by Attila the Hun in 451. Inside is a magnificent 16th-century stone rood screen, possibly designed by Fran\u00e7ois 1er\u2019s architect Philippe Delorme, and a massive baroque pulpit. The ornate neo-gothic shrine, transferred here when the adjoining abbey church of St Genevi\u00e8ve was demolished in 1807, is surrounded by ex-voto plaques. Combine this visit with the Panth\u00e9on on the same square.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fifthPar\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Place Ste-Genevi\u00e8ve, 75005 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saintetiennedumont.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.saintetiennedumont.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tmg-related-links\" class=\" related_links_inline\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><strong>Fondation Le Corbusier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The modernist houses and studios of the 16th arrondissement were one of my great discoveries when I first moved here. They are a reminder that for all its historic heritage, Paris is also one of the birthplaces of modern architecture. Corbusier designed these two adjoining villas in 1923-25. Here you find all of his five principles of architecture (stilts, reinforced concrete, roof terraces, strip windows, ingenious built-in furniture), with a fascinating play of volumes and a use of colour that goes far beyond the white box clich\u00e9. The foundation also runs Corbusier\u2019s apartment-studio at 24 rue Nungesser et Coli, open on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>10 square du Dr Blanche, 75016 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fondationlecorbusier.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.fondationlecorbusier.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jardin des Serres d\u2019Auteuil<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also known as \u201cthe municipal gardener\u201d, these elaborate, late 19th-century greenhouses were built to cultivate plants for municipal parks. The ensemble is grouped around a magnificent central tropical greenhouse, filled with steamy palms, an aviary and pools of Japanese carp. Other greenhouses are devoted to orchids, azaleas, succulents and ferns, while the formal gardens contain many rare trees. Get there before the site is decimated: there are plans to demolish some of the greenhouses to allow room for more tennis courts for Roland Garros next door.<\/p>\n<p>1 avenue Gordon Bennett, 75016 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipement.paris.fr\/jardin-des-serres-d-auteuil-1780\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.equipement.paris.fr\/jardin-des-serres-d-auteuil-1780<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14002\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_38_2803460a.jpg\" alt=\"pa_do_38_2803460a\" width=\"670\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_38_2803460a.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_38_2803460a-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_38_2803460a-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Parc des Buttes-Chaumont<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of all the parks created in the 1860s by Baron Haussmann and his engineer Jean-Charles Alphand, this is the one that I find the most Romantic with a capital R, with its lake and fake crags, bridges, waterfall, giant cedars and unlikely palm trees. There\u2019s even a cave, with fake stalactites. Pony rides and playgrounds make it great for kids. The rolling lawns are pleasant for sunbathing or a picnic, although you can also eat at the trendy bar\/restaurant\/nightspot Rosa Bonheur. Climb up to the Temple de la Sybille, modelled on the temple at Tivoli, for a superb view over Paris.<\/p>\n<p>6 place Paul-Painlev\u00e9, 75005 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipement.paris.fr\/parc-des-buttes-chaumont-1757\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.equipement.paris.fr\/parc-des-buttes-chaumont-1757<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mus\u00e9e Marmottan-Claude Monet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Second Empire villa is one of Paris\u2019s secret gems, with its wonderful array of Empire furniture and the world\u2019s largest collection of works by Claude Monet, most of them donated by the artist\u2019s family. Among the paintings are Monet\u2019s Impression, Soleil Levant, which gave its name to impressionism. I adore Monet\u2019s vibrantly coloured late canvases of his water garden at Giverny, as well as Berthe Morisot\u2019s affectionate paintings of children. Other impressionist painters on display include Pissarro, Renoir, Manet, Degas and Caillebotte. Don\u2019t miss the S\u00e8vres porcelain geographical clock, either, which shows when it is midday around the world.<\/p>\n<p>2 rue Louis-Boilly, 75016 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marmottan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.marmottan.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14001\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_12_2803457a.jpg\" alt=\"pa_do_12_2803457a\" width=\"670\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_12_2803457a.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_12_2803457a-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_do_12_2803457a-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mus\u00e9e Bourdelle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This little-known museum built around Antoine Bourdelle\u2019s studio and apartment gives an insight into Montparnasse in its artistic heyday. While not a major sculptor, Bourdelle is an interesting in art history, as he was an assistant of Rodin and teacher of Giacometti. He specialised in monumental sculptures, including the frieze for the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es and an equestrian monument to Argentine general Alvear. Another gallery shows how he endlessly reworked the head of Beethoven in different moods. At the rear, a row of studios includes those of Bourdelle and Eug\u00e8ne Carri\u00e8re, left in atmospherically dusty state. Montparnasse is still littered with artists\u2019 studios \u2013 look out for the big north-facing windows.<\/p>\n<p>18 rue Antoine-Bourdelle, 75015 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bourdelle.paris.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.bourdelle.paris.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>La Conciergerie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While hundreds queue for the Sainte-Chapelle a few doors up, far fewer visit the Conciergerie, yet both were part of the medieval palace of the Capetian kings. With its two impressive vaulted halls, it is one of France\u2019s finest secular gothic structures but for me it is also the sight that best evokes the French Revolution. After the monarchy moved to the Louvre, the Conciergerie became a prison and hundreds passed by here on their way to the guillotine. Refurbished prison cells show how conditions varied according to status from communal cells with straw on the floor to furnished individual cells for the privileged. The cell where Marie-Antoinette was imprisoned is now a chapel.<\/p>\n<p>2 boulevard du Palais, 75001 Paris<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.conciergerie.monuments-nationaux.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.conciergerie.monuments-nationaux.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/download\/delightfull_catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14003\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hhhh11.jpg\" alt=\"hhhh\" width=\"660\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hhhh11.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hhhh11-300x45.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Eat<\/h3>\n<p><strong>L\u2019Encrier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tucked just behind the Promenade Plant\u00e9e viaduct walk in the historic furniture makers\u2019 district of the Faubourg St-Antoine, the friendly, cooperative-run L\u2019Encrier has been one of Paris\u2019s best-kept, budget secrets for 20 years. An essentially local crowd and a few in-the-know visitors squeeze in around its simple wooden tables, drawn by the remarkable-value menus and attractive beamed setting. The kitchen, visible behind the white counter, sends out trustworthy, no-nonsense French cuisine with southwestern touches, such as pear with roquefort, duck confit and goose magret, and virtually everyone ends with the excellent chocolate profiteroles.<\/p>\n<p>55 rue Traversi\u00e8re, 75012<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurant-encrier-paris.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.restaurant-encrier-paris.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14000\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_22_2803461a.jpg\" alt=\"pa_eat_22_2803461a\" width=\"670\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_22_2803461a.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_22_2803461a-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_22_2803461a-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located in the heart of Paris\u2019s Little Japan, Michi is a tiny, canteen-like hole in the wall, indicated only by a fish and the word sushi on the facade. It was recommended by a Japanese friend, for some of the best, authentic, and least expensive, sushi and sashimi along rue Sainte-Anne. If you\u2019re lucky, bag one of the half-a-dozen places along the counter where you can watch the chef at work, otherwise you\u2019ll be squashed into the tiny cellar. There are good-value formules, but go \u00e0 la carte if you want rarer offerings such as sea urchin and eel.<\/p>\n<p>58 bis rue Sainte-Anne, 75002<\/p>\n<p><strong>L\u2019Ourcine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reopened after a lengthy restoration of the 17th-century building, this is one of my favourite bistros. I like it for its reliable cuisine, relaxed chatty atmosphere and eclectic Left Bank clientele. Sylvain Dani\u00e8re was part of La R\u00e9galade clan in the days of Yves Camdeborde, and he keeps up the credo of revisited regional cuisine, produced from a tiny kitchen spied through a wooden dresser at the rear. Fresh fish delivered daily from Brittany and seasonal game in autumn are particularly good, and there are also plenty of fans for the delicious chocolately desserts.<\/p>\n<p>92 rue Broca, 75013<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.restaurant-lourcine.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.restaurant-lourcine.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bistrot du Peintre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This listed, art nouveau caf\u00e9-bistro has a gorgeous 1902 d\u00e9cor of sinuous woodwork and tiled, allegorical figures of spring and summer. It is much loved by a laidback Bastille crowd for its satisfying, inexpensive cuisine. The choice goes from utterly trad snails or oeuf meurette ((egg poached in red wine), steak tartare and some southwestern French touches \u2013 my daughter\u2019s a fan of the confit de canard \u2013 to inventive salads and creative tomato Tatin with red pepper sorbet, so there\u2019s sure to be something to suit different tastes. All-day service is very useful when you\u2019re on holiday. Try to be seated on the more atmospheric ground floor rather than upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>116 avenue Ledru-Rollin, 75011<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bistrotdupeintre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.bistrotdupeintre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13999\" src=\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_37_2803462a.jpg\" alt=\"pa_eat_37_2803462a\" width=\"670\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_37_2803462a.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_37_2803462a-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pa_eat_37_2803462a-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/p>\n<h3>Shop<\/h3>\n<p><strong>March\u00e9 Place Monge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paris has over 80 outdoor food markets but this is my favourite, especially on Sunday when it\u2019s a busy local rendezvous. Several stalls where you can buy direct from producers remind that the Ile de France and nearby Picardy are still market gardening regions. Specialists sell organic (biologique) salads and vegetables, apples and potatoes, and there are also excellent cheese stalls, fresh fish from Boulogne and Dieppe, and a few other options \u2013 DVDs, saucepans and Turkish jeweller Mr Saygi. There\u2019s all you need for a picnic in the nearby Jardin des Ar\u00e8nes (the ruins of Paris\u2019s Roman arena), including roast chickens, Lebanese snacks and a charcuterie stall that does steaming choucroute.<\/p>\n<p>place Monge, 75005<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipement.paris.fr\/marche-monge-5464\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.equipement.paris.fr\/marche-monge-5464<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March\u00e9 Aligre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aligre is actually three markets in one. The outdoor fruit and veg market, famed for the lowest prices in Paris, is an experience all of its own for its crowded, noisy atmosphere and the cries and banter of rival stallholders. Produce, including exotic hot peppers and mounds of coriander, often gets cheaper as the morning progresses, and the crowds are almost suffocating on Sunday. The covered March\u00e9 Beauvau is a more upmarket affair with good butchers, a wine stall and Italian deli. There\u2019s also a small and very shabby flea market on the square, mainly a source of second-hand books, household china and piles of old clothes.<\/p>\n<p>rue d\u2019Aligre, 75012<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.equipement.paris.fr\/marche-couvert-beauvau-marche-d-aligre-5480\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.equipement.paris.fr\/marche-couvert-beauvau-marche-d-aligre-5480<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>E. Dehillerin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legendary kitchen emporium has been supplying professional chefs and keen amateur cooks for nearly two centuries, a relic of the days when cooks came to buy their supplies at the nearby Les Halles wholesale market. Inside, wooden shelves are stacked high with every imaginable pan and utensil, spatulas and ladles, obscure paring knives, moulds and truffle graters, and items come in every size, whether you are cooking for one or for five hundred. Experienced staff can lead you to exactly what you want.<\/p>\n<p>18-20 rue Coquilli\u00e8re, 75001<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.e-dehillerin.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.e-dehillerin.fr<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Drink<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Le Comptoir G\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Comptoir G\u00e9n\u00e9ral bills itself as a \u201cghetto museum\u201d, a not-for-profit exhibition space, bookshop, bric-a-brac store and bar, all of whose takings go back to the entreprise\u2019s charity concerns. The bar, Le Rade, is arguably the centre of attention. The \u201cshabby chic\u201d furniture is accompanied by African curiosities, school chairs and stuffed animals. The signature cocktail, the \u201cSecousse,\u201d is a secret recipe containing bissap, an infusion of hibiscus flower. Check the calendar of events on the website or ring in advance: though the bar is generally open to the public, it is often hired out for private events. It\u2019s also worth coming in the week, as queues at the bar at weekends can be horrendous. Although drink prices are low, a donation is required on entry.<\/p>\n<p>80 quai de Jemmapes, 75010<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lecomptoirgeneral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">www.lecomptoirgeneral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"isaSeason\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unveiling the secrets to Paris is off limits to some.A list such as this can only be put together by people who really know Paris. When she\u2019s (yes, Paris is a dame for sure) on the mood, what she can offer on a rainy day, what she can\u2019t put with any more 100 degrees summer days. This are the type of things that take time but to the ones that indulge themselves in this discovery, Paris is a generous mistress. 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