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Destination guide
Paris
France
Paris, the cosmopolitan capital of France, has the reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked yesterday
At a glance
- Best time to go
- April–October
- Getting around
- Public transport · Tram · Bus
- Vetted picks
- 31 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 17 vetted creator sources
AI insights
Computed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and YouTube view counts on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "QUE VISITER À PARIS | MES 10 SPOTS INSOLITES PRÉFÉRÉS" by Bruno Maltor (632K views) — a solid first watch.
Bruno Maltor is a creator from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: by public transport, by tram, by bus and 2 more — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
10 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 31 picks are sourced
7 of 31 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet, Time Out and Eater, and 2 others — and each card names its own. The remaining 24 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 17 creator videos, 2 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 24 of the 31 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
QUE VISITER À PARIS | MES 10 SPOTS INSOLITES PRÉFÉRÉS
Bruno Maltor · 632K viewsLocalfr
I Tried EVERY Oldest Restaurant in Paris, France!! (Since 1686)
Mark Wiens · 1.8M viewsFood
QUE VISITER À PARIS & ALENTOURS | 10 CHOSES INSOLITES À FAIRE !
Bruno Maltor · 101K viewsLocalfr
EPIC PARIS Food Tour - 11 INCREDIBLE Stops - Best of LE MARAIS
Spain Revealed · 1.6M viewsFood
5 of the Best Street Food Finds in Paris
Great Big Story · 1.5M viewsFood
Paris Street Food!! 10 CHEAP EATS You Can't Miss!!
Mark Wiens · 1.1M viewsFood
I Tried the Most Famous STEAK FRITES in Paris!! (Full Review)
Mark Wiens Abroad · 616K viewsFood
I Ate Farm to Table in France!! (This is REAL French Food) 🇫🇷
Mark Wiens Abroad · 507K viewsFood
The 18 Best Things to Do in Paris (By a Travel Expert) 🇫🇷
Destination Well Known · 173K views
The PERFECT 2 Days in Paris! Best Things to Do & Eat (Travel Guide)
Naick & Kim · 261K views
Museums of Paris — Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide
Rick Steves' Europe · 206K views
The ULTIMATE Paris Food Tour - 18 Must-Try Dishes! (baguette, beef bourguignon, crepes & more)
Naick & Kim · 186K viewsFood
10 Best Paris Street Food & Must-Try Cheap Eats
Les Frenchies · 137K viewsFood
Paris, France: The Magnificent Louvre - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Rick Steves' Europe · 193K views
Paris, France: Belle Epoque Sights - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Rick Steves' Europe · 54K views
Paris, France: Montmartre - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Rick Steves' Europe · 44K views
Paris, France: Multiethnic City - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Rick Steves' Europe · 30K views
Best time to go
Best window: April–October
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
By public transport
Paris has an excellent public transport system that spans every inch of the city. It is well-known for its Métro (short for Chemin de fer métropolitain, "Metropolitan Railway"), RER (short for Réseau Express Régional, "Regional Express Network,"), and…
By tram
Most tourists will not encounter the trams as they run only on the outskirts of the city. Trams T3a & T3b go nearly three quarters of the way round the city at the edge. Tram line 7 connects Orly Airport with RER line C; it is cheap but not fast.
By bus
A bus ride is interesting if you want to see more of the city. All stops have a name and are clearly marked on the street. At complex intersections, stops usually have a map that lets you know where other lines stop and if applicable where to find a Métro…
By taxi
Taxis are comparatively cheap especially at night when there are no traffic jams to be expected. There are not as many as one would expect, and sometimes finding a taxi can be challenging.
By motorcycle
Paris is an incredibly open city, with its many "Grands Boulevards" and monuments with large open spaces around make it a city perfect to be explored and viewed by scooter or motorbike.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Sainte-Chapelle
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet and 1 other
A Gothic royal chapel wrapped almost entirely in 13th-century stained glass.
Vetted sources
Musée d'Orsay
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
The former Beaux-Arts train station holds the world's largest Impressionist collection.
Vetted sources
Hôtel de Ville
Single sourceMetro: Hôtel de Ville
Many feel that this, Paris' town hall, is one of the loveliest buildings in the city.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Eglise Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Single sourceMétro: St-Germain-des-Prés
The oldest church in Paris, founded in the year 542 by King Childebert.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Eglise de Saint Sulpice
Single sourceMétro Saint Sulpice· Free
a Roman Catholic church on the east side of the Place Saint-Sulpice within the rue Bonaparte, in the Luxembourg Quarter of the VIe arrondissement.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Picpus Cemetery
Single sourceMetro Nation
A must for anyone interested in the history of the American Revolution.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Parc Monceau
Single sourceOne of Paris's best kept secrets, painted by Monet numerous times.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Cimetière de Montparnasse
Single sourceMétro: Edgar-Quinet, Raspail
The burial place of existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, feminist Simone de Beauvoir (both of whom lived nearby); musician Serge Gainsbourg; artist Man Ray; the poets Charles Baudelaire, Guy de Maupassant, Charles Sainte-Beuve, and…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to do
Comédie Francaise
Single sourcePalais Royal - Musée du Louvre
The theatre is one of the rare state theatres in France.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Lido de Paris
Single sourceMetro 1 George V: Metro 13 Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau; RER A Station Charles de Gaules Étoile
The most famous cabaret celebrates spectacle revues. Children ages 4 and older are welcome. Casual elegant dress code. Coat and tie appreciated. Shorts, athletic clothing and tennis shoes are not allowed.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Maison Européene de la Photographie
Single sourceMetro Saint-Paul, Pont Marie· Moderate
Important center for contemporary photography with a large exposition area having three or four major expositions per year dedicated to contemporary photography. Housed in an updated hôtel particulier built in 1706.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Cafe Philo in English
Single sourceCafe de Flore, 172, Blvd St-Germain· Free
Cafe Philo in English meets on the first Wednesday of each month upstairs at the famous Café de Flore. Everyone is invited. You don't have to be knowledgeable about philosophy.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Promenade Canal St. Martin
Single sourceEnjoy a leisurely stroll along the water's edge while viewing amazing sunsets over the canal. Linger over a coffee and tuck into a pastry while feeling that you are experiencing the true Paris.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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French Open
Single sourceOne of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. It is scheduled for two weeks from the last Sunday in May. The event, on clay courts, features the world’s top-ranked tennis players.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to eat
Septime
Worth itAlso recommended by Michelin Guide and 1 other
Bertrand Grébaut's tasting-menu bistro that redefined modern Paris dining.
Vetted sources
Le Comptoir du Relais
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet and 1 other
Yves Camdeborde's Saint-Germain bistro credited with launching the 'bistronomie' movement.
Vetted sources
Du Pain et des Idées
Worth itAlso recommended by Time Out and 1 other
Bakery famed for its pain des amis loaf and escargot pastries.
Vetted sources
L'Ami Jean
Worth itAlso recommended by Michelin Guide and 1 other
Basque-inflected bistro known for its rice pudding and boisterous dining room.
Vetted sources
Marché des Enfants Rouges
Worth itAlso recommended by Time Out and 1 other
Paris's oldest covered market, a lunch-stop food hall since 1615.
Vetted sources
Café Oz
Single sourceMetro: Chatelet
You probably didn't think you were coming to Paris to sample Australian culture, but if after a long day of strolling from one end of the city to another you would just like to…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Bataclan
Single sourceMétro Oberkampf
Attend a concert or have a drink at this popular café-concert music hall inaugurated in 1865 featuring brightly painted Chinese architecture.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Chez Justine
Single sourceMétro Parmentier· Cheap
Close to the centre of the Oberkampf nightlife zone, "Justine's place" functions as a restaurant & bar with mostly Italian food during the daytime early evening, but it's 22ː00-02ː00 which really makes the place.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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La Fée Verte
Single source108 rue de la Roquette· Cheap
La Fée Verte is an absinthe bar (and café) as it was known more than 100 years ago.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Bar Hemingway
Single sourceIn the Hôtel Ritz; Métro: Pyramides· Pricey
Hemingway tried to drink here once per week even before he made it big.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Bistro Paul Bert
Single sourceMétro Faidherbe-Chaligny, Charonne· Moderate
A most classic Parisian bistro serving many first-time visitors to Paris and others who return. Appealing dishes are well plated and served, reliable and consistent from starter to dessert.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Where to stay
Helzear Etoile
Single sourceMetro (1) (Station George V)
Property with 29 suites and apartments located at 12 rue Christophe Colomb, in the 8th arrondissement, close to the Champs-Élysées and the Arc de Triomphe.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
The Westin Paris Vendôme
Single source3 rue de Castiglione
A favourite with wealthy Russian tourists, the Westin Vendôme seems almost like a poor relative to other luxury hotels in the district, and certainly rises above the chain's average to match them.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Helzear Montparnasse
Single sourceMetro (13) - Station Gaîté or Metro (4&6) & RER B - Station Denfert-Rochereau
Property with 14 suites and apartments located at 40 rue Liancourt, in the 14th arrondissement (Montparnasse, Left Bank). Each accommodation has a kitchenette and overlooks a quiet, paved interior courtyard.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Le Meurice
Single source228, Rue De Rivoli
In business since 1815 and founded to cater to English travellers, Le Meurice has a rare distinction of being considered an actual palace by the French government (yes, they do regulate such things).
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hôtel Du Louvre, a Hyatt Hotel
Single sourcePlace André Malraux
The hotel, built in 1855, is a brand itself enough for Hyatt to take second place to it.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hôtel Costes
Single sourceMétro: Concorde· Expensive
When the Costes brothers, who made their fortune in the Paris café trade, opened this designer hotel a couple of years ago it became an instant hit with the rich and famous, especially those…
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to next
Nearby cities in France we’ve vetted too.
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- DijonBurgundy's capital, the source of the mustard and the gateway to the Côte d'Or wine road.
- Mont-Saint-MichelA tidal island abbey that has drawn pilgrims since the 8th century, best seen at high tide.
- Saint-MaloA walled corsair port on Brittany's coast with tides that swing among the most extreme in Europe.
Travel content from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Encyclopedic context from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Videos via the YouTube Data API.