Tag: paris
Passage des Panoramas, Paris
We came to the Passage des Panoramas for the restaurant, Passage 53, which we posted earlier here. The Passage des Panoramas is a roofed commercial passageway located in the IIe arrondissement, of Paris between the Montmartre boulevard to the North and Saint-Marc street to the south. According to Wikipedia: It is one of the earliest venues…
Au bon couscous, Paris
Au Bon couscous is one of many touristy restaurants in the Latin Quarter, located just around the corner from our apartment. On one of the several rainy days in that week while we were in Paris, we ducked in Au bon couscous for a quick lunch. There are many restaurants (Greek, Italian, French, Asian, Indian,…
Kartell, Rue du Bac, Paris
The area around Rue du Bac/Blvd St Germain in the 7th arrondisement is where furniture stores congregate in Paris. Several manufacturer have their showrooms here. We passed Cappellini, Knoll, and Cassina but went into Kartell because we are interested in their Tati lamp. Kartell, based in Milan, is known for their plastic furniture. Founded in…
Passage 53, Paris
Passage 53 is one of several restaurants that our local friends (D & C) made a reservation for the four of us for our week in Paris. The restaurant is quite difficult to find as it is hidden in the oldest arcade in Paris (Passage des Panoramas) among specialty shops that sell stamps and postcards.…