The best macarons I have ever had, light and airy with a chewy center. By far my favourite shop in Paris.

I love to go to this library and often work there. It is very peaceful and the setting is beautiful. The library is a mine for books about design and architecture.

Khadi and other fabrics.

A modern bistrot in the quiet neighborhood of the 5th arrondissement. Great traditional French cuisine paired with carefully selected natural wines.

A small market open Tuesday to Saturday in a beautiful hall at 39, rue de Bretagne in the 3rd arrondissement. People come here for lunch as much as for shopping. It is the oldest market in Paris and it takes its name from an orphanage, established in the sixteenth century, who collected the lost children and wore red. Especially the Japanese cookshop and the Cous-Cous are worth going there.