Lifestyle
Hotels, restaurants, delicatessen
Fruttini by MO: the madness of frosted fruits
Childhood memories, reminiscence of happy holidays and a desire not to stop there!
The Bonaparte Hotel: charm and conviviality
The 61 Bonaparte is the idea of a family hotel in pure Germanopratin style.
Un Dimanche à Paris: gourmet story(s)
Creative cuisine, pastries, exceptional chocolates: embark on a historical and gourmet journey…
Roch Cook: gala dinner at home
Cook, delicatessen and a butler invite themselves to your home for a chic and gourmet Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
TaoKan: pleasure is always there
The Chinese gourmet restaurant launches a click & collect service and even delivers to your place.
California Bliss: hot, hot, hot winter!
A delicious toasted and stuffed brioche bun and hot superfood lattes will be featured this winter at the frozen yogurt specialist’s. And much more… Acai bowls, Papaya bowls, smoothies… To make the pleasure last!
Liqueur St-Germain: so Frenchy!
Launched in 2007, St-Germain liqueur has established itself in the world of mixology as an ode to France and a tribute to the mythical Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, from which it takes its name.
Taokan: an exceptional chef behind the scenes
At Taokan, chef Au Tien Dat imagines each day a truly creative and definitely tasty French-Chinese cuisine.
Chocolaterie Beussent Lachelle
From Ecuador to your taste buds: now boarding! Few chocolate masters offer the luxury of controlling their production from A to Z. By cultivating their own cocoa trees in their Ecuadorian plantation and roasting their noblest beans in their workshops in the...
Happy Fruttini
Fruttini by MO blows out its first candle in December and brings to life this refreshing Proust madeleine: the frozen lemon…
Bel Ami Hotel: literary mixology
The new head bartender, Jérémy Benettayeb, energizes this place of encounter and relaxation with new cocktails inspired by the work of Guy de Maupassant.
MadamAdor… and so do we!
A premonitory name for this new restaurant settled since September on rue Guisarde.
La Villa Saint-Germain-des-Prés tells you “Bonsoir Madame”
This spring, the hotel from rue Jacob is announcing a new establishment, focused on nature and the Luxembourg garden.
The restaurant of the Montalembert Hotel: a new chef whisks us through time
A popular table in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the restaurant of the Montalembert Hotel has a new chef with an astonishing background and a different kind of creative cuisine.
Alcazar: festive venue
A chic and gourmet bar and restaurant, the lair where a certain Jean-Marie Rivière once was active, is still a very wild and crazy festive place.
California Bliss: amazing Frozen Yogurts
For those who don’t know the California Bliss wave yet, start by visualizing California beaches, surfing, girls in bikinis…
Suites 124: luxury at home
In a prestigious district of Brussels has just opened a luxury guest house for refined travellers.
Taokan: an institution led by the chopsticks!
It’s been seven years since Taokan has successfully established itself in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A remarkable success, doubled over the past three years with a second location on the Rive Droite.
Fashion
Flamant: watch in wonder, you are at home!
When entering the Flamant store, we all have this same first impression: “Wow, what a place!” The 750 m2 of the Belgian brand that crosses rue de l’Abbaye to curl up into the place de Furstemberg, we all dream of making this our “little sweet home”!
Louis Vuitton: a journey at home
Four scented candles that transforms the home into another ambiance: L’Air du Jardin, Île Blanche, Feuilles d’Or and Dehors Il Neige.
Wax Flower: urban jungle
With the summer season comes a strong desire for greenery and for those lucky enough to have a balcony or a terrace, now is the time for gardening.
Arthus-Bertrand and the calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenir
The calligrapher Nicolas Ouchenir revisits the signet ring of the famous jeweller…
Flamant Feeling
What would Christmas be without a beautiful dinner table and festive decorations hung in the tree? When looking for inspiration, visit the beautiful, warm and friendly boutique Flamant, nestled in the heart of place Furstemberg, it’s a warm and homely point of...
Zens: interior decoration between East and West
Fancy a break between appointments? Welcome to Zens, the House of Zen and Harmony. And no, it isn’t a well-being clinic but a shop dedicated to the arts of interior decoration. Created in 2009, the brand set up shop in the sixth arrondissement in September of this...
Philippe Audibert: germanopratine jewellery
With his 30 years of jewellery creation, Philippe Audibert has built a great success internationally (United States, Japan…). He has recently opened his first store at Rive Gauche. His showroom in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, next to his workshop, is very popular during...
Gas Bijoux: exceptional fantasy
Photo © Alistair Taylor-Young With the opening of the store at 10 rue de Grenelle a year ago, Marie and Olivier continue to write the saga of “Gas Bijoux”, together with their father André. This store, their first one at Rive Gauche, is the new architectural...
Flamant: liven up your interior!
With the arrival of spring, the city dweller wants sun, colour and cheerfulness. So let’s head to the gorgeous Flamant store, nestled in the heart of the place Furstenberg, to discover the new spring-summer 2017 collection. Outdoor tables and chairs, summery...
Flamant: a journey to Wonderland
What brand could be more qualified than Flamant to glorify the festive season? The 650 m² divine lifestyle concept store of rue de l’Abbaye and the so-romantic place Furstenberg puts up its Christmas lights: flamboyant trees, twinkling garlands, candles, pine cones,...
Waxflower: Flowers of good
Ephemeral but not superfluous, flowers are essential! And at Waxflower, they are authentic, fresh and seasonal just like we love them. For nine years now, the passionate creative florists, Gregory and Thierry, are realising compositions «made-to-measure» for...
The complete universe of Christian Lacroix
New collection of cushions and furniture fabrics “Incroyables et Merveilleuses” © Richard Powers The complete universe of Christian Lacroix in a unique concept store To celebrate 5 years of the “Art de Vivre” department, the House of Christian Lacroix has created the...
Dely Fleurs: fine flowers for your events
Discovered thanks to their superb window dressing for the Jancarthier travel agency at place Saint-Sulpice, and their stunning floral decorations for the Royal Pavilion, the experts from Dely Fleurs create and test everything before delivery! A store to decorate, an...
Romantic stroll at Flamant
Flamant is not an interior decoration shop, it’s a journey to the land of beauty. A crossing of Saint-Germain’s vibrant heart where its doors open onto Fürstemberg place… and rue de l’Abbaye. A “Germanopratin” ride all in itself. We like to wander around this...
2016: exotic summer at Wax Flower
“Rarity, particularity, singularity” are Grégory, are the three florist creators’, Grégory, Thierry and Frédéric’s three summer wishes. In addition to the classics, the beautiful season is going to be colourful with exotic plants! During our visit, they were...
Clair de jour: light and glamorous sensuality
Cécile Mignault is a soft-spoken lady with golden hands. Her specialty? Creating, restoring and bringing back long-forgotten lamps and lampshades. Favouring custom work and unique pieces, she has just been registered on the website Zelit, the craftsman’s bible. In...
Treasure hunt at Thanner drugstore
Some shops really give character to the area, the Thanner drugstore is one of them! At rue de Buci, you can’t miss its well supplied : baskets, bags, picnic cases and coloured shopping bags catch the eye of passers-by. Véronique and Georges Thanner, who took over the...
Les Montres Collector: here’s an address to stop time!
We waited, we watched, we hoped… the nirvana of vintage watches finally opens its doors in Saint-Germain In the past, in need of an exceptional watch, we would rush to the prestigious boutique on 58 rue Bonaparte. Today we dash to another address in the 6th...
Beauty institute and spa
The Akasha Spa of Lutetia Hotel
A holistic approach to beauty
The same care at home as in the salon!
If the beauty of the sky is in the stars, the beauty of women is in their hair… There you go and welcome to Coiffirst!
Granado: the tradition of Brazilian beauty
On Copacabana beach, the symbol of the Brazilian art of living, beauty is exposed on every inch of beach towel. One of the beauty secrets of the Cariocas nestles in the centre of Rio, inside the famous Granado pharmacy, founded in 1870 by the Portuguese José Antonio...
Louis Vuitton: new masculine fragrances
After having dedicated his first creations to women, the perfumer-designer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud takes a path of new olfactory emotions.
Coiffirst: this summer, the trend is going natural!
Let it be said! The lengths go wavy and demand is high for the famous Coiffirst “vernissage” … The subtle technique to brighten the hair using a brush for a “material” effect, to highlight some areas as if the sun had bleached some strands… A technique that’s...
FOREO presents UFO a revolutionary smart mask
Building on its success in Asia and the United States, the Swedish brand FOREO opened their store at boulevard Saint-Germain in September 2016. Since then, season after season. their customers are experiencing the latest in instrumental cosmetics. FOREO have rapidly...
Maison Douze: under the signs of perfumes
Samer Zakharia, founder of the high-end cosmetics brand Maison Flamel, notably available at Le Bon Marché, is now launching Maison Douze, a collection of 12 fragrances inspired by astrology. With a lifelong fascination for the signs of the Zodiac and a love for...
Workout made easy with the help of technology
It looks like a luxurious House in the heart of Saint-Germain… just the way we like them with parquet flooring throughout, airy cabins… and state-of-the-art “instruments” to obtain a –quick– makeover. The star treatment this summer is the slimming course, but it’s not...
Molinard: perfume like DNA…
Molinard, the mythical perfumer-creator from Grasse on the Riviera since 1849, now waits for you at 72, rue Bonaparte. The perfumes are conceived among the flowers, the visitor is immediately immersed in this dreamlike universe. On the purple walls, minimalist shelves...
Annick Goutal: a new “Oiseau de Nuit”
Launched last year, the warm and sensual perfume “Tenue de Soirée”, was a great success. This winter again, the House of Annick Goutal adds a new chapter to its history by creating “Nuit et Confidences”, the second fragrance from the collection “Oiseaux de Nuit”...
Maison Flamel: Pause in your trek O Time! Pause in your flight…
Does Samer Zakharia transform metals into gold? It’s certainly with reference to the mythical alchemist of the fifteenth century that the visionary entrepreneur decided to call his company “Maison Flamel”. To some people cosmetics is regarded as the art of trickery,...
Le Salon du Regard: for your eyes only!
It’s all new! Since September, the Slavic team of this pretty salon has taken up quarters at rue des Quatre-Vents under the gentle germanopratine breeze. Experts in the art of sublimating eyelashes and eyebrows, the technicians deploy their talents to perfect this...
Coiffirst: for your hair only!
Being the number one of the Parisian salons, what’s more logical for Éric Pfalzgraf, the founder, than to create his own care products to satisfy his customers, whom he knows to the ends of his scissors. During all these years, the creator of the sumptuous...
Olfactory journeys at Louis Vuitton
Perfumes in the Vuitton spirit, the perfect alchemy between leather and flowers. Seven eaux de parfums to accompany your travels, this is the fruit of a cooperation born in 2012 between Louis Vuitton and the master perfumer Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud. This...
Kshanti Yoga: an appointment with yourself
Kshanti, a centre exclusively dedicated to yoga, open since early October, is a true spiritual bliss, including the premises—located in an old church—revisited in noble materials like brushed oak, and refined, bespoke elegance where it’s immediately easy to feel zen....
Fitness and beauty that look like “Relais et Chateaux”
Open since early September, the new beauty and fitness centre “The Luxembourg Institute” took up its quarters at rue de Tournon, the location of the former Cours George. After a year of refurbishments, the manager, Nadia Nifa, has made wonders and given it the letters...
Comptoir du Sud Pacifique: the pleasure perfumery
Comptoir Sud Pacifique has regained its splendour thanks to Valerie Pianelli-Guichard, an entrepreneur who defends the values of independent French perfumery and who took over the business 7 years ago. The new fragrance “Rhum & Tabac” is exceeding the historical...
Joyeuse Tubéreuse
The new fragrance from the House of Guerlain