Lifestyle
Hotels, restaurants, delicatessen
Bonsoir Madame hotel****
An address just the way we like it!
Oh oui! Minimal sugar, ultimate pleasure
The pleasure of gourmet flavours without the health risks of sugar: this is the difficult equation solved by the team Oh Oui!
So.bio: the 6th arrondissement goes green
Now more than ever, it is time for healthy and eco-friendly food.
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.
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.
MadamAdor… and so do we!
A premonitory name for this new restaurant settled since September on rue Guisarde.
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.
Fashion
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...
Éliode: timeless and elegant graphic jewelry
“If you’re going to San Francisco ”… perhaps it was Scott McKenzie’s famous song that inspired Élodie Tronchon to go and cut her professional teeth in San Francisco… studying the art of jewelry making. Drawing on her experience across the pond, the artistic director...
Deyrolle
Deyrolle was founded in 1831, and ever since has been inspiring generations in the highly specialised and admittedly particular fields of natural history, entomology and taxidermy.
Les Néréides
For connoisseurs of exciting jewellery The art of storytelling is not only the prerogative of writers… when holiday season comes around in the boutique on rue Bonaparte, the windows bloom into an imaginary garden, white rabbits shelter under red flowers and we are...
The sensuality of darkness and light
At Clair de jour, one can find the perfect item to fan the flames of sensuality: a marvellous lampshade inspired by the corsets of burlesque dancers! A unique piece which pays homage to Paris, the world’s capital of pleasure, Cécile’s creation is made entirely from...
Wax Flower
The haute couture of floral art “What artistry!”, exclaims a customer who has come to buy a bouquet. Delicately worked materials, attention to detail and composition, the perfect combination of colours… At Wax Flower, floral art is on a par with haute couture. The...
Once upon a time, in Servane Gaxotte
Born in 2002, Servane Gaxotte’s signature doll has become an emblematic figure of the 6th arrondissement. She’s called Rose. Her dreams are a theatre of continual metamorphoses. Cat, rabbit, ballerina, THE doll of Servane Gaxotte is always sporting a different style,...
Beauty institute and spa
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
Coiffirst: the hairdresser who looks after you
A luxurious hair salon of 1,000 m2 in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés? No, you’re not dreaming! Welcome to the hairdresser for whom all the girls go crazy. Welcome to Coiffirst! Eric Pfalzgraf, the founder, was he a visionary already in 1989, the year when he...
C’JUICE: health, beauty, well-being
Photo © ESM Studio C’JUICE founder, Claire Courtin-Clarins, is the image of her brand with an inherent idea of natural beauty based on a healthy lifestyle. Revisiting the New York “juicing” hype, with the ethno-botanist Jean-Pierre Nicolas she is developing...
Annick Goutal: perfumes “à la française”
In perfumery, Annick Goutal is one of the most beautiful expressions of the French Art of Living since 35 years now. Made in France, her perfumes transcend time and remain an olfactory reference for craftsmanship and exceptional quality. Each fragrance tells its own...
FOREO: the beauty revolution!
Created in 2013, the Swedish brand of facial devices, FOREO, continues its inevitable rise! It was to be expected, since the results from using their devices were so visible and concrete already from the first use. Spas, hotels or private individuals, everyone wants...
Guerlain: an exceptional fairytale
© Emilie Erbin Exceptional like “L’Art et la Matière”, the name of one of the exclusive collections of the Maison Guerlain, which evokes a lot of its essence… A true olfactory library where their new perfume “Néroli Outrenoir” makes a guest-star appearance. A tribute...
Parfums Penhaligon’s: olfactory portraits
The famous perfumers of the British Royal Family, Penhaligon, are back with a most original collection: “Portraits”, or the history of Victorian England told in four fragrances.
L’Artisan Parfumeur: Nature at Saint-Germain
© Enguerran OUVRAY When settling in, last May, at 167 boulevard Saint-Germain, L’Artisan Parfumeur, the famous fragrance designer, generated a revival of the brand. Indeed, a few months earlier, all its Parisian shops closed for a thorough facelift. Today,...
Coiffirst: change of scenery
© éric Pfalzgraf “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” Confucius Maybe we’ll never know if Éric Pfalzgraf, the founder of Coiffirst*, was inspired by the Chinese philosopher, but what we know is that stones he moves and...
Spa 28: utter bliss!
Pushing the door of Spa 28 is to enter a world of well-being. Bliss is guaranteed as soon as you get off the first step leading to its heart: the “espace bain” in vibrant shades of blues, which is halfway between the giant jacuzzi – with counter-current swimming – and...
Rituals: get on board for… a sensory journey
The brand for body care and cosmetics – that also cares for the interior of your “home, sweet home” – has invested in the Saint-Sulpice area since October.
FOREO: High Technology for the skin
Anew spot in Saint-Germain really not to be missed! We have tested for you and we can assure you of a visible result already from the very first use! Enough suspense; FOREO what is it?
The enchanted Christmas of Annick Goutal
For the festive season la Maison de Parfums presents a magical Christmas in the tones of red, gold and white. And so, the iconic candle “Noël”, with notes of orange peel and Siberian pine, puts on its party dress, reminiscent of a snowy forest… To the delight of fans...
Coiffirst, a tribute to natural glamour
For each season, hair salon Coiffirst innovate! It’s an obsession: Eric Pfalzgraf, the founder, is always on the move. “I conceived the hair salons for the customers to have a good time. Coiffirst is not just a hair salon, it’s also a place where you will feel at...