Taschens Paris

Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm




The perfect guide to the Paris of your dreams

This book combines all of Angelika Taschens recommendations for Paris hotels, shops, restaurants, cafes, and bars into one volume, ensuring visitors a wealth of ideas and a guarantee that their Parisian sojourn will never have a dull moment. From the ultra-hot Colette fashion concept store to Tom Fords secret hideaway to Hemingways favorite brasserie, all of the best insider tips are gathered together between these covers so that when you hop out from under yours, youll have plenty of exciting things on your agenda.

Dictionary-style cut out tabs help the reader to have quick access to each chapter.



Among the highlights are:

Decorative ceramics shop Astier de Villatte

The ultra-modern Comme des Garcons perfume and candle boutique
Laduree, the best macaroons in the city

Ma Bourgogne restaurant on the beautiful Place des Vosges
Classic bistro Allard that has hardly changed in 70 years
Left bank restaurant La Palette, a favorite of Picasso and Braque
Brasserie Lipp, where Hemingway ate the eat herrings he wrote about in A Moveable Feast

The ultra-luxurious Ritz hotel on elegant Place Vendome
The cozy and cute Hotel Bourg Tibourg in the Marais
Hotel Verneuil in St. Germain-des-Pres opposite the former residence of Serge Gainsbourg

The quintessentially French Hotel Duc de Saint-Simon




About the editor and author:

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel.



About the photographer:

Swiss-born Vincent Knapp (1957-2007) lived and worked in Paris for over two decades as a free-lance photographer, notably for Conde Nast magazines such as Architectural Digest, Vogue, and The World of Interiors.