Between Bosquet and Varenne, the neighborhood from every angle
There are districts you visit and others you live in. The 7th arrondissement is both at once. Between Rue Saint-Dominique, Avenue Bosquet and the gardens of the Rodin Museum, the Gros-Caillou district hides an intimate version of Paris: boutiques, a lively market, unpretentious neighborhood restaurants.
1. The essential coffee shop
We start the day at Terres de Café, a sober and precise specialty coffee roaster, for those who take their coffee seriously.
Terres de café
67 avenue de la bourdonnais 75007
terresdecafe.com
2. Between strolling and shopping
The district is unrivaled in terms of eclectic and characterful boutiques.
Flor de Asoka is nestled in front of the military school, offering the best of Spanish shoe-making expertise. Elsewhere, iconic places, true gems of the neighborhood: Petrossian for the beauty of its store and the excellence of its products; and Tome 7, the independent bookstore of Gros-Caillou, where you go in for five minutes and leave an hour later.
Flor de Asoka
62 avenue bosquet 75007
flordeasoka.com
Petrossian
18 boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg 75007
petrossian.fr
Librairie Tome 7
81 rue Saint-Dominique 75007
librairietome7.com
3. Pure bistronomy for lunch
We feast at Café de Mars, a neighborhood bistro on a quiet little street. The menu is short and refined, the atmosphere vintage, making no concessions to tourism.
Le café de Mars
11 rue Augereau 75007
cafedemars.fr
4. Dazzled by beauty
In the afternoon, we head to admire the wonders of the Rodin Museum and wander among the statues in its garden; then a detour to the largest cabinet of curiosities in Paris: Deyrolle. On the way, we can honor the tradition of afternoon tea at Maison Bergeron: from viennoiseries to Kouign-Aman, everything there is approved!
Musée Rodin
77 rue de Varennes 75007
musee-rodin.fr
Deyrolle
46 rue du Bac 75007
deyrolle.com
Maison Bergeron
112 rue Saint-Dominique 75007
maisonbergeron.paris
5. Dimming the lights for an exceptional evening
It's time to discover the subtlety of Japanese-inspired cocktails at Vesper in an exceptional setting, before heading across the Champ de Mars to nibble on dishes at Abstinence.
Vesper
81 avenue Bosquet 75007
vesper-paris
Abstinence
47 avenue de la Motte Piquet 75015
abstinence-paris
