r/ParisTravelGuide

Hey everyone,

My wife and I are heading to Paris from July 9th to July 12th to celebrate her 40th birthday. We are leaving the kids at home, so we’re looking for a trip focused on amazing food, great wine, local markets, and a relaxed pace. We want to avoid major tourist traps and stick to high-quality, authentic experiences.

We are staying at Hôtel de Neuve Le Marais.

Here is our current itinerary. I’d love some feedback on any tweaks we should make.

Thursday, July 9:

18:00 | Land at airport, taxi to hotel (budgeting 1.5–2 hours for traffic/customs).

20:00 – 20:30 | Check-in at Hôtel de Neuve Le Marais.

21:00 | Dinner at Le Petit Marché or Le Mary Celeste

22:30 | Optional late drink at The Cambridge Public House.

Friday, July 10:

09:00 | Early morning coffee (Leaving the specific café blank for now).

09:30 – 11:15 | Marché d’Aligre

11:15 | Mid-morning coffee (Blank).

11:30 – 12:45 | Coulée Verte René-Dumont

13:30 | Lunch (Booked): Parcelles

15:30 – 19:30 | Shopping

20:30 | Dinner (Booked): Shabour

22:30 | Optional nightcap at Experimental Cocktail Club.

Saturday, July 11

09:00 – 11:00 | Coffee

11:00 – 12:30 | sandwiches at Chez Alain Miam Miam

12:45 – 14:30 | Picnic - Place des Vosges.

15:00 – 17:00 | Optional: Musée Rodin

17:30 – 19:15 | Eiffel Tower

21:00 | Dinner (Booked): Adraba

23:00 | Optional late drink at Le Très Particulier.

Sunday, July 12:

09:00 | Early morning coffee

11:00 | Mid-morning coffee (Blank).

12:00 | Lunch (Booked): La Christine (6th Arrondissement).

14:00 – 17:30 | TBD

19:00 | Taxi out to the airport

Coffee Recommendations: We left our 09:00 and 11:00 coffee spots blank. We want excellent specialty coffee near the Marais, Aligre, and Saint-Germain areas where we’ll already be walking. Any must-visits?

Hi everyone!
We’re a group of 2–3 friends (26 years old) visiting Paris for the first time from **19–22 September**. We’ll be arriving from Amsterdam on the morning of the 19th and have a full day at Disneyland on the 22nd.

Our priorities are:
🌸 Cute, aesthetic neighborhoods and streets
🥐 Amazing vegetarian food, bakeries & cafés
🏛️ Culture and iconic first-time sights
🍷 Good bars/nightlife (not necessarily clubs)
🚶‍♀️ Walking around and soaking in the vibe rather than rushing through museums
We’ve decided to **skip Versailles** to spend more time in Paris.

**Current itinerary**
**Day 1 (19 Sept)**
Arrive from Amsterdam (\~10:30 AM)
Hotel check-in
Rue de l’Université
Eiffel Tower & Champ de Mars (Picnic)
Sunset Seine River Cruise
Dinner
Drinks at a rooftop/bar (currently thinking Window Skybar)

**Day 2 (20 Sept)**
Breakfast
Louvre (morning)
Jardin des Tuileries
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
Walk along Champs-Élysées
Galeries Lafayette rooftop
Dinner

**Day 3 (21 Sept)**
Montmartre (our highest priority)
Sacré-Cœur
Notre-Dame
Le Marais
Café & bakery hopping
Drinks at night

**Day 4 (22 Sept)**
Full day at Disneyland Paris (staying for the fireworks)

**Food list**
Currently planning to try:
Pain Pain
GoodNews Coffee
Maison Louvard
Ladurée
Liberté
Maison d’Isabelle
Chez Alain Miam Miam
Iovine’s Pizza

**Questions**
Does this itinerary make sense geographically, or would you rearrange anything?
Any **must-visit restaurants** we’re missing? (Veg dishes)
Best cocktail bars, wine bars or speakeasies for people in their mid-20s?
Any hidden gems in **Montmartre** or **Le Marais**?
Are there any experiences you’d recommend over something currently on our itinerary?
**Can anyone recommend a great pastry or croissant baking class in Paris?** We’d love a hands-on class focused on French pastries (croissants, pain au chocolat, macarons, etc.) that’s beginner-friendly and worth the price. If you’ve done one yourself, we’d love to hear your recommendation!
Thanks in advance! Looking forward to your suggestions. 😊

Hey everyone.

I'll be visiting Paris next week and plan on exploring the Versailles Palace. I'll be living in Asnières-sur-Seine very close to the Gabriel-Péri station and have planned to park my car for the duration of my stay. I plan to use public transport for my visits to Paris but I was wondering if it would be a good option to visit Versailles Palace using my car since the expected time to reach the palace from Gabriel-Péri is about 1h20min with multiple metro and bus changes.

If I were to travel by car, are there any other things I must keep in mind?

Thanks!

Im heading to Paris for my first time in September solo for 5 nights. Im really struggling with accomodation. Most of them say the hotel is near the metro and then 20 minutes to centre of Paris.

Of course ones in the 1st arrandisment are wildly expensive but dont want to be on metro too much either.

Is this what most people do, stay somewhere about 20 minutes away?

Ruined our day. Wife daughter and I had our subway passes with ticket on it. Going from assembly to montnatre. At assembly I went first door was wide open and I put my pass but nothing happened , it was already wide open. Then wife and daughter did their pass. At montnatre the police were there scanning tickets for exit . Sure enough mine was “unvalidated” . The police guy was so cold , I asked what it means instead of explaining just keeps saying “invalidated” abd fine 70 , those were his only words he understood. I keep trying to say it’s not my fault , nothing, eventually had to pay 70. Is there anything I can do to argue this ? I’m innocent it’s not fair , I wasn’t trying to cheat

Edit: people here equating my scenario to a door jumper is insane to me

Hey all, I am heading to Paris this week and it looks like there will be another heat wave or at least it will constantly be 99 degrees. I've been a couple of times and was hoping to use this trip as to explore more neighborhoods and do some shopping. However, I don't do well in this heat and was looking at changing last minute to go to Deauville/ Trouville instead. I love Normandy and the beach and it seems to be a lot cooler. My airbnb has no ac and has a strict cancelation policy. So you think it will be worth it to stay put?

As a 16 year old in a group of one other 16 year old and a 19 year old.

Do I have any chance of getting a drink in a pub/bar?

If I dress “posher” and act mature will this help?

What I If just get the 19y old to order for me?

Will they ask questions?

In England if you’re with an adult you can have a drink with a meal when 16, is it the same in Paris?

(None of us are dickheads if that helps)

I am traveling to Paris in September for 5 days and was wondering how feasible it would be to take a day trip to Amsterdam? The Eurostar is about 3 hours one-way. Is this doable or should I save this for another trip?

Hello,

I’m going to Paris next month and I was wondering if you could recommend some bookshops that have a selection of LGBT works such as books and BDs. I’m specially interested in Francophone authors.

Thank you!

Anyone else have tickets to the Arc de Triomphe for today (July 4th) but unable to get in because the gates are shut?

Hi everyone,

I want to surprise my friend for her birthday with a very nice day in Paris and I want to make it special: relaxing, cutesy, the whole thing. However, I need to get inspired, because I am not able to think of anything special to do.

If it helps, at night we will be watching the fireworks, so I don’t want to go to a nice place for dinner (it will be more complicated and I’d rather us be relaxed).

Do you have any ideas? Maybe a very nice picnic spot that we can do during the day? Or I was thinking of taking her to Giverny to see Monet’s gardens.

Any contribution ia helpful! Thank you so much! Bisous

Hey everyone

Myself and my boyfriend are going to Paris in August for 5 days and we’ve been wondering if there’s a massive difference between how places in Paris view cash versus credit

Or if the “cash is king” mentality local Irish business have would be similar

Cheers

I’m flying with my dog from HK to the France on 13th July. My dog got her primary rabies vax on 26 July 2024 and it’s a 3 year rabies vax (Rabisin) that expires on 26 July 2027 or so it says in his pet passport under "Next Vaccination Date: 26 July 2027" . Because this is considered a primary vax, does the EU/UK count this valid for only one year? Or do they accept it as a 3 year?

I am panicing right now because the everything is booked. I am flying from Hong Kong to Paris and then from Paris, my brother is coming to pick me from London so we would cross the EuroTunnel with the dog. Any help would be appreciated!!!

What are the best places for the Canadian fans to watch the Canada-Morocco game tonight? Is The Great Canadian Pub good? Would we need to arrive a lot in advance to be able to see the game?