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Neighbourhood guide
The Louvre and the Palais-Royal: the back story
The Louvre, the Tuileries, the Palais-Royal, the Place Vendôme and the Seine at the Pont Neuf.
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The Louvre & Palais-Royal: Our Favourites
The Louvre and the Tuileries, the Palais-Royal, the Place Vendôme and the Seine at the Pont Neuf.
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What to see and do
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The jewellers’ square
Place Vendôme
The octagonal square of the great jewellers, with the Ritz and the Vendôme Column.
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Book a timed slot
Musée du Louvre
From the Mona Lisa to the Venus de Milo, in the former royal palace on the Seine.
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Monet’s Water Lilies
Musée de l’Orangerie
Monet’s Water Lilies in two oval rooms, at the western end of the Tuileries.
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Under the glass dome
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection
The Pinault Collection’s contemporary art, in the round former commodity exchange.
2 rue de Viarmes, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Now on the Place du Palais-Royal
Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain
Contemporary art, now in its new home at 2 place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre.
2 place du Palais-Royal, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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The national theatre
Comédie-Française
France’s national theatre company, in the Salle Richelieu by the Palais-Royal.
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Between the Louvre and the Concorde
Jardin des Tuileries
The formal garden between the Louvre and the Place de la Concorde.
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Arcades and the Buren columns
Jardin du Palais-Royal
A quiet garden surrounded by arcades, with Daniel Buren’s striped columns in the courtyard.
Where to eat
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Three MICHELIN Stars
Kei
A three-star table near Les Halles, where Japanese precision meets French produce.
5 rue Coq-Héron, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Three MICHELIN Stars
Plénitude – Cheval Blanc Paris
Cheval Blanc’s three-star table above the Seine.
8 quai du Louvre, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Hakuba
Japanese cooking at Cheval Blanc Paris. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
Cheval Blanc Paris, 8 quai du Louvre, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Two MICHELIN Stars
Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse
Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
Le Meurice, 228 rue de Rivoli, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Espadon
At the Ritz Paris. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Ritz Paris, 15 place Vendôme, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Pantagruel
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
10 rue de Richelieu, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Granite
One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
6 rue Bailleul, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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One MICHELIN Star
Le Tout-Paris
At Cheval Blanc Paris, facing the Seine. One MICHELIN Star in the 2026 guide.
Cheval Blanc Paris, 8 quai du Louvre, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Under the arcades of the Palais-Royal
Le Grand Véfour
A historic dining room under the arcades of the Palais-Royal gardens.
17 rue de Beaujolais, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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In the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Loulou
An Italian restaurant with a garden terrace at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, facing the Tuileries.
107 rue de Rivoli, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Hot chocolate on the rue de Rivoli
Angelina
The tea room under the arcades of the rue de Rivoli, famous for its hot chocolate and Mont-Blanc.
Bars
Shopping
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Art Nouveau and Art Deco by the Seine
La Samaritaine
The restored department store by the Pont Neuf, with its Art Nouveau glass roof.
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Mosaic floors and glass roofs
Galerie Vivienne
The most elegant of the covered passages, near the Palais-Royal.
Where to stay
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On the Place Vendôme
Ritz Paris
The legendary hotel on the Place Vendôme, with the Bar Hemingway and the one-star Espadon.
15 place Vendôme, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Facing the Tuileries
Le Meurice
A palace hotel on the rue de Rivoli, facing the Tuileries, with Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse (Two MICHELIN Stars).
228 rue de Rivoli, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Off the Place Vendôme
Mandarin Oriental, Paris
A contemporary grand hotel on the rue Saint-Honoré, a few steps from the Place Vendôme.
251 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Above the Seine at the Pont Neuf
Cheval Blanc Paris
The LVMH palace in the Art Deco Samaritaine building, with Plénitude (Three MICHELIN Stars).
8 quai du Louvre, 75001 ParisExplore View on map
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Courtyard restaurant
Hôtel Costes
A boutique hotel with a courtyard restaurant on the rue Saint-Honoré, near the Place Vendôme.
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Eiffel Tower views from the old post office
Hôtel Madame Rêve
A five-star hotel in the historic Louvre post office building, with views over the rooftops to the Eiffel Tower.
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