The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Marais: the back story
Mansions, the Place des Vosges, the Picasso and Carnavalet museums, and Little Red Door.
Neighbourhood guide · Paris
The Marais: Our Favourites
The Place des Vosges, the Musée Picasso and the Carnavalet, L’Ambroisie and the cocktail bars of the north Marais.
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What to see and do
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In the Hôtel Salé
Musée national Picasso-Paris
Picasso’s work, in a 17th-century mansion in the Marais.
5 rue de Thorigny, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
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The story of Paris
Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de Paris
The museum of the history of Paris, in two mansions in the Marais.
23 rue de Sévigné, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
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Closed for transformation 2025–2030
Centre Pompidou
The modern art museum’s famous building is closed for its transformation from 2025 to 2030; the collection travels to partner venues.
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The modern opera house
Opéra Bastille
The modern house of the Opéra national de Paris, on the Place de la Bastille.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN Stars
L’Ambroisie
Under the arcades of the Place des Vosges. Two MICHELIN Stars in the 2026 guide.
9 place des Vosges, 75004 ParisExplore View on map
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Belle Époque by the Bastille
Bofinger
A Belle Époque brasserie by the Place de la Bastille, with seafood and choucroute.
5–7 rue de la Bastille, 75004 ParisExplore View on map
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A Paris bistro since 1912
Benoit
A true Paris bistro since 1912, in its own words.
20 rue Saint-Martin, 75004 ParisExplore View on map
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By the Place de la République
Bouillon République
The sister of Bouillon Pigalle, on the boulevard du Temple.
39 boulevard du Temple, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
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Burgundy cooking and wine
Au Bourguignon du Marais
Burgundy cooking and Burgundy wines in the Marais.
52 rue François-Miron, 75004 ParisExplore View on map
Bars
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Behind the little red door
Little Red Door
A cocktail bar behind a small red door in the north Marais.
60 rue Charlot, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
Shopping
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Fashion and home
Merci
A concept store for fashion and home on the boulevard Beaumarchais.
111 boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
Where to stay
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On the Place des Vosges
Le Pavillon de la Reine
A hotel, restaurant, bar and spa behind the arcades of the Place des Vosges.
28 place des Vosges, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
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In a former bathhouse
Les Bains Paris
A hotel in a former Paris bathhouse in the north of the Marais.
7 rue du Bourg-l’Abbé, 75003 ParisExplore View on map
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