Places in Saint-Honoré & Palais-Royal

Belle Époque salon de thé since 1903, Mont-Blanc and chocolat l'Africain under the rue de Rivoli arcades

LVMH's Samaritaine flagship with three-Michelin Plénitude, Dior Spa Cheval Blanc and a 30-meter pool.

Laurent Taïeb's reborn 1888 central post office with rooftop ROOF and Eiffel-facing terraces.

Châtelet jazz club since 1984, 300+ concerts a year, free Friday-Saturday midnight jam.

Tuileries-facing Dorchester palace with Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse and Cédric Grolet pastry.

Art Deco palace on rue Saint-Honoré, 14m pool, garden courtyard, Cédric Grolet's pastry boutique

Jean-Louis Deniot-designed Evok hotel facing Comédie-Française, with Brasserie Réjane and a marble pool.

Place Vendôme palace by Ed Tuttle with Michelin-starred Pur' and a contemporary art-hung corridor.

1898 Place Vendôme palace, Coco Chanel's home, Hemingway's bar, Espadon's dining room

Adeline Grattard's bistro reincarnation, Franco-Cantonese cooking after Yam'Tcha proper closes