Historic in Paris

One Michelin star inside Place des Vosges' most discreet pavilion — Marais gastronomy without the spectacle.

The Ritz's wood-paneled cocktail room — bookless reservations and a serious dry martini

1864 Belle Époque brasserie under a stained-glass dome — choucroute, plateaux de fruits de mer, full theatre.

Mourad Mazouz's Marais Maghreb institution since 1990 — tagines and pastilla under 17th-century beams.

Palais-Royal arcade institution since 1784 — historic monument with a kitchen in transition

5-star hideaway behind ivy on Place des Vosges — 56 rooms, a courtyard, a Michelin-starred restaurant.

Paris's oldest covered market, since 1615 — 21 stalls, all of lunchtime Marais, on one block.

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