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.

The Goncourt Prize restaurant since 1914, Place Gaillon institution under chef Romain Van Thienen

Mahogany expat bar from 1911, birthplace of the Bloody Mary, between Opéra and the Place Vendôme

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