When lunchtime rolls around, join the office workers on their cherished midday break at a classic bistro, or try a set menu featuring France’s best produce. Wherever you eat, fuel up for a shopping spree at esteemed épiceries featuring foie gras, Gruyère, and Mediterranean seafood.
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Afternoon cafe and patisserie customers give way to wine bar crowds as the City of Light begins to live up to its name. Linger over shellfish and an apéro before dinner at a traditional restaurant, or pop into one of the newer, inventive spots in buzzy dining neighborhoods.
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Dinner can run quite late in Paris, meaning you’ll have plenty of company as you wander between the see-and-be-seen haunts of the fashion set, lively nouveau cabarets, and cocktail havens. Just be sure to settle up before the Metro stops running.
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