If only the ambiance and the ownership were to be rated this place would be 8 stars, but theyre a…read morerestaurant. Ive eaten here for just under 3 years. Its a must have for me every time i return to Paris. I fancy myself a carnivore, so the pork and steak bao are a favorite; as is the beef udon. And im sorry to say i really dont have the words for how amazing each item i just listed is. I couldnt recommend any over the other, im sorry, but im not because you can give it a go for yourself. I only mention the carnivore thing because i also had their veggie soup. As someone who avoids veggie-anything, i gotta say - WOW! As filling and amazing as their meat options! They also have a location at Gare de Leon. Just as amazing. One of my Paris favorites!

A must try in Paris. Don't let the games fool you. The owner knows wines so well, ask him what is…read moregood and especially ask him for good classic French restaurants. We didn't try the food since 2e are so familiar with Taiwanese food already, but all of the wines he picked for us: delicious. The owner and the staff are very friendly, they can hold a good English conversation very well. Come to this place with an open mind, you will have all of the fun!

This is an example of an idea that sounds better in theory than in execution…read more What: a standard bar that features dozens of game consoles and flatscreens with many games, starting with an original Atari and going all the way through the current consoles for every platform. Why: an exercise in nostalgia for all the Gen Xers and Millenials who grew up with these. I had walked past this the other day, as it's just down the street from my apartment, and charmed by the nostalgia, I brought my friends to it a few weeks later to try it with them. I struggled to remember the right actions for moves in Street Fighter and Double Dragon, and laughed as I saw people really get serious about Tekken or FIFA or whatever their game of choice was. People really do spend hours and hours playing. I just smiled my way through a few rounds of various games and then sat down to chat with friends. More a one-time trip down memory lane than a likely regular place to visit. But perhaps the concept will find its regulars, and not simply disappear, as so many video games have.

Seems like a nice concept, except for the fact that entire place reeks of body odor. Makes Latin…read moreQuarter bars smell good...deodorant is definitely optional here. Better ventilation could resolve this potentially!

This museum has all of the modern mischief makers and envelope pushers that you learn about in art…read morehistory classes--Miro, Duchamp, Kadinsky, Klein, Klee, etc--plus their lesser known peers and contemporary artists. It's exciting to be around so much creativity and spark. The building itself is a draw, and you can enjoy the nearby fountain filled with moving statues and take the famous elevator all the way to the top for free--the view is the best, and I prefer it more than the view from the Eiffel Tower! There is also a notable bookstore filled with art folios and a wall of postcards, accessible without tickets. If you enter the paid floors, expect to be wowed for at least 2-3 hours.

Centre Pompidou was due to close its doors for a years-long renovation when I went. Thought not…read morecompletely shut down (Wolfgang Tillmans was showing his photographs), the lack of exhibits make this arts center a shell of its former self; even the long escalator, a prominent feature, wasn't in operation. Also, there was no access to the rooftop viewing platform. The building is very cool with its "inside out" design as giant pipes decorate the exterior. I remember Centre Pompidou as full of life, I hope when it returns to be able to experience its full art programming once again. Two stars because it's depressing to see the building half done & half alive.

The staff were very kind and helpful. They spoke English so they were able to assist me. I did the…read moreNotre Dam VR experience. It's a 15 minutes VR experience that shows you the inside and outside of the Notre Dam as well as the fire itself. There is a lot of background and history that they share as well. I'm don't think the price and visit is worth it unless you're in the area. This same video could've probably been found on YouTube just without the VR experience. It was very information and a great experience, just not something I'd go out of my way to experience or do. I only made the visit as it was part of the Go City pass, but if I didn't have the go city pass, I probably wouldn't have made the visit. Tl;dr - if you don't care about VR and is just interested in the history/facts, videos are on youtube, don't need to make the visit.

This was one of my son favorite outing while in Paris. With the Paris pass we were able to do two…read moreactivities. One was where you are standing and it makes you feel like you are flying over Paris and it takes you to all the tourist places you would want to go, plus places in other countries. The second one we did was the one where you get to go inside places that you would not be allowed to like the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris while sitting comfortably. The graphics are not the best as the images were taken by a drome, but it was definitely a cool thing to do especially if you have kids. The staff was so nice and definitely one of the best experiences we has while in Paris with staff.

Wow, what a museum. There's is so much to see. I would love to return one day because I didn't have…read moreall the time to take everything in. I was there for a good 3+hours. There are sections where the painting takes up the entire wall. Not a mural, but a full painting with an entire scene and details for days. Look up, and you'll see more art. Some art pieces are so large, you can only properly view it from afar. The ceilings are also beautiful. It's all so impressive. I opted for a timed ticket entry booking for 9am and didn't wait in line for very long. I'd say about 30minutes before it got moving. I was in the earlier crowd, close to the pyramid and can see the security area. Security was swift, but I packed lightly. Of course after using the bathroom and grabbing my audio guide I bee-lined right for the Mona Lisa, knowing it was the most popular painting there. I was able to get right up to the barrier pretty peacefully within 5 minutes of waiting. I heard someone say "well this is quite pleasant" lol. I was surprised too! So definitely get there early because when I returned to this spot later, closer to noon, boy was it packed with tourists groups and people rushing in to try for a good view. I definitely noticed that keeping calm also keeps everyone else around you calm, so don't go running because that might trigger everyone else to run and that's how chaos ensues. Don't push. You've got time, just wait your turn. My friends opted to go on a third party tour and I don't think they were able to get up to the barrier, but they prioritized the in-person guided experience more than anything, so just keep this in mind if you're deciding whether to opt to go on your own or with a group. Everything had English captions which was helpful. Underground, where the exit is, there are tons of shops. The museum's souvenir shop is quite nice, with cute collaborations. We passed by tons of other cute shops like Pop Mart and Le Petit Souk where I grabbed some cute postcards, and my friend grabbed some flats from VIVAIA. It's a whole mall down there called Carrousel du Louvre. Keep this in mind if you somehow still have energy for it after walking a million steps at the museum lol.

Ok. I am going to be a little negative here. I know The Louvre is the most popular museum in the…read moreworld. So why am I giving a 3? I visited it last week and purchased my advance reservation ticket weeks before for last Thursday at 9 am. Taking the Metro there was easy and I arrived in the center by the glass pyramid at about 8:40 am. By then there were several hundred people already standing in the 9 am line. By 9 am there were several hundred more people behind me. I estimated about 1500 people were in my 9 am line. As we started to move towards security there were people already in the 9:30 am line and even some in the 10 am line. The crowds here are for real. It was almost 9:30 am by the time I got past security and inside ready to start, First problem. There are just too many people admitted every day. I found it distracting to look and admire all of the works of art in there. It's like going to a college football game. The Louvre reminded me of the second most popular museum which is The Vatican Museums in Rome. I've been there too. Second problem. Even some if the docents agreed with me that their map is confusing, I know that because I got lost a few times and asked them for directions, One of them told me that it's better to ask a docent for directions than try to figure where you are using the map! By the way you get your map in your language right after you pass security. This place is big. It's very easy to miss things you might want to see if you aren't careful. Now, I have a tip for improvement. When I visited The Vatican Museums a couple of years ago, I took a guided tour which made the visit pleasurable and less stressful, I failed to do that here. My mistake. If I had I might have a better perspective of this place. The guides don't get lost and also point out things that I might have missed. This is a great museum with high quality art and history inside. It's silly that hundreds of people will jostle to get Mona Lisa's picture but you will too like I did. Ditto on the Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Don't forget afterward to visit the exterior of the Louvre including the nearby Gardens.

There is no way you would ever know this park existed unless you had a kid in the neighborhood…read moreand/or lived in the surrounding buildings on this remote side street. It took us two years to learn about it and only did once the parents of a child at my kid's crèche gave us a playdate there one afternoon. Since that day we refer to the park as Valentina's park. And it wasn't until I added the biz on Yelp that I thought to learn its real name. This park is a great, compact alternative to the sprawling but still packed park Villemin on the canal. There's a slide, some jungle-y gym structure, rocking horses and a twirly thing with seats. Just enough but not too much stimulation. In the summer the park is full of parents and kids from the hood making it the "Cheers" of playgrounds as you're sure to always find some friendly familiar faces there.