The sun is out and it’s high time to skip the cab for a pignon fixe! You’ve certainly heard about them, or been annoyed on the street by these fast, flashy rides. Paris’s grey Velibs can take you from A-Z, but a hype bike is better. Is’t fashion the most important thing in life ? The fixie, or fixed-gear bicycle, has no freewheel which means it can’t coast as the pedals are always in motion when the bike is moving.
Walk into this burger atelier and you’ll be pleasantly surprised- Michael Jackson and other 80′s reminiscent tunes hum above while you’re greeted by moustache-adorned smiles and berets. The latest creative take on fast food is catching wave in the Faubourg Saint Denis area and for good reason. Big Fernand is a unique up and coming gourmet burger spot- fast, fresh and damn tasty with a cool vibe that doesn’t try too hard. Still retaining a chic savor, this burger joint dons a warm atmosphere of down to earth deco with stone brick walls and large wooden tables.
Kenza started her blog with holiday photos of her friends and family. Now, thousands of girls are inspired by her life as the busy girl from the Marais. They follow her every move, from a photo shoot with her friends to her latest outfit.
Last year if you were at le Carmen until it closed, you could hear shouts of « Let’s go to l’Embuscade! Who’s for l’Embuscade? » Once there, you could see a family-run rum bar, with a TV broadcasting RFO, a child sleeping on the sofa, and some drinks served with strange twists–like octopus-infused rum, or turtle penis rum. And if you didn’t believe it was real octopus, the guy show would show you the bottle with the actual octopus inside.
When you think of Strasbourg St Denis, « chill » and « relax » aren’t exactly the words that come to your mind in the first place.
« L\Inconnu », « Jeannette » and « Mauri7″ are more likely to be the one you think of, along with « drink », « dance » and « total-mess-the-next-morning ».
You may already have seen Alma heartbroken in an Opening Ceremony video, chilling on a l’Officiel photo set with Jeanne Damas and Lou Lessage, or rocking with her band « the Burning Peacocks. » Beginning May 9 she’s starring in the movie Sea no sex and sun and is currently shooting the adaptation of the comic book « le bleu est une couleur chaude » with Lea Seydoux.
Born in South Africa and raised in Paris, Alix Thomsen made her path in the Parisian fashion scene as a stylist at Lacoste and Chloé before launching her eponymous brand. For her, the shirt should be a basic as the T-shirt, so she focused on designing something between a banker’s shirt and a sportswear shirt. Her plaid and liberty shirts have become a sensation for Parisian fashionistas, Calvi on the Rocks party goers, and Parisian It girls from Lea Seydoux to Cecile Cassel. She tells us about her favorite spots in Paris.
This small « bar de nuit » (i.e., ex whorehouse) located not far from the Champs Elysées proposes an interesting alternative to the nightlife in the area: not a giant club with a flashy entrance, but an intimate, hidden club, where you’ll …
How genuinely popular can a « Bistrot Populaire » be in the 3rd district nowadays? Or should I say, 10 feet from Merci, Grazie and all those very « popular chic » (ie, expensive) places of the neighborhood?
To answer to this question, first, there’s the look. 50′s formica furniture, an old 2CV embedded in a wall, a diner atmosphere and a delicious rotisserie behind the counter… Ok, the old school vibe is undeniable.