ARAW, A Roll, A Week. This is the latest challenge of Ludovic Zuili, the rising photographer and filmmaker: every week, he publishes a new film roll on his eponym website. He will be hosting a two-day exhibition to celebrate the first year of the existence of ARAW, from this evening on, at Le Huit in Paris.

Ludovic already plays big: close to the fashion sphere, he collaborated with Olivier Zahm, Louis Vuitton or Le Printemps in the past, and will release his first short movie “A mort, à mort”, produced by BoogieMan Production, in February this year. His latest photography exhibitions, “8 ways 2 die” and “Les séries américaines”, were featured in Shanghai, Zürich, Bruxelles and Paris.

He met Paul Mouginot, and unveiled at this occasion for Ten Days in Paris his upcoming project, called “L’instant T”. It will be a set of photographs, before and after which there is a story. The photographer freezes this particular moment, the viewer’s imagination takes over.

That’s it: now, you wonder where to meet this kind and talented man…

La Maison Européenne de la Photo

This is no secret place, of course, but if you’re a photography enthusiast, and even if you’re not, you can’t miss this place. The exhibitions are diverse, the selection is flawless and it’s a great occasion to see photographs I love in the books.

I advise you to go there in the middle of the week, as there is fewer visitors.

5 Rue de Fourcy  75004 Paris

The Bottle Shop

I’m probably not the first one to talk about it but I’d rather eat here for lunch than for dinner. In the evening, it is a English-style bar quite nice, but in the day, you feel more like you’re in Berlin. It’s good, fresh place to work or read, especially at the end of the service.

The Bottle shop
5 Rue Trousseau  75011 Paris
01 43 14 28 04
www.cheapblonde.com/bottleshop.html
Open everyday, 12pm-2 am

Librairie Leks

It’s definitely not the hypest or most cutting-edge bookshop of Paris, but they have art, photo or fashion books that no other shop features. The people there know their business and will be able to give you useful pieces of advice. Some beautiful books are often subject to rebates. I was looking for a book by Stephen Shore, “Uncommon places – 50 unpublished”, which usually retails between €100 and €150 on eBay. I got it here for €35 with an extra free book.

19 rue Pierre Lescot
75001 Paris

Le Carillon

In Paris, you certainly can find a lot of trendy bars, but this one has an atmosphere I always enjoy. Perfect for early or late evening drinks, close to the Canal Saint-Martin, it will be the perfect introduction/conclusion of a dinner at Philou, at Cambodge or at Mme Shawn’s.

18 Rue Alibert  75010 Paris

01 42 39 81 88

Stade Pershing

It is probably the place where I spent the most of my time between April and November. I play and train there with my baseball team. In summer the place is very enjoyable, with vast grass fields to tan a bit. If you don’t like baseball, you probably don’t know this sport enough, and I might organize explanation sessions one day, if you come and support us…

Bois de Vincennes

Le Septime

The chef of this restaurant features a “carte blanche” menu: you just sign up for this and the meal will be a complete surprise ! If you have only few allergies, don’t worry, everything will be fine…

The ambiance is quiet and the waiters are extremely nice and answer precisely any question.

This won’t be your usual restaurant, because you have to book early and it’s a bit expensive, but you have to treat yourself with this kind of pleasure from time to time !

80 Rue de Charonne  75011 Paris

Article: Paul Mouginot

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Merce and the Muse

Run by New Yorker Merce Muse, Merce and the Muse is a little treasure hidden in the northern Marais where you will instantly feel the ambiance of being in a cafe in Williamsburg or Soho. You can either choose to hide out for a couple of hours in the well designed interior of the café, or put your Ray-Bans on and chill on the benches outside.  Merce herself was trained by The Coffee Collective, a world class coffee shop in Copenhagen, so if coffee is your cure for a bad Sunday headache you are sure to be in the right place. Your completely homemade brunch is composed of fresh creative salads, dark homemade bread with fresh salmon and cheese, egg and freshly squeezed orange juice. It is the perfect place to go for an enjoyable Sunday in Paris.

1 bis rue Dupuis, 75003 Paris. 09.53.14.53.04.
Open Tuesday-Saturday from 11h-19h and Sunday from 11h-5.30h
Metro Temple, Republique, ou Filles du Calvaire

Merce & Muse

Rose Bakery

For brunch lovers Rose Bakery is becoming somewhat of an institution, which also makes it a busy spot on Sundays–testing your patience if you still feel dizzy from last night. But once you’re seated it will have been worth the wait. Located in the middle of le Marais, it is the perfect break from your Sunday shopping in the area and if your French is not too good there is no need to panic, as you will probably be greeted by an English-speaking waitress with a cute Scandinavian accent. The food is made from scratch and you can combine your menu with a full brunch of coffee, juice, bread, granola, pie, and cake if you feel like going all out.

30 Rue Debelleyme 75003 Paris. 01 49 96 54 01
Metro Filles du Calvaire
Open Tuesday-Sunday from 10h-18h

Rose Bakery

Claus

We just recommended this newly opened place and the peaceful interior and atmosphere give you room to completely enjoy your brunch – and your headache from Saturday’s party.

14 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau
75001 Paris
Metro: Louvre-Rivoli.
Open weekdays from 7h30-18h and weekends from 9h30-17h

Claus

Le Bal café

This is the perfect place to go if haven’t bothered taking a shower or removing the mascara under your eyes after last night–as the café that belongs to art space Le Bal is hidden away behind Place de Clichy, you probably won’t run into the girl you embarrassed yourself in front of the night before. It is the perfect place for getting away from all the rush and maybe combining your brunch with a visit to the current exposition if you’re up for a cultural Sunday. Quality and originality is a guarantee when you go here as the people serving you brunch are behind Rose Bakery as well  – so if you want avoid the queue at Rose but still have the food, you should maybe consider going here.

6 impasse de la defense, 75018 Paris 01.44.70.75.51
Metro: Place de Clichy
Open Wednesday-Saturday from 10h-23h and Sunday from 10h-19h

Bottleshop

If you are one of those people who think that the healthy approach to the brunch tradition is way too overrated, then there is a good reason why Bottleshop has been included on the list. Here you can find a much more traditional approach to the brunch in the English sense of the word with eggs, bacon, and black coffee. They only serve brunch on the weekends, making it a perfect post-party hangout spot, and maybe you will be lucky enough to run into the person you made out with in the very same place the night before.

5, rue Trousseau 75011 Paris 01.43.14.28.04
Metro: Ledru-Rollin
Open Daily from 11.30h-2.00h

Text by Sarah Høilund