What are some places to get something other than French
food? "There's 404. It's a Moroccan restaurant that's really
fun. My favorite drink is there, and it's called a 404 Cocktail.
It's sort of like a
mojito with vodka. They have it in
London as well, at a place called Momo's. It's the same owner.
Really good, really fun. And really good couscous. The seating's
pretty low, very bohemian, a little more funky. There's also a
wonderful Italian place called Stresa. I love it. I always get the
pasta with caviar - just a flat pasta with butter and caviar.
That's my favorite. And then a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a
shot of espresso over it. As you can tell, food is a big part of my
time in Paris. Oh, then there's Bofinger, the brasserie that has
all the big platters of seafood. It's a famous place. It's two
floors …"
And? "Uh-oh. There goes my baby. My baby needs me, so I've
got to go."
MARK SEAL is an
American Way contributing editor
whose work has also appeared in
Vanity Fair, Esquire,
Playboy and
Time
SHOPPING
Rue Meslayin
in the third arrondissement.
An entire street devoted to shoes - what could be better? The fact
that it's also a discount-shopping street. Imagine store after
store of everything from clodhoppers to four-inch satin sling
pumps. Heaven.
ATTRACTIONS
Bateaux Parisiens
011-33-1-44-11-33-44,
www.bateauxparisiens.com.
Book a lunch, dinner, or strictly sightseeing cruise and set sail
on the Seine. You can enjoy the sights of the Right Bank with its
spacious and formal boulevards and the more carefree Left Bank.
Hippodrome de Longchamp,
011-33-1-44-30-75-00.