Paris, Paris, Paris, my second favorite city in the world.  The city that always makes me think I want to live there, but deep down I know it’s probably more fun just to visit.  If I lived there I wouldn’t have nearly enough time to walk around eating and drinking and shopping and looking at beautiful buildings all day long. I could write a novel about what to do and see in Paris, many people have, but since most of us are just going for a few days, here’s my short(ish) list of what not to miss, organized loosely by arrondisement.

1. Best kitchen store: E. Dehillerin 18-20 rue Coquillière, 51 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1st
2. Best table top and gifts: Astier de Villatte 173 rue Saint Honoré, 1st
3. Best champagne bar: Le Meurice Hotel 228 Rue de Rivoli, 1st
4. Best romantic dinner: Bistro Volnay, 8 rue Volney, 2nd
5. Best sweets: Jacques Genin, 13 Rue de Turenne, 3^rd
6. Best merchandising: Merci 111 BLVD Beaumarchais, 3rd
7. Best group dinner: Derrière, 69 rue des Gravilliers, 3rd (check out the secret smoking lounge on the 2nd floor)
8. Best brunch: Rose Bakery, 30 Rue Debelleyme, 3rd
9. Best church: Notre Dame, Ile de la Cité, 4^th 
10. Best Birkenstocks: Anatomica, 14 Rue du Bourg Tibourg, 4th
11. Best tea: Mariage Fréres, 30 Rue du Bourg Tibourg, 4th
12. Best socks: Tabio, 15 Rue Vieille du Temple, 4th (you can get them monogrammed!)
13. Best roast chicken: La Rotisseries Beaujolais, 19 quai de la Tournelle, 5th
14. Best garden walk: Jardin des Plantes, 5th
15. Best shoes: Mona 17 Rue Bonaparte, 6th
16. Best people watching: Café de Flore, 172 BLVD Saint-Germain, 6th
17. Best designer store: Dries van Noten 7 Quai Malaquais, 6th
18. Best lunch: Le Comptoir du Relais, 9 Carrefour de L’Odéon, 6th
19. Best fish: Fish La Boissonerie 69 rue du Seine, 6th
20. Best department store: Le Bon Marché, 6th
21. Best tourist attraction: La Tour Eiffel, Champ de Mars, 7^th
22. Best museum: Musée d’Orsay, 5 Quai Anatole France, 7th
23. Best way to spend a month’s rent: Caviar Kaspia, 17 Place de la Madeleine, 8th
24. Best dining room: Petrelle, 34 Rue Petrelle, 9th
25. Best organic wine: Le Verre Volé, 67 Rude Lancry, 10th
26. Best baguette: Du Pain et Des Idées, 34 Rue Yves Toudic, 10^th
27. Best croissant: La Patisserie by Cyril Lignac, 24 Rue Paul Bert, 11th
28. Best value for a classic French dinner: A là Biche au Bois, 45 Avenue Ledru-Rollin, 12^th
29. Best place for Sunday afternoon oysters & wine: Le Baron Rouge, 1 Rue Theophile-Rousel, 12^th
30. Best city view: La Basilique du Sacre Coeur du Montmartre, 18^th