The Grand Palais’ monumental restaurant wants to recapture the magic of the belle époque. Has it worked?
Everything you need to know about this glorious Grand Slam tournament, from its often dark history to tickets and where to eat and drink
A humble Vietnamese soup bar in the capital’s Chinatown district is attracting gourmands, Asian film stars and Michelin guides
Working remotely from the French capital can be a delight — but it does have its snags. Here’s everything you need to know to set up shop successfully
With the great soprano back in the spotlight, here’s where she lived, shopped, dined and partied in her spiritual home
A personal voyage through the world’s most-visited museum that sidesteps the crowds
A rendezvous with a characterful, slower-paced quartier that is all timeless cafés, global food and cool bars and markets — not to mention show-stopping views
Where the man at the helm of 17 international restaurants — and with 16 Michelin stars under his belt — likes to eat, shop and view art in the French capital
The one-time estate of a textile magnate — and creator of toile de Jouy — is now a bucolic escape just outside the French capital
. . . and where he likes to dine nearby after exploring them
From breakfast in a buzzing spot in the Marais to late-night adventures in a David Lynch-designed nightclub, via contemporary art, clothes shopping and cool restaurants
The stories of the historic sites and key venues in the birthplace of the modern Olympics — and many international sports events
It’s a big year for the City of Light on the sports front — here are its cultural and festival highlights too
The designer behind the chic French label on her favourite neighbourhood gardens, galleries and eateries
A crash course in an ever-shifting dialect that expresses the city’s cosmopolitan cool. Wesh!
The co-founder of the luxury villa rental company on his favourite spots for everything from groceries to cocktails in his ninth-arrondissement neighbourhood
The Israeli-born designer takes us to the places that for him have long been the very essence of the City of Light
The sale of the contents of the capital’s Hôtel Lambert opens a window onto a world of untrammelled decadence
The fifth — and youngest — Cellar Master in the long history of the maison’s Louis XIII Cognac shares his favourite eateries, markets and gardens in the French capital
This buzzing quartier is home to some of the French capital’s coolest cuisine, much of it pioneered by female chefs. Here are six of its most delicious — and daring — restaurants
After watching the sun rise at Sacré Coeur, the scion of the eponymous Parisian family bakery — which she has run since the age of 18 — loves exploring the French capital on two wheels until nightfall
We asked you to share your ‘happy places’ around the world — and you’ve whisked us everywhere from an Alaskan ice-cream parlour to a Singaporean Eden, via a magical Roman ruin . . .
FT film critic Danny Leigh selects the best movies in which the city plays a starring role
Cinema is forever paying tribute to its birthplace — here are just a dozen of the most glorious celluloid celebrations of the French capital
Six years in the making, the latest outpost of the Italian luxury brand’s hotel empire is a cool contemporary statement for the 8th arrondissement
