L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

Restaurants

The celebrated French chef's Atelier has bar seating for 40 around an open kitchen to watch mouth-watering dishes using the highest quality ingredients being prepared before your eyes. Set-price menu: €150. A la carte: €75.

• Address : 5, rue de Montalembert 75007 Paris
• Metro & RER : Rue-du-Bac
• Tel. : 01 42 22 56 56
• Website : www.joel-robuchon.net
• Opening hours : Every day, 11.30-15.30 and 18.30am-midnight.

Champs-Elysées

Lancel

Stores

Since 1876, the leather specialist has kept pace with changing fashions to offer a range of elegant and practical bags and accessories. The brand's leather and canvas designs are the perfect blend of classic and trendy. The latest collection features the ultra-feminine Brigitte Bardot handbag.

• Address : 127, avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris
• Tel. : 01 56 89 15 70
• Website : www.lancel.com
• Opening hours : Monday-Saturday, 10.30am-8pm.

Madeleine

Lanvin

Stores

Alber Elbaz, art director of the brand set up by Jeanne Lanvin in 1909, creates wonderfully extravagant window displays. For 2011, the brilliant designer has launched Lanvin Petite, a range for 4-10-year-old girls that's as chic and ultra-feminine as the women's fashions.

• Address : 22, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008 Paris
• Tel. : 01 44 71 31 73
• Website : www.lanvin.com
• Opening hours : Monday-Saturday, 10.30am-7pm.

Lasserre

Restaurants

A luxuriously appointed temple to French cuisine. The menu features house classics such as the Challans duckling in orange sauce, as well as one-off new recipes. Set-price menu: €80-195. A la carte: €200.

• Address : 17, avenue Franklin-D.-Rossevelt 75008 Paris
• Metro & RER : Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau
• Tel. : 01 43 59 02 13
• Website : www.restaurant-lasserre.com
• Opening hours : Lunch: Thursday, Friday, noon-2pm. Dinner: Tuesday-Saturday, 7pm-10pm.

Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Le Bon Marché

Stores

The first department store to open in Paris (in 1838!), Le Bon Marché is a byword for French sophistication. Featuring the latest fashions, furniture and even a delicatessen, this store offers the ultimate in “Left Bank” chic.

• Address : 24, rue de Sèvres 75007 Paris
• Tel. : 01 44 39 80 00
• Website : www.lebonmarche.com
• Opening hours : Monday-Saturday, 10am-8pm; late night opening Thursday and Friday (9pm).

Champs-Elysées

Louis Vuitton

Stores

A trunk maker since 1854, this prestigious brand opened a new store in 2005 that's worthy of its reputation. Vuitton's Paris flagship store features the brand's entire range, including leather goods, ready-to-wear, jewellery and accessories, and boasts an art gallery on the 7th floor.

• Address : 101, avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris
• Tel. : 08 10 81 00 10
• Website : www.louisvuitton.com
• Opening hours : Monday-Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, 11am-7pm.

Maison Blanche (La)

Restaurants

A bastion of classic French cuisine, this restaurant above the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées serves sophisticated dishes to be savoured while looking out over Paris. Set-price menu: €48-110.

• Address : 15, avenue Montaigne 75008 Paris
• Metro & RER : Franklin-D.-Roosevelt
• Tel. : 01 47 23 55 99
• Website : www.maison-blanche.fr
• Opening hours : Monday-Friday, noon-2pm and 8pm-11pm; Saturday, Sunday, 8pm-10pm.

MUSÉE D'ORSAY

Cultural places

Built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, the Orsay train station was converted in 1986 into a museum devoted to Western art from 1848 to 1914. The collection spans various genres: painting, sculpture and the decorative arts as well as furniture, architectural drawings
and photography. Entrance: €8; RR: €5.50.

• Address : 1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur 75007 Paris
• Metro & RER : Assemblée nationale
• Tel. : 01 40 49 48 14
• Website : www.musee-orsay.fr
• Opening hours : Every day (except Monday), 9.30am-6pm; late night opening Thursday (9.45pm).