
Perched on the quai beside the Pont de la Tournelle, the tiny restaurant is must-reserve. Isami serves some of the Île St.-Louis's best food. Is it veteran chef Patrice Hardy's intriguing food or the frisson of the minimalist scene? 33 Rue Marbeuf (01-53-89-93-93). Stars and stargazers clamor for pole position in the deep leather seats. Launched by stylemeisters for stylemeisters, Korova epitomizes the Eighth Arrondissement's haute-hip renaissance. Closed Sunday.ĭiscouraged by the mobs who flock to the Île St.-Louis for Berthillon's ice cream? Inspect the early-19th-century mansions (many built for actresses by their admirers) in the Rue de la Tour-des-Dames while relishing a mokalina (coffee and caramel with chocolate bits) cone from Baggi. The staff dotes as they bring on cèpe omelets, zucchini boats filled with fresh goat cheese and mint, and shameless sweets - a down-to-earth finale to a visit to the Eiffel Tower. Ladies who lunch light and afternoon tea drinkers come to Les Deux Abeilles. But the food is good, too, and the welcome, warm. The 230 vintages selected by Soizik de Lorgeril on Le Passage's list are reason alone to seek out this wine bar down an alley off the Rue du Faubourg St.-Antoine. On the way out, pick up a pistachio macaroon. Opt for the original shop, where the moldings look like buttercream and the waitresses mother you.


Lines form early for Ladurée's croissants. Just whiz round Hand Made, collecting cheese, salads, sandwiches and shortbread, all packaged in Japanese minimalist fashion.
