The New Potato Guide to Paris

The New Potato is one of the websites I look forward to reading every single day. Luckily co-creators and sisters Danielle and Laura Kosann never leave me hanging, and update their website with sweet interviews every single day (some of my favorites so far are Leandra Medine, Nanette Lepore and Ariel Foxman).

Nanette Lepore in her kitchen. Copyright The New Potato.

Another feature on their website is the 'City Guides' section, which includes Manhattan, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and now Paris. Despite being familiar with all these cities (not trying to be a jerk, I promise), I will never turn down an insider's tip on where to eat and drink. Something to keep in mind, however, is that these guides are based on the interviewees' favorite spots, and because The New Potato's guests are mostly fabulous celebrities hailing from the hospitality, fashion, music and entertainment industries, the selection is skewed accordingly. So if you do decide to try one of these establishments, you most likely won't be fighting a two-job working mom or starry-eyed college student for a reservation. But then again, don't you want to know where Simon Doonan hangs out in New York anyway?

Simon Doonan. Copyright The New Potato.

Back to Paris : the City Guide is arranged by neighborhoods, but also alphabetically and laid out on a map. It features timeless bistros like Café de Flore and Le Cigale Récamier, elegant restaurants like Le Grand Véfour as well as some more modern ones like Spring and Frenchie. A Falafel spot in the trendy Marais neighborhood, L'As du Fallafel, even made the list, as did the classic Poilâne Bakery, known for its dark sourdough bread (I loved their shortbread cookies back in the day!)

Copyright TimeOut.

Scroll through the guide here for some inspiration for your next Parisian vacation (ha, we can dream).