Your Paris Weekend Program

© Shangri-La Paris et Collab Tressé x Café Leandra. 

This weekend, we’re roaming around Paris to enjoy the best plans Do It In Paris has spotted for its beloved readers. Mark your calendars for a chic Provencal dinner at Le Jardin d'Estoublon, must-try summer treats, the Tressé x Café Léandra collab we’re obsessed with, an exhibition on pioneering female athletes at the Roger-Viollet Gallery, and a workshop to make your own bubble tea. Are you following us ?

We already knew (and loved) the exceptional wines and multi-award-winning olive oils of Estoublon, the sublime Chateau from the Baux-de-Provence Valley whose sun-soaked products grace Paris's chicest tables. This venerable house has set up its summer pop-up restaurant, Le Jardin d'Estoublon, in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, offering an elegant dining experience in an enchanting, flower-filled, pink velvet-clad setting.

Enjoy fresh dishes sprinkled with Estoublon oils, like our favorite starter : tomato and yellow zucchini gazpacho topped with a generous scoop of olive oil ice cream (12 €). Also notable: sea bass carpaccio with Roseblood rosé jelly (14 €), linguine with fresh pesto, stracciatella, and lemon olive oil (25 €), roasted sea bass fillet with sauce vierge (29 €), or beef carpaccio with an addictive potato millefeuille (25 €). For dessert, try the lavender honey nougat ice cream with apricot coulis (9 €) or the Gariguette strawberry tart (13 €).

The extra touch : a boutique space is on-site to take home these divine Provencal products. Our favorite? The highly fruity Picholine olive oil (39 € for 50ml) and the Roseblood rosé (17.50 €), served well-chilled for aperitif.

Le Jardin d’Estoublon, 131 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 6th. Open daily from 12 pm to 12 am until September 30, 2024. Reservations at 01 43 73 73 44.

© Morgan Palun.

Saying we have a true devotion to Leandra Medine is an understatement. The coolest and best-dressed New Yorker, emeritus creator of Man Repeller and ultimate fashion guru, has teamed up her brand Café Leandra with the French love brand Tressé for the summer, fueling our obsession with a stunning décor collection. The perfect occasion to visit Tressé’s Marais boutique, where you can grab all your summer essentials.

Check it out : yellow or blue dessert plates (45 €), a raffia-adorned apron skirt (225 €), a beautiful pie dish (225 €), extraordinary hand-painted floral wine glasses (110 €), embroidered linen coasters (30 €), a ceramic fruit bowl (385 €), Murano blue glasses (75 €), and other candlesticks (175 €) to set a magazine-worthy table.

The extra touch : while in the Marais, stop by Melissa's playful Frizzante Seeding pop-up. The brand celebrates its Possession sandal (a 2.0 version of the classic jelly shoe in recyclable soft PVC) in an Insta-friendly space full of colorful bubbles. Try on a pair (69 €) while sipping a complimentary cherry, watermelon, or blackcurrant drink, matching the three available shoe colors. 23 Rue du Pont-aux-Choux, Paris 3rd, open daily from 11 am to 7 pm until August 22.

Tressé x Café Leandra collab, available online and at 2bis Rue des Rosiers, Paris 4th, open daily from 10 am to 8 pm (01 40 33 00 81).

© Tressé.

Your summer body can wait (or is it too late ?). At Do It In Paris, we advocate for indulgence in any season. Here are three ephemeral treats to try this summer before they sell out. Start at the Shangri-La Paris, where playful pastry chef Maxence Barbot has created three magnificent chocolate athlete bears. The rugby bear is filled with vanilla marshmallow, the judoka reveals a delicious hazelnut sobacha praline (our favorite, a must with coffee), and the boxer is coated inside with an addictive pecan vanilla praline. 

Shangri-La Paris, box of 3 bears 48 €, available from July 15 to mid-September online, by email (labauhinia.slpr@shangri-la.com) or by phone at 01 53 67 19 98.

Next, travel to the South with mini versions of La Tarte Tropézienne in collaboration with Paul & Joe. In a pretty yellow collector's box, 9 adorable Baby Trop await : 3 with Menton lemon, 3 with citrus marmalade, and 3 original with the house’s signature cream. We love these ultra-light mini pastries, perfect for tea time. Yum ! 

Tarte Tropézienne x Paul & Joe, 19 € for a box of 9 mini tropéziennes, available online (24-hour delivery throughout France) and in all La Tarte Tropézienne boutiques until August 31.

Finally, take a refreshing break with Jade Genin’s snow granitas, inspired by Japanese kakigoris, as light as a cloud. No turbine or syrup in Jade’s creations : the ice is finely grated for an airy snow texture without added air, delivering a powerful taste. Our favorite flavors : frozen chocolate mousse, shiso lemon with meringue, and chocolate banana. 

Jade Genin, 33 Avenue de l'Opéra, Paris 2nd. Open from 11 am to 7 pm Tuesday to Friday, 11 am to 7:30 pm on Saturday, and 11:30 am to 6:30 pm on Sunday. Snow granita 7.50 €.

With the start of the 2024 Olympic Games, it would be a shame not to visit one of the many exhibitions of the Cultural Olympiad. This weekend, head to the Roger-Viollet Gallery to discover photographs of the first female athletes during the interwar period. In this historic photography haven, nearly a hundred photos are displayed in the gallery and on the adjacent Gabriel Pierné square’s railings, showcasing a revolution : women practicing sports professionally in the 1920s. A feat considering these disciplines were then reserved for men.

In collaboration with L’Équipe, the gallery gathers all these black-and-white photos capturing women excelling and emancipating themselves, such as Daisy Wright with her javelin, Suzanne Lenglen’s victory at the 1921 World Tennis Championship, and various French women's football teams over the years. True champions !

The extra touch : use the weekend to visit new exhibitions in Parisian galleries. Among them : a collective exhibition paying homage to Britney Spears at the Filles du Calvaire gallery and JR's photographs at the Perrotin gallery.

Champions ! A History of Women's Sports in the Interwar Period until September 14 at the Roger-Viollet Gallery, 6 Rue de Seine, Paris 6th. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm. Free entry.

© Excelsior, L’Équipe (sport) / Roger-Viollet.

Forget iced coffee! Bubble tea is the trendy drink everyone craves in summer, loved for its delicious milk tea flavor or tapioca pearls that burst in your mouth. At her Trà Art boutique-workshop, Van reveals to the curious all the secrets of the Vietnamese variant of this delightful drink. First, she’ll have you taste a selection of refined teas to understand all their subtleties. A necessary step before moving on to creating your own bubble tea. Choose your composition: green tea, white tea, grapefruit, or even peanuts. The cherry on top? Van provides everything needed to recreate a bubble tea at home.

The extra touch : dare to try all the best iced drinks in Paris? For summer 2024, our favorite tea houses and coffee shops have pulled out all the stops with new drinks that are both delicious and refreshing.

Vietnamese bubble tea workshop. 34 bis Rue Bichat, Paris 10th. 2 hours, 59 € per person. Reservation online.

© Nuage Sauvage (@the.nuagesauvage).

The unbreakable bond between sports and fashion is the theme of the "Championnes Modèles" photo series by photographer Sacha Balti and Gala’s Lisa Hanoun, following inspiring French athletes on Instagram's Ticket024for over a year. Admire this cool project in Saint-Germain-des-Prés and take the opportunity to explore the neighborhood.

Eight athletes reveal their journeys, personalities, challenges, and fashion sense in stunning portraits. Featured athletes include judokas Shirine Boukli and Romane Dicko, breaker Carlota Dudek, long jumpers Nawal Meniker and Hilary Kpatcha, wheelchair tennis champion Charlotte Fairbank, para-athlete Alexandra Nouchet, and track cyclist Marie-Divine Kouamé. The portraits are mesmerizing, and the styles are as chic as any major magazine editorial. Remember their names for the upcoming Olympics. Go girls!

The extra thing: This amazing exhibition will soon be turned into a book. Stay tuned for updates.

Championnes Modèles, until July 31 at 22 rue Visconti, Paris 6th. Open Friday 19th and Sunday 21st from 4 pm to 8 pm, and daily until the 31st (except weekends).

© Sacha Balti.

Joy! Néulo has just set up its 100% flan patisserie at the Samaritaine for the summer. Your mission: try all the flavors created by chef Pierre-Jean Quinonero, 2021 French Dessert Champion, who has made flan his obsession. Enjoy a sweet break or grab a dessert to-go in a beautifully decorated pop-up with flowers, lemons, and oranges.

Alongside the classic vanilla flan, try raspberry tart, pistachio, chocolate, passion fruit, hazelnut, and the favorite marbled flan. Can’t decide? Go for the discovery box with six assorted mini flans.

The extra thing: Available at the pop-up, don’t miss the praline pistachio cookie or the brookie with caramel drizzle. Pure foodporn!

Néulo at Samaritaine ground floor - Rivoli entrance, 77 rue de Rivoli, Paris 1st. Open daily from 12 pm to 6 pm until September. Discovery box €36, slice €7.

© Néulo.

Who says you can’t see the stars in Paris? This weekend, Parc Martin Luther King in the 17th and Square Louis XIII at Place des Vosges open late for amateur astronomers to stargaze with guidance from the French Astronomy Association.

The program includes stargazing and sky-mapping workshops. What are those shining stars? How to identify and find them? Depending on the dates and times, you might even see Saturn and the Moon through telescopes, and discover nebulae or galaxies. No equipment needed, but bring a sweater for cooler evenings. Feel free to bring your binoculars or telescope and get guidance from the onsite experts.

The extra thing: Paris under the stars continues until September 7 in various parks and gardens across the city, including Parc Montsouris (14th) on August 9 and Jardin du Ranelagh (16th) on August 15. Find the full schedule here.

Paris under the stars 2024, Parc Martin Luther King, 147 rue Cardinet, Paris 17th, July 20 from 10 pm to 1 am. Square Louis XIII, Place des Vosges, Paris 4th, July 21 from 10 pm to 1 am.

No need to trek to the ocean for seafood. Head to ISTR, the top oyster bar in the Haut Marais, for a special collaboration with Camus Île de Ré cognac. Yes, cognac is made on Île de Ré, and its marine-influenced flavor from island vineyards is a true delicacy.

Enjoy six Cadoret oysters ("Petites Boudeuses", Brittany creuses, Riec-Sur-Belon N°5) paired with a glass of Camus cognac. The divine combination of oysters and the apricot and peach notes of the cognac is a must-try. Price: €18.

The extra thing: Ask for a drop of Île de Ré Fine Island cognac directly on an oyster for a unique taste experience.

Camus Île de Ré X ISTR until July 31, 41 rue de Notre-Dame de Nazareth, Paris 3rd. Offer at €18. Online reservation.

© Camus Île de Ré x ISTR.

The cutest event of the weekend. Jellycat, the beloved plush brand, has just opened its patisserie at Galeries Lafayette! Originally from England, these adorable fruit, vegetable, ice cream, and flower pot plush toys are a social media sensation. After great success in London, the pop-up arrives in Paris, offering six exclusive plush pastries: lemon tart, strawberry tart, brioche, or chocolate, pistachio, and raspberry macarons.

More than just buying a plush, it’s a real experience! You purchase your treat as in a real patisserie. Head to the counter to order your plush, which will then be packed in a lovely little blue box with tissue paper. Delicately grabbed with a cake tong, you can even add imaginary whipped cream to your plush for a super cute Insta story.

The extra thing: Along with your plush pastry, you get a cute pin and a sticker sheet to spread these adorables everywhere.

Jellycat Patisserie at Galeries Lafayette, 40 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9th, 5th floor. Open Monday to Saturday from 10 AM to 8:30 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 8 PM. €40 for a gift box containing a plush, a pin, and a sticker sheet, €100 for the macaron trio box.**

© Jellycat.

Cheese lovers, rejoice! This weekend, artisans Julien and Franco offer workshops to learn how to make your own burrata and stracciatella (the heart of burrata). The two-hour session at their fromagerie on Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière starts with a theoretical part on Italian cheesemaking, followed by hands-on practice guided by the experts. Finish with a glass of wine and some Italian charcuterie and cheese.

The extra thing: Take home your burrata and stracciatella. Whether in a salad, pasta, or as an appetizer, drizzle them with top-quality olive oil.

Burrata and Stracciatella Workshop, 151 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, Paris 9th. 2 hours, €59 per person. Book online.

Sauce aficionados whose fridges are overflowing with condiments often rave about the sacrosanct Dallas sauce from Brussels Ketjep. Sweet, slightly spicy, and jazzed up with fried onions, paprika, rosemary, and chili, it's a little bomb of flavor. Blend has decided to incorporate this sauce into a limited-edition burger recipe, co-created with the globetrotting chef Mattias Castro (Déviant, Le Collier de la Reine).

Here's the deal: On a potato bun by Frédéric Lalos (the bread king of Paris), the Dallas sauce is spread, welcoming chunky pieces of freshly fried chicken. Add to this delightful mix some cider vinegar mayo, crispy iceberg lettuce, cucumber pickles, and cilantro, and you get the most addictive delight of the moment. A true delicacy, this burger is a fusion of flavors from Mexico and Korea that left us speechless.

Extra perk: Now that you have the recipe to try to replicate this masterpiece at home, all that's left is to get your hands on the Dallas sauce, which will be available for purchase at Blend locations offering the collab.

Dallas by Blend x Brussels Ketjep, available until September 30 at Blend Argout, Beaumarchais, Madeleine, Charonne, and Odéon restaurants. Dallas sauce for sale at all Blend restaurants and on brusselsketjep.com. €13.50 on-site & takeaway, €14.50 for delivery.

© Géraldine Martens

It's the new activity to do with your kids in Paris. Le Monde de Noé opens the doors to its immersive space this Saturday, where you can explore, learn, and cuddle adorable animals while raising awareness about the well-being of these little creatures.

The experience? Head to the Prairie, where you must pamper the rodents of Le Monde de Noé. Next, visit the Jungle, a space recreating tropical landscapes where colorful birds mingle with aquatic creatures. The tour ends at the Lab, where you can discover the mysteries of biodiversity by studying small vertebrates and skeletons to play budding scientists. Ready for the adventure?

The extra perk: Animal protection is the guiding principle of Le Monde de Noé. Abandoned pets, laboratory test subjects, or rescue center survivors, all the animals at the center are cared for by veterinarians and animal behaviorists.

Le Monde de Noé, 55 avenue Bugeaud, Paris 16e. Starting at €29.90. Information and reservations online.

You've probably seen it on our Instagram page: our stunning city guide has just hit the shelves! The Do It Team has curated a best-of featuring its 450 favorite addresses in and around Paris, categorized by neighborhood, from delicious restaurants and coffee shops to trendy concept stores, not to mention our favorite museums and secret gardens of the capital. All wrapped in a beautiful red cover, complete with 100% Parisian stickers and coloring pages at the end. In other words, the perfect Christmas gift for less than €20.

The ultimate excuse to browse the sexiest bookstores in the capital. You can ask for the Do It In Paris City Guide at L'Ecume des Pages (174 Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris 6th), Galignani (224 Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1st), in Le Marais on the 1st floor of Comme un Roman (39 Rue de Bretagne, Paris 3rd), or at the chic Delamain bookstore (155 Rue Saint-Honoré, Paris 1st) and Librairie des Abbesses (30 Rue Yvonne le Tac, Paris 18th), as well as at all FNAC stores closest to you. We hope you'll love it as much as we do!

© Julia Brami

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