It’s hard to keep up with all the newness in Paris, from boutiques to restaurants, cafés and art. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss — if you have time between all the shows, that is.
Where to Shop
Residence will welcome you home. Designed as a ’70s-style lair and dedicated to independent labels, it aims to be the go-to place for unique pieces from 40 brands, including Bmsh Creative, Gygil, Boras, Marchina and C’est Nous. With 2,150 square feet nestled inside Le Comptoir Général on the Canal Saint-Martin, the concept space was developed by 1922 Studio. After the grand opening Oct. 9, Residence will host a slate of programming dedicated to exclusive collaborations and brand activations.
Residence
Photo by John Lander/Courtesy of Residence
Chinese brand Icicle has opened the doors to its Paris flagship, taking over the historical home of Lanvin and Carven. Using the ancient Chinese technique of Sǔn Mǎo in construction, wooden displays were made without hardware or glue. The craftsmanship marvel reflects how Icicle is building its name in quiet luxury, with the young brand’s women’s, men’s and accessories lines on offer.
Decade-old British footwear label Le Monde Béryl will open its first retail space with a two-month pop-up in Paris. Designed with longtime brand collaborator Janina Pedan, the milestone store is conceived as a contemporary gallery space spread across two floors. The opening will also mark the release of the first issue of Le Monde Béryl’s new print publication, titled “Beauty in Movement.” Exclusive Paris pieces, such as totes and guitar picks, will be available, alongside its current season collections.
Paris’ go-to platform for authenticated secondhand luxury, ReSee, is partnering with stylist Suzanne Koller for an exclusive edit of vintage pieces from her personal wardrobe. Available this week only, Koller’s closet of archival pieces from Hermès, Céline, Saint Laurent and Prada, among others, will be open to collectors searching for rare pieces from the ’70s to ’90s at ReSee’s boutique. When fashion week is over on Oct. 7, so is your chance. — Rhonda Richford
Residence, 84 Quai de Jemmapes, 75010
Le Monde Béryl, 24 Rue Saint Roch, 75001
Icicle, 4 Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, 75008
ReSee x Suzanne Koller, 48 bis Avenue Kléber, 75116
Where to Eat
Fashion week institution Le Castiglione has returned, with a new 90-seat home on a leafy corner of Place de la Madeleine. Expect the same proprietor, a decor you’d swear has just been moved over from its erstwhile home, a menu with the Casti Burger as a star — and to be vying for one of the two-dozen spots on the terrasse.
France is getting its first taste of Port City Southern cuisine with L’Arrêt, the new restaurant of chef Mashama Bailey and Johno Morisano of Savannah’s The Grey fame. Afro-Atlantic inspirations get a Gallic accent, with a menu retaining the tenets of Paris bistro and café fare, revisited with touches of the American South’s culinary hallmarks such as okra, pecans and corn.
What was formerly a neighborhood fishmonger just off Rue Saint-Honoré has turned into achingly chic sushi and wine specialist Bar Omi, by the team behind Japanese eateries Ojii and Onii-san. Black lacquer furniture, Ingo Maurer light fixtures and a bar by French ceramics artists are the backdrop for the creative menu of chef Taku Mikuriya. Rumor has it sake-tasting classes will be on offer in the near future.
Bar Omni
Photo by ROBIN LEFEBVRE/Courtesy of Omni
Caviar Kaspia and Hôtel de Crillon have teamed for a residence that runs until Jan. 15, where the hotel’s Jardin d’Hiver and Bar des Ambassadeurs takes cues from its Place de la Madeleine neighbor’s style and flavors. On offer is a custom menu with delectable options, such as gilt-head bream ceviche with citrus broth and bottarga, agnolotti del Plin with king crab and, of course, caviar-topped options. — Lily Templeton
Le Castiglione, 8 Place de la Madeleine, 75008
Open 7 days a week, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Tel.: +33 1 42 60 59 22
L’Arrêt by The Grey, 36 Rue de l’Université, 75007
Open Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tel.: +33 9 84 00 09 08
Bar Omi, 6 Rue du Marché Saint-Honoré, 75001
Open Monday to Saturday for lunch and dinner
Tel.: +33 6 49 50 27 57
Caviar Kaspia’s residence at Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel, 10 Place de la Concorde, 75001
Open 7 days a week
Tel.: +33 1 44 71 15 00
Where to Refuel
Forget latte art — have your latte in an art installation. That’s what’s on offer at Parisian coffee shop Nuances, which invited architect Harry Nuriev to imagine its fourth outpost, in the Marais. Cue a decor of glowing orange and stainless steel counters with surfaces modeled after crushed to-go cups.
No time to swing by your hotel for a refresh? No problem: the Siro Hotels hospitality brand has you covered with its Refuel Station, a mobile wellness hub it will set up on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in strategic spots — read, near the Palais de Tokyo and outside shows such as Victoria Beckham — to serve up energy-boosting smoothies. — L.T.
Siro Refuel Station, locations and times will be announced on the @SiroHotels Instagram and sirohotels.com website.
Café Nuances – Marais, 51 Rue des Francs-Bourgeois, 75004
Open Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., weekends, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where to Bid and Take in Art
One of the largest private collections dedicated to Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo is being auctioned at Piasa on Wednesday at 2 p.m. CET. It comprises more than 500 lots gathered by Hiroaki Narita between 1969 and 1999.
Elsewhere, 300 archival pieces, mainly from the eponymous brand Yohan Serfaty, who died in 2013, and rare prototypes from his first collections for Y/Project, are being auctioned by his foundation from Saturday to Monday. Proceeds are to benefit Andam.
A piece that will be auctioned by Yohan Serfaty’s foundation to benefit Andam.
Courtesy
The Musée d’Orsay, in partnership with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, is showcasing John Singer Sargent’s decade working in Paris, beginning in 1874 at age 18. Many of the 90-plus works are returning to France for the first time since their conception.
Pierre Soulages’ paintings on paper are the focus of an exhibit at the Musée du Luxembourg. This show culls 130 pieces made between the 1940s, when he started working with walnut stain, and early 2000s.
All of the 103 images included in the original, seminal Richard Avedon series “In the American West,” taken between 1979 and 1984, are being shown for the first time in Europe, at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. These are showcased alongside engravers’ prints and unpublished documents, such as preparatory Polaroids and test prints annotated by Avedon. — Jennifer Weil
“Rei Kawakubo & Comme des Garçons 1969-1999,” Wednesday
Piasa, 118 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008
Yohan Serfaty Fund auction, Saturday to Monday
VSP Store, 19 Rue Debelleyme, 75003
“John Singer Sargent: Dazzling Paris,” through Jan. 11
Musée d’Orsay, Esplenade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 75007
“Soulages, Another Light,” through Jan. 11
Musée du Luxembourg, 19 Rue Vaugirard, 75006 Paris
“Richard Avedon in the American West,” through Oct. 12
Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, 79 Rue des Archives, 75003