Paris 5 - activities

Odette Paris, the house of cream puffs with old-fashioned charm

If you love cream puffs, Odette is the gourmet pastry shop that will make you happy. With two charming addresses with a retro spirit, this spot delights Parisians with freshly prepared choux every day.

Tour d'Argent Easter Brunch 2021 delivery and takeaway

Here's Yannick Franques' signature Easter brunch 2021 at La Tour d'Argent, available for delivery and takeaway!

Besties Bakery, the adorable store of unusual donuts in the 9th district

In our search for gourmet donuts in Paris, we came across Besties Bakery, an adorable store hidden in the 9th arrondissement, a few meters from the Seine. In a girly atmosphere, Besties Bakery offers donuts with original recipes, which will please young and old. If the store presents donuts as big as good, it also has drinks to take away and always its range of personalized boxes for the holidays!

Rôtisserie d'Argent 2021 Valentine's Day menus for delivery and takeaway

At the Rôtisserie d'Argent, for Valentine's Day 2021, you'll be spoilt for choice! Chef Yannick Franques is offering no less than 3 gourmet menus, as well as a breakfast to share in bed!

Mavrommatis 2021 Valentine's Day menu for delivery and takeaway

Put your trust in chef Andréas Mavrommatis: for Valentine's Day 2021, he's concocted an original menu with Mediterranean flavours, available for delivery and takeaway from February 11 to 14!

Paris: Les Grands Caractères, France's first bookshop dedicated to the visually impaired

Paris is home to a new bookshop with a concept never seen before in France. Located in the Latin Quarter, Les Grands Caractères offers books adapted for the visually impaired. It's the perfect place for literature fans whose passion for books was previously compromised by their sight problems.

Galettes des rois 2021 from l'Essentiel

Do you prefer galette des rois or brioche des rois? Frangipane or salted butter? Or maybe apple? For Epiphany 2021, L'Essentiel bakeries have the choice!

Jardin des Plantes menagerie unfit for animals’ wellbeing?

The Paris Animaux Zoopolis association – working to defend animals – accuses the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes to be too dilapidated to provide animals it houses with a comfortable accommodation.

Christmas logs 2020 at L'Essentiel bakery by Champion de France du Dessert Cyril Gaidella

Cyril Gaidella, Champion de France du Dessert 2017, unveils 4 gourmet and regressive 2020 Christmas logs for L'Essentiel bakery.

National tribute to Samuel Paty: what we know of the ceremony held this Wednesday at Paris La Sorbonne

This Wednesday October 21, France pays national tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher assassinated on October 16 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. What will be the ceremony like said to start from 7:30 p.m. in Paris La Sorbonne courtyard? Let us tell you more about it.

SweetSpot: the first spread bar

SweetSpot is the first spread bar in Paris. This newcomer on rue Mouffetard is likely to delight breakfast fans!

Paris starred restaurant La Tour d’Argent provides delivery and click & collect service

La Tour d’Argent is one of the most iconic restaurants in Paris. This starred restaurant keeps on providing delicious food to be delivered or as Click & Collect to help you cope with curfew in Paris.

Tripletta and its Neapolitan pizzas set up shop in Paris's Latin Quarter

Tripletta's delicious pizzas can now be enjoyed in the Latin Quarter. The benchmark for "Neapolitan" pizza in Paris has opened a new, third address in the heart of the 5th arrondissement. Come and discover it!

A free Chanel exhibition at the Jardin des Plantes

Chanel will finally be presenting its "La Beauté se cultive" exhibition in the Galerie de Minéralogie at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Originally scheduled for March, it will take up residence from September 23 to 27, 2020. It will feature an immersive experience "at the heart of its open-air laboratories", with rare items from the botanical collections of the Muséun national d'Histoire naturelle. The exhibition is free!

Pépita : the new restaurant of Saveriu Cacciari in Paris

After Chez Minnà, L'Alivi and Alma, Saveriu Cacciari presents us his new Parisian table. Named Pépita, this new restaurant awaits you from now on in the 5th district of the capital with Mediterranean flavors which will titillate your taste buds for sure!

Bank robbery at The Game, the immersive escape game!

Escape game fans, we've discovered The Game, an escape game located in the Jussieu district, which doesn't take the game lightly. Here, you have to rob a bank in less than an hour. So, are you up for the challenge? The Game is resuming bookings for sessions from June 22, 2020.

Solve the riddles of the Templars with The Game's Assassin's Creed escape game

Attention members of the Assassin's Brotherhood! Ubisoft has teamed up with Parisian escape game, The Game to make the Assassin's Creed video game real, and offer an opportunity to find the Templar treasure for Parisian assassins! The Game is resuming bookings for sessions from June 22, 2020.

Le Tremblement de Terre, The Game's new escape game

Escape game fans, mark your calendars! The Game, an establishment of the genre located near the Pantheon, is offering you a brand-new and most vibrant escape game, Le Tremblement de Terre, from January 14, 2020. A new room in a brand new space on rue de la Harpe, in the heart of Saint-Michel. The Game resumes bookings for sessions from June 22, 2020.

J'peux Pas, J'ai Péniche! back at River's King

For this new summer season, the famous "J'peux Pas, J'ai Péniche!" evening is back at River's King every Friday from July 10 to September 11, 2020, in a format adapted to the current context.

European Heritage Days 2020 in Paris: The Musée de Cluny

For European Heritage Days 2020 in Paris, the Musée de Cluny opens for free. Discover medieval works and enjoyed themed tours of the museum for the whole family.