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🍊 A dedicated space for the parfumerie and papeterie collections of fave Paris makers Astier de Villatte has just opened practically next door to the original boutique, at 171 rue Saint-Honoré, leaving more space for ceramics at 173. Come for the eaux de parfum and colognes – including the brand new Tanger, a fragrant evocation of the bohemian Moroccan city – alongside scented candles and incense. The cult agenda is back in stock too.
🪑 Following last year’s acquisition of one of France’s oldest furniture workshops in Villers-Cotterêts, historic Parisian fabric house Maison Pierre Frey is doubling down on its furniture collections. Opening tomorrow, not far from its legendary fabric showroom on Rue du Mail, Galerie 14 Mail brings together the maison’s French-made furniture, including collaborations with contemporary talents Constance Guisset, Christophe Delcourt and Tristan Auer.
⚡️ A year after his giant Centre Pompidou survey closed, and following a year as visiting professor at the Beaux-Arts de Paris, Wolfgang Tillmans returns to Galerie Chantal Crousel with a new solo exhibition. Glade / Clairière brings together photographs, cameraless photograms, sculpture, and video works made during a recent residency at the Cité internationale des Arts. Opens Wed.
🏛️ The address is the same; the menu has changed. New restaurant Eupatoria 5 has taken over the former site of Eva Pritsky, whose legendary bar/ brocante was a Ménilmontant fixture with Parisian personnalités exceptionnelles for almost 40 years. The restaurant has kept much of its character – including Eva’s library – while chef Basile Eidel brings a fresh, instinctive take on modern Greek food, served alongside natural wines and a terrace overlooking the local church.
🍸 A year after unveiling its gobsmacking new home at Palais-Royal, the Fondation Cartier starts a new chapter with the opening of two new culinary spaces from Anne-Sophie Pic, one of France’s most esteemed chefs. First up, Utopic, her debut cocktail bar, opens Fri, with drinks inspired by her imprégnation philosophy of aromatic layers and infusions, and with a dedicated entry on Rue de Marengo. Two weeks later comes Anne-Sophie Pic Paris, replacing La Dame de Pic, her Rue du Louvre address since 2012. The new restaurant brings Pic’s cuisine into dialogue with Jean Nouvel’s architecture and the Fondation’s exhibitions (Ibrahim Mahama. The Harvest Season opens 22 Oct), with an entrance on Rue de Rivoli.
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