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As I get ready to fly to Paris for another fashion week, I’m thinking fondly of my favorite spots around this beautiful city. Even if you don’t travel during the runway shows, the French capital is endlessly chic and romantic. Sipping a cocktail at Bar Hemingway inside the Ritz, exploring the Rive Gauche (on the Left Bank) after a bite at Casa Tua, unwinding at the Hôtel Plaza Athénée —this is Paris at its best.

It’s been a while since I last updated my list of Parisian favorites, and revisiting it felt like a trip down memory lane—I’ve been going to some of these spots since my first Paris Fashion W

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