There's 404. It's a Moroccan restaurant that's really fun. My favorite drink is there, and it's called a 404 Cocktail. It's sort of like a mojito with vodka. They have it in London as well, at a place called Momo's. It's the same owner. Really good, really fun, and really good couscous. The seating's pretty low, very bohemian, a little more funky. There's also a wonderful Italian place called Stresa. I love it. I always get the pasta with caviar – just a flat pasta with butter and caviar. That's my favorite. And then a scoop of vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso over it. As you can tell, food is a big part of my time in Paris. Oh, then there's Bofinger, the brasserie that has all the big platters of seafood. It's a famous place. It's two floors … Uh-oh! There goes my baby. My baby needs me, so I've got to go.
Kate Hudson's Paris Essentials
Lodging
Four Season's George V, $$$$, 011-33-1-49-52-70-00
31 avenue George V
Plaza Athénée, $$$$, 011-33-1-53-67-66-65, 1-866-732-1106
25 avenue Montaigne
The Ritz, $$$$$, 011-33-1-43-16-30-30
15 place Vendome
Dining
404, Moroccan, $$$, 011-33-1-42-74-57-81
69 rue des Gravilliers
Angelina's, tea salon, $$, 011-33-1-42-60-82-00
22 rue de Rivoli
Bofinger, Alsatian brasserie, $$$, 011-33-1-42-72-87-82
5 rue de la Bastille, near Bastille Opera
Chez Janou, Provençale, $$$, 011-33-1-42-72-28-41
2 rue Roger Verlomme
L'Amis Louis, café, $$$$, 011-33-1-48-87-77-48
32 rue Vertbois
Stresa, Italian, $$$, 011-33-1-47-23-51-62
7 rue Chambiges
Sights
The Louvre Museum, 011-33-1-40-20-53-17
34 quai du Louvre
Monet's House and Gardens, 011-33-2-32-51-28-21
Rue Claude Monet, Giverny
Picasso Museum, 011-33-1-42-71-25-21
5 rue de Thorigny
Shopping
Colette, hip department store, 011-33-1-55-35-33-90
213 rue St. Honore
L'Eclaireur, clothing, 011-33-1-48-87-10-22
12 rue Mahler
Nightlife
The Zenith of Paris, live music, 011-33-1-42-08-60-00
211 avenue Jean Jaures
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Excerpted from Celebrated Weekends: The stars' guide to the most exciting destinations in the world by Mark Seal. Copyright 2007 by Mark Seal. Excerpted with permission from Rutledge Hill Press. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.
