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72 Hours · No Bad Decisions · No Tourist Traps
Paris doesn't forgive ignorance. We fix that.
Who This Is For
You want to arrive, feel Paris properly – and leave knowing it went exactly as it should have. We ate an embarrassing number of croissants and earned every point in this itinerary personally.
Our job: remove every decision from your path. Your only job: be there.
Tourist Traps – Read This First
The Only Rule That Matters
Our Approach
We made a deliberate choice: this guide contains no Louvre, no Eiffel Tower queue, no Notre-Dame selfie circuit. Not because they aren't worth seeing – but because you already know they exist, and no guide in the world will make those queues shorter or the crowds thinner.
72 hours is not enough to do Paris and do it well. So we chose well. What's in this guide is what we actually do when we come back to Paris – and we always come back.
Evening 1
The city opens on the first night.
Drop your bags, change, and head straight to the nearest brasserie. First glass of Crémant – a brilliant alternative to Champagne at a third of the price. Watch people. You are officially in Paris.
A New York-style bistro in the heart of SoPi. Tight, loud, alive – exactly what you need on the first evening.
✦ Your Line
Day 2
The day that makes Paris make sense.
The oldest tearoom on the most beautiful square in Paris. Don't arrive before 9:30.
✦ Your Line
Stop at Buly 1803. Choose a fragrance and ask the calligrapher to write your name on the bottle. The only souvenir worth buying in Paris.
📍 Le Marché des Enfants Rouges – oldest covered market in Paris, 1615. A dozen Fine de Claire + Chablis. Before 12:30 or you lose your seat.
📍 Parcelles – Michelin Bib Gourmand. Flawless food, zero snobbery.
Where to Drink Well
This is Dan's section. Paris has more bad wine bars than good ones. These three never disappoint.
Natural wine, rotating list, serious selection. If you don't know what to order: "Something orange or funky, under €12 a glass." They'll love you for it.
Half wine shop, half bar. Buy a bottle from the shelf, pay €7 corkage. The smartest price-to-quality ratio for wine in Paris. Arrive before 19:30.
No menu on the wall. Stand at the bar, order whatever Burgundy they're pouring, watch the 11th arrondissement walk past. Paris at its most honest.
Realistic Budget
| Expense | For two |
| Evening 1 – Arrival + Cabaret | ~€400 |
| Day 2 – Marais + Opera + Dinner | ~€285 |
| Day 3 – Slow farewell | ~€146 |
| Total pocket money | ~€831 |
Excluding flights and accommodation. This is what you actually spend.
Ready for the full experience?
Full Day 2 & Day 3 routes · Every walking direction · Google Maps · Booking scripts · Plan B for everything
One-time purchase. Yours forever.