Paris by Night & from Above

I enjoy looking at Paris from high above while eating a lunch, dinner or sipping a cocktail drink. Here are some favorite places that I go...

• To de-stress, I shop at Le Printemps near Opera Garnier and then eat lunch at La Terrasse Flo on the 9th floor. It's a self-service restaurant with a large outside area that you could seat, eat, relax and watch Paris from the top while getting some real sunshine.
  
  
• To have a candlelight dinner with a great view of Paris by night, I go to Le Ciel de Paris. It's on the 56th floor of Montparnasse tower. Jazz concerts are held on Thursday nights.
  
  
• To chat with friends at lunch in the summer time, the Zyriab: Institute du monde Arabe restaurant is an ideal place for fine Mediterranean cuisine with a great view of the Seine River and Notre-Dame. A huge terrace where you just sit and enjoy a nice hot and sweet Arab-style tea.
  
  
• To drink a sexy cocktail with your hubby, boyfriend or lover late at night, I go to panoramic cafe on the 33rd floor of Hotel Concord La Fayette near Palais de Congres. Try to get a table by the window--you won't be disappointed. I especially like the leather chairs and the upscale clients here are...tres hot and sensuelle.
  
  

What's fun and original stuff to do in Paris by night?

• Go play bowling. I googled on the net and found this fantastic link of 5 places in Paris that you can go for a bit of sportif mais sympa. There is one near the center of the city: AMF Bowling Montparnasse 27, rue du Commandant Mouchotte, 75014 Paris. 01-4321-6132.
  
  
• Go eat and dance. Has anyone been to Barramundi in the 9me? It's a resto-lounge, bar-club, cuisine Mediterranean and ethnic, music Chill-out. I went there with a friend and found the place very cozy with dim red and yellow lights. I loved their comfortable chairs and the African decors. I usually don't like the ambiance of a night club filled with cigarette smoke, but I got this place under my skin. It's  warmth, chic and romantic...don't miss it!
  
  
• Go watch a sexy show. Get out of your box and be sensual! These night party events included famous shows such as the “Crazy Horse”, “Moulin Rouge”, dinner and dancing cruises on the Seine, etc. I’d chosen the dinner and show at Stringfellows at €45 per person—that's a 35% discount off the regular price, which is unusual given that Stringfellows is a table dancing show invented by Peter Stringfellow, a Brit. The deco resembled Shanghai dancing clubs in the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s--the place and its dancers are elegantly organized and superbly performed. The food was good...I liked it.
  
  
• Go see a ballet. The ballets at Opera Garnier are terrific with "Les Étoiles" dancers. They serve alcohol refreshments during break times. A show normally lasts from 2 to 3 hours. I went to see one and it was absolutely magnificent!!! Something that...should not be missed.

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