Southern swing
L’Arrêt by The Grey, best drinks on the water, Ternes properties, Galerie LJ, Martin Boire & Manger, Repère Sauvage, Dior, MORE
RESTAURANTS • First Word
Chef’s station
The Skinny: American chef Mashama Bailey and restaurateur Johno Morisano have opened a branch of their celebrate Savannah, Georgia restaurant The Grey in the former premises of Café l’Espérance, in Faubourg Saint-Germain’s old Greyhound bus station. They’ve named the new restaurant L’Arrêt by The Grey.
The Vibe: The intimate square dining room with Thonet chairs and bare wood tables is dominated by a beautiful flea-market chandelier, along with a mascot brass art deco statuette of a greyhound Morisano found at a stall at the Porte de Clignancourt. Under the direction of Audrey, a Frenchwoman who previously worked at the Savannah restaurant, the friendly, motivated young staff patiently explain the Southern cuisine to curious book editors, antique dealers, and bourgeois locals tantalized by taking a gastronomic walk on the wild side. Overall, très bon enfant.
The Food & Drink: L’Arrêt is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with brunch on weekends. Lunch ranges from French classics like croque monsieur to cod with Creole sauce and chicken braise aux échalotes. Dinner is when Bailey’s cooking is fully showcased, including macaroni and cheese and chicken captain (a classic Charleston recipe of chicken braised in a curried tomato and pepper sauce with currants and almonds) and chess pie.
The Verdict: A gracious, carefully conceived new Left Bank bistro that aspires to become a neighborhood favorite by offering a gastronomically lyrical menu. –Alexander Lobrano
→ L’Arrêt by The Grey (7th arr) • 36 Rue de l’Université • Mon-Fri 9h-22h, Sat 11h-22h • Call to reserve: (33) 09-84-00-09-08.
PARIS WORK & PLAY LINKS: Jonathan Anderson goes for the jugular in his Dior debut at Paris Fashion Week • Spring’s 2026 ‘it’ Sneakers just debuted in Paris at Dries Van Noten • The standout shows of Paris Fashion Week, as they happen • Inside the now-open Virgil Abloh: The Codes, on display through 09/10 • Surveying two Parisian live-fire restaurants suitable for fall dining • 15 coffee trends from the world over.
REAL ESTATE • On the Market
Three properties currently on offer around Ternes in the 17th arr:
→ Ternes (metro Charles de Gaulle - Étoile) • 3BR/2BA, 142 m2 • Ask: 1.85M € • classic elegance and high ceilings on the 4th floor near Arc de Triomphe • Annual maintenance/condo fees: 3084 € • Agent: Meriem Bouthinon, Engel & Völkers.
→ Rue Théodore de Banville (metro Pereire, above) • 4BR/2BA, 167 m2 • Ask: 2.440M € • 5th floor flat in Haussmann-style building with herringbone parquet flooring and children’s section • Annual maintenance/condo fees: 9,797 € • Agent: Johannes Letu, Sotheby’s.
→ Courcelles/Place des Ternes (metro Wagram) • 3BR/3BA, 171 m2 • Ask: 2.5M € • renovated 3rd floor apartment in art deco condominium building • Annual maintenance/condo fees: 10,284 € • Agent: Mathieu Lari, Barnes.
WORK • Friday Routine
Apéro hour
ADELINE JEUDY • founder • Galerie LJ
Neighborhood you work in: 13th arr
Neighborhood you live in: 2nd arr
It’s Friday morning. How are you rolling into the weekend?
I don’t fully feel like it’s the weekend yet, since I also work on Saturdays while the gallery is open. But Friday afternoons start to feel more relaxed, and that’s when I usually suggest to my neighbor, Galerie Tagliatella, to have an early drink — either in my gallery or hers — to toast the end of the week. That’s also when I start receiving text messages (from 15h onward) about Friday evening apéro plans. Fridays are really all about food and drinks!
What’s on the agenda for today?
After dropping my son off at school and picking up a babka from Boulangerie du Sentier or a croissant from Boulangerie Terroirs d’Avenir on rue du Nil, I’ll bike across half the city — passing Pont Neuf and Notre-Dame on my daily commute — to reach my art gallery in the 13th arrondissement. This Friday, I plan to finalize the press release for our upcoming show for the artists MURMURE and send it to the press, as well as complete and submit our application for an art fair in Paris next spring.
Any restaurant plans today, tonight, this weekend?
Since it’s Friday, I’ll be meeting my son and partner after work at our regular spot, Martin Boire & Manger, in the 11th arrondissement near Place de la République. They’ll be waiting for me after school pickup around 18h, most likely petting Samy, the resident dachshund. To me, this is simply the best wine bar and restaurant in Paris. Loïc, the owner, grows much of what’s served at Martin on his farm outside the city, Le Jardin sur Loire. The chef works magic with vegetables and beyond — so creative that you end up enjoying things you’d never have imagined eating.
How about a little leisure or culture?
This month, during Paris Art Week, I’ll be visiting the art fairs, while also participating in Asia Now at the Monnaie de Paris, the largest of which is Art Basel Paris, now back under the glass dome of the Grand Palais. I won’t miss the opening of the Fondation Cartier, as they inaugurate their new premises near the Louvre. On Sunday afternoons with my son, especially in the fall and winter, we often stop by the Bourse de Commerce or explore a particular exhibition or gallery at the Louvre, both of which happen to be our neighborhood museums. We’re very fortunate.
Any weekend getaways?
Since I work most Saturdays throughout the year, I rarely take full weekends off. But when I do, I usually fly with my family to a destination that’s less than two hours away, something made much easier now that Paris Orly Airport is connected to the city center by metro line 14. Typically, I can leave home at 11h, catch a flight to Italy at 13h30, and be sipping my first Aperol spritz on Verona’s Piazza Erbe by 15h45. The same feeling of a complete change of scenery is just as easy to get with less than five hours door-to-door in Marrakech, or only three hours away by train in Marseille.
What was your last great vacation?
This August, we spent four weeks in the far east of Indonesia, traveling through Nusa Tenggara between Flores, Timor, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. As a newly certified diver, I had the chance to experience incredible dives (and currents!) in some of the most stunning spots around the world, especially on the island of Alor. We completely fell in love with T-Land Resort on Nemberala Beach, Rote Island — a boutique surf retreat founded by a group of Spanish friends, beautifully maintained and designed with attention to the smallest details. The waves cater to everyone, from beginners to seasoned surfers. The best time to go is from April to October, the dry season.
What’s a recent big-ticket purchase you love?
I bought a new Insta360 X5 camera to film underwater, and I ended up using it every single day in Indonesia. It’s simply amazing.
What store or service do you always recommend?
For anyone traveling to Italy, the Osteria d’Italia app is an absolute must. It’s the best restaurant guide in the country, created by the Slow Food movement. It leads you to villages you might never have thought to visit. Suddenly, you find yourself sitting down to a meal prepared by an Italian mamma, serving the best truffle pici of your life.
Where are you donating your time or money?
I don’t typically donate time or money in the traditional way. Instead, I try to fill a suitcase with useful items, requested in advance by people we will meet during our travels. It might be sports shoes for a whole family in Indonesia, or art supplies for a community-based organization supporting vulnerable children in a small village in Kenya.
CULTURE & LEISURE • Long Way
La La Land en ciné concert • Le Palais des Congrès (Boulogne-Billancourt) • Fri @ 20h30 • carré or, 119 € per
Fatboy Slim • Pl. des Insurgés de Varsovie (15th arr) • Fri @ 23h • VIP, 39 € per
Waxx • L’Olympia (9th arr) • Sat @ 20h • mezz, 69 € per
GETAWAYS • Loir-et-Cher
Landscape mode
A weekend at Repère Sauvage is immersive, generous, and full of soul. Set on 42 hectares of forest, meadows, and ponds in the Perche Vendômois, the countryside retreat balances comfort and escapism for families, couples, and anyone seeking a deeper connection to nature.
There are 16 rooms in the 19th-century manor and 20 eco-built lodges scattered through the trees. The lodges, set on stilts and insulated with straw, blend discreetly into the landscape while offering warm interiors and sweeping views. Inside the manor, interior designer Gwenaëlle Girard has created a universe of bold textures, sculptural light, and generous colors, from the curved fireplace to the velvet-lined library.
Meals are shared at the restaurant or around long tables in the salon, where chef Arnaud Domette (who grew up just down the road) cooks with care: river fish, Touraine poultry, foraged herbs, garden vegetables. On Sundays, local families gather for lunch, and the atmosphere feels more like a celebration than a service.
For those traveling with children, Repère Sauvage is kid-friendly without sacrificing style. The on-site club (30 € for a full day), guided by nature educators and artists, offers outdoor adventures, creative workshops, and time to just be wild. There’s also a forest playground, a mini-farm, and a pool for everyone. And while the little ones play, parents can unwind in the sauna, sip a Loire wine at the bar, or curl up in the library with a view of the pond. –Victoire Loup
→ Repère Sauvage (La Ville-aux-Clercs) • Domaine du Fort Girard • from 200 € per night, fall wknd • Book.
GETAWAYS LINKS: Night train service from Paris to Berlin and Vienna to cease in December • Air Caraïbes launching expanded winter service from Paris to Dominican Republic • Inside Œuvres Sensibles, Marseilles’ smartest homewears shop.
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BARS • The Nines
Drinks, on the water
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Petit Bain (13th arr), tri-level floating barge w/ restaurant, leafy terrace, and 450-person concert space, open for lunch, happy hour, dinner