Ten Rue Delambre is marked today by an Italian restaurant, but in the nineteen twenties, this address housed the Dingo American Bar and Restaurant. It opened its doors in nineteen twenty-three and became a primary late-night destination…
Hemingway’s Paris
This walk takes you through the legendary Montparnasse, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and Right Bank spots where Ernest Hemingway wrote, drank, and lived the literary life of 1920s Paris.
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1. 10 Rue Delambre
2. Le Dôme Café
Le Dôme Café, at one hundred eight boulevard du Montparnasse, is recognizable by its ornate Art Deco facade, expansive street-side terrace, and cursive script spelling out its name above the entrance. Founded in eighteen ninety-eight by…
3. Brasserie Lipp
Brasserie Lipp, located at one hundred fifty-one Boulevard Saint-Germain, is instantly recognizable by the warm glow of its globe lights and the etched mirrors reflecting its long-standing Belle Époque interior. Founded in eighteen eighty…
4. Les Deux Magots
Inside the café, two wooden statues of Chinese merchants—the magots—perch on a central pillar, watching the tables as they have since the business opened at this location in the nineteenth century. These figurines were once the namesake of…
5. Place Saint-Michel
The Place Saint-Michel is defined by its massive, neo-Renaissance wall fountain, which rises twenty-six meters high and spans fifteen meters wide against the side of a corner building. Completed in eighteen sixty by architect Gabriel…
6. Harry's New York Bar
Harry's New York Bar, located at number five Rue Daunou, is identified by the wooden saloon-style doors that open into a space largely defined by its original dark mahogany bar. This fixture was dismantled in Manhattan and transported to…
7. Bar Hemingway
Bar Hemingway is a small, twenty-five-seat room tucked inside the Ritz Paris on the Place Vendôme. You can identify it by its wood-paneled walls, sepia-toned lighting, and collection of memorabilia, including personal photos, letters, and…