Paris
Hotels
We have stayed for many years at both the Saints-Peres and the DʼAngleterre, small 3-star hotels on the Left Bank, in the 6th arrondissement. The Relais Saint-Germain is a highly regarded 4 star, also in the 6th, and with the added benefit to guests of a guaranteed reservation to their restaurant, Le Comptoir du Relais.
Hotel des Saints-Peres (3 star)
65, rue des Saints-Peres
75006 Paris
01 45 44 50 00
Hotel dʼAngleterre (3 star)
44, rue Jacob
75006 Paris
01 42 60 16 93
Hotel Relais Saint-Germain (4 star)
9, Carrefour de Odeon
75006 Paris
01 43 29 12 05
Restaurants
Le Comptoir du Relais (Chef: Yves Camdeborde): 9, Carrefour de Odeon, 75006, 01 44 27 07 50
Go for lunch... no reservations required.
Le Bistrot de lʼUniversite: 40, rue de lʼUniversite, 75007, 01 42 61 26 64
One of our favorites... tiny, simple, authentic. Open Mon - Fri
Josephine "Chez Dumonet"
117, rue du Cherche-Midi
75006
01 45 48 52 40
Le Hangar: 12, Impasse Berthaud 75003, 01 42 74 55 44
Tucked away in a little alley in the 3rd. Tiny and wonderful. The owner waits on you. Must haves: the lentils and the ravioli.
Milan
Hotels
Our personal favorite (If you're looking for a modest, straightforward 3 star) is the tiny, family-owned Hotel Star. Located just behind the famed opera house, La Scala, it's small, very well-run and the owner, Vittoria, is one-in-a-million.
Grand Hotel et de Milan (5 Star)
Via Manzoni, 29
Milan 20121
02 723 141
Perfectly located at head of Milan's "Golden Triangle."
Four Seasons Hotel (5 Star)
Via Gesu, 8
Milan 20121
02 77 088
Carlton e Senato Hotel (5 Star)
Via Senato, 5
Milan 20121
02 76 01 55 35
Hotel Star (3 Star)
Via dei Bossi, 5
Milan 20121
02 801 501
Restaurants
"Al Girarrosto" da Cesarina
Corso Venezia, 31
20121 Milano
02 76000481
Bebelʼs Ristorante: via San Marco, 38 20121 Milano 02 657 1658
In the Brera/San Marco district.
Ristorante Peppino
via Durini, 7
20121 Milano
02 781 729
New York
Hotels
Mercer Hotel
147 Mercer Street
212 966.6060
In Soho. Mercer Kitchen restaurant downstairs. Good for a quick bite.
60 Thompson Hotel
60 Thompson Street
212 431.0400
Also Soho.
Gramercy Park Hotel
2 Lexington Avenue
212 920.3300
Restaurants
Mas Farmhouse
39 Downing Street in the West Village
212 255.1790
Locanda Verde
379 Greenwich Street in Tribeca
212 925.3797
10 Downing Food & Wine
10 Downing Street in the West Village
212 255.0300
Cafe Cluny
284 West 12th Street in the West Village
212 255.6900
