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11am-3pm & 6pm-midnight Tue-Fri, 9am-midnight Sat, 10am-6pm Sun; La Tour Maubourg)
Alain Milliat's fruit juices, bottled in the south of France, were once reserved for ultra-ex-
clusive hotels and restaurants. But you can pop into his Parisian juice bar-bistro to buy one
of the 33 varieties of juice and nectar, or sip them in house. Stunning flavours include rosé-
grape or green-tomato juice and white-peach nectar.
Milliat's jams and compotes are equally lush; try them during the bountiful weekend
brunch (noon to 3pm Saturday, noon to 4pm Sun; €38).
ENTERTAINMENT
St-Germain and especially Les Invalides aren't major nightlife destinations -
eating, drinking and, above all, shopping are the main entertainment here. For
live music, check for events in bars along
Les Berges de Seine
, or head to the
Latin Quarter or the floating nightclubs in Montparnasse and Southern Paris.
Cinemagoers are well catered for, with multiplexes concentrated around the
Odéon metro station on bd St-Germain.
CULTURAL CENTRE
LE LUCERNAIRE
reservations 01 45 44 57 34;
www.lucernaire.fr
;
53 rue Notre Dame des
Champs, 6e;
bar 11am-10pm Mon, 11am-12.30am Fri, 4pm-12.30am Sat, 4-10pm Sun;
Notre Dame
des Champs)
Sunday-evening concerts are a fixture on the impressive repertoire of this dynamic Centre
National d'Art et d'Essai (National Arts Centre). Be it classical guitar, baroque, French
chansons
or oriental music, these weekly concerts starting at 7.30pm are a real treat. Art and
photography exhibitions, cinema, theatre, lectures, debates and guided walks round off the
packed cultural agenda.
CINEMA
CINÉMA LA PAGODE
01 45 55 48 48;
www.etoile-cinema.com
;
57bis rue de Babylone, 7e;
St-
François Xavier)
This 19th-century Japanese pagoda was converted into a cinema in the 1930s and remains
the most atmospheric spot in Paris to catch arthouse and classic films. Don't miss a moment
or two in its bamboo-enshrined garden.
