There are so many outstanding places to dine in Paris but I tend to favor the restaurants that don't have the Michelin stars. The smaller, family run bistros that prepare food based on what is fresh and in season for that day are the places I frequent.

I really enjoy Lezard Cafe in the Second Arrondisemen, it is always busy at lunch and often hard to find a seat. They prepare a delicious salmon tartare and their Salade Saveur is the dish I always order. The Salade Saveur has baby lettuce with fresh slices of mozzarella, sliced roasted chicken, pine nuts and sun dried tomatoes in a pesto vinaigrette. For dessert, try the tarte tatin.

Lezard Cafe
32, Rue Etienne Marcel
011 33 (0) 1 42 33 23 73
Second Arrondisement

If you are looking for the traditional chateaubriand with bearnaise sauce and pommes frites, you won't find any better than at Chez Georges. This restaurant has been in the same location for 100 years and they continue to serve all the classic French dishes. Their profiteroles with choclate sauce are the best.

I love walking around this area near the Place des Victoires and Etienne Marcel for shopping. Here you will find many boutiques and one of my favorites is Jay Ahr. This shop sells its own line of evening and cocktail dresses as well as jersey wrap dresses.

Jay Ahr
2, Rue du 29 Julliet
011 33 (0) 1 42 96 95 23
Second Arrondisement

Shoes, glorious shoes!!! I simply cannot resist a new pair of shoes. Well, maybe more than one pair and I always find what I want in Paris. Here are a few shoe salons that I recently visited.

Biondini
78, Avenue des Champs Elysees
011 33 (0) 1 43 59 09 78
Eighth Arrondisement

Here you will find all the top name shoe designers. There is always a Sale taking place at this boutique.






LK Bennet
31, Rue de Grenelle
011 33 (0) 1 42 22 20 80
Seventh Arrondisement

Beautifully made shoes. They also carry their own line of handbags and belts. I bought this pair of pewter colored heels.

Pring
41, Rue charlot
011 33 (0) 1 42 78 37 60
Third Arrondisement

This store has its own shoe line designed by the owner. Very unusual designs.

]The first place I usually visit when in Paris is my favorite tea salon, Mariage Freres. There are several locations throughout the city and I always stock up on my favorite teas as well as sit down to enjoy one of their beautiful salads with a pot of tea. They must have over 100 different loose teas all stored in large black and gold cannisters that they bring to you so that you can smell the aromas from the different teas. My favorite teas are Noix de Coco, which has pieces of coconut, American Breakfast which has aromas of chocolate, French Breakfast which has aromas of vanilla, and Amande, a very aromatic almond tea with tiny pieces of almond.

Mariage Freres
13, Rue des Grands Augustins
011 33 (0)1 43 47 18 54
Sixth Arrondisement

While walking around the Sixth, which is a great shopping area, I like to have lunch at L'Horloge and have their Salade compose' L'Oceane. It has mixed greens, fresh pink grapefruit sections, hearts of palm, fresh shrimp and smoked salmon in a citrus vinaigrette.

L'Horloge
72, Rue du Cherche Midi
011 33 (0) 1 42 22 46 64

I adore Paris and for the past 20 years I have been compiling a list of my favorite boutiques where Parisian women shop.

I travel to Paris at least four times a year and I am always in search of that unique shop that reflects the effortless style that Parisian women embody.

I want to share these finds with you and I have also included my favorite restaurants, tea salons, Patisseries and chocolatiers.

You can see my complete list by ordering my book on Lulu.com," Paris Style, An Insiders Guide to Shopping and Dining." Author , Joanne Horning.

Here are some of my most recent finds after a two week stay in Paris in September:

Corto Moltedo
Jardins du Palais Royal
Colonnes 146-148 Galerie de Valois
011 33 (0) 1 49 227 97 91
First Arrondisment

The Grandson of the Founder of Bottega Veneta has created his own line of luggage as well as leather handbags, large and small in different colors.

Nathalie Garcon
15/17 Galerie Vivienne
011 33 (0) 1 40 20 14 00
Second Arrondisement

Wool coats in beautiful jewel tones along with silk charmeuse blouses. Very reasonably priced clothes designed by Nathalie Garcon. I bought a fuschia silk charmeuse dress with an overlay of black lace that is stunning.

Pierre Boisset
22, Rue du Pont Louis-Philippe
011 33 (0) 1 42 77 37 21
Fourth Arrondisement

Handbags and totes are made by this local designer. He designs a beautiful line of woven leather handbags in such colors as eggplant, green, black, dark brown, honey brown and beige. Very reasonably priced.

Gerbe
4 bis, rue du cherche Midi
011 33 (0) 1 42 22 06 10

Womens tights in every imaginable color and print. I adore their pin dot black tights.