Where do artists eat, drink, and dance in Paris?

Unmissable restaurants and favorite watering holes?

Sequoia Scavullo: Le Bec Fin – Chez Saïd feels like you’ve walked into someone’s home, where tradition meets a touch of elegance. The couscous they serve isn’t just food – it’s like a warm embrace. I didn’t even like merguez sausage before, but here it’s something else: perfectly spiced and comforting. The vibe is relaxed and unpretentious. The décor is very pleasing to the eye. The serving dishes for the sauces are also beautiful, if you’re someone who takes pleasure those kinds of details.

Kémia is all about simplicity, and that’s what makes it so good. The menu is short, so there’s no stress in choosing, you just know everything is fresh and thoughtfully made. It’s a lesson in how, sometimes, less is more. The focus is on the quality of each dish. It’s a little reminder that restraint can create clarity – in both food and life.

Apolonia Sokol: A nice, casual place for carefully selected natural wines and fresh food is La Chope des Artistes. It has a very lively ambiance – one of a kind in Paris – and lots of artists hang out there, from musicians and performers to filmmakers, painters, and models. It’s a place where everyone is cool and friendly. The night can never go wrong at La Chope!

La Corvée is a non-profit gallery founded in a laundromat. Featuring shows by up-and-coming artists, such as Inès Di Folco Jemni and Camille Soualem, La Corvée offers workshops for children and adults as well as a residency program for experimental chefs of haute cuisine. So, if you happen to pop in, you might be lucky enough to experience delicious food, great art, and a quick wash!

A fun place in Montmartre near my studio is L’Hôtel Particulier on Avenue Junot. It’s quite a pompous mansion but has a pastoral twist, with chickens walking around freely. I enjoy going there for a cocktail, especially when Paris is so hot during the summer; the garden is beautiful, lush, and very refreshing. My studio is next door at Le Bateau-Lavoir, where Pablo Picasso painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon in 1907.