Greet the morning in a truly French fashion with a stop at one of the many local boulangeries, or "bakeries," that dot the city. Here, hungry travelers and locals alike will find freshly baked bread like crusty baguettes and Viennoiserie, which bridge the gap between French bread and more decadent dessert pastries, such as pillowy brioche, flaky croissants, and sweet pain au chocolate. These ubiquitous French shops must bake their bread on-site to be considered a "boulangerie," so patrons know that they are getting their goods straight from the source.

Savor everything from Michelin-starred Italian cuisine to Japanese-Peruvian fusion at one of the two headlining restaurants at Le Royal Monceau - Raffles Paris. Il Carpaccio offers modern dishes made with traditional and seasonal ingredients in a convivial setting. Matsuhisa Paris, meanwhile, is the first restaurant in France helmed by culinary icon Nobu, featuring everything from expertly prepared fish dishes crafted by sushi chefs to proteins like Wagyu beef and Normandy chicken grilled over charcoal.

Cap off a day of Parisian adventures on a sweet note with a visit to a pâtisserie, or pastry shop. If time affords, make the roughly 20-minute car or metro ride to Stohrer on Rue Montorgueil. Considered the oldest pâtisserie in Paris, this storied pastry house was established in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer, then pastry chef to King Louis XV. While there, be sure to try their famous rum baba, an alcohol-infused cake that was invented by Nicolas Stohrer in 1725 during his pastry apprenticeship working in the kitchens of King Stanislas De Poland.