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The 6th arrondissement is chic. It has always been regarded as
an intellectual center with many writers, artists and creative people
living here. It is the home of Paris publishing and antiquarian
book and print dealers. Over the past few years many luxury fashion
brands have located stores in the area.
St-Germain
St-Germain was a center of bohemianism and existentialism in the
glittering café society of the post-war years. Names associated
with this period are Sartre and Camus and the singer Juliette
Greco. Young French teenagers spent nights in its jazz clubs and
cabarets. Many famous French singers sang in the clubs or lived
in the area, such as Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel, Charles Trénet,
Guy Béart, Charles Aznavour. The home where Serge Gainsbourgh
lived on rue de Verneuil has become a graffitied shrine. Jazz
greats who played here include Sidney Bechet, Miles Davis and
Duke Ellington.
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Latin Quarter
St-Germain des Pres
Luxembourg Gardens
Odeon
Academy Française
Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Bon Marche
Rue du Cherche-Midi
St Sulpice.
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Le Petit Zinc : 11 rue St-Benoit - 75006 Paris
Whilst retaining its fabulous 1900 décor, this St-Germain
des Prés institution, with its "Art Nouveau"
style, has retained its exceptionally beautiful ironwork façade
and ceramic décor, and has added a luminous terrace with
large openings onto the dining room. Its sober and elegant design
provides the touch of modernity that only establishments of character
can reproduce. The intimacy of the dining-room is a perfect accompaniment
to the classic dishes proposed on the menu, the reason for the
Petit Zinc's success: the slices of calf's liver or the roast
shoulder of Limousin lamb will delight even the most gourmet palates.
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