He will always surprise us! Novelist, poet, playwright, pamphleteer, politician, Victor Hugo was also a decorator (of his own houses, in Paris and Guernsey) and even a designer.
His “house museum” on Place des Vosges (4th arrondissement) is presenting a unique exhibition until November, simply entitled “Victor Hugo, drawings” revealing a little-known side of the great man: a collection of 200 Indian inks, rather dark, ranging from caricature to landscapes to family portraits.
Victor Hugo Landscape with three trees, 1850, pen (graphic arts), wash, pencil, ink
© Maison de Victor Hugo – Hauteville House/Paris Musées
© Paris Museums/Victor Hugo Houses Paris-Guernsey
But there is still a surprise! The museum has just inaugurated, after eighteen months of closure, a café with a room located in old stables and a terrace overlooking a tree-lined courtyard, where you can sit in peace before or after the visit, to taste the flagship products of Maison Mulot, a well-known address on the left bank, rue du Seine.
And whose owner, Lorraine pastry chef Fabien Rouillard, has created a gourmet place that matches the genius writer's enormous appetite.
Quietly installed in this romantic garden, sheltered from the noise of the city, we dine from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. on the classics of the house: the croque-monsieur with Isigny cream and ham in a torchon (8,50 € on site €5,50 to take away), pâté en croute or foie gras (€19 per slice).
Accompanied by coffee from the San José roastery, or a nectar from Trois fois vin, because in this establishment with a family and artisanal spirit we love small artisans, sourced products and perpetuating know-how.
At tea time, we prefer the slice of cake or the amaryllis, a vanilla macaron garnished with fresh raspberries (€9 on site €6,60 to take away), while thinking of the immense work of the author of “Choses vus”.
Victor Hugo House
6 place des Vosges, 75004 Paris
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Tel: +01 42 72 10 16
Text: Katia Barillot
16.07.21
UNE LITTLE HUNGRY ?
Divine brunch at the foot of Notre-Dame
Of course, officially, it is not the Marais. But at Son de la Terre, a barge recently moored at the Montebello quay (5th), the 4th arrondissement is in sight. Moreover, this one is incredible: on one side, it is Notre-Dame flooded with sunlight; on the other, the quays, the book sellers, the walkers, the joggers.
The Enfants Rouges market, everyone loves it
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Piccola Mia, the pizzas of the Republic
On the Place de la République, a brasserie with Italian accents has just opened, which quickly made people forget the old Pizza Pino. Welcome to Piccola Mia, the fruit of the joyful encounter between Italian chef Denny Imbroisi, pizza chef Julien Serri and mixologist Matthias Giroud who creates a creative cocktail menu.
NOW ON
THE MOOD MARSH
Divine brunch at the foot of Notre-Dame
Of course, officially, it is not the Marais. But at Son de la Terre, a barge recently moored at the Montebello quay (5th), the 4th arrondissement is in sight. Moreover, this one is incredible: on one side, it is Notre-Dame flooded with sunlight; on the other, the quays, the book sellers, the walkers, the joggers.
Saka, a cocktail bar like in Tokyo
Here is an address which gives the measure of the transformation of the Marais. And it's enough to silence the grumpy people whose mantra is: “It was better before…” No, everything was not better “before” in the Marais. Besides, there was no American bar like Saka, which cultivates a form of excellence that can only be found in Japan.
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The only jazz club in the Marais, 38Riv is the temple of cool and swing. Rue de Rivoli, between Saint-Paul and Hôtel de Ville, its vaulted cellars are the home base of the new jazz scene. Every evening, the magic happens.