Le Grand Hôtel & Café de la Paix: French Art de Vivre

Discover the sublime elegance of the Grand Hôtel and Café de la Paix—a hub of cultural and café society elegance in Paris since 1862.

Conjured up during Baron Haussmann’s Parisian urban renewal program in the 19th century, and freshly renovated by master designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, the Grand Hôtel and its Café de la Paix occupy a choice location among the legendary façades surrounding Paris’s Opera Garnier. This stunning edition retraces the history of the Belle Époque palace with its 458 rooms and suites, where visitors from all over the world meet under the glass roof of its winter garden.

The Café de la Paix continues to serve signature recipes—from famed onion soup to flaky mille-feuille—on its celebrated terrace that overlooks the Boulevard des Capucines. In 1904, the Grand Hôtel’s head barman Franck Newman invented the original dry martini as a tribute to avant-garde actress Sarah Bernhardt, a regular guest. The café has since been a meeting place for notables from Oscar Wilde to Ernest Hemingway, Marlene Dietrich to Ines de la Fressange, and John Travolta to President Bill Clinton.
 
Blending architecture, history, and timeless luxury, this volume celebrates the hotel and café at the epicenter of a cherished era in Parisian history.

 Clothbound Hardcover. 224 pages. 8.94"W x 12.13"H x 1.02".