4 Day Paris Trip - May 2026 - rate my itinerary!
Heading to Paris May 8-11 with my wife before continuing to Croatia for a work course. Based at Hôtel Bel Ami in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Food-focused trip, happy to hear any thoughts or tips.
✅ means booked already
FRIDAY MAY 8 — Arrive CDG 8:40 AM
1:15 PM — Lunch at Epicure, Le Bristol (3-star Michelin) ✅
Arc de Triomphe, then walk back down the Champs-Élysées
8:00 PM — Dinner at DELTA Restaurant Paris 6, sharing plates & cocktails ✅
SATURDAY MAY 9
Sacré-Cœur early morning before the crowds, funicular up, wander Place du Tertre and the village streets
11:00 AM — Chef PJ’s Montmartre Food Tour, ~5 hrs, covers lunch ✅
Wind down with a glass of wine on Rue de Buci back in Saint-Germain
SUNDAY MAY 10
Notre-Dame Cathedral (fully reopened Dec 2024)
Walk along the Left Bank, grab a coffee before heading to the tower
12:45 PM — Eiffel Tower Summit by lift, reserved access ✅
Musée d’Orsay optional after — open until 6 PM, 15 min walk from the tower, will skip if we’re tired
8:00 PM — Dinner at Passionné, 1-star Michelin ✅
Late night — Seine boat tour, Vedettes du Pont Neuf (TBD) — watch the Eiffel sparkle from the water
MONDAY MAY 11
Louvre Museum (entering via Carrousel du Louvre to skip the lines)
Walk through the Tuileries Garden
Le Bon Marché + La Grande Épicerie for last-day food gifts
Atelier des Lumières — currently showing the Renaissance exhibition (Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo) — has anyone done this? Worth it?
8:00 PM — Dinner at Septime ✅
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!