Take a break on the terrace from your shopping

Shopping can be pretty gruelling. So give yourself a break and cool off (and let your credit card cool off, too!) on the terraces of these recommended eateries. Bringing together American style and Left Bank spirit, Le Ralph’s is housed in the courtyard of a sumptuous mansion owned by Ralph Lauren. Chi terrace and elegant service, it offers Maryland crab, Maine lobster and Black Angus beef from Ralph Lauren’s own Colorado ranch and exclusive to this, his designer restaurant in Paris. A few streets away, the Cafe Bonpoint awaits. If you love the children’s clothing from Bonpoint, you will need no further excuse to try their tea room. Linger in the gorgeous patio garden where the walls are clad in greenery and climbing plants abound. On your way back to the Hotel Fabric, why not try another restaurant with a terrace? La Cantine Merci is a fair trade concept, where ecological and environmental ethics and responsibility are the way. Eat on site or take away. JR.

Le Ralph's, 173 boulevard Saint Germain, 6th
Tel. 01 44 77 76 00, www.ralphlaurenstgermain.com

Coffee Bonpoint, 6 Tournon Street, 6th
Tel. 01 56 24 05 79 www.bonpoint.com

La Cantine Merci, 111 boulevard Beaumarchais 11th
Tel. 01 42 77 78 92 www.matieresareflexion.com

Photo Ralph's / AE Thion