By The DÉPAYSANTS Team

The Lunar New Year, celebrated throughout Southeast Asia, took place this February 1st. Happy Year of the Tiger 🐯 ! To celebrate, here are some of our favorite and affordable Southeast Asian restaurants in Paris.

Mama Huhu Group

This group consists of four restaurants in the 10th and 4th arrondissements: Tiger Tiger, Panda Panda, Baobar, and Dumpling Queen, drawing inspiration from cuisines throughout Southeast Asia.

https://mamahuhuparis.com/ 

TranTranZai

For delicious Szechuan style noodles!

https://trantranzai.fr/

Comptoir Coréen Soju Bar

Soju Bar highlights Korean street food delicacies, tapas style: perfect for sharing with friends.https://www.sojubar.comptoircoreen.fr/

Trois Fois Plus de Piment

This Szechuan restaurant with multiple locations also has two other restaurants - Deux Fois Plus de Piment and Cinq Fois Plus de Piment, so choose carefully . . . https://troisfoisplusdepiment.fr/

Bao Family

Petit Bao and Gros Bao, under the umbrella of Bao Family, both offer amazing dumplings, even featuring a vegetarian soup dumpling! https://www.baofamily.co/

La Cantine Chinoise

Located in one of Paris’ “Chinatown” areas, Belleville, this restaurant serves up traditional Chinese dishes. https://www.lacantinechinoise.fr/?lang=en

Pâtisserie du Saison

This pastry shop which is situated in another Chinese neighborhood in the 13th arrondissement, with a large selection of sweet treats! https://www.patisserie-saison.fr/

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so here are some ideas for what to do with the people you love.

Body and Soul at the Opéra Garnier

Treat yourself to a night at the opulent Palais Garnier to see the ballet “Body and Soul,” set to the music of Chopin’s preludes. https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-21-22/ballet/body-and-soul

Solera Cocktail Bar

Experimental cocktail bar Solera will be creating three special drinks for lovers this Valentine’s day. One is a surprise, so make sure to reserve if you’re dying to try it out! https://www.sortiraparis.com/actualites/saint-valentin/articles/270253-saint-valentin-2022-a-paris-des-cocktails-inedits-et-romantiques-au-solera

Champagne & Mermaid Show at the Paris Aquarium

Mermaids come to life for a magical show at the Aquarium, which comes with a glass of champagne included. https://cineaqua.regiondo.fr/saint-valentin-ballade-romantique

Soirée Love at the Musée Rodin

Let yourself be inspired by the great love story of Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel while strolling among their sculptural creations, complete with projections and musicians. https://www.musee-rodin.fr/musee/agenda/soiree-love-au-musee-rodin

Romantic Gardens and Parks in Paris

The website Sortir à Paris has curated a list of the most romantic parks in and around Paris for a lover’s stroll. https://www.sortiraparis.com/arts-culture/balades/articles/249160-les-jardins-les-plus-romantiques-de-paris

Carnival Parade

The Paris Carnival Parade is back Sunday, February 27, starting at 1pm at Place Gambetta and heading towards République. The theme is Ancient worlds, so get creative! http://www.carnaval-paris.org/

Finally, here are our recommendations of must-see art exhibitions that are opening or closing this month.

Mariette Pathy Allen Curated by Antidote Magazine

From January 27 to February 10, Antidote Magazine is organizing the first solo exhibition of photographer Mariette Pathy Allen, who for the last 40 years has been photographing non-binary and transgender subjects.

https://magazineantidote.com/art/exposition-mariette-pathy-allen/

Yves Saint Laurent aux Musées

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Yves Saint Laurent’s first fashion show, six different museums will be displaying the designer’s work in different ways: The Centre Pompidou, The Louvre, The Orsay, The Museum of Modern Art, The Picasso Museum, and The Yves Saint Laurent Museum will all be participating. https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/program/calendar/event/OOXAzPI

Illuminated Tarot at the Musée de la Carte à Jouer

Located in the southern suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux is the Museum of Playing Cards, which is currently showing an exhibit of illuminated Tarot decks of the Italian Renaissance until March 13. https://www.museecarteajouer.com/tarots-enlumines-chefs-doeuvre-de-la-renaissance-italienne/

Musée du Quai Branly

Two exhibitions are opening at the Musée Du Quai Branly this month: one on Wampum beads of North America, and the other a retrospective of the Vietnamese photographer Dinh Q. Lê. https://www.quaibranly.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/at-the-museum/exhibitions/

Morozov Collection at the Fondation Louis Vuitton

Good news! The Morozov Collection, exhibiting masterpieces of modern French art, has been extended until April 3rd. https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/en/events/icones-de-lart-moderne-la-collection-morozov

Carla Fernandez: Manifesto at the Fondation Cartier

On the evening of February 14, Mexican ethical fashion designer Carla Fernandez will be presenting her conceptual fashion performance show Manifesto at the Fondation Cartier. https://www.fondationcartier.com/en/events/carla-fernandez?from=1644861600

Graciela Iturbide at the Fondation Cartier

Starting on February 12, the Fondation Cartier will be exhibiting the largest solo show of the Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide in France to date. On February 17, the artist will be speaking with Guatemalan writer Eduardo Halfon about their work in front of a live audience at the museum. https://www.fondationcartier.com/en/exhibitions/graciela-iturbide

Musée D’Orsay

The Musée D’Orsay has one exhibition closing this month, and another will be opening. On February 13, the “Signac collectionneur” exhibition, showcasing Fauvist works in particular, will be ending. And starting on February 8, the works of American painter James McNeill Whistler owned by the Frick Collection of New York City will be on display. https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/visite/expositions