There’s an unofficial but perfectly mastered discipline in Paris: elegant snobbery. It’s a discipline that never claims to be its own, but which structures agendas, guides conversations and dictates addresses. In April, the Parisienne refined this art with almost surgical precision. Between culture, gastronomy and lifestyle, here are her 10 snobisms of the moment – the ones she doesn’t comment on, but applies.

Testing (and validating) the new Bus Palladium

6 rue Pierre Fontaine, Paris 9
The nocturnal snobbery of the Parisian woman is paradoxical: she frequents institutions when they are reborn, never when they dominate. The new Bus Palladium ticks this precise box, raw enough to remain credible, revisited enough to become desirable again. We’re off!

Bruncher chic en terrasse at Magdalena

16 Place de la Madeleine, Paris 9
Brunch is no longer a meal, it’s a Sunday social code. Magdalena embodies this perfectly Parisian version of worked simplicity: perfect setting (facing the Madeleine), elegant terrace, soft lighting, generous and gourmet plates, everything is pleasant and perfectly mastered. The place to be this summer!

Apéritivo at Hôtel de Sers

41 Avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie, 75008 Paris
The snobbery of the Parisian woman nestles in those addresses she chooses with almost instinctive precision. The Hôtel de Sers is one of them. At Apéritivo time, the place unveils an elegant interlude with accents of Dolce Vita, between Italian specialties and the softness of a planted patio. A precious address, still preserved, perfect for chic and perfectly mastered afterworks.

Admire the Marilyn Monroe exhibition at the Cinémathèque française

51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
It’s fashionable not to “do exhibitions“, but to choose the best ones. Marilyn Monroe at the Cinémathèque Française falls into exactly this category: an icon universal enough to be inescapable, but curatorial enough to remain selective. The Parisian snobbery here consists in talking about the myth rather than the visit.

Lunch on a confidential rooftop in the 16th arrondissement

At Canopy by Hilton Paris Eiffel Tower 16 Avenue d’Eylau, 75116 Paris
The Eylau Paris rooftop is now a must. At the Canopy by Hilton Paris Eiffel Tower, the Parisienne orchestrates her lunches with precision, choosing a view to match the season. Just a stone’s throw from the Trocadero, the place ticks all the boxes: light, perspective and precision. We highly recommend it (from April 20)!

Dinner in a timeless setting: Les Salons du Prince

Shangri-La Paris 10 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris
There are diners, and there are executives. Les Salons du Prince belongs to the latter category. The snobbery here consists in considering the place as an event in itself, independently of the plate, in a very Parisian logic of silent staging. An experience to be lived.

Treat yourself to the new fragrance by iconic designer Agnès b.

True snobbery never lies in the object, but in its rarity. The release of an Agnès b. perfume is confidential enough to be noticed. It’s a very Parisian logic: get ahead of the crowd, spot what’s out there before anyone else, appropriate what still escapes the overly visible circuits. You don’t just wear it, you affirm, through it, an instinctive ability to unearth what others will discover later.
Available exclusively at Marionnaud.

Dive into the legend of the Titanic at La Villette

211 Avenue Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris
Immersive culture has become the new discreet luxury. At La Villette, the Titanic is no longer a story: it’s an experience to be ticked off. The snobbery consists in not talking about the exhibition as a leisure activity, but as a necessary cultural passage.

Prepare your summer mane at Mod’s Hair

248 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris
La Parisienne doesn’t change seasons, she anticipates them. At Mod’s Hair, balayage is not a transformation, but a strategic adjustment to the light to come. The snobbery lies in this ability to be already in summer while the calendar is still hesitating.

Taste Cyril Lignac’s ice cream novelties

2 rue de Chaillot, Paris 16e – 9 rue Bayen, Paris 17e
Galeries Lafayette Le Gourmet – 35 boulevard Haussmann, Paris 9e
Being among the first to give her opinion is one of the Parisienne’s most mastered snobberies. With Cyril Lignac, she has already adopted GLACÉ, his new collection of ice creams and sorbets. Nearly twenty flavors, crafted by hand, to comment on before anyone else. The pleasure is twofold: to taste, of course, but above all to assert an enlightened point of view before the address becomes obvious.

To be continued…

Snobberies never really end. They shift, refine and replace themselves. As for Paris, it continues to provide the right backdrops for those who know how to recognize them…

You may also like to consult the other articles les snobismes de la parisienne from previous months…