Sophie Friedman

1 week ago | theinfatuation.com | Emily Monaco |Sophie Friedman |Sara Lieberman

The Eiffel Tower gets over 6 million visitors a year, and where there are tourists, there are tourist traps—a lot of them. The 7th is home to countless bistros unabashedly microwaving croque monsieur and factory-like crêperies piling industrial grated cheese on galettes that have been sitting around since morning. So let us help you avoid them. In this guide, we’ve zeroed in on the best of the neighborhood’s top French restaurants, including the legendary Le Jules Verne in the actual Eiffel Tower.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sophie Friedman

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."The airport lounge is your reward for successfully navigating check-in, security, and sometimes long lines at immigration. Tucked away from the low-level chaos that is every airport terminal (even in the nicest airports), the lounge is a place to decompress from getting to and through the airport; a temporary office, a chance to shower, work out, or have a genuinely good meal.

2 weeks ago | afar.com | Sophie Friedman

The Lot region, east of Bordeaux, is home to inky dark wines and improbably perched villages like Rocamadour. Photo by Steven Allen/Shutterstock Making (and drinking) some of the world’s best wine is a point of pride for France, which is neck-and-neck with Italy every year for most wine production globally. Among the best-known wine regions are the Loire Valley, Burgundy, and Bordeaux, but wine is everywhere in this country. It’s time to raise a glass to France’s underrated wine regions.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Sophie Friedman

When you make the 10-minute train ride to Antibes to visit the Picasso museum, prioritize a meal at Jeanne. At this wine bar run by two sisters (and named after their late mother), you’ll eat vegetable-forwarded plates served in earth-toned bowls made by the ceramicist just up the road.

2 weeks ago | theinfatuation.com | Sophie Friedman

Table 22’s sister restaurant is a fun mood where wine bar cool meets fine dining—there’s a wall of framed street art and a soundtrack that includes throwbacks like Indeep’s “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life.” Dishes are just the right side of formal, which means scallops layered with paper-thin truffles, but also karaage chicken or sides of waffle fries. Uva attracts all types—smartly dressed Swiss retirees, families with teens, and 30-somethings set on trying everything on the menu.