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Monocle travel guide
This month, Monocle’s travel round-up covers everything from accommodation options in the historic village of Commeire to the latest fashionable restaurant opening in São Paulo.
Monocle travel guide
This month our selection of destinations includes a French countryside retreat, a Norwegian bakery on the Med, a New York-style café in Paris and an egg-obsessed restaurant in Singapore.
The perfect fit
Big supermarkets are banned, independent businesses abound and there’s a human scale on the shop floor. All of this makes Paris Europe’s retail capital.
25 retail stars
Monocle presents a list of our favourite shops, the most attentive services, the best store designs and the most innovative concepts in the retail sector.
Europe
Sweden cracks down on "sickies", Hungary's and Slovakia's war of words, and Paris trials electric-car sharing.
Early to bread
In Paris's 7th arrondissement, Jean-Luc Poujauran abandoned his celebrated bakery to pursue a singular obsession: supplying 200 restaurants with sourdough born from his father's ancient starter.
Office colony
Paris-based architects Ciguë were tasked with turning an apartment from a design disaster into a space for three firms. They went one step further and made the bespoke furniture too.
Art market
The Russians are coming - well that's what London hopes. Plus, Swiss design under the hammer in Paris and plot the market's progress with the Fine Art Index.
Frédéric Malle
Perfumier Frédéric Malle knows his croissants. He chose Paris's Café de Flore – a former haunt of philosophers – for his ‘last meal’, where his scents are now sold across the world.
How convenient
Chez Jean is a café, sassy superette and international newsstand rolled into one.
