Editor’s Note
**Editor’s Note:** Sophie Davant shares her personal guide to Saint-Germain-des-Prés, starting with the iconic Bar de la Croix Rouge. Discover the beloved spots that make this Parisian neighborhood truly special.
Paris is never as vibrant as when seen through the eyes of those who love and live it daily. By guiding her community through one of the capital’s chicest neighborhoods, Sophie Davant lifts the veil on places that make her heart beat. Her first stop is at the Bar de la Croix Rouge, located at 2 place Michel-Debré, an iconic address in the 6th arrondissement. This typical Parisian bistro offers tartines, salads, and gourmet dishes. The menu options range between 18 and 30 euros, reflecting accessible chic without excess. For lunch, Sophie opts for the salmon avocado tartine, “it’s good for health,” she says, evoking both conviviality and the pleasure of the table.
Her visit continues at the Sawtay jewelry store on rue du Dragon, a temple of affordable costume jewelry. She confides:
Bracelets and accessories are offered around thirty euros, making these little treasures accessible without sacrificing a taste for beauty.
Why this sudden sharing? Simply to respond to the kind insistence of her followers, always curious about her “little addresses,” but also about her choices for accessorizing her looks. Sophie Davant, never stingy with confidences, assumes this role of prescriber, offering her community a dive into her Parisian daily life between gourmet treats and careful shopping.
If the capital represents chic and urban effervescence for Sophie Davant, Normandy remains her true anchor. Owner of a house in Villerville, a small village in the Pays d’Auge not far from Pont-l’Évêque, the host never hesitates to evoke the secret charm of her heart region. This isolated haven, described as a “refuge” by Sophie Davant, has gained even more value in her eyes since it also symbolizes her love story with William Leymergie. When she leaves Paris, it is towards this rolling countryside that she turns, fascinated by the meadows that descend to the sea.
In a statement to Côte Fleurie Magazine, Sophie confides:
This almost visceral attachment shapes the host’s approach, who finds in Villerville a salutary contrast with the bustle of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. For Sophie Davant, balance comes from these regular back-and-forths between Paris and Normandy, a duality between an assumed public life and a confidential retreat in an environment with a unique atmosphere.
Far from being a simple hideaway, Villerville establishes itself as an extension of her personality and a breeding ground for serenity, where the morning fog keeps the secret of love stories and loyal friendship.
