The Right Bank sits north of the Seine and has historically been Paris's business and shopping side — think Louvre, Opéra, Champs-Élysées. The Left Bank, to the south, leans more toward its student and intellectual history around the Latin Quarter.
Discover Local Paris Right Bank: What to Do Around Mercure Paris Right Bank
At Mercure, we believe you shouldn't need a guidebook to feel like you belong somewhere. That's the idea behind Discover Local: since 1973, every Mercure hotel has been built around its neighbourhood, not just dropped into it — from the décor on the walls to the flavours on the menu. Step into any Mercure and our teams are on hand with the kind of tips you won't find in a guidebook: the market stall locals queue for, the bar where nobody speaks English, the walk that skips the crowds. They live here. They know. Discover Local isn't a generic city guide — it's a short, honest list of the restaurants, markets and neighbourhoods our own hotel teams actually recommend to guests, updated as the city changes around us. Below, you'll find our picks for Paris Right Bank, an interactive map to help you find your way, and answers to the questions travellers ask us most. So — where will Discover Local take you?
Paris Right Bank in 5 picks
Le Marais
Cobbled streets, Renaissance mansions, and some of the city's best falafel around Rue des Rosiers. Place des Vosges, Paris's oldest planned square, sits right at its edge.
Montmartre & Sacré-Cœur
Steep streets climbing to a basilica with one of the widest views over Paris. Come early or late in the day to skip the crowds gathering around Place du Tertre.
Opéra & Grands Boulevards
Home to the Palais Garnier opera house and the grand department stores, Galeries Lafayette and Printemps, both worth a look inside for their stained-glass domes alone.
Canal Saint-Martin
A slower stretch of the Right Bank, with iron footbridges and tree-lined quays. On warm evenings, the banks fill with people and takeaway food from the surrounding bistros.
Champs-Élysées & Golden Triangle
The avenue running from the Arc de Triomphe, flanked by flagship stores, with the couture houses of the Golden Triangle just to the south.
FAQ
The Marais for atmosphere and walkability, Opéra for shopping and transport links, Montmartre for a quieter, hillside pace. All are workable bases — our Mercure hotels on the Right Bank sit across several of these districts.
The metro is the fastest option, with multiple lines crossing the area, but the Marais, Opéra district and Canal Saint-Martin are all walkable from each other if you've got the time.
Where to sleep
See our Mercure hotels across Paris Right Bank, ideally placed to explore these picks.