What 7 iconic ‘Emily in Paris’ locations look like in real life, from Emily’s apartment to Gabriel’s restaurant

Emily initially comes to Paris after her firm in Chicago acquires a public relations firm called Savoir in France. 

From episode one, we see Emily attempt to integrate into the work culture in Paris at Savoir’s offices, which are located in an area known as Place de Valois. After Sylvie quits Savoir and starts her own firm called Agence Grateau, she opens up an office in the same location in season three. 

Like the show, the office is in a quiet courtyard next to an art gallery. But what viewers might not know is that it’s also in a prime location — it faces a beautiful five-star hotel, and the Louvre museum is only three minutes away. 

In season one, Gabriel — Emily’s longtime love interest — is introduced as the chef at a French restaurant called Les Deux Compères, which he later buys. The food spot is renamed Chez Lavaux in season two but is later renamed again to L’esprit de Gigi, after his grandmother, in season three.

Season four sees Gabriel achieve his dream of earning a Michelin star. 

However, in real life, filming took place just down the street from Emily’s apartment building at an Italian restaurant called Terra Nera.

It might not be Michelin-starred, but like the show, the real restaurant exterior was painted a deep shade of red and was bustling with diners when I visited.

Like in “Emily in Paris,” the Boulangerie Moderne is next to Terra Nera and Emily’s apartment building.

In season one, Emily discovers a love for French baked goods at the Boulangerie Moderne, so I was looking forward to seeing how it compared to different bakeries I’d already visited in Paris. 

Sadly, the bakery was closed when I visited it on a Sunday afternoon. A metal shutter was pulled down in front of the establishment, which was covered in graffiti, and there weren’t any customers sipping coffee at tables outside.

In season one of “Emily in Paris,” Emily befriends Mindy, then a nanny working for a French couple, on her lunch break. 

In the scene, viewers see Emily bring a baguette and cheese to a park bench when the children Mindy is nannying run past her, knocking her food to the ground. 

Filming took place at the Palais Royal Gardens. It is less than a five-minute walk from Savoir’s offices, making it a realistic option for Emily to visit on her lunch break. 

The park itself was quiet and beautiful in real life. It also featured the same green benches with inscriptions written in French as seen on the show.