Founded in 2023, L'INAPERÇU is a new kind of address dedicated to photography and bistronomy. Half bookstore, half restaurant, the hybrid space is located at 65 Rue Beaubourg, in the heart of the Marais, between the Centre Pompidou and the Arts et Métiers.
Paying homage to literary and photographic Paris, L'INAPERÇU revisits the classics of the Parisian urban landscape. In the bookshop, the traditional news-stand is transformed to accommodate the curation of the moment; the emblematic bouquinistes boxes leave the quays of the Seine to open up in the Marais, as showcases and displays for photography books. The restaurant, meanwhile, is decorated with photographic references, including books, posters, prints and even a darkroom... All in a soft, luminous celadon blue, L'INAPERÇU's signature color. L'INAPERÇU is a new place to live in the heart of artistic Paris, to the delight of taste buds and pupils alike.
A PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKSHOP
Considering the photobook as a work of art in its own right, and wishing to showcase photography in all its forms, L'INAPERÇU offers a selection of exceptional, rare or out-of-print books, sometimes accompanied by exclusive artists' prints. In order to offer an eclectic, high-quality choice of books, every three months L'INAPERÇU invites a personality from the world of art or publishing (artists, publishers, critics or art historians) to present a curation: a thematic selection of photography books. These "cartes blanches" are an opportunity to discover unique photographic writings, past and present, proposed by experts in the field. INAPERÇU's guest curators include artist photographer Valérie Belin and publisher Patrick Remy. Putting sharing and encounters at the heart of its project, the bookshop regularly organizes a variety of cultural events: book launches, signings, installations... With a capacity of up to 200 people thanks to a system of removable partitions, L'INAPERÇU hosted, among others, the German photography magazine Der Greif and Éditions Louis Vuitton for an evening event.
A COFFEESHOP & RESTAURANT
SEASONAL CUISINE
For lunch and dinner, L'INAPERÇU has created a menu featuring seasonal fruit and vegetables. Vegetables, which usually play second fiddle, become the star ingredient of the plate. Each dish is named after a single fruit or vegetable, which can be used in a variety of forms: carrot purée, beet carpaccio, cream of pea soup, eggplant caviar, rhubarb compote.
Like its bookshop, L'INAPERÇU's restaurant takes care to select top-quality products in collaboration with renowned specialists.
A TEA ROOM
Under the guidance of Arnaud Bachelin, renowned tea connoisseur and founder of Thé-ritoires in Paris, L'INAPERÇU offers a day-long selection of sixteen natural teas sourced directly from their producers. From different regions of China (Yunnan, Anhui, Guangxi, Fujian and Zhejiang), India and Japan, these teas with their wide range of aromas are infused by a team trained in the tea ceremony by Arnaud Bachelin.
A WINE BAR
Supporting local producers and environmentally-friendly farming practices, L'INAPERÇU offers visitors a natural wine list created with the help of talented sommelier Jérémy Lipszyc. For those with a small appetite, the restaurant also offers aperitif boards to nibble on without moderation.
For lovers of craft beers, the menu also features artisanal beers straight from the BAPBAP microbrewery in Paris's 11th arrondissement. In the same vein, L'INAPERÇU's cocktails are by Le Syndicat, a Parisian bar known for using only French spirits.
