Emily in Paris Stars Reveal Their Parisian Hideaways

Fans of Emily in Paris will adore the show's captivating storylines, sizzling romance, and extravagant fashion, but the City of Light itself steals the spotlight.

As the second half of the show's fourth season, starring Lily Collins, debuts on September 12, The Hollywood Reporter asked some of the show's beloved cast members and its director for their top Paris recommendations.

Series director and executive producer Andrew Fleming says, I should start a website or app that tells people where to go, where to eat, and where to stay.

After working on the show for the past four seasons, Fleming knows the city well enough to launch a new side hustle: I spend a significant percentage of my time giving people advice about where to eat and have actually had French people ask me where to go.

One of the restaurants he often frequents is La Coupole. It's no secret and a little touristy, but locals go there too, he says. They have great oysters, a perfect steak tartare, fish and chips, and it's a big place so the tables aren't jammed up against each other.

Fleming is a regular at the tucked away Chinese restaurant Aux Mandarins de Belleville, in the 19th arrondissement. It's not glamorous, there's fluorescent lighting, but the food is so good and there is zero tourist factor, he says. I eat there a lot and everything I've ordered is fantastic.

Fleming's favorite fancy restaurants in the world is Guy Savoy, located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés, the tony left-bank neighborhood where many scenes are filmed. It's not cheap — it's a special occasion place and you have to book in advance but it's homier than a lot of gastronomic restaurants in Paris, and while it's elegant and elevated, it's not complicated or pretentious, he says. One of the best things you have to get is the artichoke soup with truffles and a truffled brioche toast. It sounds fancy but it's really like something your mom would have made if she were an amazing cook, and they're not stingy on the truffles. Then they bring this dessert cart