Welcome back to the Twenty in Twenty: Take Two, I'm Jay Swanson
and we're in the second arrondissement today, of Paris, as we make our way down from the 20th
all the way to the first in this week by week series on five of my favorite things in each
arrondissement in the city of light. We're just two arrondissements away from finishing
this series which is pretty crazy if you ask me. The second arrondissement, where we are today, is
a hidden gem. It is often overlooked because it has no big parks, it has no major monuments,
but it does have a lot of really good food, some great neighborhoods, and some fantastic spots
just like this. As well as one of my favorite, if not my favorite, library of all time that
just recently reopened, is free to enter, does have a museum that's not free but we're going
to get to that, and I'll tell you all about it in today's 20 in 20. And be sure to head
to parisinmypocket.com to grab my guide right now, just to get your uh, you know, all
my recommendations, all in one go. Let's go! [Music] Matamata's been around for a really long time, and recently you might
recognize the aesthetic because it's been taken over by Noir. So this is the third time Noir has
been in the series, but we're kind of hiding it. The uh, the second does have one other location
that I was thinking about going for a coffee that it's also, it's more well known for a particular
kind of pastry which we might have to go try, although that could be a lot of sugar for one day.
So as far as coffee goes this is going to be your spot in the second. Hopefully they're going to
be adding a couple more as we go, and there is a spot we're going to be going to in the first that
is right across the street from the second, but I didn't want to cheat. I figured I'd keep it real, so
this is our spot in the second today. The cookies are good, the cold brew is great, what more do you
really need to know? And it's in a decent location to set us up to walk to the library! Gotta get
caffeinated for your educational treats. [Music] The galleries of the second arrondissement
are one of the things you want to come and see while you're here, the covered
galleries, the walkways, shops restaurants, bars, so many fun things. We're in Galerie Vivienne
right now, which is a really fun, classy one not far from Palais Royal, easy to get to, easy
to stroll, through lots of little shops, there's a perfume creator, there's an art gallery or
two, clothing... but the two things that I would recommend here that I have in videos before,
is wine and food wine. Wine from Cave Legrand and food from Daroco, which we're not going to get
into today because they have been in previous videos, but they're both very good if you'd like
a little bit of a tipple or you'd like some pizza. You're not gonna go wrong with either. You're not
going to go wrong in Galerie Vivienne. There are of course a couple other galleries in my guide that
I really love, that actually have tons of options like, really diverse options for food and drinks.
Be sure you check that out at parisinmypocket.com. But if you just want to come here, I mean, you're
not gonna — you're gonna win, it's gonna be great. And thanks to the rexes of my life, my patrons!
And today's page of rooster is Steve Weaver! Steve's been with me for a long freaking time, just
barely not as long as my sister, who's been around for like six years I think? You think I would—
it's from 2017? Yeah he's been around for six years! Thanks Steve, and all my patrons for making
this possible and sending me out to enjoy the sights of the city, the construction, the new Rex sign?! It
used to be red, it's not red anymore. It's kind of blowing my mind to be honest. Check it out. Anyways,
these maps that I've been using in every episode— if you forgot, I'm going to be giving them away
to all my patrons, so if you like maps of Paris I hand drew each of each and every one of these,
colored them in myself. They are a hot mess, they are delightful, I, I really have enjoyed carrying
them around. If you'd like to grab one, I'll be doing a giveaway post at the end of this series,
so next week over on Patreon— jump on to Patreon, if you're an active patron and you want one of
these leave a comment, and I might send one to you. We'll choose them randomly, but to all my patrons:
thank you! And now back on to the show! [Music] And just across the street from Galerie
Vivienne is BNF Richelieu, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France Richelieu. It's the National Library Richelieu. I
said, I said that way too many times there, but here we go! It is a library that requires
a security check, but it's worth it. [Music] The museum upstairs in the Bibliothèque Nationale
Richelieu is really nice. It's very interesting because it has quite the collection of coins, medallions everywhere from ancient Egypt, [...] Greece, Rome...
it's an amazing collection. And there's something about it that feels really tangible, like you could
almost reach out and grab a coin and trade with it. Okay what I missed last time I was here was the
Medieval collection that they have which this is turning into a more modern section at the end
of this hallway, but they have pieces from like the year 500 depicting the Apocalypse in gold,
which is amazing. It was— just the— beautiful, like illustrations of St Louis bringing back the crown
of thorns. Just this hall on its own is lovely, and there's nobody here. And I'm just— I really love
this. It's beautiful. What you've seen on Instagram of course is going to be the oval room, which
is a— it's an active library. There are a lot of students in there studying right now, books
that you can read, of course you have to be able to read French in order to fully appreciate
the offerings here, but it is worth a photo, it is worth a visit. But for 10 euros you can come
upstairs and see the museum. The security guard that I was just talking to said they change
the collection, what's on display, about every three months. But the star map that they have in there, the giant
globe and some of the books, just [sound of mind being blown] Also the building itself is amazing. They've been
renovating it for a long time so it just reopened not that long ago. You should definitely come
here, even if you just want to pop in and see the library, it's, it's wonderful. This constellation
map is incredible. Suppose you find yourself in a museum and it's all in French and you can't
read any of the pieces. If— assuming that you have data— if you have Google Translate what you
do is you go into your Google Translate like so, and there's a little camera button here. You
tap that button, if I can do it looking at the camera, and then it's going to automatically find
whatever text and translate it. I'll show you. So the text that is about this globe here is in
French... and turn it to English, just like that! So then it lets you know what you're missing.
Of course the translation isn't perfect, but it's going to be a lot better than stumbling
along in French if you don't speak it. [Music] If you're looking for a French Brasserie experience I have a
number in my guide, and actually this neighborhood has a couple of them that are very, very good.
But Le Tambour has been redone in the last couple years, the service is very nice, the food is good. It's
in a very central location, it's easy to get to, and honestly I've never had a bad meal here. It's
a good brasserie experience. So if you're looking for some French food like a rotisserie chicken or
maybe a steak-frites, you could do much worse than Le Tambour. I really enjoy this spot. A nd this is where
we did a photo shoot like a year ago, last summer I think, with my friend Jennica. So if you've seen
photos of me sitting having drinks with Jennica at a place that looks fairly French, and I don't
know, fun, nice. This is probably the spot. This purée... It's so good. Montorgeuil. Probably the most famous street
in the second and definitely a fun one to walk down. Very lively, lots going on, and honestly
worth a visit. However, I think the best stuff is just one or two minutes walk off either
side when you're walking down here. There's a lot to explore, so much food that I have
seen that is on my list that I have yet to try, so much food that I have tried and I love
and I wish I could go eat right now. I decided to eat french today because I know you want
some good french options while you're here, oh my gosh, there's so many other things in this
neighborhood though that I really, really want to eat. However while we're here in Montorgeuil we're
walking into Sentier neighborhood just behind me. And Sentier of course has our alternative coffee,
Boneshaker, and, if you do want a French pastry, one of my favorite pain au chocolat in the city on Rue du Nil, one
of my favorite streets in the city: Terroirs d'Avenir. I was going to do one of Terroir's newest
locations, because they've opened up in a few spots around the city, in an earlier
video. But we got overloaded with options and it ended up getting dropped, but this is
the OG spot and one of my favorite pain au chocolat in the city. Great bakery, but they've
also got some really good other options down the street from here, and in other parts of
the city where you might find some fresh fruit and veg, and they generally just source
things locally, are delicious, and are worth it... but when you're in this area you're going
to want to look for the yellow walls and that'll tell you that you found the bakery
of your dreams. The street Rue de Nil is just amazing in general though, chocolate,
wine, food, everything, it's amazing.N [Music] Boneshaker as described in my guide as the
only donut in Paris, that's technically not correct. There are a lot of donuts in Paris. Most
of them are terrible, and a lot of them are just like, I don't know, they ordered them off Amazon
and then iced them with something and put like Kinder bars on them? It's a really weird trend.
But the bonuts [laughs] the bonuts? The donuts at Boneshaker are of a little bit more of a creative variety.
Not over the top! Delicious, I got the Baby got Back, which is the peanut butter and chocolate
combination, very good. There's a whole slew of other options, including some brownies, and if
you happen to be craving a donut while you're here, this is the place to go. And it is decadent,
and it is going to be an experience. Boneshaker is very welcoming, very warm, friendly, they speak
English, their coffee is good, the donuts are bomb, and there's so many other fun things around
here if only one of the people in your party wants a donut but you're all looking for something
sweet, there are cookies next door, there's pastries around the corner, there's a lot of really good
stuff in this neighborhood. This is basically like food central. There's so much good, there's
so much good stuff up here. Sentier. Rue du Nil. You really can not go wrong. [Sigh] I do not deserve this. It is so good. [Music] If you're looking for a beer and you want to give
a French beer a try, Hoppy Corner is going to be a great spot for you. They usually have nothing
but French beers on tap, although they've been cheating I've seen there are a couple of
UK beers on the board right now. They are quite delicious, friendly, tasty, the service is
always funny. Generally they're just very, very nice. The food has changed since Covid, I'm not
going to go so far as to say you should come here to eat. Maybe eat somewhere else but then
come here for a drink. They do have some snacks in case you need them, don't worry they will
be available, but the beer is why you're here. The environment, just generally loud, kind of fun...
and you're going to meet some locals along the way, which is great! They love Cooper. Hoppy Corner.
Hoppy. Happy. French beer. What do you want? [Music] Anyways thanks for watching, this has been Paris in
my Pocket's 20 in 20: Take Two, in the second arrondissement. It's not, we only have one more to go so be sure to
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