Mariage Freres (Rue du Bourg-Tibourg, 3e), get the 28 Euro classic tea menu: 4 decadent sandwiches (foie gras, crevettes, smoked salmon, cucumber) done immaculately and served with your choice of the kind of tea that gets you hiiiigghhh. Makes the Alice Roi-designed Lady Mendl's (www.innatirving.com) in NYC look like kindergarten snacktime. Unfortunately, the highly traditional French institution of Mariage Freres happens to now be owned by a Tawainese businessman. Or maybe Thai. Sorry to say, it's no longer the family affair it once was.
