You know the drill: start with a croissant and a bitter black coffee, glimpse at the Eiffel Tower, visit the Louvre, Notre Dame, Arc de Triomphe, have an overpriced dinner at a restaurant that looks ...

For many Americans, Paris represents the pinnacle of romance and refinement, a place where art, architecture, and style converge to form something almost mythical. From “Casablanca” to “Sex and ...