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Zoe Saldana – Chez Paul, Paris
The LA-based actor who made her name as an Avatar in the biggest ever box-office film keeps going back to Paris
‘There’s a magical little restaurant in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, Chez Paul (pictured above). It’s small and intimate, serving fantastic traditional cooking. I’ll have the duck confit or the rack of lamb, with some red wine – things I would never eat when I’m in LA, but in Paris those are the flavours I crave.’
Jeff Goldblum – Rockwell, Los Angeles
The Oscar-nominated actor and jazz enthusiast recommends a spot in his hometown
‘I’d be remiss if I didn’t have a chance to say the Rockwell, in Los Feliz, which I’m particularly in love with. I’d invite anyone reading this to come on a Wednesday night if you’re in Los Angeles, because I often have a jazz residency there.’
Anjelica Huston – Hôtel Esmeralda, Paris
The star of The Darjeeling Limited and The Addams Family‘s favourite hotel in Paris
‘The Hôtel Esmeralda overlooking Notre-Dame in Paris, which I used to stay in when I was a model in the 1970s. It’s the best tiny hotel ever, although you have to walk upstairs – there is no lift. I think that is why all French women have great figures. And then there is Le Mayabor, a restaurant I discovered in the town of Bedous in the Pyrenees. It’s run by a lovely couple, Liza and Daniel; I went there every day when we were filming Waiting for Anya. It was so lovely getting to know them, I actually wept when I left.’
Eagle Eye Cherry – Artipleag, Stockholm
Celebrated Swedish singer and stage performer Eagle Eye Cherry finds culture in Stockholm
‘There’s a gallery space out in the Stockholm archipelago called Artipelag (pictured below). It was built by the guy behind BabyBjörn and has really interesting exhibits, good food and a lot of nature, so you can go on long walks.’
Maggie Siff – Las Mañanitas, Mexico City
The American actor known for her role in Mad Men checks into a Mexico City hideout
‘My mother grew up in Mexico, and my grandmother lived in Cuernavaca, south of Mexico City. There is a hotel there, Las Mañanitas, which has a restaurant we would go to on special occasions, with peacocks and parrots wandering around.’
Las Mañanitas, Mexico City
Finn Wolfhard – Plaza Theatre, Atlanta
The Stranger Things star shares his favourite cinema in the world
‘I love going to the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta (pictured below). It shows old movies – a lot of B horror movies.’
Chloe Sevigny – B&H Dairy, New York
The style icon and star of Kids and Dogville eats at an old-school New York diner
‘B&H Dairy on Second Avenue in New York (pictured below). It’s a really old vegetarian diner that’s been there forever. It’s a staple of the East Village. I go a few times a week and everybody knows me and they all say hello. I love it there. You can get a cup of soup and half a sandwich for $7, which is a bargain.’
Lenny Kravitz – Bacchus Fine Foods, The Bahamas
The singer, songwriter and actor’s go-to spot in the Bahamas
‘Bacchus Fine Foods on Governor’s Harbour in Eleuthera, in the Bahamas (pictured below). It’s a small store with just three or four tables and it belongs to a friend of mine, Angelika, who cooks seafood and these beautiful Indian curried chickpeas and spicy shrimp. You can eat vegan, or raw, and it’s a really cool hang, just playing music and talking to Angelika.’
Tim Roth – Michelangelo, Antibes
The British actor known for Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction shares his table-to-book
‘There’s a lovely restaurant in Antibes called Michelangelo, where I go if I’m over for something like the Cannes Film Festival or any of those fancy-pants things. It’s a good spot to try, but very much on somebody else’s expenses.’
James Bay – Suzu Bar, Tokyo
The Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter lets us in on a Tokyo secret
‘Suzu bar in the Golden Gai area of Tokyo – it fits no more than six people. The bartender had mad skills; he whittled cubes of ice into diamond shapes to go in some Yamazaki whiskey. It was wicked.’
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