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Friday, 23 August 2024

La Felicita

La Felicita Paris France

Location: Paris, France
Address: 5 Parv. Alan Turing
Date: May 2023
Website: www.lafelicita.fr

    La Felicita is the largest food court in Europe. It features a variety of Italian eateries. Where would it be located?  In a former train depot in Paris, France of course.
 

Trains Inside La Felicita Paris

    The former train depot was named la Halle Freyssinet and fell into disrepair when it closed in 2006.  It was formally re-opened by French President Macron in 2017 as Station F. The F is for Freyssinet.  There are still some old trains inside the eating spaces. These days the trains are covered in artwork and hanging lights.

Ice Cream Train La Felicita

    There were also some trains that you could go inside.  The train above had an ice cream shop inside.

Big Mamma's Disco Ice Cream La Felicita.

    The ice cream shop had a disco ball inside to make everything even more fun. They also had Big Mamma cookbooks for sale. The Big Mamma group owns and operates many restaurants across Europe including La Felicita.

Lots of Space In La Felicita

   La Felicita takes up 48,000 square feet of space. The rest of the almost 370,000 square foot Station F is taken up by offices for small business start-ups.
 
L'Arc At Station F

    Outside the main entrance to Station F stands the giant legs of L'Arc. L'Arc stands about 36 feet tall. La Felicita is located at the opposite end of Station F.

Painted Train Inside La Felicita

   Back inside La Felicita we decided to figure out what we wanted to eat and found a seat in between the trains and plants and hanging art.

Magnum PI At La Felicita.

    The restaurants are all cashless and you have to scan a QR code to order and pay from a menu. This one restaurant had France's favourite private investigator holding a giant ice cream on a stick. It was Magnum holding a Magnum.
 
Back To The Fefe. Karaoke At La Felicita.

    La Felicita also hosts many event nights and often has deejays and other performers. The night we visited it was up to the crowd to entertain us. We visited on Karaoke night and were surprised by the mostly English music selections.


A Wall Of Drinks At La Felicita.

  There are plenty of drink and food options. One restaurant had a brightly lit wall highlighting its drink selection.

Pleasure Inside La Felicita.

    Anyone can come inside and enjoy the decor of La Felicita. You don't have to eat or drink. If you find yourself passing this neighbourhood of Paris be sure to check out how new life has been brought to this giant space.

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La Felicita

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