Paris
Four Seasons Hôtel George V, Roderick Levejac
What's the most commonly overlooked site in your city?
"Père–Lachaise Cemetery, created by Napoleon, where so many famous people are buried under the majestic trees. In spring and summer, the rose garden of L'Haÿ, in the south of Paris."
Where would you send your mother to shop for a souvenir?
"The flea markets such as Biron [85 rue des Rosiers in St-Ouen] and Serpette [110 rue des Rosiers], to find a little antique piece of porcelain or an engraving."
Where would you send a couple looking for a romantic dinner?
"Mon Vieil Ami, on Île St–Louis, followed by a walk around the island along the Seine" (69 rue St–Louis–en–l'Île; prix fixe, $46).

Rome
Hotel de Russie, Simone Moscone
What's the most commonly overlooked site in your city?
"Tourists are always being sent to Domus Aurea, but there's nothing to see there. I recommend churches. Rome has three thousand of them—I'm still discovering special ones."
Where would you send your mother to shop for a souvenir?
"The antiques stores on the Via Governo Vecchio and on the Via Giulia."
Where would you send a couple looking for a romantic dinner?
"Il Pastarellaro. It's a hundred and fifty–seven years old and still serves great Roman cuisine" (33 Via San Crisogono; entrées, $16–$20).

Vienna
Hotel Imperial
Michael Moser
What's the most commonly overlooked site in your city?
"St. Marx Cemetery, where Mozart is buried" (6–8 Leberstrasse).
Where would you send your mother to shop for a souvenir?
"Augarten, for handmade china" (1 Obere Augartenstrasse).
Where would you send a couple looking for a romantic dinner?
"Restaurant Korso. The chef makes things an Austrian grandmother might, but in a nouvelle cuisine way" (2 Mahlerstr.; entrées, $38–$60).