Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Fabulous, fresh Italian food, friendly service, great mojitos and a really great happy hour. It's consistently wonderful.
Il Circolo
9 Rue Saint-LazareFabulous, fresh Italian food, friendly service, great mojitos and a really great happy hour. It's consistently wonderful.
Great brunch spot with a big outdoor terrace. Their planche mixte is out of this world. Good, basic food.
39 locals raden deze aan
No Stress Café
2 Pl. Gustave ToudouzeGreat brunch spot with a big outdoor terrace. Their planche mixte is out of this world. Good, basic food.
One of the best spots for take-out Lebanese - their shish taouk sandwiches are out of this world. Cheap and delicious.
L'Etoile du Liban
16 Rue Notre Dame de LoretteOne of the best spots for take-out Lebanese - their shish taouk sandwiches are out of this world. Cheap and delicious.
Great coffee (one of the pioneers of the "coffee-scene" in Paris) and fresh juices. The cakes, sandwiches, and cookies are all fantastic and the staff is friendly. The coffee is divine.
23 locals raden deze aan
Kooka Boora
Great coffee (one of the pioneers of the "coffee-scene" in Paris) and fresh juices. The cakes, sandwiches, and cookies are all fantastic and the staff is friendly. The coffee is divine.
Absolutely fantastic food, charming staff, and excellent value. It's a bit of a walk, but well worth it.
67 locals raden deze aan
L'Office
3 Rue RicherAbsolutely fantastic food, charming staff, and excellent value. It's a bit of a walk, but well worth it.
Fresh, delicious sushi. They have all of the standards as well as some more sophisticated, "frenchified" offerings.
Sushi Shop Martyrs
32 Rue des MartyrsFresh, delicious sushi. They have all of the standards as well as some more sophisticated, "frenchified" offerings.
Amazing, market-fresh salads, quiches, and baked goods (their cakes are particularly popular.)
144 locals raden deze aan
Rose Bakery
46 bis Rue des MartyrsAmazing, market-fresh salads, quiches, and baked goods (their cakes are particularly popular.)
If you're near Canal Saint-Martin and want to get a drink or coffee, this place is great. Good prices, nice staff, great snacks.
108 locals raden deze aan
L'Atmosphère
49 Rue Lucien SampaixIf you're near Canal Saint-Martin and want to get a drink or coffee, this place is great. Good prices, nice staff, great snacks.
Always a line, but the food is fantastic, the service is friendly, the portions are large, the crowd is happy. . .
187 locals raden deze aan
Chez Prosper
7 Av. du TrôneAlways a line, but the food is fantastic, the service is friendly, the portions are large, the crowd is happy. . .
This cafe/restaurant has 2 rooms, 1 more for coffee/apero the other a resto. The food's good (not out of this world, but good, basic traditional French) and cheap. always a nice start to the eve.
276 locals raden deze aan
Café de l'Industrie
16 Rue St SabinThis cafe/restaurant has 2 rooms, 1 more for coffee/apero the other a resto. The food's good (not out of this world, but good, basic traditional French) and cheap. always a nice start to the eve.
Drinks & Nightlife
Always packed and popular. Great servers, loud music, and the food is great too. If you want to "go out" but want to stay close by, this is the spot.
101 locals raden deze aan
Le Sans Souci
65 Rue Jean-Baptiste PigalleAlways packed and popular. Great servers, loud music, and the food is great too. If you want to "go out" but want to stay close by, this is the spot.
A sports bar right across the street. The perfect spot to watch the Olympics with a lively, international crowd.
8 locals raden deze aan
Cross of St George Pub
35 Rue Saint-GeorgesA sports bar right across the street. The perfect spot to watch the Olympics with a lively, international crowd.
Vluchtig Punt
200 Quai de ValmyGreat music in a really cool venue.
Everything Else
The best baguette in the neighbourhood and their pains aux raisins are heavenly. If you go in the morning it's all warm, and fresh baguettes are usually there around 5:30 p.m. too.
35 locals raden deze aan
House Landemaine
26 Rue des MartyrsThe best baguette in the neighbourhood and their pains aux raisins are heavenly. If you go in the morning it's all warm, and fresh baguettes are usually there around 5:30 p.m. too.
Paris's first food truck! One of the best burgers in the city with innovative ingredients and fantastic fries.
38 locals raden deze aan
Le Camion Qui Fume
66 Rue OberkampfParis's first food truck! One of the best burgers in the city with innovative ingredients and fantastic fries.
The best chocolate desserts, fantastic ice cream, and a gorgeous boutique. Heaven for a chocolate lover.
66 locals raden deze aan
Sébastien Gaudard - Pâtisserie des Martyrs
3 Rue des MartyrsThe best chocolate desserts, fantastic ice cream, and a gorgeous boutique. Heaven for a chocolate lover.
A Swedish candy shop! Self-serve licorice, chocolate and gummis as well as an adorable selection of little gifts.
Käramell
15 Rue des MartyrsA Swedish candy shop! Self-serve licorice, chocolate and gummis as well as an adorable selection of little gifts.
A really great area with little shops and restaurants. Grab a crepe at the little place across from Prune (sorry I can't remember it's name but the crepes are fabulous) and enjoy the sun on the quai.
25 locals raden deze aan
Richelieu - Drouot station
A really great area with little shops and restaurants. Grab a crepe at the little place across from Prune (sorry I can't remember it's name but the crepes are fabulous) and enjoy the sun on the quai.
This is the closest stop for line 7. Walk down Saint Georges, turn left at rue de la Victoire and you're there.
16 locals raden deze aan
Le Peletier station
This is the closest stop for line 7. Walk down Saint Georges, turn left at rue de la Victoire and you're there.
One of the only parcs where you can sit on the lawn. Gorgeous, and their bathrooms are clean.
1344 locals raden deze aan
Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesOne of the only parcs where you can sit on the lawn. Gorgeous, and their bathrooms are clean.
Such a cool park - all of the rock formations are man-made but feel natural. A great place to picnic and people watch.
1357 locals raden deze aan
Buttes Chaumont station
Such a cool park - all of the rock formations are man-made but feel natural. A great place to picnic and people watch.
Essentials
Market
61-65 Blvd Marguerite de RochechouartThe largest grocery store in the area.
Shopping
If you like art books, especially photography, their selection cannot be beat. Heaven for art-lovers.
114 locals raden deze aan
Artazart
83 Quai de ValmyIf you like art books, especially photography, their selection cannot be beat. Heaven for art-lovers.