Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
In this busy, tiny and popular restaurant, it’s hard to choose between your ravioli dumplings. The cooking isn’t sophisticated, but the restaurant serves simple, fresh ravioli for just a few euros !
64 locals recommend
Raviolis Nord Est
115 Rue Saint-DenisIn this busy, tiny and popular restaurant, it’s hard to choose between your ravioli dumplings. The cooking isn’t sophisticated, but the restaurant serves simple, fresh ravioli for just a few euros !
In the bow of this old, windowed liner, the pizzaiolo from Treviso executes his pizza to a round of bravos, and blow his warm Neapolitan airs all the way to the overcrowded terraces.
229 locals recommend
Maria Luisa Pizzeria Napoletana
2 Rue Marie et LouiseIn the bow of this old, windowed liner, the pizzaiolo from Treviso executes his pizza to a round of bravos, and blow his warm Neapolitan airs all the way to the overcrowded terraces.
THE house of bobun ! In big bowls : spring rolls, shrimp, pork or beef, dusted with crushed peanuts... All good and honorable. Ambient moisture put the feeling of Phnom Penh into the place...
383 locals recommend
Le Petit Cambodge
20 Rue AlibertTHE house of bobun ! In big bowls : spring rolls, shrimp, pork or beef, dusted with crushed peanuts... All good and honorable. Ambient moisture put the feeling of Phnom Penh into the place...
The Khmer canteen has been simmering for ages their bobuns! Given the long lines like a day without rice, we quickly deduce that a significant chunk of Paris is soothing a homesickness for Asia here.
156 locals recommend
Le Cambodge
10 Av. RicherandThe Khmer canteen has been simmering for ages their bobuns! Given the long lines like a day without rice, we quickly deduce that a significant chunk of Paris is soothing a homesickness for Asia here.
We're firmly in street food territory here. : a snug little restaurant, where a modest range of dishes from the cactus's homeland is served. It's fresh, filling and irresistibly flavoursome !
65 locals recommend
El Nopal
3 Rue Eugène VarlinWe're firmly in street food territory here. : a snug little restaurant, where a modest range of dishes from the cactus's homeland is served. It's fresh, filling and irresistibly flavoursome !
On the popular Place Sainte-Marthe, which you could mistake for the South once the sun comes out, there’s a hybrid place between fine dining and Parisian bistro, all old stones and scorched bricks.
102 locals recommend
Le Galopin
34 Rue Sainte-MartheOn the popular Place Sainte-Marthe, which you could mistake for the South once the sun comes out, there’s a hybrid place between fine dining and Parisian bistro, all old stones and scorched bricks.
A charming and informal spot of brunch. The decor is al fresco (rather like the food) and cosy. Delicious...
92 locals recommend
La Chambre aux Oiseaux
A charming and informal spot of brunch. The decor is al fresco (rather like the food) and cosy. Delicious...
BISTRO, WINE BAR AND "CAVE À MANGER"
It was in this cramped boutique (today enlarged and converted into a bistro) that Cyril Bordarier unwittingly created the concept of a “cave à manger"...
267 locals recommend
Le Verre Volé
67 Rue de LancryBISTRO, WINE BAR AND "CAVE À MANGER"
It was in this cramped boutique (today enlarged and converted into a bistro) that Cyril Bordarier unwittingly created the concept of a “cave à manger"...
SEAFOOD AND SHELLFISH, WINE BAR AND CAVE À MANGER
The 1st good thing: the raw décor of a fish shop, with mosaic and azulejo tiling and wallpaper. The 2nd good thing: the wines, of course!
44 locals recommend
Sur Mer
53 Rue de LancrySEAFOOD AND SHELLFISH, WINE BAR AND CAVE À MANGER
The 1st good thing: the raw décor of a fish shop, with mosaic and azulejo tiling and wallpaper. The 2nd good thing: the wines, of course!
A gigantic, delicious brunch prepared by a Michelin-starred chef who is passionate about both style and substance. For €25 no fewer than three platters are brought to you (unique menu)!
150 locals recommend
Les Enfants Perdus
9 Rue des RécolletsA gigantic, delicious brunch prepared by a Michelin-starred chef who is passionate about both style and substance. For €25 no fewer than three platters are brought to you (unique menu)!
ORIGINAL CHEF'S MENU, NEO-BISTRO
A little gastrochicool bombshell, with determined flavors, shocking pairings and excellent technique!
(Book in advance)
97 locals recommend
Le Servan
32 Rue Saint-MaurORIGINAL CHEF'S MENU, NEO-BISTRO
A little gastrochicool bombshell, with determined flavors, shocking pairings and excellent technique!
(Book in advance)
Ten Belles was opened Thomas Lehoux, one of the stars of the Paris barista. It's perfectly located just off the Canal St Martin. It's invariably packed, often with a long line queuing outside...
190 locals recommend
Ten Belles
10 Rue de la Grange aux BellesTen Belles was opened Thomas Lehoux, one of the stars of the Paris barista. It's perfectly located just off the Canal St Martin. It's invariably packed, often with a long line queuing outside...
Holybelly's French owners have been enormously successful in their venture to provide superb coffee and high quality food (made daily from fresh ingredients), in a comfortable, trendy setting.
237 locals recommend
Holybelly 5
5 Rue Lucien SampaixHolybelly's French owners have been enormously successful in their venture to provide superb coffee and high quality food (made daily from fresh ingredients), in a comfortable, trendy setting.
A little canteen snuggled up against the Montmartre steps, the sort of place you’d want as your local. Excellent ever-changing homemade recipes made with local products, and delightful creamy coffees!
118 locals recommend
Soul Kitchen
33 Rue LamarckA little canteen snuggled up against the Montmartre steps, the sort of place you’d want as your local. Excellent ever-changing homemade recipes made with local products, and delightful creamy coffees!
Eat healthy, organic, fresh, homemade and seasonal, for cheap! A self-made Bichat, with communal tables under a glass ceiling, where you order at the counter, seven days a week, starting at 9am.
101 locals recommend
Le Cithea
11 Rue BichatEat healthy, organic, fresh, homemade and seasonal, for cheap! A self-made Bichat, with communal tables under a glass ceiling, where you order at the counter, seven days a week, starting at 9am.
Delicious, simple and authentic Chinese food in an incredible 350m2 spot that offers an immersive experience and a view of the bao bun masters!
34 locals recommend
Gros Bao
72 Quai de JemmapesDelicious, simple and authentic Chinese food in an incredible 350m2 spot that offers an immersive experience and a view of the bao bun masters!
Bakeries & grocery stores
FINE BAKERY of traditional handcraft. One of the best in Paris! (His baker was elected Best Baker of Paris 2008 by the famous gourmet magazine Gault&Millau). Divine bread and savoury pastries!
437 locals recommend
Du Pain et des Idées
34 Rue Yves ToudicFINE BAKERY of traditional handcraft. One of the best in Paris! (His baker was elected Best Baker of Paris 2008 by the famous gourmet magazine Gault&Millau). Divine bread and savoury pastries!
Paisano épicerie italienne paris
159 Rue Saint-MaurOne of the best Italian grocery in Paris ;)
Patisserie Yann Couvreur
137 Ave ParmentierBest Paris-Brest in Paris ! 😋
Drinks & Nightlife
A run-down, rustic aesthetic rules in this canal-side café-bar. Simple wooden tables sit alongside dilapidated sofas, on which a cool crowd sit sipping cocktails, in a relaxed vibe.
176 locals recommend
Le Carrillon
18 Rue AlibertA run-down, rustic aesthetic rules in this canal-side café-bar. Simple wooden tables sit alongside dilapidated sofas, on which a cool crowd sit sipping cocktails, in a relaxed vibe.
A cool and cheap cocktail bar. Sometime you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you...
44 locals recommend
Le Daudet
16 Rue Alphonse DaudetA cool and cheap cocktail bar. Sometime you eat the bar and sometimes the bar eats you...
The stylish little brother of the neighboring Chateaubriand for a tapas night ! A joyful mess of decibels, waiters in sneakers, marble décor and rebel tapas (tapioca do Brazil, artichoke chips, ...)
144 locals recommend
Le Dauphin
131 Ave ParmentierThe stylish little brother of the neighboring Chateaubriand for a tapas night ! A joyful mess of decibels, waiters in sneakers, marble décor and rebel tapas (tapioca do Brazil, artichoke chips, ...)
An enormously popular new bar, on a huge rooftop with a 360 degree view of the capital. Watching he sunset over the Sacré-Coeur, under garlands of coloured lights, really is something special.
698 locals recommend
Le Perchoir
14 Rue Crespin du GastAn enormously popular new bar, on a huge rooftop with a 360 degree view of the capital. Watching he sunset over the Sacré-Coeur, under garlands of coloured lights, really is something special.
Bucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of the Buttes Chaumont park :an idyllic spot for wine and tapas with birds and bobos for company.
LGBT friendly
887 locals recommend
Rosa Bonheur
2 Av. de la CascadeBucolic delights reign at Rosa Bonheur, a bar set in a former guinguette in the heart of the Buttes Chaumont park :an idyllic spot for wine and tapas with birds and bobos for company.
LGBT friendly
Housed in a former warehouse for art deco construction materials, the Point Ephémère organises exhibitions, concerts & evenings of independent music (mostly cutting edge pop, rock, electro & hip hop)
689 locals recommend
Ephemeral Point
200 Quai de ValmyHoused in a former warehouse for art deco construction materials, the Point Ephémère organises exhibitions, concerts & evenings of independent music (mostly cutting edge pop, rock, electro & hip hop)
An old 600m² barn is this shabby chic bar, touched with colonial stylings in its black and white tiled floors, stylish chandeliers, red carpets and African souvenirs. Lots of Hipsters and bobos :)
985 locals recommend
Le Comptoir General
84 Quai de JemmapesAn old 600m² barn is this shabby chic bar, touched with colonial stylings in its black and white tiled floors, stylish chandeliers, red carpets and African souvenirs. Lots of Hipsters and bobos :)
A super friendly bar with good wines from Latin America, as well as good cocktails! They also serve really tasty food!
14 locals recommend
Poco Loco
35 Rue Jacques Louvel-TessierA super friendly bar with good wines from Latin America, as well as good cocktails! They also serve really tasty food!
This Parc de la Villette bar / restaurant / club feels like a gigantic, colourful German beer garden. Trendy atmosphere. Perfect in spring and summer!
58 locals recommend
A la Folie
26 Av. Corentin CariouThis Parc de la Villette bar / restaurant / club feels like a gigantic, colourful German beer garden. Trendy atmosphere. Perfect in spring and summer!
Located on the canal-side north of Stalingrad, PCB offers a fine (and affordable) selection of beers with unbeatable view over the water.
241 locals recommend
Paname Brewing Company
41 bis Quai de la LoireLocated on the canal-side north of Stalingrad, PCB offers a fine (and affordable) selection of beers with unbeatable view over the water.
Shopping
Clothes, decoration and accessories for inspired people : http://www.antoineetlili.com/
89 locals recommend
Antoine & Lili
15 Rue Jean PoulmarchClothes, decoration and accessories for inspired people : http://www.antoineetlili.com/
Combining fashion with social commitment and artistic project with environmental concerns, Centre Commercial is a space infused by varied influences.
http://www.centrecommercial.cc/
101 locals recommend
Centre Commercial
2 Rue de MarseilleCombining fashion with social commitment and artistic project with environmental concerns, Centre Commercial is a space infused by varied influences.
http://www.centrecommercial.cc/
Step through Artazart’s neo-70s orange façade and you’re in another world: a
design bookstore with photography, graphic design, fashion, illustration and children's books!
114 locals recommend
Artazart
83 Quai de ValmyStep through Artazart’s neo-70s orange façade and you’re in another world: a
design bookstore with photography, graphic design, fashion, illustration and children's books!
Arts & Culture
CLUB. An anti-establishment club, at the back of a superb Art Deco building, with garage rock, punk dub or electro-techno nights. There is no Parisian hype here, and that does it the world of good.
142 locals recommend
La Java
105 Rue du Faubourg du TempleCLUB. An anti-establishment club, at the back of a superb Art Deco building, with garage rock, punk dub or electro-techno nights. There is no Parisian hype here, and that does it the world of good.
Gastronomie
Iñaki Aizpitarte’s unique and unpredictable menu is a parade of forgotten vegetables, fish, and meat (some raw, some cooked) that landed the restaurant on San Pellegrino’s 50 Best list last year.
231 locals recommend
Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave ParmentierIñaki Aizpitarte’s unique and unpredictable menu is a parade of forgotten vegetables, fish, and meat (some raw, some cooked) that landed the restaurant on San Pellegrino’s 50 Best list last year.