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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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.
Ephemeral Point
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
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 recommend
Artazart
83 Quai de ValmyIf you like art books, especially photography, their selection cannot be beat. Heaven for art-lovers.