Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Les Cocottes
135 Rue Saint-Dominique Typical French gastronomy. Good value for money.
Le Roussillon
186 Rue de GrenelleCafé/bar and restaurant serving traditional French food.
Café Du Marché
38 Rue ClerGood café and traditional restaurant. Terrace.
Villa Thai
23 Bd de la Tour-MaubourgGood Thai restaurant.
Gusto Italia 218
218 Rue de GrenelleGood Italian restaurant. Also take-away.
La Terrasse du 7ᵉ
2 Pl. de l'École MilitaireCafé and restaurant with sunny terrace (when it's sunny!)
Bert's
4 Av. du Président WilsonSnacks, salads, sandwiches, coffee, desserts.
Le Grand Corona
3 Pl. de l'AlmaGood traditional restaurant and café/bar. Open late.
GreenPizz
32 Rue de DantzigOrganic pizzas.
Traditional French restaurant. Barack Obama had dinner there when he stayed in Paris! Good but expensive!
138 locals recommend
La Fontaine de Mars
129 Rue Saint-DominiqueTraditional French restaurant. Barack Obama had dinner there when he stayed in Paris! Good but expensive!
Rue Sainte-Anne is full of excellent and cheap Japanese restaurants. Higuma is one of them.
83 locals recommend
Higuma
32bis Rue Sainte-AnneRue Sainte-Anne is full of excellent and cheap Japanese restaurants. Higuma is one of them.
Market with different good restaurants: Italian, Japanese, North African, organic. Quite small: you may have to wait to get a seat on weekends.
1003 locals recommend
Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneMarket with different good restaurants: Italian, Japanese, North African, organic. Quite small: you may have to wait to get a seat on weekends.
Dong Phat
Good Vietnamese restaurant.
Bistro
Traditional French food, good value for money.
Restaurant Sancho
7 Rue François MironMix of Japanese and French gastronomy.
Lively restaurants, café terraces, shops and a big cinema. Open on Sundays.
300 locals recommend
Bercy Village
28 Cr Saint-EmilionLively restaurants, café terraces, shops and a big cinema. Open on Sundays.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Club
24 Rue SurcoufNice bar: excellent cocktails and club sandwiches.
Rosa Bonheur
2 Av. de la CascadeWell located bar, in the Buttes Chaumont park. Often crowded.
Bar and nightclub on a boat, terrace and restaurant on the riverbank. Really nice in summer.
54 locals recommend
Batofar
11 Quai François MauriacBar and nightclub on a boat, terrace and restaurant on the riverbank. Really nice in summer.
Bound
49 Avenue George VBar in the Champs-Elysées area. Delicious cocktails.
Everything Else
SECCO
20 Rue Jean NicotDelicious bakery.
Pâtisserie specialized in éclairs. Highly recommended!
41 locals recommend
L’Eclair de Génie (la Fabrique)
32 Rue Notre Dame des VictoiresPâtisserie specialized in éclairs. Highly recommended!
Shopping
Go to the Lafayette gourmet store and try the delicious fish papillotes or fricassées at the poissonnerie (fishmonger).
1878 locals recommend
Stand KENZO Maroquinerie Homme
40 Bd HaussmannGo to the Lafayette gourmet store and try the delicious fish papillotes or fricassées at the poissonnerie (fishmonger).
Rue du commerce
Rue du CommerceCommerce street so full of shops and street vendors.
Sightseeing
Street crossing the Esplanade des Invalides and bringing you to the Champ de Mars. Good bakeries and patisseries in this street: Le Moulin de la vierge, Millet, Grascoeur, Renard (macarons).
56 locals recommend
Rue Saint-Dominique
Rue Saint-DominiqueStreet crossing the Esplanade des Invalides and bringing you to the Champ de Mars. Good bakeries and patisseries in this street: Le Moulin de la vierge, Millet, Grascoeur, Renard (macarons).
Picturesque little pedestrian street with grocery stores and lively café terraces.
207 locals recommend
Rue Cler
Rue ClerPicturesque little pedestrian street with grocery stores and lively café terraces.
Eiffel Tower
5 Av. Anatole FranceOpen everyday: 9am-midnight.
Arts & Culture
Museum of African, Asian, Oceanian and American arts, cultures and civilizations.
740 locals recommend
Quai Branly Museum
37 Quai Jacques ChiracMuseum of African, Asian, Oceanian and American arts, cultures and civilizations.
Paris most famous museum. Open everyday (9am-6pm) except on Tuesdays.
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de RivoliParis most famous museum. Open everyday (9am-6pm) except on Tuesdays.
National museum exhibiting paintings ( the largest impressionist collection in the world) and sculptures. Closed on Mondays.
1191 locals recommend
Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'HonneurNational museum exhibiting paintings ( the largest impressionist collection in the world) and sculptures. Closed on Mondays.
Essentials
Grocery store open Monday to Saturday: 7am-11pm and Sunday: 9am-1pm.
357 locals recommend
Carrefour City
53 Rue de TurbigoGrocery store open Monday to Saturday: 7am-11pm and Sunday: 9am-1pm.
Grocery store open Monday to Saturday: 8.30am-9pm, Sunday: 9am-1pm. Same opening hours at 99 rue Saint-Dominique (opposite Carrefour city).
41 locals recommend
Paris Franprix
27 Rue ClerGrocery store open Monday to Saturday: 8.30am-9pm, Sunday: 9am-1pm. Same opening hours at 99 rue Saint-Dominique (opposite Carrefour city).