Guidebook for Paris
Sightseeing
Small museum with a garden which gives an insight into the history of Montmartre. An English audio guide is included in the entry price. Once the home of Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon, Renoir, Dufy ...
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Arenes de Montmartre
25 Rue ChappeSmall museum with a garden which gives an insight into the history of Montmartre. An English audio guide is included in the entry price. Once the home of Utrillo, Suzanne Valadon, Renoir, Dufy ...
Only 50 meters from the studio. You'll hear the bells on sunday mornings at around 11 am.
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Sacre-Coeur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreOnly 50 meters from the studio. You'll hear the bells on sunday mornings at around 11 am.
Special village-like feel, but very busy. Take the lift to get out of the metro station, otherwise, you'll climb a HUGE stretch of winding stairs. Don't miss le mur des je t'aime, square Jehan Rictus.
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Station Abbesses
Special village-like feel, but very busy. Take the lift to get out of the metro station, otherwise, you'll climb a HUGE stretch of winding stairs. Don't miss le mur des je t'aime, square Jehan Rictus.
No need to introduce this famous graveyard where Berlioz, Truffaut, Nijinski, Degas, Stendhal, George Feydeau, Sacha Guitry, Picabia, to name but a few, are buried. Worth the visit.
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20 Avenue Rachel
20 Avenue RachelNo need to introduce this famous graveyard where Berlioz, Truffaut, Nijinski, Degas, Stendhal, George Feydeau, Sacha Guitry, Picabia, to name but a few, are buried. Worth the visit.
Charming alley. Jean Renoir, his brother and actor Pierre Renoir once lived in their father's atelier, Auguste Renoir, at #6.
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Allée des Brouillards
Allée des BrouillardsCharming alley. Jean Renoir, his brother and actor Pierre Renoir once lived in their father's atelier, Auguste Renoir, at #6.
Shopping
De verre en vers rue Ramey
11 Rue RameyBest place for wine.
For beer lovers.
A place where you can get local made beer, brewed in La Goutte d'Or area.
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A la Biere comme a la Biere
20 Rue CustineFor beer lovers.
A place where you can get local made beer, brewed in La Goutte d'Or area.
The heart of Paris'Little Africa. small retailers selling exotic food, beauty and cosmetic shops, fabric stores, hallal butchers ...
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Rue Dejean
Rue DejeanThe heart of Paris'Little Africa. small retailers selling exotic food, beauty and cosmetic shops, fabric stores, hallal butchers ...
Lonely Planet review for Tati :
"This bargain-filled, rough-and-tumble, frill-free department store is every fashionable Parisian’s guilty secret." Every Parisian's ? oh well ...
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Tati
106 Boulevard DiderotLonely Planet review for Tati :
"This bargain-filled, rough-and-tumble, frill-free department store is every fashionable Parisian’s guilty secret." Every Parisian's ? oh well ...
Definitely the best macaroons in Paris, and I've tried them all ! And delicious chocolates with different fun flavors (lavender, daiquiri plus very friendly staff.
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Christophe Roussel
5 Rue Tardieu Definitely the best macaroons in Paris, and I've tried them all ! And delicious chocolates with different fun flavors (lavender, daiquiri plus very friendly staff.
Award-winning Christophe Miton owns the best butcher shop around. Home made traditional French dishes available. A must for meat lovers and traditional French food amateurs.
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3 Rue Ramey
3 Rue RameyAward-winning Christophe Miton owns the best butcher shop around. Home made traditional French dishes available. A must for meat lovers and traditional French food amateurs.
There you'll find fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat stalls, delicatessens, chocolate shops, home decorating supplies. The Fromagerie de Montmartre at #9 will vacuum-seal your cheeses for travel.
14 Rue du Poteau
14 Rue du PoteauThere you'll find fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat stalls, delicatessens, chocolate shops, home decorating supplies. The Fromagerie de Montmartre at #9 will vacuum-seal your cheeses for travel.
Food Scene
Elegant old building. Mix of old-school items with fancy-looking designers' stuff. Alternative (yet boho) atmosphere thanks to great leafy terrace. Great for drink. Don’t know about the food.
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La Rotonde Stalingrad
6-8 Pl. de la Bataille de StalingradElegant old building. Mix of old-school items with fancy-looking designers' stuff. Alternative (yet boho) atmosphere thanks to great leafy terrace. Great for drink. Don’t know about the food.
Don't miss it ! Not in guidebooks. Doesn't look like a bar from the outside. West indian Arsène opens as he fancies = at the week-end. Decent food, great "rhum arrangé". Amazing atmosphere ! Cheap.
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Chez Arsene Antillian Restaurant
12 Rue DoudeauvilleDon't miss it ! Not in guidebooks. Doesn't look like a bar from the outside. West indian Arsène opens as he fancies = at the week-end. Decent food, great "rhum arrangé". Amazing atmosphere ! Cheap.
Right in the heart of Little India. They serve delicious vegeterian food. Good mango lassy. You can eat for 6€.
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Krishna Bhavan Restaurant
24 Rue CailRight in the heart of Little India. They serve delicious vegeterian food. Good mango lassy. You can eat for 6€.
A nice place to have dinner or a drink. Located by the canal. Quality French food is served. Very affordable. Good wine. Friendly laid back staff. Popular with locals.
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Chez Mezig
44 Quai de la LoireA nice place to have dinner or a drink. Located by the canal. Quality French food is served. Very affordable. Good wine. Friendly laid back staff. Popular with locals.
The space is tiny but inviting, good value for money. They serve simple food like tartes and tartines. A recommended spot for a relaxing afternoon or dinner. They have a small terrasse also.
Le Comptoir des Belettes
37 Rue LamarckThe space is tiny but inviting, good value for money. They serve simple food like tartes and tartines. A recommended spot for a relaxing afternoon or dinner. They have a small terrasse also.
Another bistro popular among young people. Very busy in the evening. Typical atmosphere.
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La Chope du Château Rouge
40 Rue de ClignancourtAnother bistro popular among young people. Very busy in the evening. Typical atmosphere.
Superb creative Asian/ Vietnamese food. Waitresses in "ao dai" (Vietnamese traditional dress). Beautiful decor and atmosphere. Mid-range price category. Can be a bit loud.
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Le Sourire de Saïgon
54 Rue du Mont-CenisSuperb creative Asian/ Vietnamese food. Waitresses in "ao dai" (Vietnamese traditional dress). Beautiful decor and atmosphere. Mid-range price category. Can be a bit loud.
Excellent, affordable non-veg & veg. Afghani cuisine. Laid back friendly service, good traditional music. Nice atmosphere/decor. Out of the way of the tourist circuit. Mostly local customers.
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L'Afghani
16 Rue Paul AlbertExcellent, affordable non-veg & veg. Afghani cuisine. Laid back friendly service, good traditional music. Nice atmosphere/decor. Out of the way of the tourist circuit. Mostly local customers.
Arts & Culture
Architectural oddity built in 1921. Egyptian-inspired art deco cinema closed for decades, restored and re-opened on April 18th 2013. worth the visit. Mostly foreign films.
http://www.cinemalouxor.fr
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Le Louxor
170 Bd de MagentaArchitectural oddity built in 1921. Egyptian-inspired art deco cinema closed for decades, restored and re-opened on April 18th 2013. worth the visit. Mostly foreign films.
http://www.cinemalouxor.fr
Museum + gallery located in old covered St Peter’s Market near the base of the funicular. Focuses on the primitive and Art Brut schools.
Nice café on site + a very good bookshop.
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Halle St-Pierre
2 Rue RonsardMuseum + gallery located in old covered St Peter’s Market near the base of the funicular. Focuses on the primitive and Art Brut schools.
Nice café on site + a very good bookshop.
Oldest cinema in Paris, good programme. Even if you don't want to see a film, you can enjoy the hidden café and open patio. Highly recommended. Closed in august.
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Studio 28
10 Rue TholozéOldest cinema in Paris, good programme. Even if you don't want to see a film, you can enjoy the hidden café and open patio. Highly recommended. Closed in august.
Théâtre de l'Atelier
1 Pl. Charles DullinOne of my favourite theatres in Paris.
Everything Else
41 Rue Ramey
41 Rue RameyIn case of an emergency.
79 Rue de Clignancourt
79 Rue de ClignancourtI hope you won't need it.
12 Rue Poulet
12 Rue PouletTo make a phone call, print your documents, have access to the Internet.
Gare de l'Est station
Rue du 8 Mai 1945Only 3 stops from the studio
Gare du Nord station
18 Rue de DunkerqueOnly 2 stops from the studio.
39 Boulevard Barbès
39 Boulevard BarbèsOpens mon-fri : 9AM- 8PM
sat : 9AM-1PM
Sun: closed
Square Suzanne-Buisson
7 bis Rue GirardonAnother park to have a break.
Cité Véron
Cité VéronA lovely alley. Boris Vian and Jacques Prévert used to live at number 6bis.
A fairly good cinema, along the canal, where you can see films in English. Lovely cafés and restaurants around. Avoid the café restaurant of the cinema, the staff is amazingly unfriendly.
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MK2 Quai de Loire
7 Quai de la LoireA fairly good cinema, along the canal, where you can see films in English. Lovely cafés and restaurants around. Avoid the café restaurant of the cinema, the staff is amazingly unfriendly.
A handy place to do your laundry. 50 meters away from the studio.
Open 7/7
7 am - 10 pm
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47 Rue de Clignancourt
47 Rue de ClignancourtA handy place to do your laundry. 50 meters away from the studio.
Open 7/7
7 am - 10 pm
Moroccan tea room and creperie where you can enjoy oriental cakes while smoking the chicha in comfortable sofas. Lovely oriental decor. An authentic taste of Morocco.
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43 Rue de Clignancourt
43 Rue de ClignancourtMoroccan tea room and creperie where you can enjoy oriental cakes while smoking the chicha in comfortable sofas. Lovely oriental decor. An authentic taste of Morocco.
Drinks & Nightlife
Extremely popular with young people. Great music, and, perhaps most importantly, low prices - you can still get a Mojito for 5€.
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L'escalme
140 Bd Richard-LenoirExtremely popular with young people. Great music, and, perhaps most importantly, low prices - you can still get a Mojito for 5€.
Typical Parisian wine bar/restaurant. Definitely off the beaten track. Large selection of wine, I usually rely on the waiter to recommend wine after I place my order. Good food also.
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Le Nansouty
38 Rue CustineTypical Parisian wine bar/restaurant. Definitely off the beaten track. Large selection of wine, I usually rely on the waiter to recommend wine after I place my order. Good food also.
A good, cheap place with atmosphere. Trendy, loud and filled with all manner of people, good spot to have a drink after a trek around Montmartre, or to find a neighbourhood feel. Service can be slow.
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La Fourmi
74 Rue des MartyrsA good, cheap place with atmosphere. Trendy, loud and filled with all manner of people, good spot to have a drink after a trek around Montmartre, or to find a neighbourhood feel. Service can be slow.
Essentials
The closest supermarket for your grocery shopping. It is open until 21H45. Closed on sunday.
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17 Rue de Clignancourt
17 Rue de ClignancourtThe closest supermarket for your grocery shopping. It is open until 21H45. Closed on sunday.
It's not only about cheese/wine. The shop is filled with the latest books the owner read, art that is the rage in the neighborhood or music he composed. He'll vacuum-seal your cheese. Best deli around
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Fromages et Ramage
22 Rue RameyIt's not only about cheese/wine. The shop is filled with the latest books the owner read, art that is the rage in the neighborhood or music he composed. He'll vacuum-seal your cheese. Best deli around
Good area for shopping. Close to rue du Poteau. You'll find fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat stalls, bakeries, several delicatessens.
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Rue Duhesme
Rue DuhesmeGood area for shopping. Close to rue du Poteau. You'll find fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat stalls, bakeries, several delicatessens.