Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Topnotch contemporary French cuisine with very reasonable price (lunch set at 20€). Bonus: the place is designed by Rem Koohlaas.
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Le Dauphin
131 Ave ParmentierTopnotch contemporary French cuisine with very reasonable price (lunch set at 20€). Bonus: the place is designed by Rem Koohlaas.
Excellent creative French cuisine with reasonable price (75€). The place is unfortunately quite noisy.
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Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave ParmentierExcellent creative French cuisine with reasonable price (75€). The place is unfortunately quite noisy.
Chez Marie Louise
11 Rue Marie et LouiseNice cozy dinning option for traditional French cuisine.
Family Combodian cuisine, unpretentious, simply good. No reservation needed. Take away is available.
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Le Cambodge
10 Av. RicherandFamily Combodian cuisine, unpretentious, simply good. No reservation needed. Take away is available.
Creative, unpretentious French cuisine. Very nice ambiance.
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Le Square Gardette
24 Rue Saint-AmbroiseCreative, unpretentious French cuisine. Very nice ambiance.
'THE' Vietnamese restaurant and the best Pho in town. Try the grilled chicken rice, you'll want to come back for it ! It's called Panda Belleville on Google Maps but on the street look for Dong Huang.
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Panda Belleville
14 Rue Louis Bonnet'THE' Vietnamese restaurant and the best Pho in town. Try the grilled chicken rice, you'll want to come back for it ! It's called Panda Belleville on Google Maps but on the street look for Dong Huang.
Excellent creative French cuisine with very reasonable price. Small place, reservation is needed. Tel: 01 47 97 25 77
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Chatomat
6 Rue Victor LetalleExcellent creative French cuisine with very reasonable price. Small place, reservation is needed. Tel: 01 47 97 25 77
My favorite coucous in town. Typical Maroccan French colonial-time ambiance. No reservation.
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Chez Omar
47 Rue de BretagneMy favorite coucous in town. Typical Maroccan French colonial-time ambiance. No reservation.
My favorite fish place. Best oysters in Paris ("Utah Beach"). Everything is good. A bit pricy (25-45€ per main dish.)
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L'Ecailler Du Bistrot
22 Rue Paul BertMy favorite fish place. Best oysters in Paris ("Utah Beach"). Everything is good. A bit pricy (25-45€ per main dish.)
Not in the neighborhood but THE best Korean restaurant in Paris! Try the Korean tartare with pear, Jabbchai, raw fish, beignets de Kimchi, beignets de courgettes.
Gin Go Gae
28 Rue LamartineNot in the neighborhood but THE best Korean restaurant in Paris! Try the Korean tartare with pear, Jabbchai, raw fish, beignets de Kimchi, beignets de courgettes.
Cozy teahouse with excellent street food by 2 star Micheline chef. Fusion East-West. A must if you love food and tea !
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Boutique yam'Tcha
4 Rue SauvalCozy teahouse with excellent street food by 2 star Micheline chef. Fusion East-West. A must if you love food and tea !
Creative modern french cuisine using bio ingredients from their own garden. 2 min walk from home.
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TANNAT
119 Ave ParmentierCreative modern french cuisine using bio ingredients from their own garden. 2 min walk from home.
Excellent wine collection with an impressive 800m2 cellar. Great, unpretentious food, the best steak tartare in the world (for me) !
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Les Fines Gueules
43 Rue Croix des Petits ChampsExcellent wine collection with an impressive 800m2 cellar. Great, unpretentious food, the best steak tartare in the world (for me) !
Chinese Veggie specialized in "fake" meat and shrimp made of tofu most of the time. In the same street you'll find many interesting shops and restaurants.
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Tien Hiang
14 Rue BichatChinese Veggie specialized in "fake" meat and shrimp made of tofu most of the time. In the same street you'll find many interesting shops and restaurants.
Drinks & Nightlife
'THE' bar of the "boboland", and THE place to be if you want to feel the vibe of the inhabitants.
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Le Carrillon
18 Rue Alibert'THE' bar of the "boboland", and THE place to be if you want to feel the vibe of the inhabitants.
The very select wine bar of the 1 star Michelin restaurant by the same name (the only BIO alternative stared restaurant.) From home, you may take the 46 bus to Charonne-Chanzy (15 mins), then 5 min walk. Or if you can stroll over by foot (25 min.) There are many other bars and restaurants over there you may enjoy discovering.
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Septime
80 Rue de CharonneThe very select wine bar of the 1 star Michelin restaurant by the same name (the only BIO alternative stared restaurant.) From home, you may take the 46 bus to Charonne-Chanzy (15 mins), then 5 min walk. Or if you can stroll over by foot (25 min.) There are many other bars and restaurants over there you may enjoy discovering.
THE BEST ! A small ancient train station converted to jazz club and bar. Full of young, vibrant people, great musiciens, great audience. Cheap but good beers and drinks. No entry fee, free participation.
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Gare Jazz
1 Av. Corentin CariouTHE BEST ! A small ancient train station converted to jazz club and bar. Full of young, vibrant people, great musiciens, great audience. Cheap but good beers and drinks. No entry fee, free participation.
Jazz club with excellent musiciens, jam session every Thursday night till 5pm.
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Duc des Lombards
42 Rue des LombardsJazz club with excellent musiciens, jam session every Thursday night till 5pm.
Sunset/Sunside
60 Rue des LombardsNew Morning
7/9 Rue des Petites Écuries 'THE' jazz scene in Paris. Check their program online.
Essentials
Where to shop most of your grocery. They also deliver free of charge from 50€ of purchase - if you use my membership card (in the bamboo bowl at the entrance.)
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Monoprix
70-72 Rue du Faubourg du TempleWhere to shop most of your grocery. They also deliver free of charge from 50€ of purchase - if you use my membership card (in the bamboo bowl at the entrance.)
The oldest market of Paris. Go for lunch on a weekend, I highly recommend the Japanese stand which serves traditional family food.
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneThe oldest market of Paris. Go for lunch on a weekend, I highly recommend the Japanese stand which serves traditional family food.
NATURALIA
180 bis Rue des PyrénéesBio supermarket right by the metro station
Good baguettes and breakfast at the bakery right by the house at the corner with Parmentier. But here, at one of the best pâtissiers in Paris you'll taste much better croissants and pains au chocolat and many other amazing pastries such as their pastry of the day made fresh right before you upon order.
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Patisserie Yann Couvreur
137 Ave ParmentierGood baguettes and breakfast at the bakery right by the house at the corner with Parmentier. But here, at one of the best pâtissiers in Paris you'll taste much better croissants and pains au chocolat and many other amazing pastries such as their pastry of the day made fresh right before you upon order.
Altervojo
127 Ave ParmentierMy bio shop right across Parmentier.
Culture
Musée du Quai Branly
37 Quai Jacques ChiracIziko Lomuzi Wokubaluleka Wemveli Yase-Asiya Guimet
6 Pl. d'Iéna
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5/7 Rue de FourcyA small intimate museum with a lovely garden. A place to rest and resource if you're tired of the city and nearby (close to Pigale and Montmartre)
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I-Museum of Romantic Life
16 Rue ChaptalA small intimate museum with a lovely garden. A place to rest and resource if you're tired of the city and nearby (close to Pigale and Montmartre)
Paris Philharmonic
221 Av. Jean JaurèsOne of the best venues for concerts (all categories) in Paris. Great acoustic. Check their program online.
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Salle Pleyel
252 Rue du Faubourg Saint-HonoréOne of the best venues for concerts (all categories) in Paris. Great acoustic. Check their program online.
Jazz club with excellent musiciens, jam session every Thursday night till 5pm.
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Duc des Lombards
42 Rue des LombardsJazz club with excellent musiciens, jam session every Thursday night till 5pm.
THE BEST ! A small ancient train station converted to jazz club and bar. Full of young, vibrant people, great musiciens, great audience. Cheap but good beers and drinks. No entry fee, free participation.
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Gare Jazz
1 Av. Corentin CariouTHE BEST ! A small ancient train station converted to jazz club and bar. Full of young, vibrant people, great musiciens, great audience. Cheap but good beers and drinks. No entry fee, free participation.
Cartier Foundation (Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporain)
261 Bd RaspailFondation Louis Vuitton
8 Av. du Mahatma Gandhi