Guidebook for Paris
Sightseeing
A stunning view over Paris, great sunsets, and a lovely small park. A café terrace will also welcome you, or the Old Belleville Restaurant with singing in the evernings.
20 Rue Piat
20 Rue PiatA stunning view over Paris, great sunsets, and a lovely small park. A café terrace will also welcome you, or the Old Belleville Restaurant with singing in the evernings.
Everything Else
A walk around the neighbourhood starting from that quiet street.... Will take you relaxed to cafés or to the park.
Rue des Solitaires
Rue des SolitairesA walk around the neighbourhood starting from that quiet street.... Will take you relaxed to cafés or to the park.
Supermarket with a more basic selection that Monoprix (but closer to our home!). Open 8-21 except sundays : 9-13.
146 Rue de Belleville
146 Rue de BellevilleSupermarket with a more basic selection that Monoprix (but closer to our home!). Open 8-21 except sundays : 9-13.
A great big parc for running, picknicking, relaxing, dreaming, watching trees, walking... Open 7AM-10PM. Several entrances.
1 Rue Botzaris
1 Rue BotzarisA great big parc for running, picknicking, relaxing, dreaming, watching trees, walking... Open 7AM-10PM. Several entrances.
Essentials
Butcher-delicatessen with everything you need, from ham to roasted chicken. Closed 1-4 and on sundays.
6 abantu bendawo batusa
130 Rue de Belleville
130 Rue de BellevilleButcher-delicatessen with everything you need, from ham to roasted chicken. Closed 1-4 and on sundays.
133 Rue de Belleville
133 Rue de Bellevillesupermarket with everything, open mon-sat 9-21.
Open-air market, TUES, FRI, SUN, 8AM-1PM. Everything from fish to cheese and vegetables, including a section with second hand books, rugs and clothes.
126 abantu bendawo batusa
Place des Fetes
Open-air market, TUES, FRI, SUN, 8AM-1PM. Everything from fish to cheese and vegetables, including a section with second hand books, rugs and clothes.
Wine and liquor shop, great selection and advice. These are passionate people, unlike the chain "Nicolas". Phone to check opening hours: 01 42 08 62 95
7 abantu bendawo batusa
105 Rue de Belleville
105 Rue de BellevilleWine and liquor shop, great selection and advice. These are passionate people, unlike the chain "Nicolas". Phone to check opening hours: 01 42 08 62 95
2 Rue du Jourdain
2 Rue du JourdainOrganic food shop, open 10-20 (and sunday mornings).
Breadshop with good bread, good croissants and good "financiers", those small butter-and-almond cakes.
102 abantu bendawo batusa
Rue de Belleville
Rue de BellevilleBreadshop with good bread, good croissants and good "financiers", those small butter-and-almond cakes.
Excellent cheese shop. A little less expensive than the nearer "Beillevaire" cheese shop.
70 abantu bendawo batusa
Fromagerie Beaufils
118 Rue de BellevilleExcellent cheese shop. A little less expensive than the nearer "Beillevaire" cheese shop.
Drinks & Nightlife
Café / Bar with lots of neighbourhood visitors, good atmosphere, morning papers...
13 Rue Jean-Baptiste Dumay
Café / Bar with lots of neighbourhood visitors, good atmosphere, morning papers...
This bar has the fullest terrace around, lots of people have their beer here, and in the left-handed café. A must to get a taste of today's Belleville, and its adjacent small galleries and "Bohème".
322 abantu bendawo batusa
Aux Folies
8 Rue de BellevilleThis bar has the fullest terrace around, lots of people have their beer here, and in the left-handed café. A must to get a taste of today's Belleville, and its adjacent small galleries and "Bohème".
A small cute bar with books to read, a sweet atmosphere, literary evenings, customers from the neighbourhood, simple and relaxed.
82 Rue des Cascades
82 Rue des CascadesA small cute bar with books to read, a sweet atmosphere, literary evenings, customers from the neighbourhood, simple and relaxed.
A café, a bar and a theatre ! Very relaxed, at a small, charming crossroads down the Rue de la Mare. Pinte of beer 3,50 €, around 10 € the show.
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36 Rue Henri Chevreau
36 Rue Henri ChevreauA café, a bar and a theatre ! Very relaxed, at a small, charming crossroads down the Rue de la Mare. Pinte of beer 3,50 €, around 10 € the show.
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Food Scene
Tiny sweet good atmosphere bar / café, with often small concerts in the evenings.
41 Rue des Envierges
41 Rue des EnviergesTiny sweet good atmosphere bar / café, with often small concerts in the evenings.
Relaxed and good Argentinian restaurant but with a French atmosphere. Good value (entrecôte 13 €, dulce de leche... ). A touch of thai fusion (because of a thai wife!)
7 abantu bendawo batusa
64 Rue Rebeval
64 Rue RebevalRelaxed and good Argentinian restaurant but with a French atmosphere. Good value (entrecôte 13 €, dulce de leche... ). A touch of thai fusion (because of a thai wife!)
Thai restaurant, always full because of its excellent value. Great shrimp or meat soups, great "crying tiger" or banana flower salad. Phone: 01 40 40 09 68
235 abantu bendawo batusa
Lao Siam
49 Rue de BellevilleThai restaurant, always full because of its excellent value. Great shrimp or meat soups, great "crying tiger" or banana flower salad. Phone: 01 40 40 09 68
Very French restaurant, the quality is in the plate, not in the 'chic'. Relaxed and clever advice, great selection of natural wines. Reservation: 01 42 38 18 65
10 abantu bendawo batusa
22 Rue du Plateau
22 Rue du PlateauVery French restaurant, the quality is in the plate, not in the 'chic'. Relaxed and clever advice, great selection of natural wines. Reservation: 01 42 38 18 65
Japanese restaurant held by Real Japanese. Very good sushi and sashimi but also other specialties to be tried !
91 abantu bendawo batusa
Nakagawa
9 Rue LassusJapanese restaurant held by Real Japanese. Very good sushi and sashimi but also other specialties to be tried !
3 Rue Lassus
3 Rue LassusCafé, terrasse, upper floor. Good atmosphere, people use the upper floor to write.
Lovely tea room :lunch with simple, homemade dishes, and enjoy properly-made excellent tea all day until 6 PM. The owner bakes the cakes herself, and also has a selection of craft from Africa or dress
6 abantu bendawo batusa
Miamophile
7 Rue Jean-Baptiste DumayLovely tea room :lunch with simple, homemade dishes, and enjoy properly-made excellent tea all day until 6 PM. The owner bakes the cakes herself, and also has a selection of craft from Africa or dress
Shopping
Japanese design store. This section of the rue de la VILLETTE has several nice (chic) shops, clothing, delicatessen, jewellry, etc.
11 Rue de la Villette
11 Rue de la VilletteJapanese design store. This section of the rue de la VILLETTE has several nice (chic) shops, clothing, delicatessen, jewellry, etc.
42 Rue de la Villette
42 Rue de la VilletteAbsolutely great kid books and toy store. 01 42 45 75 30
Arts & Culture
Second hand and antique bookstore with arts, literature, philosophy, rare editions, pocket books, and a strong-tempered bookseller.
7 Rue du Jourdain
7 Rue du JourdainSecond hand and antique bookstore with arts, literature, philosophy, rare editions, pocket books, and a strong-tempered bookseller.
Bookstore with a very good art and photo book selection as well as chosen DVDs, and CDs with great advice.
36 abantu bendawo batusa
Librairie l'Atelier
2bis Rue du JourdainBookstore with a very good art and photo book selection as well as chosen DVDs, and CDs with great advice.