Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Boulangerie Raphaëlle
1 Rue FeutrierOuverte le dimanche!
Brasserie Barbès
2 Bd BarbèsTrès sympa et bon! Très belle vue au premier étage!
Colline d'Asie
21 Rue André del SarteVery simple, good and fresh Asian restaurant.
Very easy and fresh neighbourhood bistro, the tables outside are very sought after in the summer.
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Les Ptits Gros
27 Av. TrudaineVery easy and fresh neighbourhood bistro, the tables outside are very sought after in the summer.
Corso
10 Av. TrudaineOk italian restaurant with a great terrace outdoors.
La Société
4 Place Saint-Germain des PrésVery good and simple brasserie.
Enishi
67 Rue LabatReally good japanese, with great bentos at lunch.
Hard to get a table (no reservations at weekend), but leave your name at the front desk and then wonder around the flea markets until they call you.
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Ma Cocotte
106 Rue des RosiersHard to get a table (no reservations at weekend), but leave your name at the front desk and then wonder around the flea markets until they call you.
Great steak-frite restaurant with their legendary (secret!) sauce and delicious fries. No reservations, so either come early or late!
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Le Relais de L’Entrecôte
20 Rue Saint-BenoîtGreat steak-frite restaurant with their legendary (secret!) sauce and delicious fries. No reservations, so either come early or late!
Restaurant Belle Maison
4 Rue de NavarinGreat Fish restaurant with very good food.
Restaurant and bar in the very hip Hôtel Amour (make sure you reserve to avoid dissapointment).
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Hôtel Amour
8 Rue de NavarinRestaurant and bar in the very hip Hôtel Amour (make sure you reserve to avoid dissapointment).
Great cheap French brasserie overlooking the Place Pigalle.
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Bouillon Pigalle
22 Bd de ClichyGreat cheap French brasserie overlooking the Place Pigalle.
For me the best macarons and patisseries in Paris, with a very old school service and ideally located right in front of the Eiffel Tower!
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Carette
4 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 NovembreFor me the best macarons and patisseries in Paris, with a very old school service and ideally located right in front of the Eiffel Tower!
Entertainment & Activities
Cinéma années 30 au décor Égyptien avec une très bonne programmation
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Le Louxor
170 Bd de MagentaCinéma années 30 au décor Égyptien avec une très bonne programmation
Getting Around
Barbès - Rochechouart
Gare du Nord station
18 Rue de DunkerqueEurostar!
Sightseeing
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreEssentials
Best organic shop for vegetables and fruits, only local, very fresh and very cheap. Great eggs too, and situated right in front of a cheese shop and butcher.
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Au Bout Du Champ
118 Rue CaulaincourtBest organic shop for vegetables and fruits, only local, very fresh and very cheap. Great eggs too, and situated right in front of a cheese shop and butcher.
CLEAN KONG Pressing
47 Rue CustineVery high quality but good price to have your suits or dresses cleaned.
Big supermarket so practical for all your needs but long queues and their fruit and veg are not the best...
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Carrefour Supermarket Clignancourt
17 Rue de ClignancourtBig supermarket so practical for all your needs but long queues and their fruit and veg are not the best...
Shopping
Great little antiques store just around the corner, I found quite a few things there for the house..
De L'Autre Côté De La Butte
5 Rue MullerGreat little antiques store just around the corner, I found quite a few things there for the house..
The really great flea market of northern Paris, open Sat and Sun, with different markets (Paul Bert, Vernaison etc). If you manage to get a table you can eat at Ma Cocotte which was designed by Philippe Starck (right at the entrance of Marché Paul Bert).
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Paul Bert station
The really great flea market of northern Paris, open Sat and Sun, with different markets (Paul Bert, Vernaison etc). If you manage to get a table you can eat at Ma Cocotte which was designed by Philippe Starck (right at the entrance of Marché Paul Bert).
Parks & Nature
Probably the most beautiful parc in Paris, built around the time of the Second Empire out of an old quarry, it features incredible landscapes with cliffs and water features.
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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
1 Rue BotzarisProbably the most beautiful parc in Paris, built around the time of the Second Empire out of an old quarry, it features incredible landscapes with cliffs and water features.
Parc Monceau
35 Bd de CourcellesNice park.
Probably the most Parisian Parc of them all, in between the Place de la Concorde and the Louvre, the Rue de Rivoli and the Seine river. Bring a book and lay back on the comfortable green chairs as you take in the scenery.
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Tuileries Garden
Place de la ConcordeProbably the most Parisian Parc of them all, in between the Place de la Concorde and the Louvre, the Rue de Rivoli and the Seine river. Bring a book and lay back on the comfortable green chairs as you take in the scenery.