Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Septime’s pretty little natural wine cave-shop a few steps down from the restaurant where you can pop in for a glass & nibbles, or pull a bottle from the shelves and stay awhile.
426 locals recommend
Septime
80 Rue de CharonneSeptime’s pretty little natural wine cave-shop a few steps down from the restaurant where you can pop in for a glass & nibbles, or pull a bottle from the shelves and stay awhile.
La Belle Équipe
92 Rue de CharonneExcellent coffee and people watching in this re-opened space.
Theo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast! Open on weekends all day!
163 locals recommend
Clamato
80 Rue de CharonneTheo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast! Open on weekends all day!
Passard trained Chef Bertrand Grebaut’s modern neo-bistro is still one of the hottest tables in the city for the creative small plates & rustic urban decor.
426 locals recommend
Septime
80 Rue de CharonnePassard trained Chef Bertrand Grebaut’s modern neo-bistro is still one of the hottest tables in the city for the creative small plates & rustic urban decor.
Les Déserteurs
46 Rue TrousseauTiny, with superbly done French food.
Named one of Condé Nast’s Best New Restaurants of 2013, Bistrot Paul Bert’s sister restaurant “Le 6″ serves contemporary sharing plates in a casual urban farmhouse setting.
61 locals recommend
Le 6 Paul Bert
6 Rue Paul BertNamed one of Condé Nast’s Best New Restaurants of 2013, Bistrot Paul Bert’s sister restaurant “Le 6″ serves contemporary sharing plates in a casual urban farmhouse setting.
Roman Chef-Owner Giovanni Passerini’s Franco-Italian cooking is big on flavor in his tiny place.
11 locals recommend
Rino
46 Rue TrousseauRoman Chef-Owner Giovanni Passerini’s Franco-Italian cooking is big on flavor in his tiny place.
Consistently voted the best classic bistrot in Paris. Filled with happy locals sharing great food & wine in an unpretentious setting. Menus rooted in fresh seasonal ingredients.
91 locals recommend
Bistrot Paul Bert
18 Rue Paul BertConsistently voted the best classic bistrot in Paris. Filled with happy locals sharing great food & wine in an unpretentious setting. Menus rooted in fresh seasonal ingredients.
Gwen Cadoret’s oyster and seafood temple is open Dec 24 & 31 for lunch and to 8pm for take away seafood platters, Dec 25 until 1pm for take away seafood platters and Jan 1 for dinner.
57 locals recommend
L'Ecailler Du Bistrot
22 Rue Paul BertGwen Cadoret’s oyster and seafood temple is open Dec 24 & 31 for lunch and to 8pm for take away seafood platters, Dec 25 until 1pm for take away seafood platters and Jan 1 for dinner.
Argentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of locals happy to be there eating fish.
26 locals recommend
La Pulperia
11 Rue Richard LenoirArgentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of locals happy to be there eating fish.
This former horse butcher shop is now a charming retro place to eat-in or take away Delphine Zampetti’s delicious salads, sandwiches and daily hot & cold plate specials. Picnics to go.
45 locals recommend
Chez Aline
85 Rue de la RoquetteThis former horse butcher shop is now a charming retro place to eat-in or take away Delphine Zampetti’s delicious salads, sandwiches and daily hot & cold plate specials. Picnics to go.
The former sewing shop is a hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites).
144 locals recommend
Le Square Gardette
24 Rue Saint-AmbroiseThe former sewing shop is a hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites).
Camille Fourmont transformed a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar. She’s serving up country-style plates of cheese, charcuterie, foie gras, sardines, olives....
63 locals recommend
La Buvette
67 Rue Saint-MaurCamille Fourmont transformed a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar. She’s serving up country-style plates of cheese, charcuterie, foie gras, sardines, olives....
Buckwheat flour crepes filled with delicious things, washed down with cider, and fabulous salted butter caramel desserts.
22 locals recommend
WEST COUNTRY GIRL
6 Pass. Saint-AmbroiseBuckwheat flour crepes filled with delicious things, washed down with cider, and fabulous salted butter caramel desserts.
Le Baron Rouge is a lifeline for food lovers who turn up at the Aligre market just as the stallholders are putting away their wares, and who feel like they might be about to die of hunger.
199 locals recommend
Baron Rouge (Le)
1 Rue Théophile RousselLe Baron Rouge is a lifeline for food lovers who turn up at the Aligre market just as the stallholders are putting away their wares, and who feel like they might be about to die of hunger.
Genuinely friendly waiters welcome you into a long room that’s all elegant floor tiles and dark wood tables, with a bustling bar twinkling in golden lamp-light beneath jolly hand-painted murals.
93 locals recommend
L'Ébauchoir
43-45 Rue de CîteauxGenuinely friendly waiters welcome you into a long room that’s all elegant floor tiles and dark wood tables, with a bustling bar twinkling in golden lamp-light beneath jolly hand-painted murals.
Welcome to Waly Fay, where those in the know come to dine on dishes from across West Africa and the Antilles.
42 locals recommend
Waly-Fay Senegalese Restaurant
6 Rue Godefroy CavaignacWelcome to Waly Fay, where those in the know come to dine on dishes from across West Africa and the Antilles.
It's a breath of fresh air. Delicately scented dishes arrive on your table still steaming, fresh out of the oven and free from MSG – huge salads, bo bun, pho, beef with onions and much more.
250 locals recommend
Paris Hanoï
74 Rue de CharonneIt's a breath of fresh air. Delicately scented dishes arrive on your table still steaming, fresh out of the oven and free from MSG – huge salads, bo bun, pho, beef with onions and much more.
Banka trout, dill, mascarpone, beets and a vinegary jus: the appetizer that wakes you up. Grilled veal rump, very tender meat like the "thigh of an emotional nymph,” with a beet purée...
56 locals recommend
Yard Cave
6 Rue de Mont-LouisBanka trout, dill, mascarpone, beets and a vinegary jus: the appetizer that wakes you up. Grilled veal rump, very tender meat like the "thigh of an emotional nymph,” with a beet purée...
They’re made with beef (parsley and onion), lamb (coriander, cumin, pine nuts), chicken (tarragon, lemon), pork (fennel, paprika) and vegetables (eggplant, chickpeas).
57 locals recommend
Balls
27 Rue de DouaiThey’re made with beef (parsley and onion), lamb (coriander, cumin, pine nuts), chicken (tarragon, lemon), pork (fennel, paprika) and vegetables (eggplant, chickpeas).
The Barbershop is a thirsty art-lovers’ landmark. Recalling Brooklyn’s trendy gallery-bars, it’s always worth the visit.
66 locals recommend
Barbershop
68 Avenue de la RépubliqueThe Barbershop is a thirsty art-lovers’ landmark. Recalling Brooklyn’s trendy gallery-bars, it’s always worth the visit.
Drinks & Nightlife
Specialty beer, wine and liquors. You can stop in for a drink and some bites, or buy something to take away for home.
8 locals recommend
L'Incognito
71 Rue de CharonneSpecialty beer, wine and liquors. You can stop in for a drink and some bites, or buy something to take away for home.
Holy Holster Le Bar
4 Rue BasfroiThe ultimate dive punk bar!
Le Perchoir is industrial cool “town & country” with delicious food & wine, perfect for a group of friends for drinks on the roof or even Sunday dinner with the parents. And wow, those 360° views…
698 locals recommend
Le Perchoir
14 Rue Crespin du GastLe Perchoir is industrial cool “town & country” with delicious food & wine, perfect for a group of friends for drinks on the roof or even Sunday dinner with the parents. And wow, those 360° views…
The clientele are neither uber-trendy nor cattle herders: the crowd is colourful, young, lively, loud and out for a good time. There’s a good live DJ almost every day, spinning rock, punk, funk...
30 locals recommend
Red House
1bis Rue de la Forge RoyaleThe clientele are neither uber-trendy nor cattle herders: the crowd is colourful, young, lively, loud and out for a good time. There’s a good live DJ almost every day, spinning rock, punk, funk...
Le 138 on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine is a discreet bar a few paces from the Bastille, and a good place to have a last drink after 2am without having to scream into your neighbour’s ear.
14 locals recommend
Le 138
138 Rue du Faubourg Saint-AntoineLe 138 on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine is a discreet bar a few paces from the Bastille, and a good place to have a last drink after 2am without having to scream into your neighbour’s ear.
Unless you're hanging out at Charlie, whose owner Charlotte has struck upon the novel idea of selling half pints for the unheard-of price of €2 (or pints for €4). All night long.
9 locals recommend
Charlie
29 Rue de CotteUnless you're hanging out at Charlie, whose owner Charlotte has struck upon the novel idea of selling half pints for the unheard-of price of €2 (or pints for €4). All night long.
A hip-hop bar in Paris? The novel Twenty One Sound near Bastille is a temple to American hip-hop – both East and West coasts – but also of dance hall tunes and French rap.
6 locals recommend
Twenty One Sound Bar
20 Rue de la Forge RoyaleA hip-hop bar in Paris? The novel Twenty One Sound near Bastille is a temple to American hip-hop – both East and West coasts – but also of dance hall tunes and French rap.
This spanking new jazz club is the place to see the rising stars of gypsy jazz (jazz manouche). If you want to grab a good spot near the front of the stage, reserve for dinner and the show.
19 locals recommend
L'Atelier Charonne
21 Rue de CharonneThis spanking new jazz club is the place to see the rising stars of gypsy jazz (jazz manouche). If you want to grab a good spot near the front of the stage, reserve for dinner and the show.
Squirreled away in an alleyway near the Bastille, Le Motel is the ideal hangout for fans of hip electro-pop-rock. The very friendly staff serve explosive cocktails like the Vodka-Tatin.
61 locals recommend
Le Motel
8 Passage JossetSquirreled away in an alleyway near the Bastille, Le Motel is the ideal hangout for fans of hip electro-pop-rock. The very friendly staff serve explosive cocktails like the Vodka-Tatin.
Shopping
The owner's catalogue extends to over 2,000 varieties, including some of the world's rarest (such as Brewmeister's notorious Armageddon, whose alcohol content registers at a frankly intimidating 65%).
10 locals recommend
Paris Saint Biere
101 Rue de CharonneThe owner's catalogue extends to over 2,000 varieties, including some of the world's rarest (such as Brewmeister's notorious Armageddon, whose alcohol content registers at a frankly intimidating 65%).
Everything Else
One of the oldest in Paris, the market survived the turbulent events of 1789 and 1871, and continues to ply its second-hand clothes, bric-a-brac and cheap food as if the city around it hadn’t changed.
691 locals recommend
Aligre Market
Place d'AligreOne of the oldest in Paris, the market survived the turbulent events of 1789 and 1871, and continues to ply its second-hand clothes, bric-a-brac and cheap food as if the city around it hadn’t changed.
Arts & Culture
Opera Bastille
Place de la Bastille