Guidebook for Paris

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Guidebook for Paris

Drinks & Nightlife

Great wine bar, also for finger food.
39 locals recommend
Le Siffleur de Ballons
34 Rue de Cîteaux
39 locals recommend
Great wine bar, also for finger food.
Great bars and parties along the Quai between Pont d'Austerlitz and Pont de Tolbiac.
43 locals recommend
Quai François Mauriac
Quai François Mauriac
43 locals recommend
Great bars and parties along the Quai between Pont d'Austerlitz and Pont de Tolbiac.
Good wine bar, also sells wine and finger food (closes early).
13 locals recommend
Ici-même
68 Rue de Charenton
13 locals recommend
Good wine bar, also sells wine and finger food (closes early).
A new Paris brewery. Worth a try.
9 locals recommend
Maison BAPBAP
79 Rue Saint-Maur
9 locals recommend
A new Paris brewery. Worth a try.
Top cocktail club.
258 locals recommend
Experimental Cocktail Club
37 Rue Saint-Sauveur
258 locals recommend
Top cocktail club.
Hip drinks and food in the liveliest part of the Marais.
204 locals recommend
Le Mary Celeste
1 Rue Commines
204 locals recommend
Hip drinks and food in the liveliest part of the Marais.
Hidden cocktail club. Entrance via the pizzeria. By now extremely crowded on week ends.
185 locals recommend
Moonshiner
5 Rue Sedaine
185 locals recommend
Hidden cocktail club. Entrance via the pizzeria. By now extremely crowded on week ends.
Hidden cocktail bar. Come for the tapas, stay for the cocktails.
449 locals recommend
Candelaria
52 Rue de Saintonge
449 locals recommend
Hidden cocktail bar. Come for the tapas, stay for the cocktails.
Neat, cheap local bar with great beers.
9 locals recommend
Charlie
29 Rue de Cotte
9 locals recommend
Neat, cheap local bar with great beers.
One of the best new spots in Paris. A bar and the newly reopened Seine banks. Other nice spots to check along the Seine, as you walk towards the West.
53 locals recommend
Les Nguyen
12 Rue Saint-Paul
53 locals recommend
One of the best new spots in Paris. A bar and the newly reopened Seine banks. Other nice spots to check along the Seine, as you walk towards the West.

Arts & Culture

Local cosy concert hall
31 locals recommend
Cafe de la Danse
5 Pass. Louis-Philippe
31 locals recommend
Local cosy concert hall
Cheaper tickets are sometimes available at the entrance or online.
542 locals recommend
Opera Bastille
Place de la Bastille
542 locals recommend
Cheaper tickets are sometimes available at the entrance or online.
2590 locals recommend
The Centre Pompidou
2590 locals recommend
1067 locals recommend
Musée National Picasso-Paris
5 Rue de Thorigny
1067 locals recommend
35 locals recommend
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac - Marais
7 Rue Debelleyme
35 locals recommend
A lesser known and excellent gallery.
134 locals recommend
PERROTIN PARIS
76 Rue de Turenne
134 locals recommend
A lesser known and excellent gallery.

Essentials

Possibly the best organic store in Paris.
33 locals recommend
Biocoop Bastille
10 Rue Boulle
33 locals recommend
Possibly the best organic store in Paris.
Great organic products. Typical Parisian market. Open daily (0700-1300).
691 locals recommend
Aligre Market
Place d'Aligre
691 locals recommend
Great organic products. Typical Parisian market. Open daily (0700-1300).
**Avoid**. Tourist trap. Low quality food. High prices. Prefer Marché d'Aligre.
151 locals recommend
Marché Bastille
2018 Bd Richard-Lenoir
151 locals recommend
**Avoid**. Tourist trap. Low quality food. High prices. Prefer Marché d'Aligre.
Glorious Marais "épicerine fine". Great for gifts.
143 locals recommend
Maison Plisson
93 Bd Beaumarchais
143 locals recommend
Glorious Marais "épicerine fine". Great for gifts.

Food Scene

For coffee, drinks, or to eat in. Nice espresso at the bar, for just 1 euro.
11 locals recommend
Centreville
2 Rue Keller
11 locals recommend
For coffee, drinks, or to eat in. Nice espresso at the bar, for just 1 euro.
Impressive Vietnamese food.
250 locals recommend
Paris Hanoï
74 Rue de Charonne
250 locals recommend
Impressive Vietnamese food.
Great hipster pizza (and long queues).
255 locals recommend
East mamma
133 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
255 locals recommend
Great hipster pizza (and long queues).
One of the rare restaurants to eat really good fish in Paris. Fresh products, open cuisine.
29 locals recommend
La Table d'Aligre
11 Pl. d'Aligre
29 locals recommend
One of the rare restaurants to eat really good fish in Paris. Fresh products, open cuisine.
Wine bar with the typical "planche de charcuterie". Nice, quiet street with a nice terrasse.
30 locals recommend
Les Caves de Prague
8 Rue de Prague
30 locals recommend
Wine bar with the typical "planche de charcuterie". Nice, quiet street with a nice terrasse.
Glorious sorbets.
350 locals recommend
Berthillon
46 Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île
350 locals recommend
Glorious sorbets.
For cold days. Have either a Raclette frottée au vin blanc or a Tartiflette. Melted cheese with potatoes and ham. Alpine madness.
56 locals recommend
Le Chalet Savoyard
58 Rue de Charonne
56 locals recommend
For cold days. Have either a Raclette frottée au vin blanc or a Tartiflette. Melted cheese with potatoes and ham. Alpine madness.
Also for cold days - no actual fruits, mostly cheese-based specialties, and great meat.
Scotta !
11bis Rue de Cotte
Also for cold days - no actual fruits, mostly cheese-based specialties, and great meat.
Delightful and creative Vietnamese food with a french twist. Great fusion.
32 locals recommend
Do et Riz
31 Rue de Cotte
32 locals recommend
Delightful and creative Vietnamese food with a french twist. Great fusion.
Wine bar and tapas, great cocktails too and lively.
40 locals recommend
Homies
13 Rue Beautreillis
40 locals recommend
Wine bar and tapas, great cocktails too and lively.
Amazing cakes, possibly the single real "mille feuilles" in Paris. Also good for brunch. Avoid on week ends - easily crowded.
169 locals recommend
Le Loir dans La Théière
3 Rue des Rosiers
169 locals recommend
Amazing cakes, possibly the single real "mille feuilles" in Paris. Also good for brunch. Avoid on week ends - easily crowded.
The greatest and latest on the Vietnam-fusion scene. Pricey.
30 locals recommend
Le Petit Keller
13 Rue Keller
30 locals recommend
The greatest and latest on the Vietnam-fusion scene. Pricey.
Excellent Cambodian food. Bo-bun and Natain especially recommended.
156 locals recommend
Le Cambodge
10 Av. Richerand
156 locals recommend
Excellent Cambodian food. Bo-bun and Natain especially recommended.
Traditional, slightly conservative Parisian restaurant in a quiet decor.
12 locals recommend
Le Gorille Blanc
4 Impasse Guéménée
12 locals recommend
Traditional, slightly conservative Parisian restaurant in a quiet decor.
The best (and cheapest) pizzas around - with a nice simple decor.
15 locals recommend
Rivoluzione
24 Rue des Taillandiers
15 locals recommend
The best (and cheapest) pizzas around - with a nice simple decor.
Restaurant, delicatessen, tapas, bar. Beautiful spot with lots of charm.
122 locals recommend
Les Niçois
7 Rue Lacharrière
122 locals recommend
Restaurant, delicatessen, tapas, bar. Beautiful spot with lots of charm.
Great place for a diner.
14 locals recommend
Le Cotte Rôti
1 Rue de Cotte
14 locals recommend
Great place for a diner.
Lifestyle, coffee, french specialties. Cool stop.
9 locals recommend
Folks and Sparrows
14 Rue Saint-Sébastien
9 locals recommend
Lifestyle, coffee, french specialties. Cool stop.
Excellent cosy french restaurant with unusually nice service. French classical cuisine, finely prepared. Speaks english.
68 locals recommend
Le Café des Musées
49 Rue de Turenne
68 locals recommend
Excellent cosy french restaurant with unusually nice service. French classical cuisine, finely prepared. Speaks english.
Great for wine and finger food. Can be crowded.
31 locals recommend
Le Chat Ivre
22 Rue des Taillandiers
31 locals recommend
Great for wine and finger food. Can be crowded.
Another great pick for pizza and (surprisingly) cocktails.
53 locals recommend
Louie Louie
78 Rue de Charonne
53 locals recommend
Another great pick for pizza and (surprisingly) cocktails.
Supposedly had the "best bartender in the world" in 2016. An easygoing place with bits of a NYC feel, great for meatballs and cocktails.
34 locals recommend
Cafe Moderne
19 Rue Keller
34 locals recommend
Supposedly had the "best bartender in the world" in 2016. An easygoing place with bits of a NYC feel, great for meatballs and cocktails.
One of the legendary canteens in the 11th. Cheap and honest food, especially magret de canard or the simple "purée and sausages". Open late at night.
276 locals recommend
Café de l'Industrie
16 Rue St Sabin
276 locals recommend
One of the legendary canteens in the 11th. Cheap and honest food, especially magret de canard or the simple "purée and sausages". Open late at night.
Beautiful room, serves small dishes rather than full body meals. Also great to have a glass of wine with some finger food. Their website has their menu in english.
83 locals recommend
Restaurant Au Passage
1 bis Pass. Saint-Sébastien
83 locals recommend
Beautiful room, serves small dishes rather than full body meals. Also great to have a glass of wine with some finger food. Their website has their menu in english.
Steakhouse, excellent meat.
15 locals recommend
Biondi
118 Rue Amelot
15 locals recommend
Steakhouse, excellent meat.
Excellent spot to chill. Great coffee, wine and food.
9 locals recommend
Café FauveParis
38 Rue Amelot
9 locals recommend
Excellent spot to chill. Great coffee, wine and food.
A newly opened "cantine solidaire" with awesome organic dishes, locally sourced, and a different menu every day. Self service at noon. Wifi and nice, active atmosphere. Also serves coffee, great spot to chill between meal services.
39 locals recommend
Le Grand Bleu
67 Bd de la Bastille
39 locals recommend
A newly opened "cantine solidaire" with awesome organic dishes, locally sourced, and a different menu every day. Self service at noon. Wifi and nice, active atmosphere. Also serves coffee, great spot to chill between meal services.
Cheap local restaurant, either for drinks or to eat-in.
32 locals recommend
Monsieur
80 Bd Richard-Lenoir
32 locals recommend
Cheap local restaurant, either for drinks or to eat-in.
Consistently one of the top bakeries in Paris. Worth a walk for the shop and the nice neighborhood.
182 locals recommend
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac - Paul Bert
24 Rue Paul Bert
182 locals recommend
Consistently one of the top bakeries in Paris. Worth a walk for the shop and the nice neighborhood.

Everything Else

Typical Street Food in Marais.
1003 locals recommend
Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de Bretagne
1003 locals recommend
Typical Street Food in Marais.
Club. Expect long queues.
183 locals recommend
Badaboum
2 bis Rue des Taillandiers
183 locals recommend
Club. Expect long queues.

Shopping

Great for shopping between Boulevard Beaumarchais and rue des Archives.
220 locals recommend
Rue des Francs Bourgeois
Rue des Francs Bourgeois
220 locals recommend
Great for shopping between Boulevard Beaumarchais and rue des Archives.
Unique store in in a former factory.
20 locals recommend
UNIQLO Le Marais
39 Rue des Francs Bourgeois
20 locals recommend
Unique store in in a former factory.
Misc boutique in the Marais with seasonal setups. Really worth a trip.
586 locals recommend
Merci
111 Bd Beaumarchais
586 locals recommend
Misc boutique in the Marais with seasonal setups. Really worth a trip.
Delightful home and clothing store (multiple stores in the same street).
106 locals recommend
Fleux
39 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie
106 locals recommend
Delightful home and clothing store (multiple stores in the same street).

Sightseeing

Small harbor, great to get some air in the morning.
26 locals recommend
Port de l'Arsenal Garden
53 Bd de la Bastille
26 locals recommend
Small harbor, great to get some air in the morning.
Little known medieval hot spot with amazing glass works.
331 locals recommend
Sainte-Chapelle
10 Bd du Palais
331 locals recommend
Little known medieval hot spot with amazing glass works.