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Guidebook for Paris

Essentials

Large supermarket with budget prices, open till 10pm except on Sundays. Foreign credit cards not accepted.
74 locals recommend
Auchan SUPERMARCHE VOLTAIRE - PARIS
8 Pl. Léon Blum
74 locals recommend
Large supermarket with budget prices, open till 10pm except on Sundays. Foreign credit cards not accepted.
France's answer to Target. Or should we say Tar-jay? One stop shop for groceries, wine, cosmetics, clothes, homewares.
830 locals recommend
MONOPRIX
5 Rue du Poteau
830 locals recommend
France's answer to Target. Or should we say Tar-jay? One stop shop for groceries, wine, cosmetics, clothes, homewares.
Large organic grocery for your free range, gluten free, vegan needs. Pro tip: In regular grocery stores, find organic products with label BIO.
31 locals recommend
Le Retour à la Terre rive droite
114 Av. Philippe Auguste
31 locals recommend
Large organic grocery for your free range, gluten free, vegan needs. Pro tip: In regular grocery stores, find organic products with label BIO.
Closeby internet cafe
Style Café sarl
151 Boulevard Voltaire
Closeby internet cafe
Basic grocery store open on Sundays
68 locals recommend
Casino Shop
27-31 Rue de Bagnolet
68 locals recommend
Basic grocery store open on Sundays

Food Scene

Michelin starred, ranked #9 in the world in 2011. Humble venue with mindblowing food. Reserved weeks in advance or get there half an hour before the 2nd seating at 9pm.
231 locals recommend
Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave Parmentier
231 locals recommend
Michelin starred, ranked #9 in the world in 2011. Humble venue with mindblowing food. Reserved weeks in advance or get there half an hour before the 2nd seating at 9pm.
Cheese lovers, get the not one, not two, but TROIS fromage cassoulet. Cheese coma. But that's why you came to France right? They also have juicy burgers.
15 locals recommend
La Mère Lachaise
78 Boulevard de Ménilmontant
15 locals recommend
Cheese lovers, get the not one, not two, but TROIS fromage cassoulet. Cheese coma. But that's why you came to France right? They also have juicy burgers.
This little shoebox of a place serves THE BEST vietnamese food in town. Only 3 tables, owner's a little crazy (kidding, we love her) but it's worth the wait.
22 locals recommend
Le Grain de Riz
49 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
22 locals recommend
This little shoebox of a place serves THE BEST vietnamese food in town. Only 3 tables, owner's a little crazy (kidding, we love her) but it's worth the wait.
Convivial Afro-Antilles resto. Spicy bloody Marys. Make reservations.
42 locals recommend
Waly-Fay Senegalese Restaurant
6 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
42 locals recommend
Convivial Afro-Antilles resto. Spicy bloody Marys. Make reservations.
Family run Lebanese resto with tasty small and large plates. However, you much enjoy garlic. REALLY enjoy it.
Chez Greg
16 Rue la Vacquerie
Family run Lebanese resto with tasty small and large plates. However, you much enjoy garlic. REALLY enjoy it.
Vietnamese classics, good prices, industrial colonial atmosphere. Arrive early, there's always a line outside. BEST THING: the fresh cold coconut juice.
68 locals recommend
Little Hanoï
9 Rue de Mont-Louis
68 locals recommend
Vietnamese classics, good prices, industrial colonial atmosphere. Arrive early, there's always a line outside. BEST THING: the fresh cold coconut juice.
French bistrot consistently on the foodie lists.
91 locals recommend
Bistrot Paul Bert
18 Rue Paul Bert
91 locals recommend
French bistrot consistently on the foodie lists.
Pleasant cafe with free wifi.
51 locals recommend
Café titon
34 Rue Titon
51 locals recommend
Pleasant cafe with free wifi.
Paris institution know for their magret de canard. Free (slow) wifi.
276 locals recommend
Café de l'Industrie
16 Rue St Sabin
276 locals recommend
Paris institution know for their magret de canard. Free (slow) wifi.
Excellent vietnamese resto
18 locals recommend
restaurant vietnamien Cyclo
78 Rue de Belleville
18 locals recommend
Excellent vietnamese resto
Popular Thai joint for its low prices, good food and happy hour. Make reservations if coming for dinner.
23 locals recommend
Q Bar
50 Rue de la Folie-Regnault
23 locals recommend
Popular Thai joint for its low prices, good food and happy hour. Make reservations if coming for dinner.
Big, fresh salads, good steaks and burgers. Excellent people watching spot as evidenced by their constantly packed bistro.
142 locals recommend
Café des Anges
66 Rue de la Roquette
142 locals recommend
Big, fresh salads, good steaks and burgers. Excellent people watching spot as evidenced by their constantly packed bistro.
Cupcakes. Enough said. http://www.scarlettsbakery.fr/
Scarlett's Bakery
15 Rue Léon Frot
Cupcakes. Enough said. http://www.scarlettsbakery.fr/
French steak house with a Thai twist. Good wine list, affordable, and that sauce! You'll want to smuggle it back with you.
7 locals recommend
64 Rue Rebeval
64 Rue Rebeval
7 locals recommend
French steak house with a Thai twist. Good wine list, affordable, and that sauce! You'll want to smuggle it back with you.
Lovely (small) terrasse, French food with a twist. They do brunch. Good prices and smiling service.
31 locals recommend
Aux 3 Passages
11 Rue Saint-Maur
31 locals recommend
Lovely (small) terrasse, French food with a twist. They do brunch. Good prices and smiling service.
WIFI, coffee, carrot cake. A bit of Brooklyn in the 11eme.
50 locals recommend
CLINT
174 Rue de la Roquette
50 locals recommend
WIFI, coffee, carrot cake. A bit of Brooklyn in the 11eme.
The new it place. You'll need to reserve a couple weeks in advance. http://parisbymouth.com/bones-paris/
91 locals recommend
Jones
43 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
91 locals recommend
The new it place. You'll need to reserve a couple weeks in advance. http://parisbymouth.com/bones-paris/
transformed a gritty 11th arr coffee bar into a pretty new bistro, bustling with cheerful food industry folks who are crossing town for Tatiana's Philippine infused menus & Katia's natural wine list.
6 locals recommend
32 Rue Saint-Maur
32 Rue Saint-Maur
6 locals recommend
transformed a gritty 11th arr coffee bar into a pretty new bistro, bustling with cheerful food industry folks who are crossing town for Tatiana's Philippine infused menus & Katia's natural wine list.
hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites). Extensive natural & organic wine list.
144 locals recommend
Le Square Gardette
24 Rue Saint-Ambroise
144 locals recommend
hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites). Extensive natural & organic wine list.
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. Short but focus
45 locals recommend
Chez Aline
85 Rue de la Roquette
45 locals recommend
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. Short but focus
Gwyneth Paltrow and the rest of Paris is a fan. Need we say more? don't even try to get a reservation later than three weeks ahead.
426 locals recommend
Septime
80 Rue de Charonne
426 locals recommend
Gwyneth Paltrow and the rest of Paris is a fan. Need we say more? don't even try to get a reservation later than three weeks ahead.
Theo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast!
163 locals recommend
Clamato
80 Rue de Charonne
163 locals recommend
Theo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast!
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 Bert
61 locals recommend
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.
Argentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of happy locals.
26 locals recommend
La Pulperia
11 Rue Richard Lenoir
26 locals recommend
Argentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of happy locals.
While French pastries can be sublime sometimes you really just want a cookie. And frankly, french bakers have NOT quite got the hang of it. So Scoop Me a Cookie to the rescue.
31 locals recommend
Scoop me a Cookie Menilmontant
5 Rue Crespin du Gast
31 locals recommend
While French pastries can be sublime sometimes you really just want a cookie. And frankly, french bakers have NOT quite got the hang of it. So Scoop Me a Cookie to the rescue.

Drinks & Nightlife

For your low-brow drunken pursuits, this row of bars won't disappoint... we're too old for that kind of fun, but we won't judge you.
215 locals recommend
Bar des Familles
21 Rue de Lappe
215 locals recommend
For your low-brow drunken pursuits, this row of bars won't disappoint... we're too old for that kind of fun, but we won't judge you.
Lively area filled with restaurants, cafes and bars.
Oberkampf
Lively area filled with restaurants, cafes and bars.
Do you know how HARD it is to get decent cocktails in Paris? Even harder to get one less than 15euros. If you're not a wine kind of guy, come here to get your drink on. Happy hour 6-8pm.
32 locals recommend
Express Bar
31 Rue Saint-Maur
32 locals recommend
Do you know how HARD it is to get decent cocktails in Paris? Even harder to get one less than 15euros. If you're not a wine kind of guy, come here to get your drink on. Happy hour 6-8pm.
Hipster hangout, cheap drinks, packed terrasse. Great people watching.
322 locals recommend
Aux Folies
8 Rue de Belleville
322 locals recommend
Hipster hangout, cheap drinks, packed terrasse. Great people watching.
Large and constantly packed terrasse in Oberkampf, right underneath a landmark street 3 story art wall (artists are by invitation). Drinks aren't cheap or memorable but it's worth an experience.
128 locals recommend
LA PLACE VERTE
105 Rue Oberkampf
128 locals recommend
Large and constantly packed terrasse in Oberkampf, right underneath a landmark street 3 story art wall (artists are by invitation). Drinks aren't cheap or memorable but it's worth an experience.
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 Gast
698 locals recommend
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…
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 Charonne
426 locals recommend
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.

Arts & Culture

The visual antithesis of Opera Garnier... but this is where "real" opera goers go because of the superior acoustics. That's what they tell us anyway.
542 locals recommend
Opera Bastille
Place de la Bastille
542 locals recommend
The visual antithesis of Opera Garnier... but this is where "real" opera goers go because of the superior acoustics. That's what they tell us anyway.
Hip concert and nightclub venue. Jazz brunch on sundays.
954 locals recommend
La Bellevilloise
19-21 Rue Boyer
954 locals recommend
Hip concert and nightclub venue. Jazz brunch on sundays.

Shopping

A chain of wine stores that some people love to hate. But it really depends who you get. The guys who work in this particular branch are friendly, knowledgeable about and won't rip you off.
Nicolas Voltaire Place
2 Pl. Léon Blum
A chain of wine stores that some people love to hate. But it really depends who you get. The guys who work in this particular branch are friendly, knowledgeable about and won't rip you off.

Everything Else

Post Office with ATM
80 Rue Léon Frot
80 Rue Léon Frot
Post Office with ATM
Just one of the many pharmacies near the apartment.
Pharmacie PEDRON.
70 Rue Léon Frot
Just one of the many pharmacies near the apartment.
Chinatown
367 locals recommend
Belleville
367 locals recommend
Chinatown
International bank, ATM machine
HSBC Paris Voltaire
95 Bd Richard-Lenoir
International bank, ATM machine
Velib bicycle station Get your pass 1day/1week pass online http://en.velib.paris.fr/
120 locals recommend
Rue de la Roquette
Rue de la Roquette
120 locals recommend
Velib bicycle station Get your pass 1day/1week pass online http://en.velib.paris.fr/
a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar.
63 locals recommend
La Buvette
67 Rue Saint-Maur
63 locals recommend
a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar.