Sara's guidebook

Sara
Sara's guidebook

Essentials: supermarkets and food shops

Small organic shop that sells in bulk (you buy the exact quantity that you need – zero packaging, zero waste). It’s literally just around the corner, so it’s easy to drop in and shop at this young, ecological and ethical business!
B-VRAC
61 Rue de la Goutte d'Or
Small organic shop that sells in bulk (you buy the exact quantity that you need – zero packaging, zero waste). It’s literally just around the corner, so it’s easy to drop in and shop at this young, ecological and ethical business!
Large supermarket with decent selection of organic and gluten-free products.
134 locals recommend
Carrefour Supermarket Clignancourt
17 Rue de Clignancourt
134 locals recommend
Large supermarket with decent selection of organic and gluten-free products.
Small, friendly organic shop.
31 locals recommend
La Vie Claire
73 Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière
31 locals recommend
Small, friendly organic shop.
Good-quality frozen foods, decent selection of organic products.
168 locals recommend
Picard
14 Rue Custine
168 locals recommend
Good-quality frozen foods, decent selection of organic products.
Decent small supermarket, selection of organic products.
1040 locals recommend
Franprix
108 Av. Jean Lolive
1040 locals recommend
Decent small supermarket, selection of organic products.
Large, organic supermarket. Good selection of all types of organic products (fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, cleaning products, health and beauty products…)
46 locals recommend
Bio c' Bon
189-191 Bd Voltaire
46 locals recommend
Large, organic supermarket. Good selection of all types of organic products (fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, cleaning products, health and beauty products…)

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local micro- brewery. You can sample and purchase several types of freshly brewed, ultra-local beer here, and enjoy them with tapas. NB: Only open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, see website for details.
58 locals recommend
Brasserie de la Goutte d'Or
28 Rue de la Goutte d'Or
58 locals recommend
Our local micro- brewery. You can sample and purchase several types of freshly brewed, ultra-local beer here, and enjoy them with tapas. NB: Only open Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, see website for details.
A trendy local hangout.
315 locals recommend
Le Café du Commerce
51 Rue du Commerce
315 locals recommend
A trendy local hangout.
Trendy local hangout
27 locals recommend
Le Troquet bar
38 Rue de Clignancourt
27 locals recommend
Trendy local hangout
Historic Montmartre cabaret, established in 1860. Quite an experience!
107 locals recommend
Lapin Agile
22 Rue des Saules
107 locals recommend
Historic Montmartre cabaret, established in 1860. Quite an experience!

Food Scene

Large outdoor dining area, good vegetarian options, picturesque location.
143 locals recommend
L'Eté en Pente Douce
8 Rue Paul Albert
143 locals recommend
Large outdoor dining area, good vegetarian options, picturesque location.
Delicious bakery and café, famous for its brunch. Picturesque location in the heart of Montmartre.
129 locals recommend
Coquelicot
24 Rue des Abbesses
129 locals recommend
Delicious bakery and café, famous for its brunch. Picturesque location in the heart of Montmartre.
Delicious traditional Polish cuisine. Located in a picturesque street at the foot of the Butte Montmartre.
9 locals recommend
Restaurant Mazurka
3 Rue André del Sarte
9 locals recommend
Delicious traditional Polish cuisine. Located in a picturesque street at the foot of the Butte Montmartre.
Excellent coffee, lovely space where you can take your time drinking coffee and having a bite to eat. Free WiFi, great service.
249 locals recommend
Lomi
3 ter Rue Marcadet
249 locals recommend
Excellent coffee, lovely space where you can take your time drinking coffee and having a bite to eat. Free WiFi, great service.
Delicious Japanese/French fusion food Low-key, casual atmosphere. A bit further afield (a 20 minute walk or 3 metro stops)
140 locals recommend
Nanashi Paradis
31 Rue de Paradis
140 locals recommend
Delicious Japanese/French fusion food Low-key, casual atmosphere. A bit further afield (a 20 minute walk or 3 metro stops)
Thai, very good service and delicious food! Tuesday - Sunday : 12 pm - 2:30 pm; 7 pm - 11 pm
22 locals recommend
Soukhothai
44 Rue Custine
22 locals recommend
Thai, very good service and delicious food! Tuesday - Sunday : 12 pm - 2:30 pm; 7 pm - 11 pm
Delicious bread and pastries, run by a lovely couple from the neighborhood. Also a nice place (though small) to sit and have a coffee.
75 locals recommend
Boulangerie Tembely
33 Rue Myrha
75 locals recommend
Delicious bread and pastries, run by a lovely couple from the neighborhood. Also a nice place (though small) to sit and have a coffee.
Very conveniently located and spacious. Not my top recommendation but if you smoke, you might enjoy its separate bar/dining area for smokers.
256 locals recommend
Brasserie Barbès
2 Bd Barbès
256 locals recommend
Very conveniently located and spacious. Not my top recommendation but if you smoke, you might enjoy its separate bar/dining area for smokers.
Arguably the best Middle Eastern pastries in Paris, established 20 years ago.
El Andalousia
25 Rue de la Goutte d'Or
Arguably the best Middle Eastern pastries in Paris, established 20 years ago.
Ethiopian, very good service (and delicious!) Monday - Sunday: 7 pm - 12 am
Addis Ababa Restaurant
56 Rue Notre Dame de Lorette
Ethiopian, very good service (and delicious!) Monday - Sunday: 7 pm - 12 am
Traditional French brasserie, always delicious, quick and friendly service, in the heart of Montmartre. Monday - Sunday: 7:30 am - 1 am(doesn’t close between lunch and dinner)
27 locals recommend
Café Le Nazir
56 Rue des Abbesses
27 locals recommend
Traditional French brasserie, always delicious, quick and friendly service, in the heart of Montmartre. Monday - Sunday: 7:30 am - 1 am(doesn’t close between lunch and dinner)
Traditional French with a modern twist; tapas; selection of craft beers Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00 am - midnight
Restaurant Le Poulbot
3 Rue Poulbot
Traditional French with a modern twist; tapas; selection of craft beers Tuesday - Sunday: 11:00 am - midnight
Good Indian food (and in the heart of the Indian district) Monday - Sunday : 12 pm - 12 am
36 locals recommend
Dishny
25 Rue Cail
36 locals recommend
Good Indian food (and in the heart of the Indian district) Monday - Sunday : 12 pm - 12 am
This is in an interesting old “passage” full of Indian restaurants, in a lively, eclectic neighbourhood. Monday - Sunday: 11:30 am - 11:30 pm
Yasmin
71/73 Pass. Brady
This is in an interesting old “passage” full of Indian restaurants, in a lively, eclectic neighbourhood. Monday - Sunday: 11:30 am - 11:30 pm
Not a restaurant, but they have delicious doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, brownies… The owners are American/Irish and are lovely people. Good coffee too! In a charming neighborhood – from here you can explore the picturesque rue des Petits Carreaux/ Rue Montorgueil Tuesday-Friday: 8:30 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6pm
8 locals recommend
Boneshaker Doughnuts
86 Rue d'Aboukir
8 locals recommend
Not a restaurant, but they have delicious doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, brownies… The owners are American/Irish and are lovely people. Good coffee too! In a charming neighborhood – from here you can explore the picturesque rue des Petits Carreaux/ Rue Montorgueil Tuesday-Friday: 8:30 am – 6 pm, Saturday 10 am – 6pm
Seasonal vegetarian dishes, vegan options.
45 locals recommend
Abattoir végétal
61 Rue Ramey
45 locals recommend
Seasonal vegetarian dishes, vegan options.
Cosy coffee-shop/restaurant. Vegetarian. Gluten-free options.
118 locals recommend
Soul Kitchen
33 Rue Lamarck
118 locals recommend
Cosy coffee-shop/restaurant. Vegetarian. Gluten-free options.
Vegetarian Indian cuisine. Gluten-free options. Delicious, copious and very reasonably-priced.
75 locals recommend
Krishna Bhavan Restaurant
24 Rue Cail
75 locals recommend
Vegetarian Indian cuisine. Gluten-free options. Delicious, copious and very reasonably-priced.
Vegan café. Gluten-free options. Reasonably-priced.
Cloud Cakes
6 Rue Mandar
Vegan café. Gluten-free options. Reasonably-priced.
Italian, gluten-free.
Manicaretti
60 Rue de Paradis
Italian, gluten-free.
Gluten-free pizzeria
LITTLE NONNA - Gluten Free Paris
12 Av. Niel
Gluten-free pizzeria
Quick and friendly, traditional French cuisine. Good atmosphere, in the heart of Pigalle.
252 locals recommend
Bouillon Pigalle
22 Bd de Clichy
252 locals recommend
Quick and friendly, traditional French cuisine. Good atmosphere, in the heart of Pigalle.
Consistently phenomenal bread and pastries. In the heart of Montmartre.
132 locals recommend
Pain Pain
59 Rue des Martyrs
132 locals recommend
Consistently phenomenal bread and pastries. In the heart of Montmartre.

Shopping

Lots of very trendy clothing shops. Upmarket boutiques such as Maje, and numerous small independent shops.
457 locals recommend
Station Abbesses
457 locals recommend
Lots of very trendy clothing shops. Upmarket boutiques such as Maje, and numerous small independent shops.
Shopping street of “métiers de la bouche” (high-quality traditional French butchers, bakers, etc.) Made world-famous by the film Amélie Poulain
6 locals recommend
Rue Lepic
Rue Lepic
6 locals recommend
Shopping street of “métiers de la bouche” (high-quality traditional French butchers, bakers, etc.) Made world-famous by the film Amélie Poulain

Arts & Culture

A museum of outsider, primitive and naive art. Surrounded by large department stores that sell all types of fabric.
210 locals recommend
Halle St-Pierre
2 Rue Ronsard
210 locals recommend
A museum of outsider, primitive and naive art. Surrounded by large department stores that sell all types of fabric.
A newly-renovated, historic art deco landmark: an authentic Paris cinema, built in 1921.
486 locals recommend
Le Louxor
170 Bd de Magenta
486 locals recommend
A newly-renovated, historic art deco landmark: an authentic Paris cinema, built in 1921.
Music centre and concert hall offering a wide range of performances and events.
21 locals recommend
FGO-Barbara
1 Rue Fleury
21 locals recommend
Music centre and concert hall offering a wide range of performances and events.
Oldest house in Montmartre, was home to numerous artists. Take a step back in time to the glory days of this independent and bohemian quarter through original works by Utrillo, Toulouse-Lautrec. Lovely garden.
315 locals recommend
Arenes de Montmartre
25 Rue Chappe
315 locals recommend
Oldest house in Montmartre, was home to numerous artists. Take a step back in time to the glory days of this independent and bohemian quarter through original works by Utrillo, Toulouse-Lautrec. Lovely garden.
Museum dedicated to the artistic, literary and musical life of the romantic period. Charming garden.
535 locals recommend
Museum of Romantic Life
16 Rue Chaptal
535 locals recommend
Museum dedicated to the artistic, literary and musical life of the romantic period. Charming garden.

Sightseeing

A popular landmark at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a political and cultural monument.
1103 locals recommend
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre
1103 locals recommend
A popular landmark at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a political and cultural monument.
World-famous cabaret and landmark
1637 locals recommend
Moulin Rouge
82 Bd de Clichy
1637 locals recommend
World-famous cabaret and landmark

Everything Else

Secure parking garage, a two-minute walk from the apartment. Very affordable.
10 Rue de la Goutte d'Or
10 Rue de la Goutte d'Or
Secure parking garage, a two-minute walk from the apartment. Very affordable.