Guidebook for Paris
Drinks & Nightlife
Magnificent Belle Epoque bistro. Also: a very good local option to grab a beer.
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Le Cyrano
3 Rue BiotMagnificent Belle Epoque bistro. Also: a very good local option to grab a beer.
Glass
7 Rue FrochotCocktail bar.
1 Place Adolphe Max
1 Place Adolphe MaxGreat bistrot, great tiny terrace.
Le Mansart
1 Rue MansartWhere hype people have their burger / beer.
Sightseeing
Streamline façade by Georges-Henri Pingusson, for what is today La Comédie de Paris.
André Breton's workshop, complete with desk, African art and Surrealist paitings, can be seen at Centre Pompidou.
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Comedy Paris
42 Rue Pierre FontaineStreamline façade by Georges-Henri Pingusson, for what is today La Comédie de Paris.
André Breton's workshop, complete with desk, African art and Surrealist paitings, can be seen at Centre Pompidou.
Sacre-Coeur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreGrotesquely famous piece of Byzantine revival.
Moulin Rouge
82 Bd de ClichyPhoto op
Shopping
Great little antique shop. Lots of lamps, jewellery, chromo pictures from the 1940s to 1980s.
Archi-noire
56 Rue RodierGreat little antique shop. Lots of lamps, jewellery, chromo pictures from the 1940s to 1980s.
Designers startup / store. Lots of good, inventive stuff, from shirts to stationery to shoes. Cool crew.
La Fausse Boutique
Designers startup / store. Lots of good, inventive stuff, from shirts to stationery to shoes. Cool crew.
One-of-a-kind chocolate and sweets shop.
The shopowner is also vintage Paris, and very sweet.
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A L'Etoile d'Or
30 Rue Pierre FontaineOne-of-a-kind chocolate and sweets shop.
The shopowner is also vintage Paris, and very sweet.
Cool gadget store: posters with a Parisian theme, toys for twentysomethings, and the like.
13 Rue Henry Monnier
13 Rue Henry MonnierCool gadget store: posters with a Parisian theme, toys for twentysomethings, and the like.
Rue des Martyrs
Rue des MartyrsGreens, cheese, cakes, you name it.
73 Rue de Rochechouart
73 Rue Marguerite de RochechouartAwesome vintage clothes.
Librairie de Paris
7 Pl. de ClichySupport your local bookshop.
Monoprix
99 Rue du Faubourg Saint-AntoineFor all basic shopping.
Great cheese, delicatessen, greens etc.
Also, some may seek the Amélie Poulain reference.
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Rue Lepic
Rue LepicGreat cheese, delicatessen, greens etc.
Also, some may seek the Amélie Poulain reference.
Food Scene
Rose Bakery
46 bis Rue des MartyrsStylish brunch spot.
Excellent French food and wine. Also: Love the St. Lazare's traintracks and cityscape.
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Le Clou de Fourchette
121 Rue de RomeExcellent French food and wine. Also: Love the St. Lazare's traintracks and cityscape.
La Pizzetta
22 Avenue TrudaineGood Italian option.
grand style brasserie. Splurge in oysters or entrecôte.
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Le Wepler
14 Pl. de Clichygrand style brasserie. Splurge in oysters or entrecôte.
A good little lunch spot and a nice grocery store.
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Épicerie Causses
222 Rue Saint-MartinA good little lunch spot and a nice grocery store.
Boudella Nouredine
A quiet, friendly bar / coffee.
Arts & Culture
The auction house. Morning exhibitions of the afternoon's sales are a visit unto themselves. Attend a sale for the theatre and the thrill.
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Hotel Drouot
9 Rue DrouotThe auction house. Morning exhibitions of the afternoon's sales are a visit unto themselves. Attend a sale for the theatre and the thrill.
The fancier alternative to blockbuster-machine Pathé Wepler next door.
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L'ARP
7 Av. de ClichyThe fancier alternative to blockbuster-machine Pathé Wepler next door.
Everything Else
worth a visit.
A good program of temporary exhibitions (19th century art).
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I-Museum of Romantic Life
16 Rue Chaptalworth a visit.
A good program of temporary exhibitions (19th century art).