Guidebook for Paris

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Guidebook for Paris

Food Scene

A must. Amazing french food, a mix of tradition & modernity. Book a table, it is often full. Recently awarded with a 1 michelin star.
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Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave Parmentier
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A must. Amazing french food, a mix of tradition & modernity. Book a table, it is often full. Recently awarded with a 1 michelin star.
Great ceviche. Ideal for fish lovers!
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La Cevicheria
14 Rue Bachaumont
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Great ceviche. Ideal for fish lovers!
Great Bo-Bun. Surrounded by several others nice restaurants.
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Le Petit Cambodge
20 Rue Alibert
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Great Bo-Bun. Surrounded by several others nice restaurants.
Great cheese-maker
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Fromagerie Goncourt
1 Rue Abel Rabaud
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Great cheese-maker
Right next to Le Chateaubriand, a very nice place, to have a drink & share some french "tapas"
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Le Dauphin
131 Ave Parmentier
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Right next to Le Chateaubriand, a very nice place, to have a drink & share some french "tapas"
Nice bistronomic restaurant from a former TopChef TV show winner. Healthy / product-oriented food, everything is in the product.
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Le Galopin
34 Rue Sainte-Marthe
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Nice bistronomic restaurant from a former TopChef TV show winner. Healthy / product-oriented food, everything is in the product.
Very nice pizza place, a bit expensive but quality ingredients and know-how. Perfect for kids.
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Maria Luisa Pizzeria Napoletana
2 Rue Marie et Louise
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Very nice pizza place, a bit expensive but quality ingredients and know-how. Perfect for kids.
Organic food only 150m away from home.
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Carrefour Bio
49 Rue de la Grange aux Belles
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Organic food only 150m away from home.
Amazing Hong-Kong street food, one of our favorite. Kids will love the fried chicken x popcorn, you’ll fall in love with their Gua Bao
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Panda Panda
21 Rue Juliette Dodu
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Amazing Hong-Kong street food, one of our favorite. Kids will love the fried chicken x popcorn, you’ll fall in love with their Gua Bao
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Gros Bao
72 Quai de Jemmapes
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Amazing bread 🥖
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Urban Bakery
67 Rue du Faubourg du Temple
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Amazing bread 🥖
Awarded best bakery several years in a row, his bread is served at many 2/3 Michelin-stars of Paris
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Du Pain et des Idées
34 Rue Yves Toudic
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Awarded best bakery several years in a row, his bread is served at many 2/3 Michelin-stars of Paris
This is where we buy our wine, the owners are passionate about their bottles and super friendly. Specialized in organic wines, just like many other wine cellars in the neighborhood 🍷
La cave du Ballon Rouge
This is where we buy our wine, the owners are passionate about their bottles and super friendly. Specialized in organic wines, just like many other wine cellars in the neighborhood 🍷

Getting Around

Nice & quiet area, with great terrace for a lunch
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Place Sainte Marthe
24 Rue Sainte-Marthe
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Nice & quiet area, with great terrace for a lunch
Line 5 to Chatelet Les Halles
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Goncourt station
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Line 5 to Chatelet Les Halles
Line 2 to Pigalle, Barbes, Montmartre, les Champs Elysées
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Colonel Fabien station
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Line 2 to Pigalle, Barbes, Montmartre, les Champs Elysées
Bus 46 to Chateau de Vincennes Bus 75 to Republique, Pompidou (Rambuteau), Pont Neuf
1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux
1 Avenue Claude Vellefaux
Bus 46 to Chateau de Vincennes Bus 75 to Republique, Pompidou (Rambuteau), Pont Neuf
15 minutes walk from home (or take bus 75 at Hopital Saint Louis / 5 minutes) Metro lines: 3, 5, 8, 9, 11 Bus lines: 20, 56, 65, 75 Basically you can go anywhere in Paris from République!
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République
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15 minutes walk from home (or take bus 75 at Hopital Saint Louis / 5 minutes) Metro lines: 3, 5, 8, 9, 11 Bus lines: 20, 56, 65, 75 Basically you can go anywhere in Paris from République!

Drinks & Nightlife

Typical parisian "brasserie"
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Aux Deux Amis
45 Rue Oberkampf
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Typical parisian "brasserie"
Enjoy this place in front of the Canal Saint Martin. Great to have a drink before a night out.
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Chez Prune
36 Rue Beaurepaire
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Enjoy this place in front of the Canal Saint Martin. Great to have a drink before a night out.

Sightseeing

Have a walk alongside the canal. Perfect on a sunny day.
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Canal Saint Martin
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Have a walk alongside the canal. Perfect on a sunny day.
Arty district, young and lively, were you'll be able to play petanque or boat sail on the canal.
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Villette
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Arty district, young and lively, were you'll be able to play petanque or boat sail on the canal.

Essentials

Franprix is 100m far from home. It is super convenient. Opened until 9.00/9.30PM during the week, opened on Sunday. You'll find all the basics for food & toiletries.
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Franprix
108 Av. Jean Lolive
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Franprix is 100m far from home. It is super convenient. Opened until 9.00/9.30PM during the week, opened on Sunday. You'll find all the basics for food & toiletries.

Parks & Nature

Great place to have a picnic, to do some running, or just to enjoy the nature in Paris. Take Bus 75 (direction Porte de Pantin) right next to our home. Stop at Jean Ménans - Buttes Chaumont
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Buttes-Chaumont Park
1 Rue Botzaris
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Great place to have a picnic, to do some running, or just to enjoy the nature in Paris. Take Bus 75 (direction Porte de Pantin) right next to our home. Stop at Jean Ménans - Buttes Chaumont