Guidebook for Paris
Drinks & Nightlife
Great little bar across from the house. Happy hour until 21h offering double sized beers and cocktails. Friendly staff and great drinks.
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Nul Bar Ailleurs
18 Rue de CotteGreat little bar across from the house. Happy hour until 21h offering double sized beers and cocktails. Friendly staff and great drinks.
Great little atmospheric bar that usually has a good flow of English speaking patrons. A great place to meet other travelers and down a few beers.
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The Bottle Shop
5 Rue TrousseauGreat little atmospheric bar that usually has a good flow of English speaking patrons. A great place to meet other travelers and down a few beers.
A wine lovers heaven, always popular (and usually bursting across onto the streets. Enjoy some fresh mussels and you select some of their fine wines, poured direct from the barrels.
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Baron Rouge (Le)
1 Rue Théophile RousselA wine lovers heaven, always popular (and usually bursting across onto the streets. Enjoy some fresh mussels and you select some of their fine wines, poured direct from the barrels.
Rue de Lappe is famous across Paris for being a late night drinking street. Door to door with trendy bars, this is the place to have a wild night out.
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Bar des Familles
21 Rue de LappeRue de Lappe is famous across Paris for being a late night drinking street. Door to door with trendy bars, this is the place to have a wild night out.
Food Scene
Best pizza not only in the quarter, but also Paris... Best Pizza : l'Aphrodite : Slices of grilled eggplant and marinated with garlic, olive oil, red pepper and a dollop of home made hummus.
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Pink Flamingo Aligre
23 Rue d'AligreBest pizza not only in the quarter, but also Paris... Best Pizza : l'Aphrodite : Slices of grilled eggplant and marinated with garlic, olive oil, red pepper and a dollop of home made hummus.
Simple, beautiful and traditional french Brassiere. Great for a lunch, dinner, or just coffee and people watching.
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Le Chat Bossu
126 Rue du Faubourg Saint-AntoineSimple, beautiful and traditional french Brassiere. Great for a lunch, dinner, or just coffee and people watching.
Delicious, up market restaurant perfect for a romantic dinner. Serving up quality french classics, it was also the filming location for the short story set in Bastille of the movie "Paris, Je t'aime"
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Le Square Trousseau
1 Rue Antoine VollonDelicious, up market restaurant perfect for a romantic dinner. Serving up quality french classics, it was also the filming location for the short story set in Bastille of the movie "Paris, Je t'aime"
Bretagne (Brittany) themed restaurant and bar. Come here for all things Bretagne, like cider, buttery koulign amann, and a selection of fish that makes you think you are on the coast.
Chemins de Bretagne
15 Rue de PragueBretagne (Brittany) themed restaurant and bar. Come here for all things Bretagne, like cider, buttery koulign amann, and a selection of fish that makes you think you are on the coast.
No need to go to the Mediterranean to try god food, just head in the direction of the Med and stop at the end of my street to find this Sardinian speciality restaurant.
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Cuisine israélienne
4 Rue Ernest LavisseNo need to go to the Mediterranean to try god food, just head in the direction of the Med and stop at the end of my street to find this Sardinian speciality restaurant.
Essentials
Second oldest Market in Paris - fantastic cheese, great meats, fish, vegetables, and an amazing Belgium beer store.
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Imarike ye-Aligre
Place d'AligreSecond oldest Market in Paris - fantastic cheese, great meats, fish, vegetables, and an amazing Belgium beer store.
Of the eight bakeries in the area, this one has THE BEST croissants in not only the quarter, but in my opinion (and not not only mine), all of Paris. Simply heavenly.
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Blé sucré
7 Rue Antoine VollonOf the eight bakeries in the area, this one has THE BEST croissants in not only the quarter, but in my opinion (and not not only mine), all of Paris. Simply heavenly.
Monoprix
99 Rue du Faubourg Saint-AntoineAll the groceries you need in one place.
Tuesday to Sunday, from before you wake up until 1pm (2pm on weekends) this entire street is converted into a bustling fresh food market. The square also holds a brick a flea market too
Pharmacie du Marché d'Aligre
18 Rue d'AligreTuesday to Sunday, from before you wake up until 1pm (2pm on weekends) this entire street is converted into a bustling fresh food market. The square also holds a brick a flea market too
English Supermarket with English foods and sandwiches on the go.
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M&S Food
94 Av. Ledru RollinEnglish Supermarket with English foods and sandwiches on the go.
Pharmacie Bastille
6 Bd Richard-Lenoir24h Phrmacy.
Everything Else
Gets you into and out of the area fast, cheaply, cleanly and efficiently. Ledru Rollin is on Line 8.
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Ledru-Rollin station
Gets you into and out of the area fast, cheaply, cleanly and efficiently. Ledru Rollin is on Line 8.
Shopping
A fashionable ladies fashion store stocking some very unique and luxurious items at a good price. Once picked up a pair of Jean Paul Gaultier high heels for only 250€ (down from 6,000£)
18 Rue de Cotte
18 Rue de CotteA fashionable ladies fashion store stocking some very unique and luxurious items at a good price. Once picked up a pair of Jean Paul Gaultier high heels for only 250€ (down from 6,000£)
Getting Around
Metro Line 1
RER A - RER D
TGV services to the South of France including Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Dijon, Besançon, Grenoble and a number of destinations in the Alps.
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Gare de Lyon
Place Louis ArmandMetro Line 1
RER A - RER D
TGV services to the South of France including Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Montpellier, Perpignan, Dijon, Besançon, Grenoble and a number of destinations in the Alps.
Bastille station
Metro Line 1
Metro Line 5
Metro Line 8
Sixt
162 Av. de ClichyCar rental.
Parks & Nature
Marina and park, this little Quai is a good place to jog, or a nice place for a picnic. Petanque feilds along the Boulevard de la Bastille if you fancy a game.
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Bassin de l'Arsenal
Marina and park, this little Quai is a good place to jog, or a nice place for a picnic. Petanque feilds along the Boulevard de la Bastille if you fancy a game.
A beautiful elevated railway line that has been turned into a verticle garden. Start walking at Bastille or Ledru Rollin and stroll or jog along the entire streach tothe endge of Paris.
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Coulée Verte René-Dumont
1 Coulée Verte René-DumontA beautiful elevated railway line that has been turned into a verticle garden. Start walking at Bastille or Ledru Rollin and stroll or jog along the entire streach tothe endge of Paris.