Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
The best Italian restaurant in Paris.
A little expensive (up to 20 Euros for a dish of pasta) but marvellous. Try their pizza (less expensive) or the antipasti. Very authentic place !
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Da Mimmo
39 Bd de MagentaThe best Italian restaurant in Paris.
A little expensive (up to 20 Euros for a dish of pasta) but marvellous. Try their pizza (less expensive) or the antipasti. Very authentic place !
A very nice Wine Shop and Restaurant. Fresh food simply prepared but delicious. A lot of fish and see food. The menu changes every day - ask the waiters for great wine. You can also just buy a bottle.
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Le Verre Volé
67 Rue de LancryA very nice Wine Shop and Restaurant. Fresh food simply prepared but delicious. A lot of fish and see food. The menu changes every day - ask the waiters for great wine. You can also just buy a bottle.
An amazing Chinese restaurant from Shaanxi region in China. The only restaurant of this type in Europe. Try it you wont regret it ! It's quite cheap : 7 to 10 Euros a dish. Closed on Monday.
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La Taverne de Zhao
49 Rue des VinaigriersAn amazing Chinese restaurant from Shaanxi region in China. The only restaurant of this type in Europe. Try it you wont regret it ! It's quite cheap : 7 to 10 Euros a dish. Closed on Monday.
Fancy Pizza (very good) with a terrace.
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Maria Luisa Pizzeria Napoletana
2 Rue Marie et LouiseFancy Pizza (very good) with a terrace.
If you look for creative cuisine by a young chef, it's the place to go. Each time we went we were amazed. Great wines too. A tiny place so make a reservation. The 4/5 course menu is about 45 Euros.
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Rino
46 Rue TrousseauIf you look for creative cuisine by a young chef, it's the place to go. Each time we went we were amazed. Great wines too. A tiny place so make a reservation. The 4/5 course menu is about 45 Euros.
Great sandwiches and finger food - products from Brittany. Great price-quality ratio in a nice quiet street... Try their restaurant next door called Chez Casimir - wonderful French old school food.
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La Pointe du Grouin
6 Rue de BelzunceGreat sandwiches and finger food - products from Brittany. Great price-quality ratio in a nice quiet street... Try their restaurant next door called Chez Casimir - wonderful French old school food.
A very popular and chap French brasserie. Go there with some friends. The scenery is beautiful - food is fine and cheap. The atmosphere seems as it was in the 19th century.
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Bouillon Chartier
7 Rue du Faubourg MontmartreA very popular and chap French brasserie. Go there with some friends. The scenery is beautiful - food is fine and cheap. The atmosphere seems as it was in the 19th century.
Rue de Belleville in one of Paris' Chinatown - amazing Laotian restaurant - try the crying tiger - le Tigre qui pleure. It's fantastic.
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Lao Siam
49 Rue de BellevilleRue de Belleville in one of Paris' Chinatown - amazing Laotian restaurant - try the crying tiger - le Tigre qui pleure. It's fantastic.
Vietnamese and Cambodian food - to eat on their terrace or to take away on the canal. Try their Bobun.
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Le Cambodge
10 Av. RicherandVietnamese and Cambodian food - to eat on their terrace or to take away on the canal. Try their Bobun.
Fish and chips à l'anglaise - délicieux. Un peu cher mais ca vaut le coup.
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The Sunken Chip
39 Rue des VinaigriersFish and chips à l'anglaise - délicieux. Un peu cher mais ca vaut le coup.
Everything Else
The best bakery in the neighbourhood and probably one of the best in town. Try their Pain des amis and you'll see.. Take away for a pic-nic on the canal. Closed on Saturday and Sunday.
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Du Pain et des Idées
34 Rue Yves ToudicThe best bakery in the neighbourhood and probably one of the best in town. Try their Pain des amis and you'll see.. Take away for a pic-nic on the canal. Closed on Saturday and Sunday.
A cake shop held by three young women. Delicious !!! Take away some and taste them on the canal !
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The Factory Cakes
34 Rue des VinaigriersA cake shop held by three young women. Delicious !!! Take away some and taste them on the canal !
A wonderful park where you can chill in the sun with a view on the canal.
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I-Jardin Villemin
14 Rue des RécolletsA wonderful park where you can chill in the sun with a view on the canal.
The oldest market in Paris with great products (try the shops nearby too). They also have a few restaurants - try the Japanese one.
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneThe oldest market in Paris with great products (try the shops nearby too). They also have a few restaurants - try the Japanese one.
Arts & Culture
I work there so I'm a bit partial but it's the most beautiful theatre in town ! Go to see A Magic Flute by Peter Brook (it used to be his theatre) in July 2013. No program in August.
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Bouffes du Nord theater
37 bis Bd de la ChapelleI work there so I'm a bit partial but it's the most beautiful theatre in town ! Go to see A Magic Flute by Peter Brook (it used to be his theatre) in July 2013. No program in August.
Drinks & Nightlife
A very popular bar.
Pour l'apéro !
They have a big terrace
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Le Carrillon
18 Rue AlibertA very popular bar.
Pour l'apéro !
They have a big terrace
An associative bar in an amazing place - kind of Berlin feel. They have tango classes sometimes. Just go in and have a look. On weekends, come early if you want to get in.
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Le Comptoir General
84 Quai de JemmapesAn associative bar in an amazing place - kind of Berlin feel. They have tango classes sometimes. Just go in and have a look. On weekends, come early if you want to get in.
Essentials
A deli with all the French products you want to try : cheeses, wines, olives, hams etc... They have a few different shop in the neighbourhood.
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L'Epicerie Anglaise
5 Cité du WauxhallA deli with all the French products you want to try : cheeses, wines, olives, hams etc... They have a few different shop in the neighbourhood.