Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
An institution! Outstanding Paris Bistro Food. The food is to die for. Any meat dish is a safe bet
...don't go for a light lunch or diner!
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La Tour Montlhéry - Chez Denise
5 Rue des ProuvairesAn institution! Outstanding Paris Bistro Food. The food is to die for. Any meat dish is a safe bet
...don't go for a light lunch or diner!
Very trendy place with products of excellent quality in this space designed by Christian de Portzamparc, where the terrace opens on the Centre Pompidou and the big esplanade and its ceaseless activity.
Don’t miss, as a meal, « la grande Milanese », delicious with mashed potatoes!
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Café Beaubourg
43 Rue Saint-MerriVery trendy place with products of excellent quality in this space designed by Christian de Portzamparc, where the terrace opens on the Centre Pompidou and the big esplanade and its ceaseless activity.
Don’t miss, as a meal, « la grande Milanese », delicious with mashed potatoes!
Each and every time I am enchanted to see how perfect it stays, never a flaw. The service is impecabe even if terribly busy and perfect french dishes.
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Chez Georges
1 Rue du MailEach and every time I am enchanted to see how perfect it stays, never a flaw. The service is impecabe even if terribly busy and perfect french dishes.
A bit touristy but the food is pretty amazing! The french onion soup is to die for and the pig's trotters are divine.
Open 24/7, waiters speak English
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Au Pied de Cochon
6 Rue CoquillièreA bit touristy but the food is pretty amazing! The french onion soup is to die for and the pig's trotters are divine.
Open 24/7, waiters speak English
Just around the corner!
Amazing decorum, friendly service, good food.
An Authentic Taste of Paris
Note there is a second large room upstairs, plus some great private dining rooms on the third floor (quite an experience!)
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Le Petit Bouillon Pharamond
24 Rue de la Grande TruanderieJust around the corner!
Amazing decorum, friendly service, good food.
An Authentic Taste of Paris
Note there is a second large room upstairs, plus some great private dining rooms on the third floor (quite an experience!)
Excellent small restaurant (by the size, but big by the quality!) where you will find one of the best hamburgers of Paris!
I mean it!
Let me know what you think of the “signature”!
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Blend Hamburger
44 Rue d'ArgoutExcellent small restaurant (by the size, but big by the quality!) where you will find one of the best hamburgers of Paris!
I mean it!
Let me know what you think of the “signature”!
A very french Alps atmosphere where you can taste delicious raclettes& fondues, just a few steps from my place!
Don’t miss the abondance raclette!
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Les Marmottes
A very french Alps atmosphere where you can taste delicious raclettes& fondues, just a few steps from my place!
Don’t miss the abondance raclette!
Just a few minutes from my place, in the very lively rue Montorgueil.
Since 1832 the cult recipe of Burgundy snails remains unchanged and it is this tradition that makes them incomparable.
A real treat for epicureans who will also discover new variants such as the recipe with truffle or foie gras.
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L'Escargot Montorgueil
38 Rue MontorgueilJust a few minutes from my place, in the very lively rue Montorgueil.
Since 1832 the cult recipe of Burgundy snails remains unchanged and it is this tradition that makes them incomparable.
A real treat for epicureans who will also discover new variants such as the recipe with truffle or foie gras.
Le Louchebem
10 Rue BergerOne of the best meat restaurant of Paris. Copious and delicious.
Little Italy Caffe
92 Rue MontorgueilGood brasserie located right in the heart of the Marais, on the Archives street, traditional French Cuisine with tasty specialities.
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Le Bouquet des Archives
31 Rue des ArchivesGood brasserie located right in the heart of the Marais, on the Archives street, traditional French Cuisine with tasty specialities.
One of my favourite places to sit, eat, drink and watch the hustle-bustle of Paris. One very good value for money (try the excellent José Bové burger...) A must place for any trip to Paris.
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Les Marronniers
18 Rue des ArchivesOne of my favourite places to sit, eat, drink and watch the hustle-bustle of Paris. One very good value for money (try the excellent José Bové burger...) A must place for any trip to Paris.
Special Falafel are amazing, fresh and tasty. They have both a falafel takeaway stand on the outside and a sit-down restaurant on the inside. great atmosphere. home-made lemonade is really nice too
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Chez Hanna
54 Rue des RosiersSpecial Falafel are amazing, fresh and tasty. They have both a falafel takeaway stand on the outside and a sit-down restaurant on the inside. great atmosphere. home-made lemonade is really nice too
One of my favorite places to eat. awesome food, but the best part is the home made chocolate mousse, the serving is huge, you will never finish it, but it is so good!
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Chez Janou
2 Rue Roger VerlommeOne of my favorite places to eat. awesome food, but the best part is the home made chocolate mousse, the serving is huge, you will never finish it, but it is so good!
Great menu deal.
A large galette with ham, cheese & egg served with a glass of cider, followed with a sweet crepe included in the menu for only 10€.
Get a place outside to enjoy the fountains.
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Crêperie Beaubourg
2 Rue BrisemicheGreat menu deal.
A large galette with ham, cheese & egg served with a glass of cider, followed with a sweet crepe included in the menu for only 10€.
Get a place outside to enjoy the fountains.
Café Marly is splendidly set in a colonnade of the Louvre. Beautiful place to sit and have a drink (or coffee) with a friend and enjoy the outstanding view of the pyramid! good service and great food.
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Le Café Marly
93 Rue de RivoliCafé Marly is splendidly set in a colonnade of the Louvre. Beautiful place to sit and have a drink (or coffee) with a friend and enjoy the outstanding view of the pyramid! good service and great food.
Brilliant french food,
with a really authentic setting, simple design and very welcoming and helpful staff.
Bistro with great prices! Great location. A lovely experience.
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Bistrot Victoires
6 Rue de la VrillièreBrilliant french food,
with a really authentic setting, simple design and very welcoming and helpful staff.
Bistro with great prices! Great location. A lovely experience.
Very good family cuisine, with good products. Very nice service with an excellent value for money.
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La Fresque
100 Rue RambuteauVery good family cuisine, with good products. Very nice service with an excellent value for money.
Excellent wood-fired pizzas, made with fresh products.
Just a minute away from my place.
Don’t miss the fantastic San Daniele 😋
Trattoria Di Gio
8 Rue de la Petite TruanderieExcellent wood-fired pizzas, made with fresh products.
Just a minute away from my place.
Don’t miss the fantastic San Daniele 😋
Drinks & Nightlife
It is one of the most popular jazz clubs in Paris, just a few blocks from my place, across the famous place des Innocents.
In a cellar worthy of the New York cradles, orchestras, pianists and saxophonists make the Sunset a must.
In the heart of the rue des Lombards (the «rue du jazz» in Paris), it is a must-see place that consists of 2 rooms that can accommodate a hundred people each. The Sunside on the ground floor, is devoted to acoustic jazz, and the Sunset in the basement dedicated to electric jazz, electro-jazz and world music.
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Sunset/Sunside
60 Rue des LombardsIt is one of the most popular jazz clubs in Paris, just a few blocks from my place, across the famous place des Innocents.
In a cellar worthy of the New York cradles, orchestras, pianists and saxophonists make the Sunset a must.
In the heart of the rue des Lombards (the «rue du jazz» in Paris), it is a must-see place that consists of 2 rooms that can accommodate a hundred people each. The Sunside on the ground floor, is devoted to acoustic jazz, and the Sunset in the basement dedicated to electric jazz, electro-jazz and world music.
A stone’s throw away from the Sunset is one of the Parisian jazz headquarters. We nibble while watching the jazz gratin parade on stage. A chic 4-star program, who is always willing to open his microphones to regulars (Truffaz, etc.) as well as to the vanguard of the international scene.
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Duc des Lombards
42 Rue des LombardsA stone’s throw away from the Sunset is one of the Parisian jazz headquarters. We nibble while watching the jazz gratin parade on stage. A chic 4-star program, who is always willing to open his microphones to regulars (Truffaz, etc.) as well as to the vanguard of the international scene.
A mojito in hand, a trendy group mixing jazz and funk, and a warm atmosphere where amateurs and connoisseurs meet: here is the triple promise of the « Baiser Salé »(Salty Kiss), nestled in the now famous Lombard street.
The goal of the programmer Maria Rodriguez is to focus on the hopes of the genre and, above all, to merge all musical styles (salsa, soul…).
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Le Baiser Sale
58 Rue des LombardsA mojito in hand, a trendy group mixing jazz and funk, and a warm atmosphere where amateurs and connoisseurs meet: here is the triple promise of the « Baiser Salé »(Salty Kiss), nestled in the now famous Lombard street.
The goal of the programmer Maria Rodriguez is to focus on the hopes of the genre and, above all, to merge all musical styles (salsa, soul…).
Shopping
Huge shop on three levels of the French distribution chain specialised in books, disc, dvd, multimedia, electrical and telephony equipment.
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FNAC - Paris - Forum des Halles
1-7 Rue Pierre LescotHuge shop on three levels of the French distribution chain specialised in books, disc, dvd, multimedia, electrical and telephony equipment.
Two wide stores face to face where you can find tons of great design objets. Fleux is a great place to pick up unique items for the home. A stroll around the Marais has to include a stop there!
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Fleux
39 Rue Sainte-Croix de la BretonnerieTwo wide stores face to face where you can find tons of great design objets. Fleux is a great place to pick up unique items for the home. A stroll around the Marais has to include a stop there!
Dare to ring that bell alongside that ominous door! Quite an experience...
Don’t miss it!
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L'Eclaireur
10 Rue HéroldDare to ring that bell alongside that ominous door! Quite an experience...
Don’t miss it!
The legendary Samaritaine has finally reopened its doors for our greatest happiness!
The most chic department store in Paris returns with its beauty and legendary elegance.
Whether you like department stores or not, you absolutely have to come and see it through its totally unique architecture with its impressive glass roof.
All major luxury brands are offered to La Samaritaine .
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La Samaritaine
9 Rue de la MonnaieThe legendary Samaritaine has finally reopened its doors for our greatest happiness!
The most chic department store in Paris returns with its beauty and legendary elegance.
Whether you like department stores or not, you absolutely have to come and see it through its totally unique architecture with its impressive glass roof.
All major luxury brands are offered to La Samaritaine .
BHV Marais - l'Homme
Lieux touristiques
Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art (oh yes, there is a difference!) is housed in a building that was deemed to be architecturally daring in the 20th century.
The building features plumbing and piping on the outside and Picasso and Pollock on the inside. And to top it all off, from the rooftop you'll find gorgeous views of Paris and the Eiffel Tower.
The Centre Pompidou
Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art (oh yes, there is a difference!) is housed in a building that was deemed to be architecturally daring in the 20th century.
The building features plumbing and piping on the outside and Picasso and Pollock on the inside. And to top it all off, from the rooftop you'll find gorgeous views of Paris and the Eiffel Tower.
Download the “Sainte-Chapelle windows” app and unlock the secrets of the stained glass windows in the monument built by Saint Louis.
Great classical concerts are showcased sometimes at sunset! Don’t miss them
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Sainte-Chapelle
10 Bd du PalaisDownload the “Sainte-Chapelle windows” app and unlock the secrets of the stained glass windows in the monument built by Saint Louis.
Great classical concerts are showcased sometimes at sunset! Don’t miss them
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Rue de Rivoli
Carnavalet Museum
23 Rue de SévignéThe L'Oasis d'Aboukir is Patrick Blanc's new Living Wall or "green wall" in Paris.
Blanc began seeding the wall in April 2013, and it now provides a lush facade in central Paris, within walking distance of Rue Montorgueil.
Standing 25 meters tall, the vertical garden is planted with 7600 plants representing 250 different species.
While it may not be a top site in Paris like the Eiffel Tower, it's a fascinating piece of urbran art in its own right, and worth taking a look if you're in the neighborhood
https://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/node/4676
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L'Oasis d'Aboukir
83 Rue d'AboukirThe L'Oasis d'Aboukir is Patrick Blanc's new Living Wall or "green wall" in Paris.
Blanc began seeding the wall in April 2013, and it now provides a lush facade in central Paris, within walking distance of Rue Montorgueil.
Standing 25 meters tall, the vertical garden is planted with 7600 plants representing 250 different species.
While it may not be a top site in Paris like the Eiffel Tower, it's a fascinating piece of urbran art in its own right, and worth taking a look if you're in the neighborhood
https://www.verticalgardenpatrickblanc.com/node/4676
While most of the Quartier de l'Horloge, or the Neighbourhood of the Clock, in Paris is dreary concrete, the mechanized timepiece for which it is named is a stunning automaton called "Le Défenseur du temps," or "The Defender of Time."
Unfortunately, it was frozen into action for more than a decade. Even in its frozen state, it remained a spectacle. The epic scene of man vs. nature was made by French artist Jacques Monestier in 1979.
On a craggy landscape of brass, steel, and gold leaf gilding, a metal man with a massive sword engaged in battle with a dragon, rooster, and crab on the hour, except three times of day when he was barraged by all three.
The animals represent the ground, the sky, and the sea, respectively, and the sounds of the earth moving, the wind, and the waves would soundtrack the battles.
While the man always won his battles against the animals and time marched on, funding for the preservation of the clock dwindled.
But in 2022, it was completely removed for an extended restoration process.
After nearly twenty years of stillness, people can once again see the defender of time valiantly do battle with the sky, earth, and sea once more. The automaton has been repaired and reinstalled and at the beginning of each hour, between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., will move for approximately two minutes. At 12 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., the man fights all three animals at once.
Le Defenseur du Temps
19 Rue BrantômeWhile most of the Quartier de l'Horloge, or the Neighbourhood of the Clock, in Paris is dreary concrete, the mechanized timepiece for which it is named is a stunning automaton called "Le Défenseur du temps," or "The Defender of Time."
Unfortunately, it was frozen into action for more than a decade. Even in its frozen state, it remained a spectacle. The epic scene of man vs. nature was made by French artist Jacques Monestier in 1979.
On a craggy landscape of brass, steel, and gold leaf gilding, a metal man with a massive sword engaged in battle with a dragon, rooster, and crab on the hour, except three times of day when he was barraged by all three.
The animals represent the ground, the sky, and the sea, respectively, and the sounds of the earth moving, the wind, and the waves would soundtrack the battles.
While the man always won his battles against the animals and time marched on, funding for the preservation of the clock dwindled.
But in 2022, it was completely removed for an extended restoration process.
After nearly twenty years of stillness, people can once again see the defender of time valiantly do battle with the sky, earth, and sea once more. The automaton has been repaired and reinstalled and at the beginning of each hour, between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., will move for approximately two minutes. At 12 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., the man fights all three animals at once.
Food shops & grocery stores
Extremely convenient and big super market, just a block away from my place, right under the Canopy. Open 9am-10pm everyday (except Sunday until 8pm)
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Monoprix
105 Rue de la ConventionExtremely convenient and big super market, just a block away from my place, right under the Canopy. Open 9am-10pm everyday (except Sunday until 8pm)
Oldest food market in Paris, first opened in 1615, the market is now a buzzing hub for food sellers of all types and specialties.
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneOldest food market in Paris, first opened in 1615, the market is now a buzzing hub for food sellers of all types and specialties.
Naturalia
37 Rue Jean Jaurès100% organic, a few steps from my place.
Great bakery at a stone’s throw from the flat, where you can try and taste a lot of different homemade breads.
The “tradition” french baguette is a must.
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Boulangerie De Belles Manières
5 Rue de TurbigoGreat bakery at a stone’s throw from the flat, where you can try and taste a lot of different homemade breads.
The “tradition” french baguette is a must.
Stohrer
51 Rue MontorgueilThe oldest pastry in Paris (in France?) Since 1730!
G. Detou
58 Rue TiquetonneThe chocolates are delicious and the decoration in the shop is always superb.
There is something for every taste and every wallet. Don’t miss the “Négus”, to die for.
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À la Mère de Famille
82 Rue MontorgueilThe chocolates are delicious and the decoration in the shop is always superb.
There is something for every taste and every wallet. Don’t miss the “Négus”, to die for.
A wide range of authentic great cheese, and good advises as well if you need.
Don’t move and say cheese!
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La Fermette
86 Rue MontorgueilA wide range of authentic great cheese, and good advises as well if you need.
Don’t move and say cheese!
Quality, old-fashioned process,
authentic. No fancy decorated cakes, but delicious « pains au chocolat » (chocolate breads), regional cakes and « chaussons ». The essentials at its best!
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Boulangerie-Pâtisserie Terroirs d'Avenir
3 Rue du NilQuality, old-fashioned process,
authentic. No fancy decorated cakes, but delicious « pains au chocolat » (chocolate breads), regional cakes and « chaussons ». The essentials at its best!
Poissonnerie Terroirs d'Avenir
8 Rue du NilWithout a doubt one of the best butcher in Paris with an incredible selection of products.
Arnaud knows how to perfectly advise you every time and with a smile!
Boucherie-Charcuterie Terroirs d'Avenir
6 Rue du NilWithout a doubt one of the best butcher in Paris with an incredible selection of products.
Arnaud knows how to perfectly advise you every time and with a smile!
One of the 10 best fromageries in Paris!
A cheese shop that passed from father to daughter, Fromagerie Jouannault sits on one of the best streets in Paris, just across from the Marché des Enfants Rouges. Priscilla manages the storefront, while Nicolas cares for the cheeses in the caves below. Consider a visit and tasting in the caves, or take home a couple of wedges, pick up bread and charcuterie, and soak up the sun in the nearby Place des Vosges.
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Jouannault
39 Rue de BretagneOne of the 10 best fromageries in Paris!
A cheese shop that passed from father to daughter, Fromagerie Jouannault sits on one of the best streets in Paris, just across from the Marché des Enfants Rouges. Priscilla manages the storefront, while Nicolas cares for the cheeses in the caves below. Consider a visit and tasting in the caves, or take home a couple of wedges, pick up bread and charcuterie, and soak up the sun in the nearby Place des Vosges.
Tasty pastries and good and varied coffee drinks. Acclaimed by my guests.
Knowledgeable and friendly
staff.
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BO&MIE - Turbigo
18 Rue de TurbigoTasty pastries and good and varied coffee drinks. Acclaimed by my guests.
Knowledgeable and friendly
staff.
Best book stores
It was home to the Lost Generation in the 1920s, the Beatnik generation in the 1950s, and should be on any literary lovers bucket list of Paris today.
A fantastic book store, unlike any other, overlooking Notre Dame from the left bank.
A wonderful selection and the upstairs reading room is something you cannot skip!
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ร้านหนังสือเชกสเปียร์และคอมปะนี
37 Rue de la BûcherieIt was home to the Lost Generation in the 1920s, the Beatnik generation in the 1950s, and should be on any literary lovers bucket list of Paris today.
A fantastic book store, unlike any other, overlooking Notre Dame from the left bank.
A wonderful selection and the upstairs reading room is something you cannot skip!
This is a great place to give a break from walking/shopping in Paris. It is a very nice place for a 5 o'clock tea, for an anytime tea, great varieties of teas, cakes and sandwiches. Staff is super friendly and the environment is welcoming.
If you don't speak French, this is also a good place to go, staff speaks a good English
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WH Smith
248 Rue de RivoliThis is a great place to give a break from walking/shopping in Paris. It is a very nice place for a 5 o'clock tea, for an anytime tea, great varieties of teas, cakes and sandwiches. Staff is super friendly and the environment is welcoming.
If you don't speak French, this is also a good place to go, staff speaks a good English
In my opinion one of the best english bookshop in Paris
Looking for the latest novelty?, looking for a classic Library of American books?, all are
there in Librairie Galignani, at decent prices compared to the competition.
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Librairie Galignani
224 Rue de RivoliIn my opinion one of the best english bookshop in Paris
Looking for the latest novelty?, looking for a classic Library of American books?, all are
there in Librairie Galignani, at decent prices compared to the competition.
The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
Gastronomie
The wine was great and the food was delicious. Their tasting menu changes seasonally and is always creatively delicious as their excellent suggested wine pairings.
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Verjus
52 Rue de RichelieuThe wine was great and the food was delicious. Their tasting menu changes seasonally and is always creatively delicious as their excellent suggested wine pairings.