Guidebook for Paris

Meredith
Guidebook for Paris

Food Scene

ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN PARIS. DO NOT MISS THIS. GREAT PRICE VS QUALITY. IN MICHELIN GUIDE! Must reserve, better to do so by going there and asking...
33 locals recommend
Seb'on
62 Rue d'Orsel
33 locals recommend
ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN PARIS. DO NOT MISS THIS. GREAT PRICE VS QUALITY. IN MICHELIN GUIDE! Must reserve, better to do so by going there and asking...
Great sandwiches!
Chez Gustave
6 Pl. Gustave Toudouze
Great sandwiches!
Fashion restaurant, reservations needed, can eat outside on terrasse if weather permits!
345 locals recommend
Hôtel Amour
8 Rue de Navarin
345 locals recommend
Fashion restaurant, reservations needed, can eat outside on terrasse if weather permits!
My favorite Italian Restaurant in Paris. Owned and operated by Carmine. You can tell the brothers that the American sent you! The best pizza I have had in the city. The tiramisu is amazing.
20 locals recommend
Da Carmine
61 Rue des Martyrs
20 locals recommend
My favorite Italian Restaurant in Paris. Owned and operated by Carmine. You can tell the brothers that the American sent you! The best pizza I have had in the city. The tiramisu is amazing.
Great little small restaurant for when it's rainy. The server is lovely and gives great wine recommendations. Reserve on Friday or Saturday or go before 7PM. Try the lamb, it's delicious!
64 locals recommend
Chez Ginette
101 Rue Caulaincourt
64 locals recommend
Great little small restaurant for when it's rainy. The server is lovely and gives great wine recommendations. Reserve on Friday or Saturday or go before 7PM. Try the lamb, it's delicious!
Famous place in Paris (was the subject of a famous film by the same name). Go for dinner or lunch. Lunch menu 13€ with a coffee.
252 locals recommend
Hôtel du Nord
102 Quai de Jemmapes
252 locals recommend
Famous place in Paris (was the subject of a famous film by the same name). Go for dinner or lunch. Lunch menu 13€ with a coffee.
A modern approach to traditional French cuisine. I would recommend reserving. Scandinavian furniture, etc.
66 locals recommend
Chéri Bibi
15 Rue André del Sarte
66 locals recommend
A modern approach to traditional French cuisine. I would recommend reserving. Scandinavian furniture, etc.
A great old café, a must for coffee or a drink!
7 Rue des Trois Frères
7 Rue des Trois Frères
A great old café, a must for coffee or a drink!
This is a must for a couscous experience. No reserverations allowed so go early. This place has been an institution for the past 25 years in Paris.
95 locals recommend
Chez Omar
47 Rue de Bretagne
95 locals recommend
This is a must for a couscous experience. No reserverations allowed so go early. This place has been an institution for the past 25 years in Paris.
An old-fashioned French restaurant with palm trees and movie posters. Many films made here. Try the scallops!
75 locals recommend
Le Grand Colbert
2 Rue Vivienne
75 locals recommend
An old-fashioned French restaurant with palm trees and movie posters. Many films made here. Try the scallops!
Wonderful pasta restaurant. Try the truffle mushroom ravioli. Lots of French politicians eat here since it's not too far from L'Assemblée Nationale.
27 locals recommend
Marco Polo
1 Rue Saint-Sulpice
27 locals recommend
Wonderful pasta restaurant. Try the truffle mushroom ravioli. Lots of French politicians eat here since it's not too far from L'Assemblée Nationale.
A very hipster brunch place. No reservations taken, so you might wait 30-40 minutes for a seat, but the woman who started it is British and makes amazing dishes. Good vegetarian options!
144 locals recommend
Rose Bakery
46 bis Rue des Martyrs
144 locals recommend
A very hipster brunch place. No reservations taken, so you might wait 30-40 minutes for a seat, but the woman who started it is British and makes amazing dishes. Good vegetarian options!
Great café pour people watching in the neighborhood!
56 locals recommend
Le Sancerre
35 Rue des Abbesses
56 locals recommend
Great café pour people watching in the neighborhood!
Old style brasserie.
19 locals recommend
Brasserie Vagenende
142 Boulevard Saint-Germain
19 locals recommend
Old style brasserie.
Designed by Stark and also a hip hotel. American food, fun for a night out.
423 locals recommend
Mama Shelter Paris East
109 Rue de Bagnolet
423 locals recommend
Designed by Stark and also a hip hotel. American food, fun for a night out.
Charcurterie, cheese, and wine from Corsica.
20 locals recommend
Terra Corsa
42 Rue des Martyrs
20 locals recommend
Charcurterie, cheese, and wine from Corsica.
Bobo cocktail place, good tapas, menu changes daily, a bit pricey but delicious!
9 locals recommend
14 Rue Bochart de Saron
14 Rue Bochart de Saron
9 locals recommend
Bobo cocktail place, good tapas, menu changes daily, a bit pricey but delicious!
Opened after the one in NYC. Great healthy good and amazing desserts. Get there early, they don't take reservations.
93 locals recommend
Buvette Paris
28 Rue Henry Monnier
93 locals recommend
Opened after the one in NYC. Great healthy good and amazing desserts. Get there early, they don't take reservations.
Amazing wrap sandwiches. You must try! Veggie and meat options, all fresh ingredients!
9 locals recommend
Gustave Claps
21 Rue Henry Monnier
9 locals recommend
Amazing wrap sandwiches. You must try! Veggie and meat options, all fresh ingredients!
Good French food, cheap prices.
13 locals recommend
Bo man café
33 Rue Notre Dame de Lorette
13 locals recommend
Good French food, cheap prices.
Eat great good by the canal. Perfect on a sunny weekend day.
125 locals recommend
Les Bancs Publics
2 Rue de Nantes
125 locals recommend
Eat great good by the canal. Perfect on a sunny weekend day.

Drinks & Nightlife

My favorite neighborhood bar.
101 locals recommend
Le Sans Souci
65 Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
101 locals recommend
My favorite neighborhood bar.
Famous mojitos!
83 locals recommend
Boca Dos
41 Rue des Trois Frères
83 locals recommend
Famous mojitos!
Great wooden bar from the Prohibition era. After work place for lawyers. Pricey, but interesting.
159 locals recommend
Le Fumoir
6 Rue de l'Amiral de Coligny
159 locals recommend
Great wooden bar from the Prohibition era. After work place for lawyers. Pricey, but interesting.
A converted cabaret hostess bar reconverted into a tropical cocktail ambiance by a Californian guy with lots of tatoos. Try the Zombie cocktail!
119 locals recommend
Dirty Dick
10 Rue Frochot
119 locals recommend
A converted cabaret hostess bar reconverted into a tropical cocktail ambiance by a Californian guy with lots of tatoos. Try the Zombie cocktail!
Great bar/restaurant. Vintage decoration and just the kindest staff in Paris!
Au Petit Douai
Great bar/restaurant. Vintage decoration and just the kindest staff in Paris!

Shopping

Great gift store, the guy is passionate about photography. Ask to see his book collections!
9 locals recommend
Le Rocketship
13 Rue Henry Monnier
9 locals recommend
Great gift store, the guy is passionate about photography. Ask to see his book collections!
A concept/lifestyle store in Paris. 10% of proceeds go to under-privileged children in Madagascar.
586 locals recommend
Merci
111 Bd Beaumarchais
586 locals recommend
A concept/lifestyle store in Paris. 10% of proceeds go to under-privileged children in Madagascar.
Great new home/design store.
35 locals recommend
La Trésorerie
11 Rue du Château d'Eau
35 locals recommend
Great new home/design store.

Arts & Culture

Great new contemporary exhibition place!
247 locals recommend
La Gaite Lyrique
3bis Rue Papin
247 locals recommend
Great new contemporary exhibition place!
Private museum with the best selection of Water Lily paintings by Monet in the basement.
189 locals recommend
Musee Marmottan Monet
2 Rue Louis Boilly
189 locals recommend
Private museum with the best selection of Water Lily paintings by Monet in the basement.
When you're a bit exhausted from the big museums, try this contemporary house. You can even eat lunch/brunch there as 1 of the 3 Rose Bakery restaurants is inside. Great natural food.
97 locals recommend
The Red House
10 Boulevard de la Bastille
97 locals recommend
When you're a bit exhausted from the big museums, try this contemporary house. You can even eat lunch/brunch there as 1 of the 3 Rose Bakery restaurants is inside. Great natural food.
Great museum dedicated to the Romantic period. If it's nice out, there's a wonderful garden where you can have coffee and dessert.
535 locals recommend
Musée de la Vie romantique
16 Rue Chaptal
535 locals recommend
Great museum dedicated to the Romantic period. If it's nice out, there's a wonderful garden where you can have coffee and dessert.
Drink mint tea on the top!
247 locals recommend
Arab World Institute
1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard
247 locals recommend
Drink mint tea on the top!

Sightseeing

THE flea market in Paris. Prepare to spend a half day there. Lovely old antiques and furniture!
342 locals recommend
Marche Dauphine
132-140 Rue des Rosiers
342 locals recommend
THE flea market in Paris. Prepare to spend a half day there. Lovely old antiques and furniture!
The fabric market in Montmartre!
228 locals recommend
St. Peter's Market - Dreyfus
2 Rue Charles Nodier
228 locals recommend
The fabric market in Montmartre!
A great park. Get off at metro Botzaris and walk around. The café inside the park is called Rosa Bonheur and is great for a drink.
2265 locals recommend
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
1 Rue Botzaris
2265 locals recommend
A great park. Get off at metro Botzaris and walk around. The café inside the park is called Rosa Bonheur and is great for a drink.

Essentials

The bigger grocery store just down the street. It's a kind of Target with homewear and clothing as well. No alcohol sold after 9PM.
603 locals recommend
Monoprix
99 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
603 locals recommend
The bigger grocery store just down the street. It's a kind of Target with homewear and clothing as well. No alcohol sold after 9PM.
Smaller grocery store just across the street.
561 locals recommend
Monop'
42 Rue Saint-Maur
561 locals recommend
Smaller grocery store just across the street.
The biggest grocery store near the apartment!
326 locals recommend
Market
61-65 Blvd Marguerite de Rochechouart
326 locals recommend
The biggest grocery store near the apartment!
Organic grocery store just across the street!
54 locals recommend
Bio c' Bon
43 Av. de Saint-Mandé
54 locals recommend
Organic grocery store just across the street!
This is my wine guy. He is amazing.
Nicolas Martyrs
23 Rue des Martyrs
This is my wine guy. He is amazing.
They won the prize for the best baguette a few years ago and this year! The croissants and pains au chocolat are to die for.
177 locals recommend
Le Grenier à Pain
38 Rue des Abbesses
177 locals recommend
They won the prize for the best baguette a few years ago and this year! The croissants and pains au chocolat are to die for.

Everything Else

One of the last standing independent movie theaters in Paris. Films in original language and subtitled.
157 locals recommend
Studio 28
10 Rue Tholozé
157 locals recommend
One of the last standing independent movie theaters in Paris. Films in original language and subtitled.
A must on Saturday or Sunday morning. The best fruit, vegetable, meat, and cheese market in Paris.
691 locals recommend
Aligre Market
Place d'Aligre
691 locals recommend
A must on Saturday or Sunday morning. The best fruit, vegetable, meat, and cheese market in Paris.
Swimming Pool!
11 locals recommend
Piscine Georges Drigny
18 Rue Bochart de Saron
11 locals recommend
Swimming Pool!