Places to eat by
arrondissement
La Kaz
(20 rue des Halles, 75001)
Métro: Châtelet
Fast food from the Antilles
aka French Carribean
09.50.04.98.14
Il Campionissimo (98 Rue
Montmartre, 75002 Metro:
Sentier)-Second best pizza
in the world. 100 pizzas to
choose from.
Phone number: 01 42 36 40
28
Rue St. Anne (75002
Metro: Quatre Septembre)
-Street with tons of
Japanese restaurants
Breizh Café (109 Rue
Vieille du Temple, 75003
Metro : Filles du Calvaire)
-upbeat, modern crêperie,
many think to be the best in
Paris.
Phone number: 01 42 72 13
77
L’Ambassade d’Auvergne
(22 rue Grenier-SaintLazare, 75003)
This place looks amazing.
Unique food from
Auvergne, a region no
American goes to. Know
that you’ll spend 30-50
euros.
01.42.72.31.22
Métro: Rambuteau or
Etienne Marcel
famous monuments, but
this one comes
recommended from a
reliable source.
01.44.41.14.34
Chez Gladines
(44, boulevard SaintGermain 75005)
Inexpensive, authentic, and
renown Basque food.
01 46 33 93 88
Métro : Maubert-Mutualité,
Jussieu, Cluny-la-Sorbonne
Potager du Marais (22 Rue
Rambateau, 75004)
-Best Vegetarian
Restaurant
Phone number: 01 42 74 24
66
Metro stop: Rambuteau
Du Clercq Les Rois de la
Frite
(184 rue Saint-Jacques
75005)
Belgian fries and other
Belgian snacks.
01 43 54 24 20
RER Luxembourg
Parvis
(3 Rue D’Arcole, 75004)
Open everyday from
8 :30am-11pm. If facing
Notre Dame, take a left
until you run into it. I
usually say to not eat near
Un dimanche à Paris
(4-6-8 Cour du Commerce
Saint André 75006)
Everything on the menu has
chocolate in it. Get the
lunch menu to save a buck.
Closed Monday, lunch on
Monday and dinner on
Sunday.
01.56.81.18.18
Métro : Mabillon or Odéon
Chez Marcel
(7, Rue Stanislas 75006)
Traditional bistrot, with
food food from Lyon,
reputed to be the
gastronomic center of the
world.
Dalloyau
(2 place Edmond Rostand
75006, Metro: Cluny-La
Sorbonne)
Creator of labelled pastries.
Pastry + hot chocolate for
less than 15 euros.
01 43 29 31 10
Le Bistrot de Maëlle et
Augustin (39 Ave.
Duquesne 75007 Métro :
Duroc)
I had lunch here with some
Parisian friends that go here
5 times a week. I
understand why. Closed
for dinner on Sunday and
Monday nights.
01.47.34.67.27
L’affable
(10 rue de Saint Simon
75007 Métro : Rue du Bac)
French bistrot.
Open Mon-Fri noon -2pm
and 7 :30-10:30pm
Au bon accueil
(14 rue de Monttessuy,
75007)
Michelin rated, good food.
Métro: Alma Marceau
27E for 3 course prix-fixe.
01.47.05.46.11
Au pied de Fouet
(45 Rue de Babylone
75007)
Very French
01.47.05.12.27
Métro: Saint-FrançoisXavier
Closed on Sunday
La Fayette Gourmet
(40, Blvd. Haussman 9e
arrondissement Metro :
Chaussee d’Antin
Lafayette)
On the ground floor of
Lafayette Maison et
Gourmet. Visit this unique
place entirely dedicated to
gourmet foods with tasting
bars, restaurants and deli
counters. Taste the finest
foie gras, caviar, pastries
and flavours from all over
the world. Then take it to
the top of the main La
Fayette building for a great
view/picnic. One thing to
check out is L’éclair de
Génie, with their amazing
selection of éclairs.
Gustave Pigalle
(21 rue Henri Monnier
75009)
Some of the best
sandwiches in the city.
+33 1 48 78 96 52
Métro: Pigalle or SaintGeorges
Le Clos Bourguignon
(39 rue Caumartin 75009
01 47 42 56 60 Metro :
Havre-Caumartin or Auber)
Just down the street from
Lafayette/Printemps.
Traditional, amazing,
affordable, French.
L’Opéra Restaurant à Paris
(Place Jacques Rouché
75009)
60’s retro architecture with
crazy curves everywhere.
The food looks amazing,
too. A bit costy, but a
lunch menu is worth it.
Has a breakfast menu, too.
Located in the heart of the
Opéra Garnier.
Métro : Opéra or Chaussée
d’Antin
Pink Flamingo (67 Rue
Bichat, 75010)
-quirky pizzas & delivered
to picnic spot
Phone number: 01 42 02 31
70
Metro: Jacques-Bonsergent,
line 5
El Nopal Taqueria
(3 Rue Eugène Varlin,
75010)
Known for being the only
place in Paris with
authentic Mexican food.
+33 7 86 39 63 46
Métro : Château Landon ,
Colonel Fabien
Restaurant de Bourgogne
(Chez Maurice) (26 Rue
des Vinaigriers, 75010)
Paris Metro : Jaques
Bonsergent)
- One of the last family run
really cheap bistros
- pre-war atmosphere,
reminiscent of the canal’s
industrial days
Phone number : 01 46 07
07 91
Les 4 Frères
(37, Boulevard de la
Villette 75010)
My Algerian friend Chérif
says this is the best
Algerian food in the city.
Open lunch and dinner
everyday except only
dinner on Fridays.
01.73.20.21.73
Tien Hiang
(14, rue Bichat 75010)
Chinese-French Vegan
food. Original, amazing.
Closed on Tuesdays.
01 42 00 08 23
Métro : Goncourt,
République
Vivant Café
(43 Rue des Petites Ecuries
75010 Métro : Poissonerie)
French bistro. Open MonFri noon-2pm and 7-10pm
01.42.46.43.55
Du Pain et des Idées
(34 rue Yves Toudic,
75010)
Said to be the best bakery
in Paris.
01 42 40 44 52
Métro : Jacques Bonsergent
Le Zerda Café
(15, rue René Boulanger,
75010)
Métro : Jacques
Bonsergent, République
Algerian food. Great
service, vibe and couscous.
01.42.00.25.15
01 43 72 74 88
Métro: Charonne,
Faidherbe-Chaligny
Chez Prosper (7 Ave. Du
Trône, 75011 Metro :
Nation)
- Best honest french bistro /
very cheap, very Parisian.
The only place I go to
every time I go to Paris.
Phone number : 01 43 73
08 51
Un Jour, Un Chef
(4 Rue Biscornet 75012
Métro : Bastille)
A different chef every day.
If you write in ahead of
time, describing what you’d
want to cook, you could
even be the chef. Great
reviews, too.
Waly-Fay
(6, rue GodefroyCavaignac, 75011
Métro : FaidherbeChaligny, Voltaire,
Charonne)
West African, primarily
Senegalese food. Good
reviews from good sources.
Open for dinner every night
except Sunday until 2am,
last call at 00h30
Chez Lili et Marcel
(1 Quai d’Austerlitz 75013
Métro : Quai de la Gare)
I have yet to go there, but it
was recommended by the
manager of Chez Prosper.
Open 6h – 23h30.
Phone : 01.45.85.00.08
La Pâtisseerie Cyril Lignac
(24 rue Paul Bert 75011)
Rumored to be the best
patisserie in Paris.
Batofar
(port de la Gare, 13e
arrondissement. Metro
BNF (line 14) or Quai de la
Gare (line 6), it is on the
Quai François Mauriac)
A restaurant and a club on a
boat. Reputable food at
reasonable prices.
01.56.29.10.00
01.53.60.17.00 reservations
Crêperie de Josselin (64
Rue de Montparnasse,
75014 Metro :
Montparnasse)
-simple but delicious
speciality crêpes
- Breton-style dining room
Phone number : 01 43 20
93 50
L’entredgeu
83 rue Laugier 75017
Excellent bistro, reasonable
prices.
01.40.54.97.24
Métro: Porte de
Champerret
Open for lunch and dinner
Tuesday – Saturday
Book for the second service
if doing dinner.
Chamarre Montmartre (52
Rue Lamarck, 75018
Metro : Lamarck –
Caulaincourt)
-Pretty costy, but said to be
THE place to eat in
Montmartre.
Phone: 01 42 55 05 42
Places to eat
LATE AT
NIGHT
Restaurant le Mono Paris
(42, rue Véron, 75018
Métro : Blanche or
Abbesses)
The only Togolais
restaurant in Paris. Closed
Wednesdays, open for
dinner 7pm-11pm
Au Pied de Cochon
(6 Rue Coquillière 75001)
Good ambiance, people
seem to either love or hate
it.
01.40.13.77.00
Des Si et des Mets (63 Rue
Lepic, 75018 Metro :
Abbesses or Blanche)
-delicious gluten free
cuisine
Phone number: 01 42 55 19
61
Chez Flaure
(7 rue Rouvet 75019)
Good African food, not
sure from what region.
Open from 11h30-midnight
Métro: Corentin Cariou
Old Navy (150 Blvd. St.
Germain 75006 Metro :
Odéon)
-Normand cooking. Said to
be the inspiration behind
Old Navy in America.
Open 24 hrs.
Pizza Pino
(31033 avenue des
Champs-Elysées, 75008)
Quality Italian cuisine at
reasonable prices. Open
until 5am.
01.40.74.01.12
Métro: Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Au Bordj du XVe
(80, rue de la Procession,
75015)
A rare Moroccan platter
coupled with an authentic
French fare, delectable
desserts. Entertainment
ranging from belly dancing
and karaoke to theme
nights, concerts and DJ
events.
01.47.34.54.69
Métro: Pernety
Bistrot du Peintre
(116, Avenue Ledru-Rollin
75011)
Open until 2am every day.
Auvergnat cuisine. Open
since 1905, with almost
nothing except the prices
having changed.
01.47.00.34.39
Métro: Ledru-Rollin
Crocodile Vert
(6 rue du Hameau 75015)
Green décor, lively vibe
and good music in this
Cuban restaurant. Deep
plush sofas.
06.87.14.96.55
Métro: Porte de Versailles
Places to eat as
a group of 12
or more
Dans Le Noir (51 Rue
Quincampoix 75004, take
Rambuteau to
Quincampoix NOT towards
Renard)
Eat in complete darkness,
be served by blind waiters
and waitresses.
Metro : Etienne Marcel
(line 4); Rambuteau (line
11)
Nos Ancêtres les Gaulois
(39, rue Saint-Louis-en-‘Ile
75004
01.46.33.66.07)
In a building from the 16th
century with singers and
such pretending to be from
50 B.C. Dinner only
A la biche au bois
(45 avenue ledru-rollin
75012)
A perfect French bistro
serving traditional Parisian
food at bargain prices
28 euros for a 4 course prix
fixe
good for a group, if you
have reservations. Show up
at 7pm to be sat fastest.
01.43.43.34.38
metro: gare de lyon
open Monday –Friday
(could be over 30 Euros)
La Cantine du Troquet
(101 rue de l’Ouest 75014)
5 star dining at 3 star
prices. No reservations
except for groups of 12-24.
Get there at 7pm or the
locals will be lined up. Or
go late, around 9 :30pm.
01.45.40.04.98
Métro : Gaîté, Pernéty,
Plaisance
La Cave de L’Os à Moëlle
(181 rue Lourmel 75015)
All you can eat buffet! Fun
to do as a group, will likely
be seated with strangers.
01.45.57.28.28
Métro: Lourmel
Closed Monday
Chéri Bibi
(15 rue André-del-Sartre
75018_
Great reviews and decent
prices. Can take groups as
well.
01.42.54.88.96
Métro: Anvers or Château
Rouge, BarbèsRochechouart
Closed Sunday and
Monday
Miscl
For more ideas of strange things to
do, visit the Facebook group called
“Activités Insolites à Paris”
Examples include street golfing, the
university of laughter and a
workshop on how to play Didgeridoo
Another great site is:
http://guideduparisien.fr/guide/sedivertir-loisirs-paris/sorties-insolitesparis/#Restaurants_Insolites