To do in Paris
p. 1 weekly activities by
day of the week
pp 2-4 Day fun
p. 4 Shopping for clothes
p. 5 Places to picnic
pp. 5-7 Markets
pp. 7-8 Evening fun
pp. 8-9 Food pointers
pp. 10-13 Places to eat
pp. 13-14 Late eats, eating
in large groups
Weekly
activities by
day of the week
Sunday
Rollers & Coquillages
-rollerblading excursions
- 17-23km in 3 hours
When: 2:30-5:30
Where: 37th Blvd. Bourdon,
4th from Bastille
Metro: Bastille
Marché aux puces St. Ouen
de Clignancourt
2,500-3,000 stalls of
clothes, jewelry, books,
music, etc.
9am-7pm
Métro: Porte de
Clignancourt (turn left,
cross bd. Ney, and then
walk north on av. de la
Porte Montmartre)
French café-philo:
Le café des phares
7, Place de la Bastille (4e)
Métro: Bastille
01.42.72.04.70
www.cafe-philo-desphares.info
every Sunday morning at
10:30-12:15
Monday
Marché aux Puces de la
Porte de Vanves
Vintage rags, dolls &
teddies, jewelry, and knickknacks
Ave. Georges Lafenestre
and Ave. Marc Sangnier,
75014 Metro: Porte de
Vanves
When : 7am – 7 :30pm
Tuesday
Ecole Normale de Musique
- Free classical concerts by
final year students inside
the Salle Cortot
114 Blvd. Malesherbes,
75017 Metro: Malesherbes
When: 12:30 pm
Wednesday
Ice Skating at the Palais
Omnisports
8 Blvd. de Bercy, 75012
Metro: Bercy
When: 3-8 pm
Cost: 4€ -adults and 3€ for
under-26s
Opéra Garnier
Place de l’Opéra, 75009
Metro: Opéra
French guided tours of
amazing place that inspired
Phantom of the Opera
When: 11:30 or 3:30
Cost: 9€ for ages 11-25
and 6€ for under 10 yrs
Eglise Saint-Germain
l’Auxerrois
-40 bell carillon (huge bell
organ thing) 1:30-2pm
-4 Place du Louvre, 75001
-Phone: 01 44 50 75 01
Metro: Louvre Rivoli
English only café-philo:
Café de Flore
1st Wednesday of the month
at 7pm. Ask for Café-philo
when you get there.
http://philosophy.meetup.co
m/274
Thursday
Ecole Normale de Musique
This music school’s finalyear students give free
classical concerts inside
one of Paris’s hidden gems.
12:30pm
114 Blvd. Malesherbes
75017
01.47.63.85.72
Metro: Malesherbes
Day Fun
Colette (213 Rue St.
Honore 75001 Metro:
Concorde or
Concorde/Madeleine)
-Water bar with bottled
water from all over the
world. Can eat lunch there,
too.
Phone Number: 01 55 35
33 93
Monster Melodies (9 Rue
des Déchargeurs, 75001
Metro : Les Halles)
-tracks on CDs and rare
vinyls, more than 10,000
items
Phone number : 01 40 28
09 39
François Pralus (35 Rue
Rambuteau, 75004
Metro : Rambuteau)
- voted best chocolatier by
Gault & Millau
Next to Pompidou
Phone number : 01 48 04
05 05
Berthillon
529-31 Rue Saint-Louis-enI’Ile, 75004)
-most famous ice cream in
Paris
www.berthillon.fr
Square Henri-Galli
(4e arrondissement,
between Métro Sully
Morland and Ile Saint
Louis)
A small park where one can
find the base of one of the
towers from la Bastille.
Good place to wax poetic
about freedom.
Amorino (18 Rue
Mouffetard, 75005)
Metro: Place Monge
-Italian ice cream, served in
petal shaped scoops
www.amorino.fr
La Grande Mosquée de
Paris
(2, Place du puits de l’ermite 75005,
Métro : Monge. Open 9h-12h, 14h18h, closed on Friday)
A beautiful place with an interesting
history. Built by the French in
gratitude for the 100,000 Muslim
soldiers who died in WW1. It served
as a refuge for Jews in WW2, where
they were issued fake Muslim IDs.
The Hammam, a café with good
tea and massages : Femmes :
lundi, mercredi, jeudi, samedi 10
h à 21 h et le vendredi 14 h à 21
h Hommes : mardi de 14 h à 21 h
et dimanche de 10 h à 21 h
Musée Dupuytren (15 Rue
de l’Ecole-de-Médicine,
Centre des Cordeliers,
75006 Metro : Odéon)
-museum of lesions.
Brains, Siamese cows,
deformed people in jars.
I’m not kidding.
Phone number: 01 42 34 68
60 www.upmc.fr
(Adm: 5€; 3€ students.
Mon-Fri 2-5pm (until 4:30
pm Fri) (closed during
university holidays)
Jean-Charles Rochoux
Named after the famed
chocolate maker, this place
is world known and only
available here.
16 Rue d’Assas 75006
01.42.84.29.45
Closed Sunday
Metro: Rennes, Saint
Sulpice or Sèvres Babylone
Ame immortelle
(2 Rue Palatine 75006,
Métro: Saint-Sulpice)
Robespierre tried starting a
new religion during the
Revolution. The ransacked
churches had new signs
hailing the Supreme Being.
The only one left in Paris is
at the entrance to L’Eglise
Saint-Sulpice.
1 or 2 hour Segway tours
(34 Rue Fabert 75007
Métro : La Tour
Maubourg)
Offered by Mobilboard.
Tours on Mon-Sat from
10am to 7pm. 1hr is 25
euros, 2hrs is 45 euros.
Call 01.82.83.34.10 or
06.72.61.08.91
Deyrolles (46 Rue du Bac,
Metro: Bac) 7e
-taxidermied animals, from
insanely large insects to
girafes
Chapelle de la Miraculeuse
(140 Rue du Bac, 75007
Metro: Sèvres-Babylone)
-A lady who hasn’t
decomposed since 1830
Ancient Protestant
Cemetary
(30, Rue des Saints-Pères
75007, Métro: SaintGermain des Prés)
Only a few columns remain
from what was once a
protestant cemetery, which
was hidden because
Protestantism was outlawed
by Louis XVI in 1685.
La Petite Rose
(11, boulevard de
Courcelles 75008 Métro:
Villiers)
A Japanese pastry chef who
is said to make some of the
best éclairs, mille-feuilles
and other chocolate
wonders. Also serves lunch
and tea.
Open 10am-7pm except for
Wednesdays
01.45.22.07.27
Opéra Garnier (Place de
l’Opéra, 75009 Metro:
Opéra)
-Guided tours in French of
place that inspired Phantom
of the Opera
When: 11:30 or 3:30
Cost: 9€ for ages 11-25
and 6€ for under 10 yrs
Musée du parfum 9e
(Metro : Opéra)
-Perfume museum on
western side of Opéra
Garnier, free
Gossima Ping Pong Bar
(Rue Victor Gelez 11e)
Good place to grab a snack
and play some ping pong.
Open M-F 16h-2h, Sat 14h2h, Sunday 14h-22h
Métro: Rue St-Maur or
Père Lachaise
First Boutique (223 Rue de
Charenton, 75012 Metro :
Dugommier)
- tons of shoes
Phone number : 01 43 40
77 14
www.firstboutique.net
Catacombes 14e
(1, avenue du Colonel
Henri Roi-Tanguy Metro :
Denfert-Rochereau)
Phone Number : 01 43 20
93 50
6 million bones
Cinémathèque Française
(51 Rue de Bercy, 75012
Metro : Bercy)
-cinema and museum
designed by Frank Gehry
Phone number: 01 71 19 33
33 www.cinematheque.fr
(Adm.5€; 2.50 € under18’s. Mon-Sat midday-7pm
(until 10pm Thurs), Sun
10am-8pm.
Tour Montparnasse 15e
(Metro: Montparnasse)
-Tallest building in Paris,
said to have the best view
Ecomusée des Anciennes
Carriéres des Capucins
(Hôpital Cochin, Rue du
Faubourg Saint-Jaques,
75014 Metro : Saint
Jacques)
-underground tunnels
below Paris
Phone number: 01 43 89 78
03
Parc de la Villette
(211, avenue Jean Jaurès
75019)
Métro: Porte de Pantin
There are 35 follies in this
park, which are
architectural
representations of
deconstruction. Dividing
the park is the Canal de
L’Ourcq, which has boat
tours around the park or to
other locations in Paris.
Or you can take a boat to
get there. Take métro:
Bastille, go to the Arsenel
Marina Boarding.
Typically at around 2:30pm
there is a scenic boat ride to
Parc de la Villette, along
the Canal Saint Martin.
01.42.39.15.00
then take a cruise on the
Canal Saint-Martin to
Bastille.
Free walking tours led by
Parisians:
Parisgreeter.com
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
(Rue Manin et Rue Botzaris
75009, Metro: ButtesChaumont) A large,
beautiful park with a lake.
Hills, even a waterfall.
Day Fun II :
Shopping for
clothes
Père Lachaise cemetery 20e
Beautiful resting place of
Jim Morrison, Edith Piaf,
Oscar Wilde, and countless
other actors, painters, film
makers, writers, etc.
Métro: Gambetta, Père
Lachaise, Philippe Auguste
Rue de Rivoli, in the 4e
arrondissement, is home to
a bunch of clothing
boutiques. Metro stops are
Hôtel de Ville or LouvreRivoli on line 1. I suggest
you get off at Hôtel de
Ville and walk towards
Louvre-Rivoli
Parisien d’un Jour
-Become a Parisian for a
day, take walks and
discover historical tid-bits
and tips and go to insider
places
www.parisiendunjour.fr
Fat Tire Bike Tours
Also at night, which
includes a Bateau Mouche
Mango (femme)
82, Rue de Rivoli
Zara (homme, femme,
enfant) and H&M (homme
femme enfant) are in the
same complex, found at
88, rue de Rivoli
C&A (homme femme
enfant)
126 Rue de Rivoli
Bershka (homme et femme)
128 Rue de Rivoli
Stradivarius (femme)
58 bis rue de la Chaussée
d’Antin
9e arrondissement (Metro:
Chaussée d’Antin La
Fayette)
Pull and bear
(homme/femme)
Citadium Shopping Center
9e arrondissement
Metro: Havre-Caumartin
Au Printemps + Galeries
Lafayette (40, Blvd.
Haussman 9e
arrondissement Metro :
Chaussee d’Antin
Lafayette)
-40 floors of shopping in 6
different buildings. Go in
the morning (around 10am)
to avoid crowds. The 2nd
floor of Galeries Lafayette
is where the clothing
shopping primarily is.
Avenue Montaigne (Metro :
Alma Marceau)
-Gucci, Versace, etc.
Extremely high end stuff.
Fun to people and car
watch hère.
La Défense Quatre Temps
Shopping Center
Technically just outside of
the 17e
Gigantic mall, next to
L’Arche de la Défense. If
you go there, look for the
statue of a big thumb.
Métro : line 1,
Grande Arche de la
Défense
TATI (somewhere near
Moulin Rouge)
Metro: BarbesRochechouart
-Cheap clothes. Don’t go
here looking for Avenue
Montaigne. It’ll all look
like trash unless you’re
willing to dig.
Day Fun III:
Places to picnic
Square du Vert Galant 1er
Métro: Cité
Descend the stairs near the
middle of Pont Neuf, at the
very tip of Ile de la Cité, in
the middle of the Seine.
Les Arènes de Lutèce
(49, Rue Monge and Rue
des Arènes, 75005)
An ancient Roman arena.
Once could hold 15,000
people and had gladiatorial
combats.
Les Champs de Mars 7e
Lawn in front of the Eiffel
Tower.
Jardin de la Vallée Suisse
8e
Métro: Champs-ElyséesClemenceau
Uncrowded, trees, bamboo
groves, waterfall, Greek
columns and a stone
sculpture.
Day Fun IV:
Markets
1er Arrondissement
Marché « Saint-EustacheLes Halles »
Between Rue Montmartre
and Rue Rambuteau
Thursday 12 :30pm-8 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Chatelet-Les Halles
(Line 4)
2e arrondissement
Marché Bourse
Place de la Bourse
Tuesday, Friday 12 :30pm8 :30pm
Metro : Bourse (Line 3)
3e arrondissement
Marché couvert des
Enfants rouges
39 rue de Bretagne
Tuesday through Saturday
8 :30am-1pm 4pm-7 :30pm
Fridays, Saturdays until 8pm
Sundays 8 :30am-2pm
Metro : Temple (Line 3) or
Filles du Calvaire (Line 8)
4e Arrondissement
Marché Baudoyer
Place Baudoyer
Wednesday 12 :30pm8 :30pm, Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Hôtel de Ville (Line 1)
5e Arrondissement
Marché Maubert
Place Maubert
Tuesday, Thursday 7am2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Maubert-Mutualité
(Line 10)
Marché Monge
Place Monge
Wednesday, Friday 7am2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Place Monge (Line 7)
6e Arrondissement
Marché couvert St-Germain
4/6 rue Lobineau
Tuesday through Friday
8 :30am-1pm, 4pm-8pm
Saturday 8 :30am-1pm
3 :30pm-8pm
Sunday 8am-1 :30pm
Metro : Mabillon (Line 10)
Marché Raspail
Boulevard Raspail between
the Streets of Cherche-Midi
and Rennes
Tuesday, Saturday 7am2 :30pm
Metro : Rennes (Line 12)
7e Arrondissement
Marché Saxo-Breteuil
Avenue Saxe
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Ségur (Line 10)
8e arrondissement
Marché spécialisé
biologique Batignolles
Terre-plein bd des
Batignoles
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Rome (Line 2) or Place
Clinchy (Line 2)
9e arrondissement
Marché Anvers
Place d’Anvers, côte square
d’Anvers, en vis-à-vis des
numéros 2 à 10
et avenue de Trudaine en
vis-à-vis des numéros 15 à
17
Friday 3pm-8 :30pm
Metro : Anvers (Line 2)
10e arrondissement
Marché Alibert
Rue Alibert le long de
l’hôpital St-Louis
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Guncourt (Line 11)
Marché couvert St-Quentin
85 bis bd Magenta
Tuesday and Friday 9am1pm and 4pm-7 :30pm
Saturday 9am-1pm and
3 :30pm-7 :30pm
Sunday 8 :30am-1 :30pm
Metro : Gare de l’Est (Line 4,
5, or 7)
11e Arrondissement
Marché Belleville
Terre-plein du boulevard de
Belleville
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Metro : Belleville (Line 2)
Marché Bastille
Bd Richard Lenoir between
rues Amelot and Saint-Sabin
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Bastille (Line 1)
Marché Père-Lachaise
Bd de Ménilmontant,
Between rues des Panoyaux
And Cendriers
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Metro : Ménilmontant (Line 2)
Marché Popincourt
Bd Richard-Lenoir between
rues Oberkampf and JeanPierre Timbeaud
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Metro : Oberkampf (Line 5 or
9)
12e arrondissement
Marché Cours de
Vincennes
Sur le cours de Vincennes,
Entre bd Picpus et la rue
Arnold Netter
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Nation (Line 1, 2, or 6)
Porte de Vincennes (Line 1)
Marché Daumesnil
Bd de Reuilly entre la rue de
Charenton et la place Félix
Eboué
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Metro : Daumesnil (Line 6 or
8). Dugommier (Line 6)
Marché Ledru-Rollin
Avenue Ledru-Rollin entre les
Rues de Lyon et de Bercy
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Gare de Lyon (Line 1
or 14)
Marché Saint Eloi
36-38 rue de Reuilly
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Reuilly-Diderot (Line
1
or 8)
13e Arrondissement
Marché Alésia
Rues de la Glacière et de la
Santé
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Glacière (Line 6)
Marché Auguste-Blanqui
Bd Blanqui between place
d’Italie and rue Barrault
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Place d’Italie (Line 5,
6, or 7)
Paris Rive Gauche
Rue Jean Anouilh and on the
sidewalk of la rue Neuve
Tolbiac en vis-à-vis des
numéros 18 and 20
Friday 12pm-8 :45pm
Metro : Bibliotheque-F
Mitterand (Line 14, RER C)
14e Arrondissement
Marché Brune
Between l’impasse Vandal
and
71 du boulevard Brune
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Porte de Vanves
(Line 13)
Marché Edgar-Quinet
On the median strip of
Boulevard Edgar Quinet,
between rue de Départ and
#36
Wednesday 7am-2 :20pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Edgar-Quinet (Line 6)
Marché spécialisé
Biologique Brancusi
Place Constantin-Brancusi
Saturday 9am-3pm
Metro : Gaîté (Line 13)
15e Arrondissement
Marché Convention
Rue Convention between rue
Chartier and l’Abbé Groult
Tuesday, Thursday 7am2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Convention (Line 12)
Marché Grenelle
Bd de Grenelle between rue
de Lourmel and rue du
Commerce
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : La Motte-Piquet
Grenelle (Line 5 or 6)
Balard (Line 8)
16e Arrondissement
Marché Point du Jour
Ave de Versailles from rue Le
Marois to rue Godin
Tuesday, Thursday 7am2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Porte de Saint-Cloud
(Line 9)
Marché Président Wilson
Ave du Président Wilson,
between la Rue Debrousse
and la place d’Iéna
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Alma-Marceau (Line
9), Iéna (Line 9)
Marché couvert de Passy
Place de Passy
Tuesday through Friday
8am-1pm, 4pm-7pm
Saturday 8 :30am-1pm, 3pm7pm
Sunday 8am-1pm
Metro : Muette (Line 9)
18e Arrondissement
Marché Barbès
Bd La Chapelle facing the
hospital Lariboisière
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Barbès-Rochechouart
(Line 2 or 4)
Marché Ney
Bd Ney between rue Jean
Varenne and Camille
Flammarion
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-3pm
Metro : Pte de St-Ouen (Line
13) Pte de Clignancourt (Line 4)
Marché Ordener
On rue Ordener, between rue
Montcalm and Championnet
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Guy Moquet (Line 13)
Château-Rouge
African market, open every day
except Monday. Rue Dejean
Metro : Château-Rouge
19e Arrondissement
Marché Villette
Bd de la Vilette between
numbers 27 and 41
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Belleville (Line 2 or 11)
Marché Joinville
Place de Joinville at the corner
of Joinville and Jomard
Thursday 7am-2 :30pm
Sunday 7am-4pm
Metro : Crimée (Line 7)
20e Arrondissement
Marché Belgrand
Rues Belgrand, de la Chine and
Place Piaf
Wednesday 7am-2 :30pm
Saturday 7am-3pm
Metro : Gambetta
Marché Davout
Bd Davout between l’ave de la Porte
de Montreuil and la rue Mendelsson
Tuesday, Friday 7am-2 :30pm
Metro : Porte de Montreuil
(Line 9)
Evening Fun
For a list of music in the
city for the week, go to
http://www.lylo.fr/
Le Sunset/Sunside
(60 rue des Lombards
75001) Métro : Chatelet
Les Halles
Two clubs : electric jazz
and world music on the
ground floor and acoustic
jazz in the cellar.
01.40.26.46.60
Rue Mouffetard (Metro:
Place Monge) 4e
-oldest street, speciality
shops, street market
Caveau de la Huchette (51
Rue de la Huchette, 75005)
Metro: St-Michel
-Amazing jazz club in a
cave
01.43.26.65.05
Les Trois Mailletz
56 Rue Galande
75005 Paris
Another cool jazz club.
01.43.54.00.79
Bowling Mouffetard
(73 rue Mouffetard/13 rue
Gracieuse, 75005 metro :
line 7, Place Monge or
Censier-Daubenton)
Bowling and billiards until
2am.
Chez Georges
(11 rue de Canettes, 75006)
Métro : Odéon
World music club in a
candlelit cellar
Effortlessly cool and not
stuck up crowd that starts
off slow and ends up a
mass of flailing limbs and
nodding heads.
01.43.26.79.15
Chapelle Expiatoire
(29, Rue Pasquier 75008,
Métro: Saint Augustin)
Cemetary for those
guillotined at Place de la
Concorde. Statues to Louis
XVI and Marie-Antoinette
are there. Sobering
reminder of utopian
ambitions. Open Thurs,
Fri, Saturday 13h-17h.
Buddha Bar (8 Bis, Rue
Boissy d’Anglais, 75008)
Metro : Concorde
Vibey Japanese/French
place. A bit costy, but
perhaps cool for dessert or
drinks.
Phone Number : 01 53 05
90 00
Nouveau Casino (109 Rue
Oberkampf, 75011 Metro:
Saint-Maur, Parmentier or
Ménilmontant)
-Live concerts, lots of
dance music
Phone number: 01 43 57 57
40 www.nouveaucasino.net
(Wed-Sat midnight-5am
(earlier for concerts). Adm:
free-30€ depending on the
band. 18 and over)
Le Petit Bar (7 Rue Richard
Lenoir, 75011 Metro:
Voltaire)
-‘The Place Time Forgot’
Go back in Paris history
and speak French with
locals who’ve seen it all.
Greet the cat named Waooh.
Phone number: 01 42 97 57
76
Rue de Lappe (Metro :
Bastille) 11e
-happening place at night
For example :
La chapelle des lombards
(19 rue de Lappe, 75011)
Caribbean music and
dancing : zouk, salsa,
reggae, etc.
Tues-Sun 11 :30pm – dawn
01.43.57.24.24
Indiana Club
(77 Avenue du Maine
75014 Métro : Gaîté)
11 pool tables, chic place
that serves tacos. On
Monday and Tuesday
nights, they have close-up
magicians. DJs on the
weekend.
Open 8am to 2am
FOOD
POINTERS
The best food you will eat
in Paris will be at the home
of a Parisian. One way to
do this is to use
http://www.livemyfood.eu/
Where you can find
Parisians that open their
home to passer byers for
dinner.
EATING OUT
Avoid:
most places by famous
monuments, any place that
has English on the menu,
any place that has Coke for
5 euros. Look for: a place
where everyone is speaking
French. Also consult
www.lefooding.fr
Restaurants – Fancy.
Google search for 3 star
Michelin restaurants.
Bistros – mom and pop
place. Packed. Most
popular place to eat for
Parisians.
Brasserie – brewery.
Some are open 24 hrs.
immense selection of dishes
on the menu. Relatively
expensive, traditionally
Alsatian. If poulet rôti,
steak frites and omelets are
the main attraction, it
means that it is part of a
chain, and not as good as
one of the independent
ones. The chain is called
FLO.
Café – open from 8am to
1am. Short menu of salads,
sandwiches, steak, mussels,
fries. Soupe à l’oignon and
croque-monsieur, too.
Café=espresso. If ordering
tea, get Thé Mariages
Frères. Chocolat chaud
will be made from real
ground chocolate.
Salons de thé –
midmorning to early
evening. Light lunches, but
best is in the afternoon for
desserts with coffee or tea.
Bars à vin – Wine bars.
Midmorning to late
evening. At night, drink a
glass of wine and munch on
snacks and tartines (open
faced sanwiches), olives,
cured meats, and cheese.
Some offer simple lunch
menus.
Leave about 5% of the bill
as a tip.
Prix fixe meals are up to
30% cheaper than ordering
them à la carte. Especially
a good deal at lunch.
The best crêperies are off
the Boulevard du
Montparnasse around the
square Délambre.
Eat falafels on and around
Rue des Rosiers (Métro:
Saint Paul)
The boulangeries sell cheap
prix fixe of a sandwich or a
quiche, drink, and pastry
during lunch hours.
The traiteurs sell cheap prix
fixes of prepared salads, hot
courses, and quiches.
Apéritifs (before dinner
drinks) champagne, white
wine or a kir
Examples of kirs, which are
white wine does with crème
de cassis (black currant
liqueur), crème de mûre
(black berry liqueur), or
crème de pêche (peach
liquer).
Other interesting drinks you
won’t find in America:
Diabolo Menthe – bright
green. This is green mint
syrup in carbonated
lemonade. The ultimate
French soft drink.
Menthe à l’eau – Green
mint syrup in ice cold
water.
Grenadine – A red drink,
which combines a red,
sweet syrup made from
pomegranates with cold
water.
Monaco – Take a dash of
the aforementioned
grenadine syrup, 1 part
lemonade and 2 parts lager
(beer). Nice, cool, and
pink!
Panaché – ½ French
lemonade (sparkling) + ½
beer.
Unique foods:
Horse (La viande
chevaline). Not to be
confused with a hamburger
à cheval, which just means
with an egg on top. It can
be found at
Les Tontons (15e)
73 Rue Brancion
Métro: Porte de Vanves
Le taxi jaune (3e)
Call ahead to make sure it
is on the menu the day you
are going
01.42.76.00.40
Métro: Arts et Métiers
13 Rue Chapon
Pigeon (called Pigeonneau)
Chez Toinette (18)
They also serve snails
20, Rue Germain Pilon
Métro: Abesses
Open as of 7:30pm.
01.42.54.44.36
Rabbit (called Lapin or
Lièvre)
No specific addresses, just
keep your eye open.
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