Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
No frills comfort / blue-collar type food at fair prices, with a small but balanced selection of wines and a very friendly-yet-professional staff.
It's the neighbourhood diner, Parisian style.
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Les Fabricants
61 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudNo frills comfort / blue-collar type food at fair prices, with a small but balanced selection of wines and a very friendly-yet-professional staff.
It's the neighbourhood diner, Parisian style.
Serious cuisine, at reasonable prices.
Insane wine collection, ranging from a few € to mortgage-level grand crus. Service : flawless, if a bit on the cold side.
Go there for lunch, thank me later !
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Le Villaret
13 Rue TernauxSerious cuisine, at reasonable prices.
Insane wine collection, ranging from a few € to mortgage-level grand crus. Service : flawless, if a bit on the cold side.
Go there for lunch, thank me later !
It's an "institution", as the French say.
Book well ahead (up to 14 days), or go wine yourself from 8PM to catch the no-reservation 9.30PM second service.
Or try your luck at Le Dauphin next door.
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Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave ParmentierIt's an "institution", as the French say.
Book well ahead (up to 14 days), or go wine yourself from 8PM to catch the no-reservation 9.30PM second service.
Or try your luck at Le Dauphin next door.
The Chateaubriand little brother.
Check both restaurants website(s) here :
http://www.restaurantledauphin.net/index_uk.html
http://www.lechateaubriand.net/index_uk.html
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Le Dauphin
131 Ave ParmentierThe Chateaubriand little brother.
Check both restaurants website(s) here :
http://www.restaurantledauphin.net/index_uk.html
http://www.lechateaubriand.net/index_uk.html
Look for "Family" on the sign.
OK Viet food, a tad on the pricey side for that sort of eatery, but not by much.
Good option for a takeaway dinner if you're not in a hurry (20' wait).
Family
98 Ave ParmentierLook for "Family" on the sign.
OK Viet food, a tad on the pricey side for that sort of eatery, but not by much.
Good option for a takeaway dinner if you're not in a hurry (20' wait).
Must do.
Go on an empty stomach, I beg you, then just let yourself be loved in the earnest-if-slightly-peripatetic way of timeless eating houses.
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Auberge Pyrénées Cévennes
106 Rue de la Folie MéricourtMust do.
Go on an empty stomach, I beg you, then just let yourself be loved in the earnest-if-slightly-peripatetic way of timeless eating houses.
Great street food-type ravioli, grilled or in broth, for about 5€ a dozen.
Must try : grilled eggplants, and sweet pepper ravioli.
Take it away, and have your lunch in nearby parc de Belleville !
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GUO MIN BAR
39 Rue de BellevilleGreat street food-type ravioli, grilled or in broth, for about 5€ a dozen.
Must try : grilled eggplants, and sweet pepper ravioli.
Take it away, and have your lunch in nearby parc de Belleville !
Well, it's Astier.
One of the old school, still reliable and not quite boring "Brasseries". Go for lunch, cheaper and easier to get seated.
At dinner, be lazy and take out at Jeanne A next door.
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Astier
44 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudWell, it's Astier.
One of the old school, still reliable and not quite boring "Brasseries". Go for lunch, cheaper and easier to get seated.
At dinner, be lazy and take out at Jeanne A next door.
Astier's idea of street food : lunch pod cum deli cum take out eatery.
Just as good (if limited), less crowded and formal than its 'real' restaurant twin.
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Jeanne A
42 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudAstier's idea of street food : lunch pod cum deli cum take out eatery.
Just as good (if limited), less crowded and formal than its 'real' restaurant twin.
Best Banh-mi in west Paris.
The alternative to chinese raviolis on rue de Belleville for a walking lunch or an impromptu park picnic, all for under 5€ !
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Saigon Sandwich
8 Rue de la PrésentationBest Banh-mi in west Paris.
The alternative to chinese raviolis on rue de Belleville for a walking lunch or an impromptu park picnic, all for under 5€ !
Pretentious, overpriced, trendy (still ?) and yet delicious : well of course, it's bubble tea !
See also Bunny Zen, rue de Louis Bonnet, for more of the same.
Bubble Tea
15 Rue de BellevillePretentious, overpriced, trendy (still ?) and yet delicious : well of course, it's bubble tea !
See also Bunny Zen, rue de Louis Bonnet, for more of the same.
Pretentious, overpriced, trendy (still ?) and yet delicious : well of course, it's bubble tea !
See also Bubble Tea, rue de la Belleville, for more of the same.
Bubble Tea Bunny
13 Rue Louis BonnetPretentious, overpriced, trendy (still ?) and yet delicious : well of course, it's bubble tea !
See also Bubble Tea, rue de la Belleville, for more of the same.
Very cheap, fairly good, French-Morrocan Italian pizza.
Take out only.
10 Einheimische empfehlen
Pizzeria Arlecchino
4 bis Rue OberkampfVery cheap, fairly good, French-Morrocan Italian pizza.
Take out only.
Tiny, delicious, friends and family priced italian soul food.
The only reason not to have lunch here would be that it's May, the sun is shining at last, and terraces are finally opening.
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L'Osteria Dell'Anima
37 Rue OberkampfTiny, delicious, friends and family priced italian soul food.
The only reason not to have lunch here would be that it's May, the sun is shining at last, and terraces are finally opening.
Siamsa
13 Rue de la Pierre LevéeGood place for a diner date night.
Very nice terrace with a nice selection of smoothies and surprisingly good food for a café.
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LA PLACE VERTE
105 Rue OberkampfVery nice terrace with a nice selection of smoothies and surprisingly good food for a café.
L'Estaminet
116 Rue OberkampfReliable bistro food with pleasant outside seating.
If "since 1896" isn't enough to convince you to check out this living museum of a brasserie, the prices should do the trick.
Prices are fair, the cuisine is what it should be for that kind of eatery.
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Bouillon Chartier
7 Rue du Faubourg MontmartreIf "since 1896" isn't enough to convince you to check out this living museum of a brasserie, the prices should do the trick.
Prices are fair, the cuisine is what it should be for that kind of eatery.
Fantastic vista from the terrace atop the Belleville gardens. When the restaurant limited outdoor seating gets too crowded you'll be just a flight of stairs away from picnic in the grass.
The dining is nothing to write home about, but it's a great place for drinks in the afternoon and around sunset.
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Moncoeur Belleville
1 Rue des EnviergesFantastic vista from the terrace atop the Belleville gardens. When the restaurant limited outdoor seating gets too crowded you'll be just a flight of stairs away from picnic in the grass.
The dining is nothing to write home about, but it's a great place for drinks in the afternoon and around sunset.
Best al taglio pizza in the area, and all over one of the best in Paris !
Excellent espresso coffee, too.
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Pizz-art
41 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudBest al taglio pizza in the area, and all over one of the best in Paris !
Excellent espresso coffee, too.
Essentials
The saving grace of the time-challenged everyday home-cooked meal.
Quality frozen produce and ingredients, mostly raw stuffs, but readily washed and cut, plus acceptable frozen dishes as backup.
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Picard
15-17 Av. Simon BolivarThe saving grace of the time-challenged everyday home-cooked meal.
Quality frozen produce and ingredients, mostly raw stuffs, but readily washed and cut, plus acceptable frozen dishes as backup.
Cellar of wines, of the organic, artisanal, daring kind, ranging from 5 to 50+ €, none of them less-than-pleasantly drinkable.
Sebastien will treat you in typical Parisian Breton fashion.
Try it.
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Paris Terroirs
57 Rue MongeCellar of wines, of the organic, artisanal, daring kind, ranging from 5 to 50+ €, none of them less-than-pleasantly drinkable.
Sebastien will treat you in typical Parisian Breton fashion.
Try it.
Not really inside the "Cour des Fabriques", but really on the 70, rue JPT, your standard micro grocery, yet with surprisingly good fresh produce.
Amhiyen Mohamed
70 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudNot really inside the "Cour des Fabriques", but really on the 70, rue JPT, your standard micro grocery, yet with surprisingly good fresh produce.
Meats, bones, offal, roasted free range terroir chicken, sausages, the works.
A convenient an reliable one-stop butcher and poultry shop.
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Boucherie Oberkampf
38 Rue OberkampfMeats, bones, offal, roasted free range terroir chicken, sausages, the works.
A convenient an reliable one-stop butcher and poultry shop.
Everything Else
Old mall food market with many eateries and outdoor seatings. Charming, relaxing and perfectly located for lunch or tea break during a tour of Le Marais.
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneOld mall food market with many eateries and outdoor seatings. Charming, relaxing and perfectly located for lunch or tea break during a tour of Le Marais.
The self-appointed "ghetto museum" blends afro culture, thrift shop, gallery and farmers market.
Obviously you can also have a drink or meal there.
A Parisian bobo must-see.
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Le Comptoir General
84 Quai de JemmapesThe self-appointed "ghetto museum" blends afro culture, thrift shop, gallery and farmers market.
Obviously you can also have a drink or meal there.
A Parisian bobo must-see.
The old metal worker union house turned cultural center.
A good hidden spot for a drink in the quartier during the summer.
75 Einheimische empfehlen
Maison des Metallos
94 Rue Jean-Pierre TimbaudThe old metal worker union house turned cultural center.
A good hidden spot for a drink in the quartier during the summer.