Guidebook for Paris
Essentials
Busy great value local food market on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sunday mornings.
16 locals recommend
Boulevard Ornano
Boulevard OrnanoBusy great value local food market on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sunday mornings.
Local old school Parisian delicatessens are all along here (including a horsemeat butcher's!), and the rue Duhesme market has all the cheese and seafood you could wish for.
162 locals recommend
Rue du Poteau
Rue du PoteauLocal old school Parisian delicatessens are all along here (including a horsemeat butcher's!), and the rue Duhesme market has all the cheese and seafood you could wish for.
Your nearest supermarket. You can also access it from the rue de Clignancourt (even nearer).
79 locals recommend
Intermarché Express
34 Bd OrnanoYour nearest supermarket. You can also access it from the rue de Clignancourt (even nearer).
Slightly more up market independent groceries and fish/seafood market
162 locals recommend
Rue du Poteau
Rue du PoteauSlightly more up market independent groceries and fish/seafood market
Naturalia
37 Rue Jean JaurèsOrganic and health food chain.
Sightseeing
Museum of Perfume
9 Rue ScribeFree if you're nearby..
A monument of dubious origin (check it out for yourself) but very photogenic and the views from here are superb. 15 mins walk from the flat!
2106 locals recommend
Sacré-Cœur
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreA monument of dubious origin (check it out for yourself) but very photogenic and the views from here are superb. 15 mins walk from the flat!
Never mind the shopping - check out the stained glass roof and the views! Beautiful building with excellent perfume department (very knowledgeable and they have those elusive scents dating way back).
1878 locals recommend
Stand KENZO Maroquinerie Homme
40 Bd HaussmannNever mind the shopping - check out the stained glass roof and the views! Beautiful building with excellent perfume department (very knowledgeable and they have those elusive scents dating way back).
Île Saint Louis
19 Rue Saint-Louis en l'ÎleThe Seine - what more can I say?
Food Scene
Romantic and soo French. Food just beautifully prepared as only the French can do.
87 locals recommend
The North star
26 Rue DuhesmeRomantic and soo French. Food just beautifully prepared as only the French can do.
La Terrasse
144 Rue de ClignancourtLocal brasserie nearest the flat with large terrace and wifi.
Popular local shabby chic restaurant. Often packed with local residents.
103 locals recommend
La Timbale
105 Rue VersignyPopular local shabby chic restaurant. Often packed with local residents.
If you follow the rue Mont Cenis uphill towards Sacre Coeur you'll pass several great eateries. This one is on a tree-lined square just below the top, and a great place for a drink or light meal.
15 locals recommend
Au Relais
48 Rue LamarckIf you follow the rue Mont Cenis uphill towards Sacre Coeur you'll pass several great eateries. This one is on a tree-lined square just below the top, and a great place for a drink or light meal.
Not the greatest food, but this was how all Paris restaurants used to be, cheap and cheerful, and you'll be eating with the locals.
17 locals recommend
Chez Paula
26 Rue LetortNot the greatest food, but this was how all Paris restaurants used to be, cheap and cheerful, and you'll be eating with the locals.
Le Safari
36 Rue du RuisseauAn indian restaurant! I know. And they deliver takeaways...
If you manage to get a table you'll be treated to some live accordion playing and chanson.
20 locals recommend
Chez Louisette
136 Av. MicheletIf you manage to get a table you'll be treated to some live accordion playing and chanson.
Effortlessly chic but laid back street skirting the Butte. Restaurants not cheap but good quality, and its quintessential Montmartre. Observe and learn.
17 locals recommend
Rue Caulaincourt
Rue CaulaincourtEffortlessly chic but laid back street skirting the Butte. Restaurants not cheap but good quality, and its quintessential Montmartre. Observe and learn.
Hidden down a courtyard, the Art Nouveau interior is well worth a visit, although the food and service can be disappointing - a victim of its own popularity unfortunately.
501 locals recommend
Bouillon Chartier
7 Rue du Faubourg MontmartreHidden down a courtyard, the Art Nouveau interior is well worth a visit, although the food and service can be disappointing - a victim of its own popularity unfortunately.
Perraudin
157 Rue Saint-JacquesTraditional restaurant in the Quartier latin - recommended by guests...
La Piscine
33 Rue BoinodLocal value eaterie for breakfast or lunch. Popular with local workers.
Excellent coffee house with a connaisseur choice of blend, they train baristas here. The area may seem uninspiring but this is a trendy place for a light lunch.
249 locals recommend
Lomi
3 ter Rue MarcadetExcellent coffee house with a connaisseur choice of blend, they train baristas here. The area may seem uninspiring but this is a trendy place for a light lunch.
Colchide
97 Rue des PoissonniersGeorgian restaurant, popular with locals.
Chez Foucher Mère & Fille
13 Rue Madeleine RebériouxNew lunch cafe very close to the flat.
Everything Else
1912 Art Nouveau main branch of this bank. Stunning interior - a must see for design fans and completely free!
14 locals recommend
Société Générale
1912 Art Nouveau main branch of this bank. Stunning interior - a must see for design fans and completely free!
New cafe/eaterie/brocante/garden and farm based in and around a disused station near to the flat. It's all about recycling with its own onsite workshop and regular bring and exchange events...
499 locals recommend
La Recyclerie
83 Bd OrnanoNew cafe/eaterie/brocante/garden and farm based in and around a disused station near to the flat. It's all about recycling with its own onsite workshop and regular bring and exchange events...
La Poste
65 Rue du Rendez-VousNearest Post Office
Shopping
Huge Paris flea market only on weekends with clothes and bric a brac, but also many fascinating collectors' antique furniture shops. Ten minutes' walk from the flat.
342 locals recommend
Marche Dauphine
132-140 Rue des RosiersHuge Paris flea market only on weekends with clothes and bric a brac, but also many fascinating collectors' antique furniture shops. Ten minutes' walk from the flat.
If you're hankering after a good English read (unlikely to be honest), this quirky historic bookshop is right opposite Notre Dame and fun to explore.
204 locals recommend
Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
37 Rue de la BûcherieIf you're hankering after a good English read (unlikely to be honest), this quirky historic bookshop is right opposite Notre Dame and fun to explore.
Rue Lepic
Rue LepicArty shops and boutiques to explore from here to the Sacre Coeur
Arts & Culture
This elegant Japanese style cinema has got to be one of Paris's most beautiful, and unusual, filmhouses.
51 locals recommend
La Pagode
57 Rue de BabyloneThis elegant Japanese style cinema has got to be one of Paris's most beautiful, and unusual, filmhouses.
Uber cool bar and music venue in Pigalle. drinks will be pricey it is decreed.
217 locals recommend
Le Carmen
34 Rue DuperréUber cool bar and music venue in Pigalle. drinks will be pricey it is decreed.
Chinese restaurant and club with an eclectic mix of live music. Reasonably cheap comparatively.
95 locals recommend
China Club
50 Rue de CharentonChinese restaurant and club with an eclectic mix of live music. Reasonably cheap comparatively.
Batofar
11 Quai François MauriacLive music venue on an old wooden junk moored on the Seine. Atmospheric.
Large art exhibition centre and dance/street event /rehearsal space in what used to be Paris City's undertaker's. Urban, arty, alternative.
542 locals recommend
Le 104
5 Rue CurialLarge art exhibition centre and dance/street event /rehearsal space in what used to be Paris City's undertaker's. Urban, arty, alternative.
Piscine des Amiraux
6 Rue Hermann-LachapelleIn a listed Art Deco building, the nearest pool to the flat.
Drinks & Nightlife
Get a drink here at the Puces and check out the live gypsy jazz...
30 locals recommend
La Chope des Puces
122 Rue des RosiersGet a drink here at the Puces and check out the live gypsy jazz...
Rue Oberkampf
Rue OberkampfFunky bars and cool eateries.
The canal St Martin has become a very cool area, the banks lined with trendy boutiques and cafes and throngs of friends picnicking by the water in Summer. This brasserie is deservedly popular.
473 locals recommend
Valmy
145 Quai de ValmyThe canal St Martin has become a very cool area, the banks lined with trendy boutiques and cafes and throngs of friends picnicking by the water in Summer. This brasserie is deservedly popular.
Winetasting bar with platters and fine regional produce.
95 locals recommend
Comestibles et Marchand de Vins
65 Rue du Mont-CenisWinetasting bar with platters and fine regional produce.