Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Simply excellent. It all looks simple but it's all so fine, fish and meat perfectly cooked, everything homemade, great entrees/desserts too. The place is a bit pricy (16-20 euros for main plate) but it's well worth it. They don't take reservation, you have to be there to be seated. If it's packed, don't worry, the neighbourhood is FILLED with restaurants.
65 locals recommend
La Cantine du Troquet
101 Rue de l'OuestSimply excellent. It all looks simple but it's all so fine, fish and meat perfectly cooked, everything homemade, great entrees/desserts too. The place is a bit pricy (16-20 euros for main plate) but it's well worth it. They don't take reservation, you have to be there to be seated. If it's packed, don't worry, the neighbourhood is FILLED with restaurants.
10 minutes from my house with the tram, you get to Chinatown. If you like Asian food, it's the place to be. Eat some Peking duck, great vietnamese-french inspired soups (phô) and shop for herbs, raviolis or else at Tang Brothers supermarket, an institution.
128 locals recommend
Tang Freres
48 Av. d'Ivry10 minutes from my house with the tram, you get to Chinatown. If you like Asian food, it's the place to be. Eat some Peking duck, great vietnamese-french inspired soups (phô) and shop for herbs, raviolis or else at Tang Brothers supermarket, an institution.
My favourite wine shop in the neighborhood. They only have good wines, and they are great advisers.
53 locals recommend
Le Repaire de Bacchus - Printemps
64 Bd HaussmannMy favourite wine shop in the neighborhood. They only have good wines, and they are great advisers.
Best pizzeria !!! Of course, there are many good pizzas, BUT, this is something special : thin crust, super fresh products on top, not overpriced, reaaaaal good.
239 locals recommend
Il Brigante
14 Rue du RuisseauBest pizzeria !!! Of course, there are many good pizzas, BUT, this is something special : thin crust, super fresh products on top, not overpriced, reaaaaal good.
Amazing hot chocolate, the absolute best. Incredible pastries too. Traditional and fancy. No wonder so many people want to sit inside, it looks from another century. If it's packed, you can take it to go and sit in the Tuileries garden right in front of Angelina. The taste will be the same.
207 locals recommend
Angelina Paris
226 Rue de RivoliAmazing hot chocolate, the absolute best. Incredible pastries too. Traditional and fancy. No wonder so many people want to sit inside, it looks from another century. If it's packed, you can take it to go and sit in the Tuileries garden right in front of Angelina. The taste will be the same.
Drinks & Nightlife
It's close to the house, there's a big terrasse, fair cheese/salami plate, and a neighbourly good vibe.
45 locals recommend
Chez Gudule
58 Bd de PicpusIt's close to the house, there's a big terrasse, fair cheese/salami plate, and a neighbourly good vibe.
Great historic place to listen to music and party. All kinds of musicians pass by. Check out the agenda on their website!
954 locals recommend
La Bellevilloise
19-21 Rue BoyerGreat historic place to listen to music and party. All kinds of musicians pass by. Check out the agenda on their website!
Parks & Nature
It's so close to the house! You can run around the pond, sit and relax on the greens near the Buddhist temple, check the castle, visit the farm or spend the afternoon with your kids at the zoo.
1135 locals recommend
Bois de Vincennes
Route de la PyramideIt's so close to the house! You can run around the pond, sit and relax on the greens near the Buddhist temple, check the castle, visit the farm or spend the afternoon with your kids at the zoo.
The most beautiful city park by far ! Hilly, bushy, romantic and great for picnics.
1357 locals recommend
Buttes Chaumont station
The most beautiful city park by far ! Hilly, bushy, romantic and great for picnics.
Arts & Culture
Discover the history of the city through artefacts, immersed in this fancy villa of the Marais. The museum organizes historic tours in different parts of the city that will make you travel in time, if you like that.
521 locals recommend
Carnavalet Museum
23 Rue de SévignéDiscover the history of the city through artefacts, immersed in this fancy villa of the Marais. The museum organizes historic tours in different parts of the city that will make you travel in time, if you like that.
This is a great great museum. Yes, it's about hunting, but a certain culture of hunting, a classy one. Stuffed animals, artefacts, it's a fun visit for adults and kids, and the villa where it's settled is historic.
170 locals recommend
Museum of Hunting and Nature
62 Rue des ArchivesThis is a great great museum. Yes, it's about hunting, but a certain culture of hunting, a classy one. Stuffed animals, artefacts, it's a fun visit for adults and kids, and the villa where it's settled is historic.
Essentials
It's the biggest and cheapest supermarket of the neighborhood. You can find everything there, but I usually only shop for the essential stuff, and buy my vegetables/fruit/meat/fish on the market (Wednesday and Saturday mornings on Cours de Vincennes.)
33 locals recommend
Auchan Supermarché Paris Lagny
35 Rue d'AvronIt's the biggest and cheapest supermarket of the neighborhood. You can find everything there, but I usually only shop for the essential stuff, and buy my vegetables/fruit/meat/fish on the market (Wednesday and Saturday mornings on Cours de Vincennes.)
If you just need a few things, forgot to buy something, my friends in Proxi should have it. Of course, it's a bit more expensive than regular supermarkets, but it's right across the street.
12 locals recommend
Proxi
4bis Rue d'EstréesIf you just need a few things, forgot to buy something, my friends in Proxi should have it. Of course, it's a bit more expensive than regular supermarkets, but it's right across the street.
Getting Around
Porte de Vincennes station
Picpus
Sightseeing
Just wander on the Canal Saint Martin banks. It's calm, but it's also a meeting place for the youth. You'll find little bars and interesting shopping places in the streets nearby, and you'll end up in La Villette, which is an interesting place to visit if you like science, and an overall open-air parc with lots of activities.
1609 locals recommend
Canal Saint Martin
Just wander on the Canal Saint Martin banks. It's calm, but it's also a meeting place for the youth. You'll find little bars and interesting shopping places in the streets nearby, and you'll end up in La Villette, which is an interesting place to visit if you like science, and an overall open-air parc with lots of activities.
Before WW2, this used to be a train station. Now it's an alternative coffee/bar/restaurant that organizes conferences on the environment, on political activism and so forth. There are vegetable gardens on the rails, planted and used by the neighbours. During the day, you can go study/work with your computer, it's calm and the light is nice. It's kind of overpriced to eat there, get a drink !
499 locals recommend
La Recyclerie
83 Bd OrnanoBefore WW2, this used to be a train station. Now it's an alternative coffee/bar/restaurant that organizes conferences on the environment, on political activism and so forth. There are vegetable gardens on the rails, planted and used by the neighbours. During the day, you can go study/work with your computer, it's calm and the light is nice. It's kind of overpriced to eat there, get a drink !