Guidebook for Paris
Essentials
Great Paninis for 5€ and amazing Fresh italian food to take away, a bit expensive but a real treat
Pizzeria Pastavino
13 Rue Georges LebigotGreat Paninis for 5€ and amazing Fresh italian food to take away, a bit expensive but a real treat
Marché Saint-Germain
9 Rue ClémentGreat market for fresh vegetables and many other things
Carrefour Market
103-105 Bd de CharonneCheapest supermarket in the neighborhood
Drinks & Nightlife
Classic neighbourhood bar serving wine, with an old cave downstairs where they blast klezmer music and old french songs all night
56 locals recommend
Chez Georges
11 Rue des CanettesClassic neighbourhood bar serving wine, with an old cave downstairs where they blast klezmer music and old french songs all night
Prescription Cocktail Club
23 Rue MazarineGreat cocktails in a fancy bar (with a dress code)
ANother coktail place, with more of a dance floor, opens late on weekends
13 locals recommend
L'Echelle de Jacob
12 Rue JacobANother coktail place, with more of a dance floor, opens late on weekends
Rue Princesse
Rue PrincesseBar district
Food Scene
Amazing cakes, great coffee, really good sandwiches and salads, great place to have a bite
Lili's Brownies Café
35 Rue du DragonAmazing cakes, great coffee, really good sandwiches and salads, great place to have a bite
La Palette
43 Rue de SeineNice terrace, and another classic bar/café in the neighborhood
Classic restaurant, no reservations, one dish, steak and fries and the secret sauce that made this restaurant so famous. My favourite
266 locals recommend
Le Relais de L’Entrecôte
20 Rue Saint-BenoîtClassic restaurant, no reservations, one dish, steak and fries and the secret sauce that made this restaurant so famous. My favourite
Amazing terrace with a view on the beautiful Eglise Saint Sulpice
29 locals recommend
Café de la Mairie
8 Pl. Saint-SulpiceAmazing terrace with a view on the beautiful Eglise Saint Sulpice
Macarons, red, pink, blue, black.... a nice tea place and great pastries
174 locals recommend
Ladurée Paris Bonaparte
21 Rue BonaparteMacarons, red, pink, blue, black.... a nice tea place and great pastries
Café de Flore
172 Bd Saint-GermainWhat else?
Brasserie Lipp
151 Bd Saint-GermainClassic french restaurant
Au Chai de l'Abbaye
26 Rue de BuciMy favorite café in the area
Sandwiches, weird sandwiches, sometimes good sandwiches but mainly sandwiches
53 locals recommend
Cosi
54 Rue de SeineSandwiches, weird sandwiches, sometimes good sandwiches but mainly sandwiches
Entertainment & Activities
Great Garden, the biggest on the left bank, with cafés, tennis, fountains, poneys for kids and a nice walk
Luxembourg Gardens Tennis Courts
Great Garden, the biggest on the left bank, with cafés, tennis, fountains, poneys for kids and a nice walk
Everything Else
Poilâne
8 Rue du Cherche-MidiClassic Poilane bread, pastries and their infamous biscuits
Saint Germain des Prés Church
3 Place Saint-Germain des PrésPraise the Lord
Grom Gelato
81 Rue de SeineBest Ice cream in the world
Shopping
Huge department store, perfume, shoes, cosmetics, clothes....
1186 locals recommend
Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche
24 Rue de SèvresHuge department store, perfume, shoes, cosmetics, clothes....
Sightseeing
Where people chain their relationship to a lock and throw the key in the river.... One of the oldest and only pedestrian bridge in Paris
295 locals recommend
Pont des Arts
Pont des ArtsWhere people chain their relationship to a lock and throw the key in the river.... One of the oldest and only pedestrian bridge in Paris
Rue de Furstenberg
A beautiful square
Restaurant Le Grand Louvre
The Museum