Guidebook for Paris

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Guidebook for Paris

Food Scene

Excellent coffee with a very nice view on the nearby church. I recommend you to try the Indian drinks 'Lassis', they are simply excellent!
68 locals recommend
Café Beaubourg
43 Rue Saint-Merri
68 locals recommend
Excellent coffee with a very nice view on the nearby church. I recommend you to try the Indian drinks 'Lassis', they are simply excellent!
A good Chinese restaurant just outside your nest.
Le Temple Celeste (Cuisine familiale chinoise)
9 Rue Volta
A good Chinese restaurant just outside your nest.
Excellent but expensive restaurant. Remember to book in advance with lafouchette dot com (you will have a discount).
14 locals recommend
Au Bascou
38 Rue Réaumur
14 locals recommend
Excellent but expensive restaurant. Remember to book in advance with lafouchette dot com (you will have a discount).
Book in advance! If you're looking for a typical French dinner, with plenty of cheeses, good wine and fresh bread, this is this restaurant's speciality !
45 locals recommend
Pain Vin fromages
3 Rue Geoffroy l'Angevin
45 locals recommend
Book in advance! If you're looking for a typical French dinner, with plenty of cheeses, good wine and fresh bread, this is this restaurant's speciality !
If you want to eat the traditional Vietnamese sandwich, this is the place to go !
Banh Mi
81 Rue de Turbigo
If you want to eat the traditional Vietnamese sandwich, this is the place to go !
In this pleasant little restaurant, get ready to eat the famous Breton 'crêpes'. Huge choice of salty (artichoke, ham and cheese, etc) and sweet one (salty caramel, chocolate, etc).
184 locals recommend
Breizh Café
109 Rue Vieille du Temple
184 locals recommend
In this pleasant little restaurant, get ready to eat the famous Breton 'crêpes'. Huge choice of salty (artichoke, ham and cheese, etc) and sweet one (salty caramel, chocolate, etc).
Come have a healthy breakfast, a green and fresh juice or a Japanese dish in this New Yorker cafe/restaurant. Cool vibes and gluten free food.
68 locals recommend
Kitchen
74 Rue des Gravilliers
68 locals recommend
Come have a healthy breakfast, a green and fresh juice or a Japanese dish in this New Yorker cafe/restaurant. Cool vibes and gluten free food.

Sightseeing

One of the most beautiful streets of Paris. The Hotel Soubise keeps the national archives in a very beautiful buiding which you can visit. There are also many art galleries.
29 locals recommend
Rue des Archives
148 Rue du Louvre
29 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful streets of Paris. The Hotel Soubise keeps the national archives in a very beautiful buiding which you can visit. There are also many art galleries.
No need to introduce her, it's the wordly famous Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, home of Quasimodo and the gargoyles ! You can't come to Paris and not see it !
1206 locals recommend
Notre Dame
1206 locals recommend
No need to introduce her, it's the wordly famous Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, home of Quasimodo and the gargoyles ! You can't come to Paris and not see it !
Iconic building that houses a vast public library (look for the queue of students outside !) and the largest museum for modern art in Europe. Great temporary exhibitions.
2590 locals recommend
The Centre Pompidou
2590 locals recommend
Iconic building that houses a vast public library (look for the queue of students outside !) and the largest museum for modern art in Europe. Great temporary exhibitions.
A great place to walk and take photos!
Pont Notre Dame
Pont Notre Dame
A great place to walk and take photos!

Arts & Culture

Newly refurbished and reopened, this is a must-see, especially if you like Picasso. Amazing collection.
1067 locals recommend
Musée National Picasso-Paris
5 Rue de Thorigny
1067 locals recommend
Newly refurbished and reopened, this is a must-see, especially if you like Picasso. Amazing collection.
In a former and magnificent abbey, this museum stores a wide variety of inventions and techniques. Very interesting, especially with children.
238 locals recommend
Metiers Art Museum
292 Rue Réaumur
238 locals recommend
In a former and magnificent abbey, this museum stores a wide variety of inventions and techniques. Very interesting, especially with children.
This is a must! La Gioconda is one of its most famous paintings, but it has a wide collection. You can spend hours and days there!
4022 locals recommend
Louvre Museum
Rue de Rivoli
4022 locals recommend
This is a must! La Gioconda is one of its most famous paintings, but it has a wide collection. You can spend hours and days there!
In this former railway station, you will now find the great works of most of the impressionist painters: Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, Van Gogh, etc. A must-see !
1191 locals recommend
Musée d'Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur
1191 locals recommend
In this former railway station, you will now find the great works of most of the impressionist painters: Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, Sisley, Gauguin, Van Gogh, etc. A must-see !
Futuristic building that houses "L'Opéra National de Paris Bastille". If you want to catch an opera, don't forget to book in advance.
542 locals recommend
Opera Bastille
Place de la Bastille
542 locals recommend
Futuristic building that houses "L'Opéra National de Paris Bastille". If you want to catch an opera, don't forget to book in advance.
Small arthouse cinema with a very good selection of movies (especially Asiatic and LGBT). Right next to the Centre Pompidou.
82 locals recommend
MK2 Beaubourg
50 Rue Rambuteau
82 locals recommend
Small arthouse cinema with a very good selection of movies (especially Asiatic and LGBT). Right next to the Centre Pompidou.
An interesting place, home of numerical cultures : techno concerts, design exhibitions, video games demo, and many other hip events. Also a bar and a café.
247 locals recommend
La Gaite Lyrique
3bis Rue Papin
247 locals recommend
An interesting place, home of numerical cultures : techno concerts, design exhibitions, video games demo, and many other hip events. Also a bar and a café.

Essentials

Mini market close to the studio
357 locals recommend
Carrefour City
53 Rue de Turbigo
357 locals recommend
Mini market close to the studio
One of the best bakeries in Paris. Pricey but great and various breads made with organic flours.
Rue Yves Toudic
Rue Yves Toudic
One of the best bakeries in Paris. Pricey but great and various breads made with organic flours.
Big supermarket where you can find everything, from a nice bottle of wine and a pack of cookies to a piece of meat or fresh fish. I recommend the 'Monoprix Gourmet' selection.
1007 locals recommend
Monoprix
70-72 Rue du Faubourg du Temple
1007 locals recommend
Big supermarket where you can find everything, from a nice bottle of wine and a pack of cookies to a piece of meat or fresh fish. I recommend the 'Monoprix Gourmet' selection.
Don't worry, if you're a vegan, you will find your paradise there.
10 locals recommend
Un Monde Vegan
64 Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth
10 locals recommend
Don't worry, if you're a vegan, you will find your paradise there.

Everything Else

Drugstore
44 locals recommend
Pharmacie de la Place de la République
5 Pl. de la République
44 locals recommend
Drugstore

Drinks & Nightlife

A lively bar where you can drink exotic cocktails (I recommend 'La Guêpe verte') while eating Mexican tapas.
449 locals recommend
Candelaria
52 Rue de Saintonge
449 locals recommend
A lively bar where you can drink exotic cocktails (I recommend 'La Guêpe verte') while eating Mexican tapas.

Entertainment & Activities

Public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, moving and spraying water. Amazing! Kids but also grown-ups will love it!
29 locals recommend
Stravinsky Fountain
Rue Brisemiche
29 locals recommend
Public fountain ornamented with sixteen works of sculpture by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, moving and spraying water. Amazing! Kids but also grown-ups will love it!