Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
Typical French Bistrot below the apartment, nice atmosphere & good food - ~15€
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Dynamo
104 Av. Simon BolivarTypical French Bistrot below the apartment, nice atmosphere & good food - ~15€
Le Verre Volé
67 Rue de LancryExcellent wine, good food, can do better in service - ~20€
Mme Shawn
23 Rue Paul BertGood Thaï restaurant - ~12€
Le Meltin'
137 Av. Jean JaurèsWorld food and good service - ~20€
Olives et Cacahuètes
46 Rue LegendreVery nice snacks and excellent service - ~7€
Charming restaurant above the old "petite ceinture", the closed down train line around Paris
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La Recyclerie
83 Bd OrnanoCharming restaurant above the old "petite ceinture", the closed down train line around Paris
Paris New York
50 Rue du Faubourg Saint-DenisIf you're craving for a real Hamburger
Design - modern cantine if you're on the other side of the Périphérique at lunch time
85 Einheimische empfehlen
Ma Cocotte
106 Rue des RosiersDesign - modern cantine if you're on the other side of the Périphérique at lunch time
Kong
1 Rue du Pont NeufFor the view, rather than the food ;)
Ex-candidat Top chef - Excellente cuisine - Très bon rapport qualité/prix
Réservation obligatoire
~40€
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Pierre Sang in Oberkampf
55 Rue OberkampfEx-candidat Top chef - Excellente cuisine - Très bon rapport qualité/prix
Réservation obligatoire
~40€
Restaurant La Mamma
61 Bd de BellevilleTunisian cantine
Arts & Culture
Vergänglicher Punkt
200 Quai de ValmyArt, drinks, music, en plein air...
A fun way to learn science with kids at the Cité des Sciences, the biggest classical music concerts at the new Philarmonie or even bigger shows at the Zenith. Wander in this huge park and choose
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La Villette
211 Av. Jean JaurèsA fun way to learn science with kids at the Cité des Sciences, the biggest classical music concerts at the new Philarmonie or even bigger shows at the Zenith. Wander in this huge park and choose
Centre Georges-Pompidou
The largest museum of Modern Art in Europe
A nice, small cinema. MK2 distribution is known in France for supporting a lot of independant cinema. Always interesting
160 Einheimische empfehlen
MK2 Quai de Seine
14 Quai de la SeineA nice, small cinema. MK2 distribution is known in France for supporting a lot of independant cinema. Always interesting
A great place for Contemporary Art. Check the website for the program
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Fondation Cartier Pour L'art Contemporain
261 Bd RaspailA great place for Contemporary Art. Check the website for the program
Drinks & Nightlife
Rosa Bonheur
2 Av. de la CascadeSunbathe in the largest gardens of Paris, sipping mojitos
Exotic and spacious bar, restaurant or dance club. An interesting place to chill at
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Le Comptoir General
84 Quai de JemmapesExotic and spacious bar, restaurant or dance club. An interesting place to chill at
Secret place - Push the fridge door of this (yet good) pizzeria to travel back to prohibition years ~15€
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Moonshiner
5 Rue SedaineSecret place - Push the fridge door of this (yet good) pizzeria to travel back to prohibition years ~15€
Le Lavo//matik
20 Bd du Général d'Armée Jean SimonSecret place - Get behind the washing machine ~9€
Candelaria
52 Rue de SaintongeSecret place - Want tacos? Get drinks ~12€
Opens only in summer, drinks/bands in a shut down train station... really cool
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Ground Control Bar Ephemere
Opens only in summer, drinks/bands in a shut down train station... really cool
La Féline
6 Rue Victor LetalleRock & roll all night! Underground pub
Cafe, bar, concerts... always a cool chilling place!
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Street BKK Grill & Beer - Canal
3 Rue Eugène VarlinCafe, bar, concerts... always a cool chilling place!
Entertainment & Activities
Enjoy the view!
This little unknown park explodes with rose flowers in spring
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Parc de Belleville
47 Rue des CouronnesEnjoy the view!
This little unknown park explodes with rose flowers in spring
The most beautiful parc in Paris. Not so famous, but very unique with its hills and paths
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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
1 Rue BotzarisThe most beautiful parc in Paris. Not so famous, but very unique with its hills and paths
Mickey's world!
Metro 2 to Nation, RER A to Marne-la-vallée - 1h
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Disneyland Paris
Boulevard de ParcMickey's world!
Metro 2 to Nation, RER A to Marne-la-vallée - 1h
Jardin du Luxembourg
This Park will make you jealous not living in Paris
Sightseeing
The middle of Paris, the beginning of any touristic adventure, quite a nice view that you have to work for by foot. Climbing is free every 1st sunday of the month
Bus 75 - direct - 25mn
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul IIThe middle of Paris, the beginning of any touristic adventure, quite a nice view that you have to work for by foot. Climbing is free every 1st sunday of the month
Bus 75 - direct - 25mn
Platz des grünen Galanten
15 Pl. du Pont NeufMy favorite view of Paris
No need to present it - 11€ to 2nd floor / 17€ to top
Metro 2 to CDG Etoile & Metro 6 to Bir Hakeim - 40mn
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Eiffelturm
5 Av. Anatole FranceNo need to present it - 11€ to 2nd floor / 17€ to top
Metro 2 to CDG Etoile & Metro 6 to Bir Hakeim - 40mn
La Joconde, but not only...
15€
October to March: free on the 1st sunday of the month
Bus 75 - direct - 35mn
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Louvre
Rue de RivoliLa Joconde, but not only...
15€
October to March: free on the 1st sunday of the month
Bus 75 - direct - 35mn
Carnavalet Museum
23 Rue de SévignéThe History of Paris
Free
Walk down the Champs-Elysées
Metro 2 - Direct - 25mn
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L'Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile
Walk down the Champs-Elysées
Metro 2 - Direct - 25mn
Climb or take the Funiculaire to visit Montmartre and the Sacré-coeur.
Metro 2 - Direct - 20mn
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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris
35 Rue du Chevalier de la BarreClimb or take the Funiculaire to visit Montmartre and the Sacré-coeur.
Metro 2 - Direct - 20mn
Take a walk along the Canal and sit on its sides enjoying a bottle of wine and some cheese, like a real Parisian
CRL 10 - The Canal Scene - Jemmapes
116 Quai de JemmapesTake a walk along the Canal and sit on its sides enjoying a bottle of wine and some cheese, like a real Parisian
You'll be the King for a day.
Metro 5 to Gare du Nord, RER B to Saint Michel, RER C to chateau Versailles - 1h
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Château de Versailles
You'll be the King for a day.
Metro 5 to Gare du Nord, RER B to Saint Michel, RER C to chateau Versailles - 1h
Statue of Liberty
3 Rue GuynemerFacing the New Yorker
Essentials
Coin secret de Paris, où tous les restaurants sont succulents
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Marche des Enfants Rouges
39 Rue de BretagneCoin secret de Paris, où tous les restaurants sont succulents
Franprix
22 Rue AlibertQuite large grocery shop right in front of the building
La Halle Secrétan
29 Av. SecrétanTypical French marché
Everything Else
Very nice magazine shop, Fashion, Art, Photography, Design.
Owners? much less nice
36 Einheimische empfehlen
OFR Bookshop
20 Rue Dupetit-ThouarsVery nice magazine shop, Fashion, Art, Photography, Design.
Owners? much less nice
Colonel Fabien station
5mn from home - Access to Metro 2
Bolivar station
Closest metro station, but not worth it
Metro 7bis - 2mn
Jaurès
Metro "hub" - lines 2, 5 & 7bis
5mn from home
A very private club, fully designed by David Lynch. Hard to get into, it's worth the visit
101 Einheimische empfehlen
Silenzio
22 Rue Guillaume ApollinaireA very private club, fully designed by David Lynch. Hard to get into, it's worth the visit