Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Wildly creative chocolatier Jacques Genin is famed for his flavoured caramels, pâtes de fruits (fruit jellies) and exquisitely embossed bonbons de…
Must-see restaurants in Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Impressively unfindable unless you’re in the know, this clandestine rooftop lounge bar and restaurant – roofless and star-topped on summer nights –…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Ring to enter this epicurean loft (as one would any ‘maison’ or ‘home’), sweep up the monumental staircase to a mezzanine crowned with a glass skylight,…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Rising-star chefs continue to make their name at this petit bar de quartier (little neighbourhood bar). Choose from a good-value, uncomplicated selection…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Everything at the Breizh (‘Breton’ in Breton) is 100% authentic, including its organic-flour crêpes and galettes (savoury buckwheat crêpes) that top many…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fabulously patterned wallpaper and a gleaming zinc bar set the stage for innovative Breton-inspired cuisine. The region's famed istr ('oyster' in Breton)…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fronted by a bamboo-fringed terrace, Goku is a sizzling address for pan-Asian flavours. It serves everything from tapas-style kimchi (Korean fermented…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
As pretty as a picture, with freshly cut flowers adorning marble tables and glass lampshades overhead, this salon serves buttery sablés (shortbread…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There is no sign of the popularity of this insanely busy, Italian-run trattoria by the Big Mamma group flagging. From day one, Parisians have queued up…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Enchantingly vintage in design, with bar and overhead ceiling fan, this is a tasty little neobistro delightfully off the tourist-trodden track. 'Massale'…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The industrial-style red-brick-and-stone interior is as striking as the modern French cuisine of head-turning young chef Victor Mercier. Debut venture of…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Banker-turned-butcher Alexandre can invariably be found, knife in hand, at this artisanal butcher's restaurant where meat, sourced from small French…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Sisters Tatiana and Katia Levha, who run nearby bistro Le Servan, fire up the spice on organic produce at this on-trend place. Barbecued duck hearts, pan…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The former staff dining room of the city's winter circus, the 1852-built Cirque d’Hiver, is a historic monument with colourful clown-themed ceramics and…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This groundbreaking place, opened in late 2019, is all about sustainability and innovation. Dubbed Paris' first chef-incubator restaurant for 'curious…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At Top Chef finalist Pierre Sang's flagship, modern French cuisine has a strong fusion lilt thanks to his French and Korean background, and the vibe is…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Traditional treats such as pains au chocolat (chocolate-filled pastries) sit alongside innovations like 'cruffins' (a cross between croissants and muffins…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Founded in 1864, Bofinger is reputedly Paris' oldest brasserie, though its polished art nouveau brass, glass and mirrors indicate redecoration a few…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Using rice and buckwheat flour from its own mill in southern France, this pioneering 100% gluten-free bakery creates exquisite cakes and pastries as well…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Parisians can't get enough of this hip outpost of celebrity chef Eyal Shani's famed Tel Aviv restaurant. Head past the grocery crates to the bar to order…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There's always at least one vegetarian option (such as roast beetroot and purple-carrot crumble) on the small but superb weekly menu at this welcoming…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tempting aromas waft from this canary-yellow-fronted delicatessen, opened by a Polish couple in 1946. Viennese apple strudel, borek (pasties) with warm…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tucked down the rear right-hand side of covered market Marché des Enfants Rouges, this sizzling-hot comptoir (counter) has bamboo stools where you can…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
History infuses Anahi, a 1920s butcher that became an '80s fashion-magnet steakhouse and is now overseen by rare meat importer and restaurateur Riccardo…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Salted caramels, gourmet Bourdier butter, artisan jams, organic blé noir (buckwheat flour) and cider are among the Breton treats in store at this upmarket…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
With a pretty peppermint-green façade and airy, plant-filled interior, Méricourt is a delightful backstreet find. Breakfast (honey-ricotta pancakes with…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Don't be fooled by the tatty façade reading 'CAM Import Export' – this former miniature Eiffel Tower wholesaler has been stripped back to create a hip…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Once full – which happens within seconds of chef Hiroko Tabuchi opening her table d'hôte – all eyes are on the chef as she deftly whips up steaming plates…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Old and new timbers create a warm environment at this hotspot, which specialises in meat, fish and vegetable skewers cooked over Japanese binchōtan (aka…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The lunchtime queue stretching halfway down the street from this place says it all. This Parisian favourite, 100% worth the inevitable wait, is the…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
You will never look at a simple éclair the same way again after visiting this swish boutique of highly creative pastry chef Christophe Adam. Exquisitely…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Adjacent to the designer kitchen gadgets in the basement homewares section of hip concept store Merci, this chic canteen serves zesty salads, seasonal…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Brothers Axel and Arnaud, who have worked at some of Paris' top addresses, run this rustic-chic wine bar with barrels, timber tables and a wood-burning…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Play table tennis, sit on the side of the bed, glass of Champers in hand, or lounge between bookcases at this apartment-style restaurant in a beautiful…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tucked down a narrow Haut Marais side street, this stylish cafe with an interior by celebrity designer Dorothée Meilichzon sees a fashionable lunchtime…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Going strong since 1958, this wonderfully convivial ‘country inn’ with red gingham curtains and rustic timber beams offers simple and inexpensive French…
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Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The youngest winner of Milan's prestigious Cone d'Oro (Golden Cone), artisan gelato maker Mary Quarta has more than 100 different flavours in her all…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fusion French-Asian grub gives an alternative twist to this easygoing neighbourhood coffeeshop with vintage moulded ceiling, pea-green wall and mismatched…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Chef Myriam Sabet brings a modern twist to traditional levant pastry. Her exquisite creations include kadaïfi croustillants (crunchy angel-hair pastry) in…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Queues stretch down the block from this authentic Italian trattoria where hams hang from the ceiling. Steaming pastas include pumpkin gnocchi with…
