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Guidebook for Paris

Essentials

Large supermarket with budget prices, open till 10pm except on Sundays. Foreign credit cards not accepted.
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Auchan SUPERMARCHE VOLTAIRE - PARIS
8 Pl. Léon Blum
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Large supermarket with budget prices, open till 10pm except on Sundays. Foreign credit cards not accepted.
France's answer to Target. Or should we say Tar-jay? One stop shop for groceries, wine, cosmetics, clothes, homewares.
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MONOPRIX
5 Rue du Poteau
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France's answer to Target. Or should we say Tar-jay? One stop shop for groceries, wine, cosmetics, clothes, homewares.
Large organic grocery for your free range, gluten free, vegan needs. Pro tip: In regular grocery stores, find organic products with label BIO.
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Le Retour à la Terre rive droite
114 Av. Philippe Auguste
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Large organic grocery for your free range, gluten free, vegan needs. Pro tip: In regular grocery stores, find organic products with label BIO.
Closeby internet cafe
Style Café sarl
151 Boulevard Voltaire
Closeby internet cafe
Basic grocery store open on Sundays
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Casino Shop
27-31 Rue de Bagnolet
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Basic grocery store open on Sundays

Food Scene

Michelin starred, ranked #9 in the world in 2011. Humble venue with mindblowing food. Reserved weeks in advance or get there half an hour before the 2nd seating at 9pm.
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Le Châteaubriand
129 Ave Parmentier
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Michelin starred, ranked #9 in the world in 2011. Humble venue with mindblowing food. Reserved weeks in advance or get there half an hour before the 2nd seating at 9pm.
Cheese lovers, get the not one, not two, but TROIS fromage cassoulet. Cheese coma. But that's why you came to France right? They also have juicy burgers.
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La Mère Lachaise
78 Boulevard de Ménilmontant
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Cheese lovers, get the not one, not two, but TROIS fromage cassoulet. Cheese coma. But that's why you came to France right? They also have juicy burgers.
This little shoebox of a place serves THE BEST vietnamese food in town. Only 3 tables, owner's a little crazy (kidding, we love her) but it's worth the wait.
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Le Grain de Riz
49 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
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This little shoebox of a place serves THE BEST vietnamese food in town. Only 3 tables, owner's a little crazy (kidding, we love her) but it's worth the wait.
Convivial Afro-Antilles resto. Spicy bloody Marys. Make reservations.
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Waly-Fay Senegalese Restaurant
6 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
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Convivial Afro-Antilles resto. Spicy bloody Marys. Make reservations.
Family run Lebanese resto with tasty small and large plates. However, you much enjoy garlic. REALLY enjoy it.
Chez Greg
16 Rue la Vacquerie
Family run Lebanese resto with tasty small and large plates. However, you much enjoy garlic. REALLY enjoy it.
Vietnamese classics, good prices, industrial colonial atmosphere. Arrive early, there's always a line outside. BEST THING: the fresh cold coconut juice.
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Little Hanoï
9 Rue de Mont-Louis
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Vietnamese classics, good prices, industrial colonial atmosphere. Arrive early, there's always a line outside. BEST THING: the fresh cold coconut juice.
French bistrot consistently on the foodie lists.
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Bistrot Paul Bert
18 Rue Paul Bert
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French bistrot consistently on the foodie lists.
Pleasant cafe with free wifi.
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Café titon
34 Rue Titon
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Pleasant cafe with free wifi.
Paris institution know for their magret de canard. Free (slow) wifi.
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Café de l'Industrie
16 Rue St Sabin
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Paris institution know for their magret de canard. Free (slow) wifi.
Excellent vietnamese resto
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restaurant vietnamien Cyclo
78 Rue de Belleville
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Excellent vietnamese resto
Popular Thai joint for its low prices, good food and happy hour. Make reservations if coming for dinner.
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Q Bar
50 Rue de la Folie-Regnault
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Popular Thai joint for its low prices, good food and happy hour. Make reservations if coming for dinner.
Big, fresh salads, good steaks and burgers. Excellent people watching spot as evidenced by their constantly packed bistro.
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Café des Anges
66 Rue de la Roquette
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Big, fresh salads, good steaks and burgers. Excellent people watching spot as evidenced by their constantly packed bistro.
Cupcakes. Enough said. http://www.scarlettsbakery.fr/
Scarlett's Bakery
15 Rue Léon Frot
Cupcakes. Enough said. http://www.scarlettsbakery.fr/
French steak house with a Thai twist. Good wine list, affordable, and that sauce! You'll want to smuggle it back with you.
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64 Rue Rebeval
64 Rue Rebeval
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French steak house with a Thai twist. Good wine list, affordable, and that sauce! You'll want to smuggle it back with you.
Lovely (small) terrasse, French food with a twist. They do brunch. Good prices and smiling service.
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Aux 3 Passages
11 Rue Saint-Maur
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Lovely (small) terrasse, French food with a twist. They do brunch. Good prices and smiling service.
WIFI, coffee, carrot cake. A bit of Brooklyn in the 11eme.
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CLINT
174 Rue de la Roquette
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WIFI, coffee, carrot cake. A bit of Brooklyn in the 11eme.
The new it place. You'll need to reserve a couple weeks in advance. http://parisbymouth.com/bones-paris/
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Jones
43 Rue Godefroy Cavaignac
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The new it place. You'll need to reserve a couple weeks in advance. http://parisbymouth.com/bones-paris/
transformed a gritty 11th arr coffee bar into a pretty new bistro, bustling with cheerful food industry folks who are crossing town for Tatiana's Philippine infused menus & Katia's natural wine list.
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32 Rue Saint-Maur
32 Rue Saint-Maur
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transformed a gritty 11th arr coffee bar into a pretty new bistro, bustling with cheerful food industry folks who are crossing town for Tatiana's Philippine infused menus & Katia's natural wine list.
hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites). Extensive natural & organic wine list.
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Le Square Gardette
24 Rue Saint-Ambroise
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hidden neighborhood hangout acting as cafe, bistro, Sunday brunch (w/acoustic guitar), evening tapas bar and dinner (think cote de boeuf & frites). Extensive natural & organic wine list.
This former horse butcher shop is now a charming retro place to eat-in or take away Delphine Zampetti’s delicious salads, sandwiches and daily hot & cold plate specials. Picnics to go. Short but focus
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Chez Aline
85 Rue de la Roquette
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This former horse butcher shop is now a charming retro place to eat-in or take away Delphine Zampetti’s delicious salads, sandwiches and daily hot & cold plate specials. Picnics to go. Short but focus
Gwyneth Paltrow and the rest of Paris is a fan. Need we say more? don't even try to get a reservation later than three weeks ahead.
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Septime
80 Rue de Charonne
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Gwyneth Paltrow and the rest of Paris is a fan. Need we say more? don't even try to get a reservation later than three weeks ahead.
Theo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast!
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Clamato
80 Rue de Charonne
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Theo and Bertrand from Septime have just opened their upscale seafood and oyster bar next door – no reservations and fills up fast!
Named one of Condé Nast’s Best New Restaurants of 2013, Bistrot Paul Bert’s sister restaurant “Le 6″ serves contemporary sharing plates in a casual urban farmhouse setting.
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Le 6 Paul Bert
6 Rue Paul Bert
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Named one of Condé Nast’s Best New Restaurants of 2013, Bistrot Paul Bert’s sister restaurant “Le 6″ serves contemporary sharing plates in a casual urban farmhouse setting.
Argentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of happy locals.
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La Pulperia
11 Rue Richard Lenoir
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Argentine Chef-Owner Fernando Di Tomaso’s rustic but elegant little canteen is a delicious neighborhood treasure – noisy, warm & friendly. It is full of happy locals.
While French pastries can be sublime sometimes you really just want a cookie. And frankly, french bakers have NOT quite got the hang of it. So Scoop Me a Cookie to the rescue.
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Scoop me a Cookie Menilmontant
5 Rue Crespin du Gast
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While French pastries can be sublime sometimes you really just want a cookie. And frankly, french bakers have NOT quite got the hang of it. So Scoop Me a Cookie to the rescue.

Drinks & Nightlife

For your low-brow drunken pursuits, this row of bars won't disappoint... we're too old for that kind of fun, but we won't judge you.
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Bar des Familles
21 Rue de Lappe
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For your low-brow drunken pursuits, this row of bars won't disappoint... we're too old for that kind of fun, but we won't judge you.
Lively area filled with restaurants, cafes and bars.
Oberkampf
Lively area filled with restaurants, cafes and bars.
Do you know how HARD it is to get decent cocktails in Paris? Even harder to get one less than 15euros. If you're not a wine kind of guy, come here to get your drink on. Happy hour 6-8pm.
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Express Bar
31 Rue Saint-Maur
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Do you know how HARD it is to get decent cocktails in Paris? Even harder to get one less than 15euros. If you're not a wine kind of guy, come here to get your drink on. Happy hour 6-8pm.
Hipster hangout, cheap drinks, packed terrasse. Great people watching.
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Aux Folies
8 Rue de Belleville
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Hipster hangout, cheap drinks, packed terrasse. Great people watching.
Large and constantly packed terrasse in Oberkampf, right underneath a landmark street 3 story art wall (artists are by invitation). Drinks aren't cheap or memorable but it's worth an experience.
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LA PLACE VERTE
105 Rue Oberkampf
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Large and constantly packed terrasse in Oberkampf, right underneath a landmark street 3 story art wall (artists are by invitation). Drinks aren't cheap or memorable but it's worth an experience.
Le Perchoir is industrial cool “town & country” with delicious food & wine, perfect for a group of friends for drinks on the roof or even Sunday dinner with the parents. And wow, those 360° views…
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Le Perchoir
14 Rue Crespin du Gast
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Le Perchoir is industrial cool “town & country” with delicious food & wine, perfect for a group of friends for drinks on the roof or even Sunday dinner with the parents. And wow, those 360° views…
Septime’s pretty little natural wine cave-shop a few steps down from the restaurant where you can pop in for a glass & nibbles, or pull a bottle from the shelves and stay awhile.
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Septime
80 Rue de Charonne
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Septime’s pretty little natural wine cave-shop a few steps down from the restaurant where you can pop in for a glass & nibbles, or pull a bottle from the shelves and stay awhile.

Arts & Culture

The visual antithesis of Opera Garnier... but this is where "real" opera goers go because of the superior acoustics. That's what they tell us anyway.
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Óperan í Bastille
Place de la Bastille
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The visual antithesis of Opera Garnier... but this is where "real" opera goers go because of the superior acoustics. That's what they tell us anyway.
Hip concert and nightclub venue. Jazz brunch on sundays.
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La Bellevilloise
19-21 Rue Boyer
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Hip concert and nightclub venue. Jazz brunch on sundays.

Shopping

A chain of wine stores that some people love to hate. But it really depends who you get. The guys who work in this particular branch are friendly, knowledgeable about and won't rip you off.
Nicolas Voltaire Place
2 Pl. Léon Blum
A chain of wine stores that some people love to hate. But it really depends who you get. The guys who work in this particular branch are friendly, knowledgeable about and won't rip you off.

Everything Else

Post Office with ATM
80 Rue Léon Frot
80 Rue Léon Frot
Post Office with ATM
Just one of the many pharmacies near the apartment.
Pharmacie PEDRON.
70 Rue Léon Frot
Just one of the many pharmacies near the apartment.
Chinatown
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Belleville
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Chinatown
International bank, ATM machine
HSBC Paris Voltaire
95 Bd Richard-Lenoir
International bank, ATM machine
Velib bicycle station Get your pass 1day/1week pass online http://en.velib.paris.fr/
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Rue de la Roquette
Rue de la Roquette
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Velib bicycle station Get your pass 1day/1week pass online http://en.velib.paris.fr/
a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar.
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La Buvette
67 Rue Saint-Maur
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a tiny cheese shop into a gem of a neighborhood wine bar.