The Belleville neighborhood of paris is still an untapped eclectic part of the city. Some of the best bars and cheap eats are to be found here from Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese to French Bistro. Belleville is slowing becoming a hipsters hang out. Traditionally a major chinese neighborhood, it's location as being nestled in between the canal and The Parc des Buttes-Chaumont makes it an up-and-coming place where all sorts of people meet to drink, families to live and youngsters to be trendy. We'v[...]
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Yanique Francis
What you'll like about Le Comptoir General (80 Quai de Jemmapes, 75010 Paris) is that it's one of those places you won't find if you don't know about it. There is no signage out front and it's not trying to be hip or trendy. And the best part is when you get in you'll be pleasantly surprised by the ambiance. On any given day or night you can expect to mingle in this multiusage space with the most eclectic mic that Paris has to offer: diverse ages and cultural backgrounds make up the authentici[...]
One part Concept store and one part coffee shop The Broken Arm (12 Rue Perr?e, 75003) sits at the corner of a quaint little street across from a park in the Marais / Republic area of Paris. I stopped in yesterday for a Cafe Allongee break in the afternoon and installed myself in the sunlight absorbing and enjoying Paris from of their tiny terrace tables. Discovered a few months ago when they opened, after riding to Cafe Pinson one day. I decided to come back for a closer look at th[...]
South Pigalle (or SoPi as I affectionately call it) is getting a name as one of the coolest areas in the north of Paris. New to the ranks is a raunchy little tropical themed bar called Dirty Dick, which doesn?t live up to its name. Thank heavens, right! If you like palm trees, bartenders in Hawaiian shirts and brightly painted walls of vintage pin-up mermaids you will like this new trendy spot. The music is tiki, the drinks are huge and the ambiance inside is quite chill (on the night[...]
Best Bar in Montmartre / Sacre Coeur Area of Paris - La Chope du Ch?teau Rouge[...]
We stopped into Co My Cantine at 11pm on a Sunday night recently, after being coaxed by friends who lived in the neighborhood because ?It is one of our favorites!? Oh gawd. This to me meant it was probably their favorite because they lived close by and could just walk home afterwards. But fancy my pleasant surprise when my Bo Bun for 9 Euros (a big plate), tuned out to be one of the best I?ve ever had! The ingredients were very fresh ,the beef was the right thickness and well cooked, and s[...]