There are tons of places to eat around the Sacre Coeur church in Montmartre. As this is my neighborhood and one of the places I often share with folks visiting Paris for tours here are my top places as a local and foodie. Let’s get into it loves! [UPDATED - September 2024] 1. Brasseries Barbes has typical French food in a trendy bistro-style setting close to the busting Barbes metro. A great place to experience the real everyda[...]
Cheerful cheap food is a rarity in Paris. But word on the street is that the new Bouillon Pigalle is bringing back the original "normal" folks eatery type. Simple traditional food like snails (escargot), onion soup, sausage... Decent food at prices, and on this day they had a 9,80 euros Pistachio sausage meal as the star dish. Needless to say, the line was looonnnnggg...as you can see from this photo. But it does move along quickly and there are around 300 seats - with a second floor![...]
Address: 2 Rue de Parme, 75009 Paris Phone: 01 53 16 33 33 Feeling:?Parisian Chic This 29 room Parisian themed hotel is small but cosy and excellent for a romantic stay whether honeymoon or rekindling your love with a weekend in Paris. ?The idea is to take you on a sensual journey to secret parts of Paris. The boutique hotel is in the trendy South Pigalle neighborhood - with easy access to sightsee in Montmartre and other areas. Hang with us: FACEBOOK ** INSTA[...]
Christmas in Paris is almost here and the markets are up and bubbling with mulled wine on the Champs Elysees, Montmartre and tons of other parts of the city. If you can manage the crowd it's an interesting experience to walk the one on the Champs, eat from the French food stalls (cheese and sausages, fries, crepes etc) ?and just wander along with other people enjoying their time in Paris. Remember to look out for pickpockets though - you know we're in a big metropolitan city. Funnily enough I[...]
If you?re one of the few who will be in Paris this summer during the month of August (i?m here too!) well you?ll be certainly pleased with the super sunny weather and even though many places are on "cong? annuel" aka summer vacations and closed until the 23rd at least, ?we?ve made a list of the places open during the month that will be great for you to discover the city (no tourist traps guaranteed!), only the best of the tried and tested place to eat, drink and go out.? The open air cinema has[...]
What is life in Paris really like? I often get asked and while I try to document the best things to do and places to eat and drink here. ?Paris is so much more than what we see on instagram or a series of dining and gastronomical experiences. It's a rich cacophony of people and cultures too - made up of unique Parisians, French and visiter that are now Faux-Parisians that call the the city home. It's been a while since our last interview series of last year and your emails have been reminding[...]