Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
a cube of tofu topped with a piece of red mullet, succulent sushi and maki, crunchy seasonal vegetables and an excellent slice of sautéed rib-eye, kicked up with yuzu.
47 Rue de la Montagne Sainte Geneviève
47 Rue de la Montagne Sainte Genevièvea cube of tofu topped with a piece of red mullet, succulent sushi and maki, crunchy seasonal vegetables and an excellent slice of sautéed rib-eye, kicked up with yuzu.
Its blackboard menu, which reads “smoked mackerel rillettes, chicken liver and sun-dried tomato terrine, roast beef with mayo and green bean salad, Chavassieux sausage on a lentil salad, etc.
28 Einheimische empfehlen
Café de la Nouvelle Mairie
19 Rue des Fossés Saint-JacquesIts blackboard menu, which reads “smoked mackerel rillettes, chicken liver and sun-dried tomato terrine, roast beef with mayo and green bean salad, Chavassieux sausage on a lentil salad, etc.
lamb brain meunière, with capers and garlic confit (+ €3), wild sautéed veal sweetbreads on carrot mousseline with a twist of ginger (+ €7), tripe cooked in white wine, sautéed veal kidneys and celery
Chez Lévêque
lamb brain meunière, with capers and garlic confit (+ €3), wild sautéed veal sweetbreads on carrot mousseline with a twist of ginger (+ €7), tripe cooked in white wine, sautéed veal kidneys and celery
All of it organic or high-end, with vegetables from Joël Thiébault, fish from the Dôme or Brittany, Desnoyer meats and Italian Qualitalia products
9 Einheimische empfehlen
Prosper et Fortunée Paris
50 Rue BrocaAll of it organic or high-end, with vegetables from Joël Thiébault, fish from the Dôme or Brittany, Desnoyer meats and Italian Qualitalia products
Mixing a cave à vins, a fine épicerie and a regional restaurant, Bertrand Bluy’s “bistroy” juggles the crème de la crème of ingredients.
67 Einheimische empfehlen
Les Papilles
30 Rue Gay-LussacMixing a cave à vins, a fine épicerie and a regional restaurant, Bertrand Bluy’s “bistroy” juggles the crème de la crème of ingredients.
Bonjour Vietnam
6 Rue Thouinnice Vietnamese restaurant, best Bo Bun of the area
Everything Else
69 Rue Monge
69 Rue MongeBakery
70 Rue Monge
70 Rue MongeBakery
Essentials
37 Rue Lacépède
Rue LacépèdeGrocery
Parks & Nature
Vast park with plant species grown in botanical & alpine gardens & restored 19th-century hothouses.
1390 Einheimische empfehlen
Jardin des Plantes
Vast park with plant species grown in botanical & alpine gardens & restored 19th-century hothouses.
17th-century park with formally laid-out gardens, trees planted in patterns & statues on pedestals.
2469 Einheimische empfehlen
Luxembourg Gardens
17th-century park with formally laid-out gardens, trees planted in patterns & statues on pedestals.
Sightseeing
Partially destroyed Roman amphitheatre, discovered in the 19th century, surrounded by leafy gardens.
249 Einheimische empfehlen
Arènes de Lutèce
49 Rue MongePartially destroyed Roman amphitheatre, discovered in the 19th century, surrounded by leafy gardens.
18th-century mausoleum with colonnaded facade, housing remains of notable French citizens.
822 Einheimische empfehlen
Pantheon station
18th-century mausoleum with colonnaded facade, housing remains of notable French citizens.
Towering, 13th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.
1613 Einheimische empfehlen
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
6 Parvis Notre Dame - Place Jean-Paul IITowering, 13th-century cathedral with flying buttresses & gargoyles, setting for Hugo's novel.