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Bakery - closest place for proper bread, away from the tourist quarter
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Panifica
15 Av. Trudaine
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bakery - closest place for proper bread, away from the tourist quarter

Drinks & Nightlife

Neither touristy nor pretentious. I will often have coffee here in the morning if I am in the Abbesses area.
168 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Fourmi
74 Rue des Martyrs
168 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Neither touristy nor pretentious. I will often have coffee here in the morning if I am in the Abbesses area.
A bit smug and trendy but the glass court is a nice place to sit and there is a foosball table in the restrooms downstairs
345 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hôtel Amour
8 Rue de Navarin
345 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A bit smug and trendy but the glass court is a nice place to sit and there is a foosball table in the restrooms downstairs
Old haunt. Was a pleasant place for a drink. I'm told it's a bit overrun by hipsters these days (I was not a hipster)
277 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Progrès
1 Rue de Bretagne
277 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Old haunt. Was a pleasant place for a drink. I'm told it's a bit overrun by hipsters these days (I was not a hipster)
Rated a top-10 tapas bar in Paris by TimeOut (Jan 2013) . Not been to 9 others so I can't say, but went a Wednesday evening in April 2015 and enjoyed a jazz band and a mixed crowd. Not cheap but OK €
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Guêpe
14 Rue des Trois Frères
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rated a top-10 tapas bar in Paris by TimeOut (Jan 2013) . Not been to 9 others so I can't say, but went a Wednesday evening in April 2015 and enjoyed a jazz band and a mixed crowd. Not cheap but OK €
This wine shop has a little secret bar at the end worth having a glass and a plate of cheese in. They will also bring you a tray of oysters from the Mascotte (across the street)
85 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Cave des Abbesses
43 Rue des Abbesses
85 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This wine shop has a little secret bar at the end worth having a glass and a plate of cheese in. They will also bring you a tray of oysters from the Mascotte (across the street)
This is just a truly remarkable place. Hidden away like a speakeasy under layers of posters and paint is this chic (interior) cocktail bar that serves uniquely French-made alcohol. Visited 6/2015
142 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Syndicat
51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis
142 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is just a truly remarkable place. Hidden away like a speakeasy under layers of posters and paint is this chic (interior) cocktail bar that serves uniquely French-made alcohol. Visited 6/2015
Not in our neighborhood but this pedestrian street is worth a visit in the "Brooklyn" of Paris 10th arr. Several bars here and around it that you should check out. My office used to be 2 blocks away
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cour des Petites Écuries
Cour des Petites Écuries
100 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Not in our neighborhood but this pedestrian street is worth a visit in the "Brooklyn" of Paris 10th arr. Several bars here and around it that you should check out. My office used to be 2 blocks away
This recent hotel and bar is both chic and appealing—but expensive. More interesting the the Hotel Amour
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Folies Pigalle
9 Rue Frochot
59 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This recent hotel and bar is both chic and appealing—but expensive. More interesting the the Hotel Amour

Essentials

Largest grocery market in the neighborhood, open until 23h. Good selection of products. Closed Sundays
326 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Market
61-65 Blvd Marguerite de Rochechouart
326 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Largest grocery market in the neighborhood, open until 23h. Good selection of products. Closed Sundays
Poste office. Not as nice as the branch at the Place des Abbesses but often less crowded. Note that post offices are banks in France so you can get cash here
89 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Poste
8 Rue François Bonvin
89 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Poste office. Not as nice as the branch at the Place des Abbesses but often less crowded. Note that post offices are banks in France so you can get cash here
With the local A2 Pas (Auchan superette) around the corner in liquidation (May 2017), this newly opened mini-market easily fills its shoes (although I am sad to see my familiar market friends disappear)
1040 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Franprix
108 Av. Jean Lolive
1040 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
With the local A2 Pas (Auchan superette) around the corner in liquidation (May 2017), this newly opened mini-market easily fills its shoes (although I am sad to see my familiar market friends disappear)
This used to be an A2Pas (Auchan superette) market that was in financial distress and I'm glad to see it reopen. Super convenient and close.
194 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Supermarché G20
34 Rue de Cîteaux
194 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This used to be an A2Pas (Auchan superette) market that was in financial distress and I'm glad to see it reopen. Super convenient and close.

Food Scene

Friendly staff. Chic, interesting food
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Braisenville
36 Rue Condorcet
61 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Friendly staff. Chic, interesting food
Probably the best restaurant in the Abbesses sector. One of the few that isn't catering to tourists but to locals
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café Miroir
94 Rue des Martyrs
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Probably the best restaurant in the Abbesses sector. One of the few that isn't catering to tourists but to locals
Shellfish platters!
177 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Mascotte
52 Rue des Abbesses
177 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shellfish platters!
One of the ten best pizza restaurants in Paris! Not cheap but worth it. Open only at meal times. Take out hot sandwiches good too.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Da Carmine
61 Rue des Martyrs
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One of the ten best pizza restaurants in Paris! Not cheap but worth it. Open only at meal times. Take out hot sandwiches good too.
Good, large (but not dietetic) salads, plus service all day. They also own the Marmite down on the boulevard (similar menu) and another Relais Gascon down the street on Joseph Le Maistre
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le relais Gascon
6 Rue des Abbesses
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good, large (but not dietetic) salads, plus service all day. They also own the Marmite down on the boulevard (similar menu) and another Relais Gascon down the street on Joseph Le Maistre
Bakery/Pastries and voted best baguette in Paris in 2007
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Maison Arnaud Delmontel
39 Rue des Martyrs
105 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bakery/Pastries and voted best baguette in Paris in 2007
Bakery. Voted best baguette in Paris in 2010 and AGAIN for 2015. No fluke. Now of course, there's a line out the door
177 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Grenier à Pain
38 Rue des Abbesses
177 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Bakery. Voted best baguette in Paris in 2010 and AGAIN for 2015. No fluke. Now of course, there's a line out the door
Japanese food, quite decent and popular with locals. Closed Mondays
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
New Naoko
3 Rue des Abbesses
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Japanese food, quite decent and popular with locals. Closed Mondays
Your neighbor! Decent Indian food even if the prices have gone up a bit and the service can be spotty.
Au Palais de l'Himalaya
2 Rue Briquet
Your neighbor! Decent Indian food even if the prices have gone up a bit and the service can be spotty.
Not cheap for the neighborhood, but a nice place to sit away from the tourists and the noisy boulevard. One of four Corso brasseries in Paris, produced in association with the Costes brothers group
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Corso
10 Av. Trudaine
71 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Not cheap for the neighborhood, but a nice place to sit away from the tourists and the noisy boulevard. One of four Corso brasseries in Paris, produced in association with the Costes brothers group
Good Moroccan food. Used to be on the rue des Martyrs (well, many years ago now I guess). We also just like Trudaine
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restaurant L'Oriental Paris
47 Av. Trudaine
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good Moroccan food. Used to be on the rue des Martyrs (well, many years ago now I guess). We also just like Trudaine
I don't really recommend this but it's an Australian joint (formerly the Kookaburra Café) and they speak English. Expensive, overrated, smug. But also a recent fixture in the neighborhood
123 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
KB CaféShop
53 Av. Trudaine
123 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
I don't really recommend this but it's an Australian joint (formerly the Kookaburra Café) and they speak English. Expensive, overrated, smug. But also a recent fixture in the neighborhood
Nice to eat here when it's warm out. Simple menu, wasn't too expensive when I was here until 2010
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
L'Eté en Pente Douce
8 Rue Paul Albert
143 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Nice to eat here when it's warm out. Simple menu, wasn't too expensive when I was here until 2010
worth a gander. expensive, however
66 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sébastien Gaudard - Pâtisserie des Martyrs
3 Rue des Martyrs
66 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
worth a gander. expensive, however
Currently featured in a number of guidebooks but there's more in this area than just Jeanette. Beware of pickpockets on this street however
330 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chez Jeannette
47 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis
330 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Currently featured in a number of guidebooks but there's more in this area than just Jeanette. Beware of pickpockets on this street however
The decor is classic 1930s French but the food is classic North African couscous and tajine. A great place for a meal
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Martel
3 Rue Martel
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The decor is classic 1930s French but the food is classic North African couscous and tajine. A great place for a meal
Winner of the Best Baguette de Paris in 2012 (they were in a different spot at the time), this is a very chic bakery with tables for coffee (rare!) as well. Took them a while to be listed here on Air BnB, as I meant to put them in the guide for a couple years now
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pain Pain
59 Rue des Martyrs
132 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Winner of the Best Baguette de Paris in 2012 (they were in a different spot at the time), this is a very chic bakery with tables for coffee (rare!) as well. Took them a while to be listed here on Air BnB, as I meant to put them in the guide for a couple years now
TimeOut Paris recently wrote a review of the US-style chicken counter: https://www.timeout.fr/paris/restaurants/cot-cot
Cot Cot
21 Rue Gérando
TimeOut Paris recently wrote a review of the US-style chicken counter: https://www.timeout.fr/paris/restaurants/cot-cot
The owner/manager is really a friendly guy, so I come in for pizza often enough when I'm in town
La Favorita
7 Rue Mauconseil
The owner/manager is really a friendly guy, so I come in for pizza often enough when I'm in town
This was once an uninteresting two-star hotel but when the owner died, his 5 children spent more then 2 years of construction to turn it into what it is, which is simply great (and four stars for the hotel now). Reopened in its current configuration in March 2018 with a celebrity chef. Pricey, but definitely a good place to feel like an adult.
Hôtel Môm'Art
42 Rue d'Orsel
This was once an uninteresting two-star hotel but when the owner died, his 5 children spent more then 2 years of construction to turn it into what it is, which is simply great (and four stars for the hotel now). Reopened in its current configuration in March 2018 with a celebrity chef. Pricey, but definitely a good place to feel like an adult.
This hotel reopened in 2018 after a major renovation. The rooftop restaurant is now the main attraction for locals. Not prohibitively expensive, either (but it could easily have been). We ate here last summer (2018) and the view of the Eiffel Tower down the boulevard is spectacular in the evening.
254 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Terrass Hotel
12-14 Rue Joseph de Maistre
254 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This hotel reopened in 2018 after a major renovation. The rooftop restaurant is now the main attraction for locals. Not prohibitively expensive, either (but it could easily have been). We ate here last summer (2018) and the view of the Eiffel Tower down the boulevard is spectacular in the evening.
Great sidewalk spot for people watching.The price for a charcuterie and cheese board is unbeatable (but the beer will set you back). I came here to watch the World Cup soccer matches from the tables on the sidewalk last year (2018).
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Le Claque-Fromage
49 Av. Trudaine
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great sidewalk spot for people watching.The price for a charcuterie and cheese board is unbeatable (but the beer will set you back). I came here to watch the World Cup soccer matches from the tables on the sidewalk last year (2018).

Sightseeing

Everything here, the chic side of lower Montmartre. Post office, banks, cafés. The center of the neighborhood for the film "Amélie"
287 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rue des Abbesses
Rue des Abbesses
287 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Everything here, the chic side of lower Montmartre. Post office, banks, cafés. The center of the neighborhood for the film "Amélie"
This is the café where the film "Amélie" (1999) was filmed
261 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Café de los Dos Molinos
15 Rue Lepic
261 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
This is the café where the film "Amélie" (1999) was filmed

Arts & Culture

Our tiny local cinéma! Films in English (or original language at least with French subtitles). Auditorium designed by Cocteau. Tea room open all day
157 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Studio 28
10 Rue Tholozé
157 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Our tiny local cinéma! Films in English (or original language at least with French subtitles). Auditorium designed by Cocteau. Tea room open all day
158 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Théâtre de l'Atelier
1 Pl. Charles Dullin
158 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona

Shopping

You can get ink cartridges for the printer here (and anything else electronic or household)
DARTY Montmartre
56 Blvd Marguerite de Rochechouart
You can get ink cartridges for the printer here (and anything else electronic or household)
Don't forget to wander down here on lower Martrys, it's a nice walk
Place Lino Ventura
Place Lino Ventura
Don't forget to wander down here on lower Martrys, it's a nice walk
Cool second-hand clothes & stuff
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chinemachine
100 Rue des Martyrs
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Cool second-hand clothes & stuff