Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Wildly creative chocolatier Jacques Genin is famed for his flavoured caramels, pâtes de fruits (fruit jellies) and exquisitely embossed bonbons de…
Must-see restaurants in Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Impressively unfindable unless you’re in the know, this clandestine rooftop lounge bar and restaurant – roofless and star-topped on summer nights –…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Ring to enter this epicurean loft (as one would any ‘maison’ or ‘home’), sweep up the monumental staircase to a mezzanine crowned with a glass skylight,…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Rising-star chefs continue to make their name at this petit bar de quartier (little neighbourhood bar). Choose from a good-value, uncomplicated selection…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Everything at the Breizh (‘Breton’ in Breton) is 100% authentic, including its organic-flour crêpes and galettes (savoury buckwheat crêpes) that top many…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fabulously patterned wallpaper and a gleaming zinc bar set the stage for innovative Breton-inspired cuisine. The region's famed istr ('oyster' in Breton)…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fronted by a bamboo-fringed terrace, Goku is a sizzling address for pan-Asian flavours. It serves everything from tapas-style kimchi (Korean fermented…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
As pretty as a picture, with freshly cut flowers adorning marble tables and glass lampshades overhead, this salon serves buttery sablés (shortbread…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There is no sign of the popularity of this insanely busy, Italian-run trattoria by the Big Mamma group flagging. From day one, Parisians have queued up…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Enchantingly vintage in design, with bar and overhead ceiling fan, this is a tasty little neobistro delightfully off the tourist-trodden track. 'Massale'…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The industrial-style red-brick-and-stone interior is as striking as the modern French cuisine of head-turning young chef Victor Mercier. Debut venture of…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Banker-turned-butcher Alexandre can invariably be found, knife in hand, at this artisanal butcher's restaurant where meat, sourced from small French…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Sisters Tatiana and Katia Levha, who run nearby bistro Le Servan, fire up the spice on organic produce at this on-trend place. Barbecued duck hearts, pan…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The former staff dining room of the city's winter circus, the 1852-built Cirque d’Hiver, is a historic monument with colourful clown-themed ceramics and…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This groundbreaking place, opened in late 2019, is all about sustainability and innovation. Dubbed Paris' first chef-incubator restaurant for 'curious…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
At Top Chef finalist Pierre Sang's flagship, modern French cuisine has a strong fusion lilt thanks to his French and Korean background, and the vibe is…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Traditional treats such as pains au chocolat (chocolate-filled pastries) sit alongside innovations like 'cruffins' (a cross between croissants and muffins…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Founded in 1864, Bofinger is reputedly Paris' oldest brasserie, though its polished art nouveau brass, glass and mirrors indicate redecoration a few…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Using rice and buckwheat flour from its own mill in southern France, this pioneering 100% gluten-free bakery creates exquisite cakes and pastries as well…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Parisians can't get enough of this hip outpost of celebrity chef Eyal Shani's famed Tel Aviv restaurant. Head past the grocery crates to the bar to order…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tempting aromas waft from this canary-yellow-fronted delicatessen, opened by a Polish couple in 1946. Viennese apple strudel, borek (pasties) with warm…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
There's always at least one vegetarian option (such as roast beetroot and purple-carrot crumble) on the small but superb weekly menu at this welcoming…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tucked down the rear right-hand side of covered market Marché des Enfants Rouges, this sizzling-hot comptoir (counter) has bamboo stools where you can…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
History infuses Anahi, a 1920s butcher that became an '80s fashion-magnet steakhouse and is now overseen by rare meat importer and restaurateur Riccardo…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Salted caramels, gourmet Bourdier butter, artisan jams, organic blé noir (buckwheat flour) and cider are among the Breton treats in store at this upmarket…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
With a pretty peppermint-green façade and airy, plant-filled interior, Méricourt is a delightful backstreet find. Breakfast (honey-ricotta pancakes with…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Don't be fooled by the tatty façade reading 'CAM Import Export' – this former miniature Eiffel Tower wholesaler has been stripped back to create a hip…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Once full – which happens within seconds of chef Hiroko Tabuchi opening her table d'hôte – all eyes are on the chef as she deftly whips up steaming plates…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Old and new timbers create a warm environment at this hotspot, which specialises in meat, fish and vegetable skewers cooked over Japanese binchōtan (aka…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The lunchtime queue stretching halfway down the street from this place says it all. This Parisian favourite, 100% worth the inevitable wait, is the…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
You will never look at a simple éclair the same way again after visiting this swish boutique of highly creative pastry chef Christophe Adam. Exquisitely…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Adjacent to the designer kitchen gadgets in the basement homewares section of hip concept store Merci, this chic canteen serves zesty salads, seasonal…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Brothers Axel and Arnaud, who have worked at some of Paris' top addresses, run this rustic-chic wine bar with barrels, timber tables and a wood-burning…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Play table tennis, sit on the side of the bed, glass of Champers in hand, or lounge between bookcases at this apartment-style restaurant in a beautiful…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Tucked down a narrow Haut Marais side street, this stylish cafe with an interior by celebrity designer Dorothée Meilichzon sees a fashionable lunchtime…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Going strong since 1958, this wonderfully convivial ‘country inn’ with red gingham curtains and rustic timber beams offers simple and inexpensive French…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
The youngest winner of Milan's prestigious Cone d'Oro (Golden Cone), artisan gelato maker Mary Quarta has more than 100 different flavours in her all…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Fusion French-Asian grub gives an alternative twist to this easygoing neighbourhood coffeeshop with vintage moulded ceiling, pea-green wall and mismatched…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Chef Myriam Sabet brings a modern twist to traditional levant pastry. Her exquisite creations include kadaïfi croustillants (crunchy angel-hair pastry) in…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Queues stretch down the block from this authentic Italian trattoria where hams hang from the ceiling. Steaming pastas include pumpkin gnocchi with…
