Must see restaurants in 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…

Impressively unfindable unless you’re in the know, this clandestine rooftop lounge bar and restaurant – roofless and star-topped on summer nights –…

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,…

Rising-star chefs continue to make their name at this petit bar de quartier (little neighbourhood bar). Choose from a good-value, uncomplicated selection…

Everything at the Breizh (‘Breton’ in Breton) is 100% authentic, including its organic-flour crêpes and galettes (savoury buckwheat crêpes) that top many…

Fabulously patterned wallpaper and a gleaming zinc bar set the stage for innovative Breton-inspired cuisine. The region's famed istr ('oyster' in Breton)…

Fronted by a bamboo-fringed terrace, Goku is a sizzling address for pan-Asian flavours. It serves everything from tapas-style kimchi (Korean fermented…

As pretty as a picture, with freshly cut flowers adorning marble tables and glass lampshades overhead, this salon serves buttery sablés (shortbread…

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…

Enchantingly vintage in design, with bar and overhead ceiling fan, this is a tasty little neobistro delightfully off the tourist-trodden track. 'Massale'…

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…

Banker-turned-butcher Alexandre can invariably be found, knife in hand, at this artisanal butcher's restaurant where meat, sourced from small French…

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…

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…

This groundbreaking place, opened in late 2019, is all about sustainability and innovation. Dubbed Paris' first chef-incubator restaurant for 'curious…

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…

Traditional treats such as pains au chocolat (chocolate-filled pastries) sit alongside innovations like 'cruffins' (a cross between croissants and muffins…

Founded in 1864, Bofinger is reputedly Paris' oldest brasserie, though its polished art nouveau brass, glass and mirrors indicate redecoration a few…

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…

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…