Must-see restaurants in Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

  • Carbón interior

    Carbón

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Exposed stone walls, leather seating, marble-topped tables and indoor plants (plus cocktail bar La Mina in the vaulted cellar) give Carbón a rustic appeal…

  • Melt, exterior (side view)

    Melt

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    You'll smell the smoky aromas before you spot Melt. Paris' first Texan BBQ oven smokes meats such as beef and pork ribs, beef brisket, chicken and…

  • Chez Alain Miam Miam

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Weave your way through the makeshift kitchens inside Marché des Enfants Rouges to find Alain, a retired baker sporting T-shirts with attitude, whose…

  • Le Chateaubriand

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Michelin-starred Le Chateaubriand is an elegantly tiled, art deco dining room with strikingly imaginative cuisine. Basque chef Iñaki Aizpitarte is well…

  • Pozzetto

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    This gelato maker opened when friends from northern Italy couldn’t find their favourite ice cream in Paris so they imported the ingredients to make it…

  • Neighbours

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Navy blue–fronted Neighbours doesn't take reservations but brunch-style dishes are served all day: corn fritters with avocado, banana bread with espresso…

  • Season

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    White-tiled Season is a Haut Marais hotspot for all-organic food served throughout the day – from breakfast (pancakes, open-faced banana tartines and four…

  • Clasico Argentino

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    In the finest Argentinian street-food tradition, empanadas (pasties stuffed with different savoury fillings) and helados (ice cream) form the backbone of…

  • Hankburger

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    No animal products are involved in the vegan burgers at Hank, an acronym for 'Have A Nice Karma'. Soy-based burgers include La Catcheuse (alfalfa and…

  • Dessance

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Head chef and award-winning pâtissier Christophe Boucher demonstrates an astonishing eye for detail and a creative zeal for marrying unexpected…

  • Hankpizza

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Like its sibling Hankburger, this hip timber-lined address utilises only organic, animal-free ingredients in pizzas that tempt even the most die-hard…

  • Chez Justine

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    A long-standing rue Oberkampf landmark, Justine is fresh from a refit but retains its mosaic floors, iron columns and timber ceiling. Wood-fired pizzas…

  • Cosi

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    The rive gauche's indisputable Italian sandwich king has expanded across the river with this bright and spacious, Right Bank sandwich den. Choose your…

  • L'Epicerie Le Verre Volé

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    During lunchtime at this sandwicherie, take your pick of one of 15 cheeses and dozens of tempting cold meats from France, Italy and Spain, or go for a…

  • Chez Alain Miam Miam

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Retired baker Alain of Marché des Enfants Rouges fame has branched out to open his own cafe just around the corner from the historic covered market (where…

  • Brutos

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Brutos' stripped-back brick and stone dining room is softened by marine-coloured banquettes, ceramic-topped tables and framed illustrations on the walls…

  • Rachel's

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    What started as a showcase for the cakes of American-Bulgarian-Austrian trio Rachel, Maria and Birke (not least Rachel's famous cheesecake) is now a full…

  • Bagnard

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Slate blue-and-white walls, herringbone parquet and an on-trend mix of worn wood and leather create a cosy vibe at this trendy ‘cantine Méditerranean’ in…

  • Tannat

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Named after a red grape variety from southwest France, this bright neobistro utilises fresh herbs and veggies from its own garden south of Paris…

  • Chez Janou

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Order a kir from the jam-packed bar while you wait for a table at this busy spot (it doesn't take reservations). The cuisine is as close as you'll get to…

  • Vins des Pyrénées

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Originally opened in 1905, this beautifully restored bistro has a reinvigorated menu (beef tartare with anchovies and smoked egg yolk, duck breast with…

  • Café Oberkampf

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Paned-glass windows frame this blue-painted cafe tucked just off busy rue Oberkampf. Bircher muesli with tea-infused raisins, tartines (open sandwiches)…

  • Le Grill Astier

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Startlingly realistic cow-hide-print wallpaper and genuine cow-hide seat covers clue you in to the raison d'être of 2017-opened Le Grill Astier, whose…

  • L’Atelier Libanais

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Colourful woven straw bags, lamps straight from the souk in Beirut and a tiny corner shop selling rose syrup, Aleppo soap and the like infuse a colourful…

  • Saucette

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    At this bar à saucisses (sausage bar), sausages from across France are the star of the show. Regional varieties include boudin noir from Mortagne-au…

  • Cantine California

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    The offspring of Paris' inaugural organic food truck, this stationary address serves eight different burgers, seven varieties of soft-shell tacos and…

  • Gramme

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Lomi coffee and homemade rose lemonade kickstart the day at this on-trend coffee shop, bursting at the seams at weekends with Haut-Marais hipsters who…

  • Soya

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    In an industrial atelier (workshop) with bare cement, metal columns and big windows, Soya is a 100% cantine bio (organic eatery) in what was once a…

  • Kitchen

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Sweet and savoury US-style pancakes – all milk- and gluten-free – are served in this tiny breakfast kitchen alongside granola with coconut yoghurt,…

  • La Cantine de Belleville

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Belleville's local 'canteen' is a vibrant one-stop shop for dining, drinking and dancing after dark. Old-school chairs, vintage lighting, exposed…

  • Grazie

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    In a spectacular loft-style space with stripped walls, bare lightbulbs and a corrugated-iron bar, Grazie combines a chic restaurant serving a…

  • Le Taxi Jaune

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Evening dining at the Yellow Taxi is not for the budget-conscious – but the excellent-value lunchtime menu is. Choose from a small but select choice of…

  • Jeanne A

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Be it for breakfast, lunch, goûter (traditional French afternoon snack) or dinner, Jeanne A – whose twin sister, Jeanne B, lives in Montmartre – delivers…

  • Nanashi

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    With large street-facing windows and concrete flooring, this industrial Haut Marais space is ubercool, ultrahealthy and brilliant value. Choose from the…

  • Robert

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    A discreet name on the door is the only sign at Robert, but the glass windows framing the light, bright, invariably busy dining room makes it easy to spot…

  • Le Baratin

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Baratin (chatter) rhymes with bar à vins (wine bar) in French and this animated venue located just steps from the lively Belleville quarter does both…

  • Le Cadoret

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Neighbourhood bistro Le Cadoret, with terrazzo floors, mirrored walls and a sunny corner terrace shaded by a teal awning, is run by siblings Louis and Léa…

  • Rachel's Grocery

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Rachel's retro American grocery – the creation of trio Rachel, Maria and Birke – is a one-stop shop for sauces, marshmallows, craft beers and a fabulous…

  • Vantre

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Behind its crimson façade, backstreet neobistro Vantre has a stripped-back dining room of bare boards and cream walls, leaving the focus squarely on the…

  • Soon Grill

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    When you can't eat another too-blue steak, head to this elegant Korean restaurant – a mirage of beautiful ceramics by Jeongmee Lee, mother of pearl…