RESTAURANTS/BARS/CAFES
Eating is very important. Drinking also. Here is a list (with a map) of good restaurants/bars that I recommend.
Most, but not all of them, are in (or close to) the 14th Arrondissement in Paris, which is where I live. The red stars (*) indicate my absolute favorites. I do my best to keep the list updated.
I also provide a map [here] with places I go to drink gooD COFFEE in any arrondissement in Paris.
La Crete, Traiteur Grec, 66 rue Raymond Losserand (14th) -- Greek take away.
Aux Brochettes, 82 Rue du Moulin Vert (14th) -- Cous cous restaurant. Very quiet place in a very quiet street.
Banak Cuisine du Tibet, 3 rue Pierre Larusse (14th) -- Cute Tibetan restaurant.
*Café du Château chez César et Paulo, 143 Rue du Château (14th) -- drink a beer on a sunny day and chat with Cesar.
Café Cayo, 9 Rue du Chevaleret (13th) -- Excellent food and excellent coffee.
Dokkebi, 121 rue Raymond Losserand (14th) -- Korean restaurant.
*Fratelli Castellano, 43 Rue Fondary (15th) -- Pizza!
Girotti, 120 boulevard Raspail (6th) -- Good icecream.
Ha Noi quan, 46 rue Raymond Losserand (14th) -- Tiny little vietnamese restaurant.
Hkook, 12 rue Jonquoi (14th) -- Cute (and very well hidden) Korean restaurant.
*Hexagone Cafe, 121 rue du Chateau (14th) -- Great coffee, some cakes or biscuits, or a juice. And nothing else. Served by Chung-Leng, who also wrote a great book about coffe (on sale in the shop).
Il tuppo, 42 rue Pernety (14th) -- Good Italian sandwiches.
Ippin Ramen, 6 rue Pernety (14th) -- Ramen. Cheap and good.
*Kimura, 38 rue Pernety (14th) -- sushi restaurant, Run by a welcoming couple. The place is quite small, so better reserve. In the evening, try the Obanzai, a selection of vegetables and sea vegetables, while at lunchtime some warm dishes are also served.
La Belle Ronde, 19 rue Daguerre (14th) -- crêperie in a small courtyard off Rue Daguerre. If the weather is good you can eat outside.
La Cagouille, 10 place Constantin Brancusi (14th) -- fish restaurant.
La Cantine du Troquet, 101 rue de l'Ouest (14th) -- French restaurant.
La Crêperie de Josselin, 67 rue du Montparnasse (14th) -- Very popular crêperie, often packed with people. Long waiting time to get a table, but excellent crêpes. If the queue to get a table is too long, try Creperie Plougastel, a few meters away (47 rue du Montparnasse).
La Felicità, 5 Parvis Alain Turing (13th) -- Italian food court.
La Folie en Tête, 33 rue de la Butte aux Cailles (13th) -- Bar. The name is an hommage to the Paris commune. "...Les belles auront la folie en tête...".
La Roue Libre, 80 Boulevard Richard Lenoir (11th) -- Very friendly bar/restaurant, with live music (chanson française).
Le Merle Moqueur, 11 rue de la Butte aux Cailles (13th) -- Bar. The name is an hommage to the Paris commune. "...et gai rossignol, et merle moqueur...".
Le Moulin à café, 8 rue Sainte Léonie (14th) -- Bar and restaurant managed by a neighborhood association.
*L'Envie, 57 rue Pernety (14th) -- French/European restaurant, run very friendly by Bibi.
Le Petit Plaisir, 15 rue des Suisses (14th) -- Nice bistrot.
Les Cailloux, 58 Rue des cinq Diamants (13th) -- Italian restaurant.
Les Tontons, 38 rue Raymond Losserand (14th) -- French restaurant specialized in tartares.
Le Temps des Cerises, 18-20 Rue de la Butte aux Cailles (13th) -- Restaurant run by a workers cooperative. The name is an hommage to the Paris commune. "Quand nous chanterons le temps des cerises...".
Maison Binder, 43 rue Hallé (14th) -- Vegetarian restaurant.
Mikopüy, 3 rue des Plantes (14th) -- Venezuelan street food (empanadas).
N & C, 67 rue Didot (14th) -- Bar serving the cheapest pint in the area.
Soyuz, 11 rue de l'Espérance (13th) -- Nice bar in the Butte aux Cailles area. If you are lucky you may meet the "Astronomes Anonymes", that occasionally meet there. If you are hungry you can get pizza.
*Toritcho, 47 rue du Montparnasse (14th) -- Sushi restaurant.
Yum, 57 rue de Gergovie (14th) -- Chinese restaurant