Recommendations from Previous Residents of the Cite des Arts
Student Manifestion at the Bastille April 2006PUBLICATIONS
Pariscope: (french) weekly every Wednesday at the kiosks (.50)
Where: (english) monthly, available at the tourist info office at the Louvre and American Express offices (free)
Paris Voice: (english) monthly, available at Shakespeare and Company (on the left bank just past Notre Dame) and other English Bookstores like the Red Wheelbarrow near Village St. Paul. (free)
RESTAURANTS:
Le Dome du Marais, 53 bis, r. des Franc Bourgouis
good lunch menu, eat under the dome
Le Bar aux Huitres, 33, r, Saint-Jacques (5th Ar. m. Cluny)
great oysters, seafood "towers"
Louis Phillip (at bridge by the Cite)
cosy upstairs when weather is cold and damp, music on the weekends on the terrace
Les Closerie du Lilas (@ M. Vavin)
close to Le Select, La Coupole and other fames brasseries, it is open late, has a lounge pianist every evening and a reasonable menu if you dine on the terrace. Its also where Hemingway wrote some of his best work and is mentioned in his Movable Feast.
Zango (one is in the neighborhood close to the Pompideau and another on r. Dagaure (sp?)
and r. Denfert Rouchereau. Features great house wine and tapies for 3 Euros each.
Le Deux Moulins (m. Blanche in Monmartre)
the cafe featured in the French film Amelie. reasonable menu with superb duck, but the waiters have gotten a little testy with all the new tourists.
Galerie 88 (walk toward Hotel de Ville along the River Seine and it is on the right as you get closer to the city center) Morrocanish, vegetarian. offers a fixed price menu of about 12 euros
that doesn't include wine but two courses with their amazing mint tea.
Chez Marianne - in the Marais on rue de Rosiers. famous for their falafel but also have excellent vegetarian fare. One can eat in or go to the take away window after paying for your falafel inside. Its the best 4 E. you'll spend in Paris. There are several famous falafels places as well as patisseries and delis on rue de Rosiers.
Le Grande Mosque - behind the Jardin de Plants. Great tea room with an outdoor terrace that is lovely weather permitting. Also the location of a famous Hammam where there are separate days for men and women for massage, grommage, steam rooms, etc. There are formulas that can be purchaced that include tea. Credit cards accepted. Take your own towels since they charge to use their towels.
Night Life
7 Lezards (10 r. Rosiers)
jazz club in the basement. open mike on Sun and Mon evenings so there is no cover. Drinks are expensive and always confirm that is it open mike night before ordering or the cover charge will added to your bill which is standard practice in Paris
Le Train Bleu (in the Gare de Lyon)
amazing deco murals. great bar, expensive menu
Pariscope: (french) weekly every Wednesday at the kiosks (.50)
Where: (english) monthly, available at the tourist info office at the Louvre and American Express offices (free)
Paris Voice: (english) monthly, available at Shakespeare and Company (on the left bank just past Notre Dame) and other English Bookstores like the Red Wheelbarrow near Village St. Paul. (free)
RESTAURANTS:
Le Dome du Marais, 53 bis, r. des Franc Bourgouis
good lunch menu, eat under the dome
Le Bar aux Huitres, 33, r, Saint-Jacques (5th Ar. m. Cluny)
great oysters, seafood "towers"
Louis Phillip (at bridge by the Cite)
cosy upstairs when weather is cold and damp, music on the weekends on the terrace
Les Closerie du Lilas (@ M. Vavin)
close to Le Select, La Coupole and other fames brasseries, it is open late, has a lounge pianist every evening and a reasonable menu if you dine on the terrace. Its also where Hemingway wrote some of his best work and is mentioned in his Movable Feast.
Zango (one is in the neighborhood close to the Pompideau and another on r. Dagaure (sp?)
and r. Denfert Rouchereau. Features great house wine and tapies for 3 Euros each.
Le Deux Moulins (m. Blanche in Monmartre)
the cafe featured in the French film Amelie. reasonable menu with superb duck, but the waiters have gotten a little testy with all the new tourists.
Galerie 88 (walk toward Hotel de Ville along the River Seine and it is on the right as you get closer to the city center) Morrocanish, vegetarian. offers a fixed price menu of about 12 euros
that doesn't include wine but two courses with their amazing mint tea.
Chez Marianne - in the Marais on rue de Rosiers. famous for their falafel but also have excellent vegetarian fare. One can eat in or go to the take away window after paying for your falafel inside. Its the best 4 E. you'll spend in Paris. There are several famous falafels places as well as patisseries and delis on rue de Rosiers.
Le Grande Mosque - behind the Jardin de Plants. Great tea room with an outdoor terrace that is lovely weather permitting. Also the location of a famous Hammam where there are separate days for men and women for massage, grommage, steam rooms, etc. There are formulas that can be purchaced that include tea. Credit cards accepted. Take your own towels since they charge to use their towels.
Night Life
7 Lezards (10 r. Rosiers)
jazz club in the basement. open mike on Sun and Mon evenings so there is no cover. Drinks are expensive and always confirm that is it open mike night before ordering or the cover charge will added to your bill which is standard practice in Paris
Le Train Bleu (in the Gare de Lyon)
amazing deco murals. great bar, expensive menu
Vernissages (follow the monthly calendars)
Galeries through the Bastille, St. Germain, the Marais and Louise open new art exhibitions monthly. There is a free seasonal calendar available in most commercial galleries in St. Germain. Pick this up and post it on your wall since it is a folded poster style broshure that includes a map and features the galeries by neighborhood. There is a listing of all openings and usually a small reproduction of the art being featured. The galeries in the Marais are the least commercial. The galeries in St. Germain are the most commercial but have the best champaign!
Markets
Franprix - smallish and convienent, cheaper than most since it sells Leader Price brands.
Its down from the Cite on rue Rivoli across from the St. Paul metro.
Bastille Market - three times a week with arts and crafts on Sundays. Beware of pick pockets.
head east rue Rivoli and you'll run into the Bastille Monument. It runs along the avenue under the monument
Gourmet Market on Wednesdays on rue Rivoli close to Hote de Ville. Great take away, wine and cheese.
Alegra Market - everyday but Tuesdays. Very cheap. East of the Bastille behind the Aqueduc de Arts- about a 20 minute walk. You won't find any tourists there.
Recommended Hotels for guests
Le Vieux Marais - 8 r de Platre 33 1 42784722 (100 E.)
Hotel du Loiret - r Mauvais Garcons, 33 2 48877700 off r Rivoli near BHV. stay on one of the top two floors (there is no lift) for a rate of 40 to 50 E.
L'Herse d-Or - r St. Antoine- an upper room on the street goes for 35 - 40 E.
Other
Hair Salon - Binguine at 59, r Francs Bourgouid - just off the corner of rue Archives. Walk in.
Xerox - Copie Mont-Thabor - 23 r. de Mont Thabor
The best Quality copies near the American Embassy
Galeries through the Bastille, St. Germain, the Marais and Louise open new art exhibitions monthly. There is a free seasonal calendar available in most commercial galleries in St. Germain. Pick this up and post it on your wall since it is a folded poster style broshure that includes a map and features the galeries by neighborhood. There is a listing of all openings and usually a small reproduction of the art being featured. The galeries in the Marais are the least commercial. The galeries in St. Germain are the most commercial but have the best champaign!
Markets
Franprix - smallish and convienent, cheaper than most since it sells Leader Price brands.
Its down from the Cite on rue Rivoli across from the St. Paul metro.
Bastille Market - three times a week with arts and crafts on Sundays. Beware of pick pockets.
head east rue Rivoli and you'll run into the Bastille Monument. It runs along the avenue under the monument
Gourmet Market on Wednesdays on rue Rivoli close to Hote de Ville. Great take away, wine and cheese.
Alegra Market - everyday but Tuesdays. Very cheap. East of the Bastille behind the Aqueduc de Arts- about a 20 minute walk. You won't find any tourists there.
Recommended Hotels for guests
Le Vieux Marais - 8 r de Platre 33 1 42784722 (100 E.)
Hotel du Loiret - r Mauvais Garcons, 33 2 48877700 off r Rivoli near BHV. stay on one of the top two floors (there is no lift) for a rate of 40 to 50 E.
L'Herse d-Or - r St. Antoine- an upper room on the street goes for 35 - 40 E.
Other
Hair Salon - Binguine at 59, r Francs Bourgouid - just off the corner of rue Archives. Walk in.
Xerox - Copie Mont-Thabor - 23 r. de Mont Thabor
The best Quality copies near the American Embassy
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