Best bread of the neighborhood. My preferred one is the baguette «tradition», ask it «bien cuite» to enjoy all the hazelnut notes (1€10 a very fair price)
Top dishes: «Salade de riz grillé au som mou», «Tigre qui pleure», «Pâtes de riz au lait de coco et au porc», «Pâtes de riz sautées thai», and the sweet «Rubis». Book a table or arrive early!
Fine French desserts. Try their Saint-Honoré with perfect puff pastry or their Mont-Blanc with candied chestnuts topped with creamy dome. Take-away if you don't want to queue.
Only kushiage (deep-fried skewers of vegetable or meat or fish, from 1,5€ to 2,5€) in the evening, for more varied dishes, you should go at lunch time. Cheap drinks. Friendly service.
Top choice: Onion & lemongrass beef sandwich (3,20€), full of coriander, carrot, cucumber… Ask some hot chili to spice it up! For small apetite, you can order half portion. Continuous service.
Tiny familly restaurant. Funny landlady. Order a bobun, drink a free cup of tea, end with the green gluant dessert!
Taste this rolled giant fermented pancake made from rice batter and black lentils. Their thali is ok but not the best of the hood.
Great round financier cakes (regular, lemon or chocolate flavors). Caramelized outside, gooey inside! 1 euro each bite. The best French pastry of the neighborhood.
Lahmacun is the best choice: it's a thin and crusty Turkish style pizza (with a lamb, tomato, paprika, onion, parsley sauce) on which you lay down some salad & lemon juice before rolling it!
Fresh coffee from the roaster! Fine selection. Also a barista training center. As an amateur, I attended a coffee tasting session: a very interesting initiation by friendly & involved coffee lovers.
Best udon noodles of Paris. My preferred are the ones served cold because they are more chewy, especially the Buta Shabu udon (pork, onions, sesame dressing).
Come here to get your fix of gyoza! Dumplings made from the best ingredients (pork meat from Hugo Desnoyer, veggies from Joël Thiebault). Dip them in the ponzu sauce, when finished, order again!
A Japanese style French bistro. Tasty Tonkatsu sandwich (toasted bread, cheese, home made sauce, breaded pork, omelet, coleslaw) only on Mondays and Saturdays.
It’s an exotic grocery store located in Little Jaffna. I usually buy there my Tilda basmati rice or my curry paste. Top choice: Their Pakistani honey mangoes indeed! They are ripe, juicy and sweet!
Here you can find the best döner meat of Paris (my opinion!). Top choixe: their sandwich! Well-grilled meat, warm bread, fresh salad, sumac onion, I like mine with yogurt sauce & harissa sauce.
Berliner style bar. Great selection of German beers. Top choice: the Paulaner Hefe-Weiz or the Udo’s Raspberry vodka. Their curry wurst is a perfect midnight snack.
These canned pickled cucumbers are perfect with a bowl of plain congee. When I was a kid my mum used to prepare me this light meal every time I was sick. Chinese people also have it for breakfast.
Sophisticated cakes displayed in the front shop. I prefer viennoiseries, the best is their Chausson aux pommes (Apple turnover). During the summer, they make good ice creams & sorbets.
Great Japanese restaurant that serves both ramen and raw fish (but also other fine dishes). At noon, prefer a Ramen. Diner menus are a bit pricey but the quality is there. Attentive service.
Along the former Petite ceinture railway, you’ll find the Mama Shelter hotel. Even if don’t choose their bed to crash out, come and sip one of their cocktails. Top choice: Spicy Mai Tai.
I like their Cœur Gourmand: a fresh goat cheese filled with fig paste, a specialty from Périgord. I like to spread it on a toasted rye bread.
A tiny restaurant where you can find sandwiches filled with the best ingredients. Top choice: if you want a classic sandwich, go for the Prince de Paris one (the last artisanal Parisian ham!).
A cute tiny pastry shop (but with now an adjoining tea house). Their Pastéis de nata are amazing. Baked all day long, they are always served warm and creamy inside but crispy outside.
Since 1955, they sell coffee in a dark roast style. Top choice: their Moka Djimmah is cheap and strong enough to wake you up every morning. If you're not a coffee person, they also deal flavored tea.
A great eatery hidden in a quiet street. Every day, the Chef cooks with love 4 different toppings for her very unordinary, colorful and healthy bobun! Only bobun but many choices!
Fantastic chocolate shop. Best raw cocoa selection turned into finest bites! For a funny and delightful gift, grab few letters of dark chocolate to compose the recipient's name.
Taste the traditional Chinese breakfast (southern version): take the tofu pudding served sweet or with savory ingredients (seaweed, dried tiny shrimps, meat) and a double Chinese doughnut. Very cheap.
Great worldwide craft beers on tap but they brew their own local American pale ale too, down in the cellar. Triangle is also a restaurant where you can pair a pale with a plate of great food.
Dame Jane is a cave à manger dedicated to fresh & simple bistrot food at fair price. They have a nice selection of natural wines, craft beers and juices. Good value set lunch from 13€.
Beautiful and mouth-watering pastries by Claire Damon. Her desserts vary according to the season. Her delicate «Pamplemousse Rosa» and the «Bâton de Rhubarbe» are such a delight!
Cream is the best place in Belleville to sip a cup of exquisite coffee (roasted at Belleville Brûlerie). Top choice: Every choice is good among their coffee list but my summer fav is the iced espresso
Minh Chau is a tiny vietnamese restaurant located behind the renown BVH department stores. Top choice: Their crispy deep-fried spring roll and signature salad are a nice combo for a quick meal.
This independent market is dedicated to organic food & wild flowers. Top choice: The green cold-pressed juice No 3 (pineapple, celery, pink apple, wild mint, lime, ginger)
Delicious home roasted coffee. Appealing brunch during the weekend. They have great savory pancakes (with egg, bacon or spinach) and the perfect granola yogurt. A great place to start your day.
