Guidebook for Paris
Food Scene
La Mascotte is a Montmartre institution specializing in seafood since 1889. The front area of the restaurant is reserved for casual lunches, an after work apéritif or for standing at the bar and sipping espresso all while soaking up the local buzz. The back brasserie provides full-service dining where a wide variety of fresh oysters are available (or for take-away from the oyster bar to the left of the restaurant). Reservations recommended for dinner.
177 locals recommend
La Mascotte
52 Rue des AbbessesLa Mascotte is a Montmartre institution specializing in seafood since 1889. The front area of the restaurant is reserved for casual lunches, an after work apéritif or for standing at the bar and sipping espresso all while soaking up the local buzz. The back brasserie provides full-service dining where a wide variety of fresh oysters are available (or for take-away from the oyster bar to the left of the restaurant). Reservations recommended for dinner.
As well as being great value (main dishes from 9.50€, the two locations of Le Relais Gascon are well known for their copious salades géantes “big salads” topped with their delicious and crispy garlic fried potatoes and a wide selection of other French mainstays. Get a carafe of their house red, white or rosé and watch the world go by.
93 locals recommend
Le relais Gascon
6 Rue des AbbessesAs well as being great value (main dishes from 9.50€, the two locations of Le Relais Gascon are well known for their copious salades géantes “big salads” topped with their delicious and crispy garlic fried potatoes and a wide selection of other French mainstays. Get a carafe of their house red, white or rosé and watch the world go by.
This restaurant, part of the bistro revolution that's spreading all over Paris, has been popular since it opened its doors a few years ago. The ever-changing menu features the freshest and highest quality ingredients available. The atmosphere is chic, yet laid back and Parisian in feel. The staff is extremely helpful and is always at your service for the selection of one of their wonderful bottles of wine that are also available for purchase at their wine shop, Cave du Miroir, just across the street. We recommend their tasting menu (5 small plates in succession at 40€/person). A la carte options are a bit less expensive and equally good. Reservations recommended.
50 locals recommend
Café Miroir
94 Rue des MartyrsThis restaurant, part of the bistro revolution that's spreading all over Paris, has been popular since it opened its doors a few years ago. The ever-changing menu features the freshest and highest quality ingredients available. The atmosphere is chic, yet laid back and Parisian in feel. The staff is extremely helpful and is always at your service for the selection of one of their wonderful bottles of wine that are also available for purchase at their wine shop, Cave du Miroir, just across the street. We recommend their tasting menu (5 small plates in succession at 40€/person). A la carte options are a bit less expensive and equally good. Reservations recommended.
Drinks & Nightlife
This iconic restaurant/bar is perfect for almost anything. You can have a continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, apero and more plus they have live music one night per week. It is open everyday nonstop.
31 locals recommend
Le Saint Jean
23 Rue des AbbessesThis iconic restaurant/bar is perfect for almost anything. You can have a continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, apero and more plus they have live music one night per week. It is open everyday nonstop.
This comfortable restaurant is small in size but large on choice - especially when it comes to their selection of natural wines. Definitely a favourite for locals in the neighbourhood.
25 locals recommend
Autour d'un Verre
21 Rue de TréviseThis comfortable restaurant is small in size but large on choice - especially when it comes to their selection of natural wines. Definitely a favourite for locals in the neighbourhood.
Getting Around
The easiest way to travel around Paris is by metro. It's very quick and easy. All of our Paris vacation apartments are located in Paris proper. Our city looks deceivingly large on a map but most of Paris's sights can be visited by foot. Paris is 105.4 kilometres (40.7 square miles) with a population of around 2.2 million people within its 20 arrondissements. If you were to take a metro from one end of the city to the other, it would not take you more than 30-40 minutes. As a result, everything can be seen by a quick metro/bus ride. The vast network of the metro system allows you to cross the entire city in about 30 minutes. All of the Paris holiday lets are located within a 20-30 minute metro ride from the Eiffel Tower.
457 locals recommend
Station Abbesses
The easiest way to travel around Paris is by metro. It's very quick and easy. All of our Paris vacation apartments are located in Paris proper. Our city looks deceivingly large on a map but most of Paris's sights can be visited by foot. Paris is 105.4 kilometres (40.7 square miles) with a population of around 2.2 million people within its 20 arrondissements. If you were to take a metro from one end of the city to the other, it would not take you more than 30-40 minutes. As a result, everything can be seen by a quick metro/bus ride. The vast network of the metro system allows you to cross the entire city in about 30 minutes. All of the Paris holiday lets are located within a 20-30 minute metro ride from the Eiffel Tower.
The Funiculaire is the closest station to this apartment at less than two minutes away but you can also use Abbesses which is slightly farther away.
54 locals recommend
Montmartre Funicular
Funiculaire de MontmartreThe Funiculaire is the closest station to this apartment at less than two minutes away but you can also use Abbesses which is slightly farther away.