Culture
Catacombs
Visit the part of more than 140m² of the Paris catacombs that is open to the public.
1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, 75014 Paris
http://www.catacombes-de-paris.fr/
Denfert-Rocherau (4)
Centre Georges Pompidou
open late on thursdays, cinema & exhibitions, there is even a post office inside
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/
Châtelet (1, 4, 11), Rambuteau (11)
Cinema Images d'ailleurs
A small alternative cinema that shows independent films from around the world.
21, rue de la Clef, 75005 Paris
http://www.imagesdailleurs.fr/
Censier-Daubenton (7)
Maison européenne de la photographie
free entry every wednesday evening
4 rue de Fourcy, 75004 Paris
http://mep-fr.org
Saint Paul (1)
Palais de Tokyo
open late (0:00) every day except monday, exhibitions, bar & great view on the city
13, avenue du Président Wilson, 75008 Paris
http://palaisdetokyo.fr/
Iéna (9)
Music / Bars
Batofar
a red boat on the Seine, electronic music, house music
75013 Paris
http://www.batofar.org/
Quai de la Gare (6)
Java
underground club, Electronic Music
105, Rue du Faubourg du Temple
75010 Paris
http://www.la-java.fr/
Belleville (2, 11)
Mecanique ondulatoire
punk & rock & new wave & funk & bar
8 passage Thiéré
75011 Paris
http://www.lamecond.com/
Bastille (1, 5, 8)
Miroiterie
old squatted place, Punk, Noise
boulevard Ménilmontant
75020 Paris
http://lamiroit.free.fr/
Ménilmontant (2)
Les voutes
garden, bar and concert room under arched roofs in one of the last old style buildings of he bibliothèque area
19 rue des Frigos
75013 Paris
http://lesvoutes.org
Quai de la gare (6)
Zorba
typical Belleville bar, sometimes Electronic Music in the cellar
137, Rue du Faubourg du Temple
75010 Paris
Belleville (2, 11)
Restaurants (suitable for vegetarians) / Bars
E-dune
restaurant-bar with free computer and wireless access. Lots of exhibitions and projections. food is a little bit expensive but very good.
18, avenue Claude Vellefaux
75010 Paris
http://www.e-dune.fr/
Goncourt (11)
Ganesha Corner
indian restaurant, very traditional
16 rue Perdonnet
75010 Paris
La Chapelle (2)
Italian Tavolo
small and nice italian restaurant
39 quai des Bourdonnais
75001 Paris
Châtelet (1)
Kashmir Café
indian restaurant, daily meal 5 Euros
69 rue du Faubourg Saint Denis
75010 Paris
Chateau d'Eau (4)
Kiwi Zen
chinese restaurant, big soup 6 Euros
17 boulevard de Temple
75003 Paris
République (5, 8, 9, 11), Filles du Calvaire (8)
La coopérative
faire trade bar and restaurant with concerts and more
7, rue Lagille
75018 Paris
http://www.myspace.com/la_cooperative
Guy Moquet (13)
Le café
small hip french restaurant
62, rue Tiquetonne
75002 Paris
Etienne Marcel (4)
Le riz qui rit
very small real corean style restaurant, menu 9 Euros
142 rue Saint Denis
75002 Paris
Réaumur Sébastopol (4)
Le Loir dans la théière
gay grandma style french coffeeshop with tart and cake
3, rue des Rosiers
75004 Paris
Saint Paul (11)
Maoz
self service Falafel take away
8, rue Xavier Privas
75005 Paris
Saint Michel (4)
Ossek Garden
traditional corean cuisine, menu 20 Euros
14 rue Rampon
75011 Paris
République (5, 8, 9, 11), Parmentier (3)
Père Fouettard
french cuisine, noble but not expensive
9 rue Pierre Lescot
75001 Paris
Les Halles (4)
Rotisserie
A worker's restaurant where you can eat between 12h and 14h. Every evening between 20h and 23h a different NGO serves food to finance their work.
4 rue Sainte Marthe
75010 Paris
http://larotisserie.org
Belleville (2, 11)
Rouleau de Printemps
chinese restaurant, popular, open 11-15, 19-23
42 rue des Tourtilles
75011 Paris
Belleville (2, 11)
Shopping
Librairie Un regard moderne
comic books, art books, exhibitions, fetish magazines, fanzines...
rue Git-le-Coeur, 75005 Paris
Saint Michel (4)
http://unregardmoderne.com
Bimbo Tower
experimental, noise, electronic music records
5 passage Saint-Antoine, 75011 Paris
Bastille (1, 5, 8)
http://bimbo.tower.free.fr/
Librairie Thé-Troc
comic books & tea shop
70 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Paris
Oberkampf (5)
Centre commercial Olympiades
asian (mostly chinese) supermarkets, music, kitchen goods, clothing
avenue d'Ivry, 75013
Porte d'Ivry (7)
Flea Market Montreuil
saturdays and sundays
Porte de Montreuil
Swimming
Piscine Josephine Baker
a floating swimming pool on a boat on the Seine
Quai de la Gare (6)
Piscine George Vallerey
outdoor swimming
148, avenue Gambetta
75020 Paris
Porte des Lilas (11)
Walk around
Marais
wednesday : walk from Metro Hôtel de Ville north (or stop by the Saint Jacques Tower beforehand), through the gay quarter, le Marais, take the rue des Rosiers, a historical jewish area in Paris, eat at L'As du Falafel or at Le Loir dans la théière, visit the Maison Européenne de la Photographie or the Jewish Museum. Walk further through the rue Francois Miron to the Saint Gervais church south to the Seine where you find a small parc to finish the day or to start a boat trip.
Ménilmontant
thursday : From metro station Oberkampf walk up the hip (and somewhat boring) rue Oberkampf or rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud (stop by at Thé-Trock), to get to Ménilmontant, go to the Parc de Belleville and love the nice view over the city.
Belleville
friday : walk from Metro République towards the canal Saint Martin. You may sit down here in the sun, or in one of the numerous cafés. walk by the hospital Saint Louis, through the rue Sainte Marthe towards Belleville on your right. Go shopping in the chinese shops or and the Belleville Market (on fridays) take a rest in one of the bars. You may walk back through the nice rue du Faubourg du Temple.
Montreuil
saturday : After a trip to the Montreuil Flea Market you may want to visit the Château de Vincennes or the wood of Vincennes.