A spanking new hybrid venue that triples as a restaurant, bar and DJ lounge for an übercool, bobo clientele. Friday nights are for resident DJs, and Saturdays bring live bands...

When she sold her café back in March 2007, Jeanette handed over to the young team from Chez Justine because they promised not to change a thing. Now the monstrous 1940s lights,...

Chez Prune is an excellent lunch spot, and still one of the best places to spend an evening on the Canal St-Martin. The local bobo HQ, this traditional café, with high ceilings...

Downstairs this feels like a trendy gastropub; thanks to an up-to-date music policy, it makes for a good pre-club drinking venue. Upstairs is the Wash Bar, the LG company's...

La Madonnina flirts with kitsch so skilfully that it ends up coming off as cool. With its candles, mustard yellow walls and a smattering of red-checked tablecloths, this is the...

The system at Le Cambodge is simple: you write your order on a piece of paper, including preferences such as 'no coriander', 'no peanuts' or 'extra rice', and after a short...

Self-taught Basque chef Iñaki Aizpitarte runs this stylish bistro. Come at dinner to try the cooking at its most adventurous, as a much simpler (albeit cheaper) menu is served...

Just down from the Canal St-Martin, the bare brick, Formica and framed '50s ads of this funky venue attract an inner circle of regulars. These days it's established enough to...

The cobbled rue Ste-Marthe buzzes with the energy of ateliers, restaurants and bars. Le Panier enjoys a prominent position on a blissfully shaded square, and has a vast terrace...

This organic-only cave à vins doubles up as a wine bar and restaurant. Although wine (around €4 per glass) is the focus at Le Verre Volé, you're obliged to eat; a hearty...

This hunk of Berlin in Paris was only ever meant to be temporary, but thankfully it's still around. An uncompromising programming policy delivers some of the best electronic...