Places in Canal Saint-Martin

Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro, Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.

Christophe Vasseur's 1875-listed bakery on rue Yves Toudic, pain des amis, escargots, no shortcuts.

Naturophile cave-à-manger by the canal, visiting chefs, no reservations, minimum-intervention list.

Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution, bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.

French-spirits-only cocktail bar in a graffiti-clad doorway, World's 50 Best Bars regular.