52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Restaurant Restaurant Confronta No Reservations All Day Asian Leaning 52 Faubourg Saint-Denis Canal Saint-Martin $$ Charles Compagnon's open-plan neo-bistro — Asian-inflected cooking, no reservations, all-day kitchen.
Au Passage Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine Small Plates Loose And Loud Au Passage Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Half-punk, half-precise — the natural-wine small-plates bistro that rewrote the 11e in 2011.
Aux Deux Amis Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine Cave À Manger No Reservations Aux Deux Amis Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Oberkampf natural-wine canteen, charcuterie and small plates, run by ex-Chateaubriand.
Bànôi Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Modern Vietnamese Spring Rolls Intimate Bànôi Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Modern Vietnamese on rue Amelot — the 11e room that does the spring roll seven ways.
Bouillon Racine Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Art Nouveau Historic Monument 1906 Bouillon Racine Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ 1906 Art Nouveau room on the Left Bank — Chartier's brother house, listed.
Coinstot Vino Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine Covered Passage Small Plates Coinstot Vino Sentier & Bourse $$ Tiny natural-wine bar inside the covered Passage des Panoramas — a Paris postcard.
Combat Bar Bar Confronta Cocktail Bar Female Led Natural Wine Combat Canal Saint-Martin $$ Female-led cocktail bar with bi-fold windows on the Belleville-Canal axis — zero pretension, real depth.
Early June Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine Guest Chef Small Room Early June Canal Saint-Martin $$ Naturophile cave-à-manger by the canal — visiting chefs, no reservations, minimum-intervention list.
Frenchie Bar à Vins Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine No Reservations Small Plates Frenchie Bar à Vins Sentier & Bourse $$ The no-reservations rue du Nil counter from Gregory Marchand's group — natural wine and small plates
Furia Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Mexican Natural Wine Neo Taqueria Furia Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Julio Guerrero's neo-taquería on rue Lacharrière — Mexico-City standard, natural wine, Le Fooding register.
Holybelly Cafe Cafe Confronta Specialty Coffee All Day Breakfast No Reservations Holybelly Canal Saint-Martin $$ The Australian-style breakfast counter that taught Paris to queue for pancakes — and serve them well.
La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Signature Equinoxe 11e Original La Pâtisserie Cyril Lignac — Paul Bert Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Cyril Lignac and Benoît Couvrand's original 11e patisserie — the Equinoxe was born here
Lavomatic Bar Bar Confronta Speakeasy Cocktail Hidden Entrance Lavomatic Canal Saint-Martin $$ République speakeasy hidden behind a working laundromat — push the right washing-machine door, climb the staircase.
Le Bistrot du Peintre Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Art Nouveau Historic Monument Neighbourhood Le Bistrot du Peintre Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 1902 Art Nouveau brasserie on Ledru-Rollin — Mucha frescoes, listed interior, honest cooking.
Le Petit Cambodge Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Canal Side Low Key No Fuss Le Petit Cambodge Canal Saint-Martin $$ Canal Saint-Martin Cambodian institution — bo bun, summer rolls, banana-tapioca dessert, packed every night.
Le Pure Café Cafe Cafe Confronta Bistrot D Antan All Day Zinc Bar Le Pure Café Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ A turn-of-the-century café preserved without irony — zinc bar, red banquettes, all-day terrace.
Le Syndicat Bar Bar Confronta Cocktail Bar French Spirits Only Hip Hop Soundtrack Le Syndicat Canal Saint-Martin $$ French-spirits-only cocktail bar in a graffiti-clad doorway — World's 50 Best Bars regular.
Le Verre Volé Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Natural Wine Institution Small Room Le Verre Volé Canal Saint-Martin $$ Canal Saint-Martin's natural-wine institution — 400 references, plates from the kitchen behind the bottles.
Liberté — Vinaigriers Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Boulangerie Hybrid 19th Century Interior Marble Counter Liberté — Vinaigriers Canal Saint-Martin $$ Mickaël Benichou's 2013 patisserie-boulangerie — painted-ceiling 19th-century shop, marble counter heaped with bread
Mabel Bar Bar Confronta Cocktail Rum Small Room Mabel Sentier & Bourse $$ Sentier rum den behind a grilled-cheese counter — Joseph Akhavan's 100-plus-rum library, Diffords-listed.
Ménélik Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Ethiopian Communal Diaspora Ménélik Batignolles & Étoile $$ Ethiopian institution on rue Sauffroy — the 17e Batignolles room that has held the cuisine in Paris for decades.
Mokonuts Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Lebanese Japanese Tiny Room Mokonuts Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Mok and Omar's lunch counter and bakery — Lebanese-Japanese-American detail in a 25-seat room.
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Cafe Cafe Confronta Japanese French Matcha Left Bank Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ Japanese-French pâtisserie since 2001 — matcha, yuzu and black sesame on classical French structures
Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Cafe Cafe Confronta Patisserie Macarons Luxury Pierre Hermé — Bonaparte Saint-Germain & Saint-Sulpice $$ The Picasso of pastry, in his original Saint-Germain showcase.
Septime La Cave Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine No Reservations Standing Room Septime La Cave Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ The wine bar inside the Septime universe — 90 natural references, 30 standing seats, no booking.
Stohrer Cafe Cafe Confronta 1730 Institution Listed Interior Baba Au Rhum Origin Stohrer Sentier & Bourse $$ Paris's oldest pâtisserie since 1730 — Louis XV's pastry chef's listed shop on rue Montorgueil
Tempilenti Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Sardinian Regional Italian Handmade Pasta Tempilenti Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ Sardinian cuisine on a quiet 11e street — Francesca Feniello's traditional bistrot, Le Fooding selection.
Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Cafe Cafe Confronta Chef Led Signature Millefeuille Salon De The Yann Couvreur — Parmentier Canal Saint-Martin $$ Yann Couvreur's first patisserie since May 2016 — the original room with the fox-mark logo
Yard Bar Bar Confronta Natural Wine Deep Cellar Cave A Manger Yard Bastille, Charonne & Oberkampf $$ 11e cave-à-manger with one of Paris's deepest natural-wine cellars — 250+ cuvées.