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The area around the Canal Saint Martin is forever changing. Numerous restaurants have opened recently and tourists come more and more frequently to this newly-hyped spot. Late last year we were lucky enough to try out a restaurant that we really wanted to tell you about because it brings together all the qualities we like when going out to eat: nice surroundings, good welcome, great service, an inventive menu and food with TASTE!

"Et dans mon cœur il y a" (And in my heart there is..) is definitely close to our heart. What a great name for a restaurant!

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In the heart of the Marais district in the centre of town, not always the calmest of places or the easiest for finding a decent place to eat, a restaurant where you'll be protected from the bustle of the city and assured of a (really) good meal...

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There are lots of great-looking restaurants down rue du Cherche-Midi, but this one caught our attention with their ad for patisserie classes and held our attention with their rather delicious food...

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During our little walk in the gardens the other day, we spotted this smart-looking new restaurant with a terrace that looks onto the park, and decided we had to try it out. The verdict? Read on...

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Can food and art mix? We bravely sat down to lunch to find out...

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Not too far from the Canal Saint Martin, this slightly hidden restaurant is worth seeking out...

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Oh, you don't know who Catherine Deneuve is? Oh dear. Well, she's a French film star/national icon, but her latest offering isn't a film, it's a restaurant, and it's rather nice...

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Not in the centre, not particularly well known... we wondered whether it was worth going up to Menilmontant to try out La Boulangerie (housed in an old bakery, as you'd probably guessed). Well, we weren't disappointed.

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The trendy site for gastronauts awards its prizes annually for eateries all over the country, but inevitably many are to be found in Paris, and two are right by our hotels...

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We really wanted to like this restaurant. We left a little disappointed...

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It was a rotten grey day in Paris, cold and windy. Summer in Paris was looking a lot more like November in Berlin...

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Bistronomy. It's a dangerous word. I'm not even sure it is a word, but it's being bandied about more and more, suggesting a mashup of old school bistro nosh with the class of gastronomy. Blazing new concept or just another meaningless buzzword?

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The French know rue Broca as the title of a selection of stories for children written by Pierre Gripari* and published in the 1970s. You may remember it for other reasons…

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For a special occasion and a truly Parisian experience

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There are only so many hyped, chic Parisian restaurants...

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Over-estimated ?

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I have to admit I was lured to the Karl bistro by the décor.

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Coming back from Paris' famous l'Olympia concert hall the other night, we went past the Cafe de la Paix, reminding us that we absolutely must go there for afternoon tea sometime soon...

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Call me old fashioned, but I think that going out for a good meal should be something special...

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