Habitué is the French word for “regular.” For this guide I wanted to create a resource of my favorite places in the city that I find myself frequenting the most (it’s part cheat sheet for myself when trying to figure out where to take my friends when they visit – I have 3 here this week, for a total of 7 this month!). You’ll notice that there aren’t that many restaurants on the list (not eating out is how I afford to live here), so you can trust that anything I do list is pretty budget friendly. For other guides I’ve written, check out the Design*Sponge city guide, Frugal Paris, a Paris design tour, Amèlie’s favorite addresses, where to stay in Paris, Paris by season, and the Tour de France arrondissement project (with the help of fellow Paris bloggers). Enjoy!

75001 – 1st arrondissement

• Jardin du Palais Royal – inner garden of Paris
  6 rue de Montpensier
• Jeu de Paume – museum in the Tuilleries, worth checking what’s showing
  1, Place de la Concorde
• Colette – trend shop with interesting exhibitions
  213 rue Saint-Honoré

75002 – 2nd arrondissement

• Rue Saint Anne – street full of Japanese restaurants
• Passage des Panoramas for general exploration (NoGlu for a delicious gluten free meal)
  

75003 – 3rd arrondissement

• Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature – awesome museum of hunting and chasing
  62, rue des Archives
• Marché au Enfants Rouge – outdoor market, great for lunch
  39 Rue de Bretagne (closed Mondays)
• Merci – concept design shop with charming cafés
  111 Ave Beaumarchais
• Bonton – children’s concept shop with photobooth
  5, boulevard des Filles du Calvaire
• Bob’s Kitchen – lunch spot with great juice and fukomaki rolls
  74 Rue des Gravilliers
• Candelaria – taqueria with secret bar lounge
  52 rue de Saintonge
• Le Petit Atelier de Paris – I cannot leave this shop without buying something
  31 Rue Montmorency (Thurs-Sat 1pm-8pm)
• Rue Montorgueil – market street
• Loustic – Friendly coffee shop with great style; serves lunch too. Near Arts & Metiers (another favorite museum)40 rue Chapon, 75003

75004 – 4th arrondissement

• Café Chinois – tea room, lunch spot and giftshop
• Falafel – so many choices, pick your favorite (new favorite: Miznon)
  rue des Rosiers
• Le Petit Fer à Cheval – stand up wine bar with resto in back
  30 Rue Vieille du Temple
• l’Ébouillanté – family friendly eating with a tempting terrace
  6 rue des Barres
• La Cuisine Paris – cooking school in French & English
  80 Quai de l’Hôtel de Ville
• BHV – department store lust for craft and office supply sections
  rue de Rivoli, across street from Hôtel de Ville

75005 – 5th arrondissement

• La Mosquée – salon du thé serving Moroccan-style mint tea and visit to the mosque
  39, rue Saint-Hilaire
• Jardin des Plantes
• Rue Moufftard
• Shakespeare & Company – bookshop and readings
  37 Rue Bûcherie

75006 – 6th arrondissement

• L’avant Comptoir – standing room only wine bar with delicious tapas
  9 Carrefour de l’Odéon
• Luxembourg Gardens
• Pâtisserie Viennoise – Hot chocolate in a French cosy café setting
  8, rue de l’Ecole de Méecine
• crêpes – go for a galette for a savory lunch followed by a sweet dessert crêpe
  crêperies along Saint André des Arts

75007 – 7th arrondissement

• Musée Rodin – intimate museum with wonderful sculpture garden
  79 Rue de Varenne
• Le Roussillon – easy going neighborhood resto and bar
  186, Rue de Grenelle
• Chez Do – hole in the wall Thai place sur place or emporter (get the bo bun!)
  20 Rue Jean Nicot
• Secco – aka the pink bakery for easy to-go lunch
  20, rue Jean-Nicot
  
• Picnic on the Champs de Mars when the Eiffel Tower twinkles every hour at night

75008 – 8th arrondissement

• Parc Monceau – where families go when school gets out, or go for a jog
  

75009 – 9th arrondissement

• Kooka Boora – easy going neighborhood coffee shop with free Wifi
  62 rue des Martyrs & 53 ave Trudaine
• La Fourmi – laid back bar with late night french fries
  74 Rue Martyrs
• Le Sans Souci – divey bar with good food and an excellent planche
  65 rue Pigalle
• Les Pâtes Vivants – noodles pulled before your eyes
  46 rue du Faubourg Montmartre
• Chartier – great deal for a 3 course meal in a classic and lively setting
  7, rue de Faubourg Montmatre
• Musée de la Vie Romantique – for tea in the garden
  16 Rue Chaptal
• Pizza di Loretta – yummy pizza by weight in a friendly environment
  62 rue Rodier
• Galeries Lafayette – for the French department store experience
• Rue des Martyrs – market street with local shops
• Da Carmine – great pizza and stellar 5 Euro paninis to-go
  61 Rue des Martyrs

75010 – 10th arrondissement

• Point Ephémère – chill bar along the canal, drink outside before 9pm
  200 Quai de Valmy
• Chez Prune – bar buzzing with locals along the canal
  36, rue Beaurepaire
• Le Comptoir General – unexpected space for a weekend mojito
  80, quai de Jemmapes
• Artazart – best design/photo bookstore in town
  3, quai de Valmy
• Passage Brady – this street is the secret world to Indian food in Paris
• Nanashi – bento-style meals in a fresh and nicely designed space
  31 rue de Paradis

75011 – 11th arrondissement

• Bastille Market – every Thursday and Sunday morning
  (my chicken lady has the U-shaped stand closer to Brégut-Sabin)
  Blvd Richard Lenoir
• Adeline Klam – adorable Japanese paper store with regular workshops
  54 Rue Blvd Richard Lenoir
• Studio Harmonic – professional dance studio (I love Nathalie’s hip-hop)
  5 passage des Taillandiers
• Café de l’Industrie – French resto with a good vibe and plenty of space
  16 Rue Saint-Sabin, 75011
• Chez Aline – a favorite lunch spot (tiny, but good!)
  85 Rue de la Roquette, 75011

75012 – 12th arrondissement

• Marché Aligre
• Promenade Plantée / Viaduct des Arts – raised garden on former viaduct
  along Avenue Daumensnil
• Parc de Bercy

75013 – 13th arrondissement

• Buttes-aux-Cailles – area of Paris that feels more like a village
• Chez Gladines – Basque food worth the wait with hearty portions
  30 rue des Cinq Diamants
• Teng Frères – mega-Asian grocery store in heart of Chinatown
  48 avenue d’Ivry

75014 – 14th arrondissement

• Jim Hayne’s dinners – every Sunday for the past 30+ years
  reservation required for address (book early)

75015 – 15th arrondissement

• Parc André Citroën – contemporary park in Paris
• Café du Commerce – multi-floor French bistro with retractable roof on nice days
  51 rue du Commerce

75016 – 16th arrondissement

• Palais de Tokyo – contemporary museum open to midnight + great resto, Tokyo Eat
  13, avenue du Président Wilson

75017 – 17th arrondissement

• Batignolles – bars and restos with local, chill and inviting French feel
  around Square des Batignolles and along rue Legendre
• French Touche – local shop supporting independent hand-made artists
  1 rue Jacquemont

75018 – 18th arrondissement

• Le Rendez-vous des Amis – low key bar with terrace and cheap drinks
  23 rue Gabrielle
• Chéri Bibi – resto where 3rd Monday of the month hosts 10 Euro fixed price meal
  15 rue André del Sarte
• Shopping along rue des Abbesses
• Café des Deux Moulins – Amèlie’s café and the most touristy place on my list
  15 Rue Lepic
• Coquelicot – easy breakfast or lunch with outdoor terrace
  24 rue des Abbesses
• Sacre-Coeur – best at night on the steps with a bottle of champagne and good friends; in high tourist season, sneak down back behind the basilica church
• Les Puces Saint-Ouen – maze of Paris flea market (check this map!)
  Porte de Clignancourt

75019 – 19th arrondissement

• 104 – Former funerary hall turned contemporary art center w/ café, bookstore & Emmaus
  5 rue Curial
• Parc Buttes-Chaumont – perfect picnic place, complete with temple of love
• Rosa Bonheur – hip chalet-like escape for drinks and dancing
  inside Buttes-Chaumont (Wed-Sun, closes at midnight)
• Le Bar Ourcq – chill bar along Basin de la Vilette with balls for petanque
  68 Quai Loire
• Go to the cinema at one of the theaters along the Basin de la Vilette
  

75020 – 20th arrondissement

• Père Lachaise – endless cemetery that feels like a romantic walk in the park
• Parc de Belleville – low key, local park

Great Paris resources:

• Paris.fr – the city’s excellent guide to what’s happening (market + parks + swimming pool lists!)
• Que Faire à Paris? – latest events from the city of Paris (free museums 1st Sunday of the month)
• GoGo Paris – my favorite app for things in the city
• My Little Paris – the latest and greatest in Paris, with a special charm
• 10 Days in Paris – hip list of happenings

Foodie go-tos:

• Paris by Mouth
• David Lebovitz
• Lost in Cheeseland
• Rachel Khoo
• Foodspotting
• Le Fooding
• Co-lunching

For more Paris tips, check out my Visit Paris page!

{Map created for the Tour de France: Paris series}