The district also features an intriguing museum of handheld fans, a delightful art nouveau restaurant, and the authentic Paris picnic spot: the Canal Saint-Martin.
The Earful Tower podcast episodeThis podcast episode on the 10th district of Paris includes an interview with Nico Alary who runs the ever-popular Holybelly restaurants, and Alex Toledano, the art consultant who literally wrote the book on the 10th… and our final ranking on the district out of 100.
Video guide to the 10th arrondissementWe’ll share our visit, in video format, on our YouTube channel in the coming days. We’ll be making one of these travel vlogs every week, so be sure to subscribe (you can do it in one click via this link).
The Earful Tower’s guide to the 11th arrondissementRestaurants:
Bouillon Julien @bouillinjulienparis
Address: 16 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010
Holybelly @holybellycafe
Address: 5 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 75010
Bakeries:
Du Pain et des Idées @dupainetdesidees
Address: 34 Rue Yves Toudic, 75010
Sain Boulangerie @sain_boulangerie
Address: 15 Rue Marie et Louise, 75010
DonAntónia Pastelaria @donantonia_pastelaria
Address: 8 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010
Drinks/Bars:
Le Syndicat @lesyndicat
Address: 51 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010
Chez Jeanette @chezjeannette
Address: 47 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, 75010
Divine @bar_divine
Address: 61 Rue d'Hauteville, 75010
Coffee:
Ten Belles - Paris 10 @tenbelles
Address: 10 Rue de la Grange aux Belles, 75010
More things to find in the 10th:
Explore the canal area, have a picnic.
Canal Saint Martin
Musée de l'Éventail (Fan Museum) @museedeleventail
Address: 2 Bd de Strasbourg, 75010
Porte Saint-Denis
Address: Boulevard St Denis, 75010
Porte Saint Martin
Address: 18 Bd Saint-Martin, 75010
Earful intro:
This tune, "Canal Saint Martin" by singer/movie star of the 50s Maria Remusat caught my ear. Ultra simple song, gorgeous melody. But her version is slow, and the spirit around the canal can be lively. So I imagined a couple of guitar players in a café or on a sidewalk turning it into a real toe-tapper.
Alex Toledano, President of VISTO, An international art consultancy
Books: Portraits of the Gare du Nord
Did my Ph.D. in History at UC Berkeley focusing on the history of the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis since the 1950s
Alex Visto, President of the international art consultancy VISTO, is an expert in the recent history of Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. He completed his Ph.D. in History at UC Berkeley on the road’s history since the 1950s.
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