Le Marais — Paris 3rd
Our Haut-Marais guide
The cafés, tables, galleries and shops we go to ourselves, all a few minutes' walk from The Vintage Digger at 58 Rue Charlot.
Coffee
51 rue Charlot, 75003
Right across the street: V60 filter coffee, and you taste before you pick your beans.
106 rue de Turenne, 75003
Specialty coffee, photography on the walls and stacks of magazines — you'll stay longer than planned.
14 rue de Bretagne, 75003
Organic specialty coffee from India's Araku Valley, followed from plantation to cup.
22 rue Béranger, 75003
Matcha in every form, a Japanese lunch and a corner of Japanese groceries.
Bakeries & pastry
8 rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, 75003
A French-Taiwanese sourdough bakery — try the Pépite, a black-sesame pain au chocolat.
23 rue des Gravilliers, 75003
Sourdough everything, from loaves to pastries, with a tea room for a break.
57 rue de Bretagne, 75003
The filled shortbreads it's famous for, plus a hidden garden for Sunday brunch.
Brunch
1 rue Charles-François Dupuis, 75003
Pancakes, avocado toast and bowls by the Carreau du Temple — no bookings, so come early.
Restaurants
11 rue Charlot, 75003
Osaka-style okonomiyaki cooked on the griddle in front of you, lunch and dinner; it's small, so book.
32 rue de Picardie, 75003
Fully vegetarian sharing plates and a big terrace facing the Carreau du Temple.
9 rue de Beauce, 75003
French cooking with Japanese technique from chef Daï Shinozuka — the place for a special dinner.
Street food
Chez Alain Miam Miam
26 rue Charlot, 75003
Alain's generous toasted organic sandwiches, now on rue Charlot, a short walk from the shop.
6 rue de Poitou, 75003
Smash burgers from a short menu, veggie option included, just around the corner.
57 rue Charlot, 75003
On the opposite pavement, an Asian rotisserie: lacquered duck, crispy pork belly, house-made noodles.
Ice cream
15 rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie, 75004
Ice cream by Emmanuel Ryon, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, made on site all year round.
58 rue Rambuteau, 75004
Lebanese ice cream since 1936 — order the achta, orange-blossom cream rolled in pistachio.
Fine food
133 rue de Turenne, 75003
Paris's benchmark caramels, and a millefeuille assembled to order in the tea room.
Vintage
20 rue du Pont-aux-Choux, 75003
Vintage from Japanese designers: Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons, Issey Miyake.
12 rue de Picardie, 75003
Menswear vintage picked piece by piece, alongside old fashion books and magazines.
Designer pieces from the '70s to the 2010s, brought together by three online shops.
Rêve de Gosse
18 rue de Picardie, 75003
Clothes from the '40s to the '60s, antique fabrics and made-to-measure pieces, with vinyl playing.
Brands
15 rue Réaumur, 75003
Unisex clothes cut in their Paris atelier, somewhere between tailoring and techwear, in runs of 5 to 30 pieces.
35 rue Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth, 75003
Raincoats from Bergen, cut like tailored overcoats.
Shops
12 rue Perrée, 75003
Sharp designer fashion, books and magazines in a shop that's become a neighbourhood landmark.
5 rue des Filles-du-Calvaire, 75003
Notebooks, planners and graphic stationery, all designed by their Paris studio.
111 boulevard Beaumarchais, 75003
The concept store on boulevard Beaumarchais: linens, tableware, furniture and fashion over 1,500 m².
Art galleries
10 rue Charlot, 75003
On the same street, the gallery of Wolfgang Tillmans, Thomas Hirschhorn and Haegue Yang.
7 rue Debelleyme, 75003
A major international gallery, in the Marais since 1990.
76 rue de Turenne, 75003
An 18th-century mansion, with exhibitions changing all year round.
Wine bars
Monsieur Paris la Cave
53 rue Charlot, 75003
Almost opposite: bentos at lunch, pasta and natural wine in the evening.
Monsieur Henri
8 rue de Picardie, 75003
Wine and tapas until late — a good way to end the day in the neighbourhood.
6 rue Charles-François Dupuis, 75003
Wine bar and shop since 2007: pick a bottle from the shelves and open it at the bar.
Cocktail bars
60 rue Charlot, 75003
Behind the red door next door, a bar ranked among the world's 100 best.
58 rue de Saintonge, 75003
Cocktails, sake and jazz on vinyl through analogue sound, in the spirit of Tokyo's jazz kissa.
52 rue de Saintonge, 75003
A taqueria up front, and a cocktail bar hidden behind the back door.