Cafés and bars

 

La Folie en Tête 33 rue Butte-aux-Cailles, 13e. Mº Place-d'Italie & Mº Corvisart. Mon-Sat 5pm-2am.
A very warm and laid-back address, where you can get cheap beer, sandwiches andmidday plat du jour . Occasional concerts and solidarity events.

Le Merle Moqueur 11 rue Butte-aux-Cailles, 13e. Mº Place-d'Italie & Mº Corvisart. Daily 9pm-1am.
Old-time co-op still going strong, with live rock some nights.

Restaurants

Auberge Etchegorry 41 rue Croulebarbe, 13e tel 01.44.08.83.51. Mº Gobelins. Mon-Sat till 10.30pm.
A former guinguette on the banks of the Bièvre, this Basque restaurant has preserved an old-fashioned atmosphere of relaxed conviviality, and the food's good too. Menus from ¬19.82.

Chez Gladines 30 rue des Cinq-Diamants, 13e tel 01.45.80.70.10. Mº Corvisart. Daily 9am-2am.
This small corner bistro is always welcoming. Excellent wines and dishes from the southwest; the mashed/fried potato is a must and goes best with magret de canard . Around ¬18.29 for a full meal.

Lao-Thai 128 rue de Tolbiac, 13e tel 01.44.24.28.10. Mº Tolbiac. Daily except Wed 11.30am-2.30pm & 7-11pm.
Big glass-fronted resto on a busy interchange. Finely spiced Thai and Lao food, with coconut, ginger and lemongrass flavours. Midday menu at ¬7.09, otherwise, around ¬18.29.

Phuong Hoang Terrasse des Olympiades, 52 rue du javelot, 13e tel 01.45.84.75.07. Mº Tolbiac; take the escalator up from rue de Tolbiac. Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 7-11.30pm.
Vietnamese, Thai and Singapore specialities, with menus at ¬7.62, ¬10.67 and ¬12.20. If it's full, try Le Le Lai or New Chinatown nearby.

Student restaurant 105 bd de l'Hôpital, 13e. Mº St-Marcel.

Le Temps des Cerises 18-20 rue Butte-aux-Cailles, 13e tel 01.45.89.69.48. Mº Place-d'Italie & Mº Corvisart. Mon-Fri noon-2pm & 7.30-11pm, Sat 7.30-11pm.
A well-established workers' co-op with elbow-to-elbow seating and a different daily choice of imaginative dishes. Lunch menu at ¬8.84 and evening menus starting at ¬17.99.