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(cantal, St-Nectaire,
bleu
) supplement French standards, and there are even mixed salads for
those hoping for a glimpse of the colour green.
CAMBODIAN
LE CAMBODGE
€10-13.50; noon-2.30 & 7-11pm Mon-Sat; Goncourt)
Hidden in a quiet street between the gargantuan Hôpital St-Louis and Canal St-Martin, this
long-standing favourite serves enormous spring rolls and the ever-popular
pique-nique
Angkorien
(rice vermicelli and sautéed beef, which you wrap up in lettuce leaves). The food
tastes homemade (if not especially authentic) and the vegetarian options are especially good.
If the wait to get a seat is long (often the case - there are no reservations), a hipper, more
noon-11pm;
;
Goncourt)
is located just down the street.
VEGETARIAN
SOL SEMILLA
noon-4pm
Tue-Sun; ; Jacques Bonsergent or Gare de l'Est)
The Parisian superfood specialist, Sol Semilla is both a boutique (get your spirulina here)
and lunchtime canteen, where you'll find organic supersoups (vitality, detox), vegan-friendly
seasonal salads and stir-fries, açaí berry smoothies and raw-cocoa desserts. The shop and
smoothie station is open to 7pm.
FOOD MARKET
MARCHÉ ST-QUENTIN
8am-8pm Tue-Sat, to 1.30pm Sun;
Gare de
l'Est)
This iron-and-glass covered market, built in 1866, has the usual range of French specialities
and produce, as well as affordable lunches at a variety of stalls (including African and Le-
banese).
MEXICAN
EL NOPAL
lunch & dinner Tue-Fri, 1-11pm Sat,
1-9pm Sun; Château Landon)
For those in need of a
chicharrón
and taco fix, this colourful hole in the wall with the line
out the door is the place to be. You won't get a seat (there aren't any), but as long as the
weather cooperates, you can't go wrong with an impromptu picnic on the canal.
