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CRÊPES, PANCAKES & TARTINES
The Marais ensnares some tip-top crêpe and pancake addresses - the perfect cheap
lunch, sweet treat between meals or late-night munch.
galettes €4-12; 11.30am-11pm Wed-Sat, to 10pm Sun; St-Sébastien Froissart)
Everything at the
Breton Café (breizhis 'Breton' in Breton) is 100% authentic, be it the Cancale oysters,
the 20 types of cider, or the organic-flour crêpes cooked to perfection.
Mon-Fri, 10.30am-4pm Sat & Sun; ; Arts et Métiers)
If it is pancakes US-style you're after,
without a spot of cow's milk in sight, Bob's your man (although you might be hard
pushed to even get in this tiny space, let alone snag a pew). Choose from sweet and
savoury pancakes, milk- and gluten-free, alongside one of the most creative vegetari-
an lunch menus in town that changes daily and flits all over the globe.
€6.40-14.40; 10am-5.30pm Tue-Fri, 9am-4.30pm Sat & Sun; Filles du Calvaire)
Paris' most fam-
ous bread-maker, Poilâne, cooks up savoury and sweet tartines(open sandwiches) in
the Marais too. There is another
branch
in St-Germain.
Ménilmontant & Belleville
MARKET
MARCHÉ DE BELLEVILLE
Belleville Market has filled busy thoroughfare bd de Belleville with open-air fruit, veg and
other fresh produce stalls since 1860. Shopping for food aside, it provides a fascinating
entry into the large, vibrant community of this eastern neighbourhood, home to artists, stu-
dents and immigrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
BOULANGERIE
AU 140
7am-8pm Tue-Fri, 7.30am-8pm Sat,
7am-7pm Sun; Joudain)
There is no finer picnic source than this world-class
boulangerie
(bakery), famed far and
wide for its crunchy-to-perfection baguettes (€0.95) and gourmet, wood-fired oven breads
laced with nuts, honey, almonds, cheese and all sorts else. Mini pizzas, quiches and filled
