Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville - Paris - page 396

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
SECRET SHOPPING

Some of the Marais' sweetest boutique shopping is secreted down peaceful alleyways
and courtyards, free of cars, as they were centuries ago. Take Rue du Trésor ( MAP
GOOGLE MAP ; Hôtel de Ville or St-Paul) , a pedestrian dead-end passage off rue du Vieille
du Temple, encrusted with an exclusive handful of hip boutiques like Trésor ( MAP
GOOGLE MAP ; 5 rue du Trésor, 4e; Hôtel de Ville or St-Paul) by Brigitte Masson, a bohemian
boutique with catchy salmon-orange facade strung with old-fashioned fairy lights and
fresh, individual women's fashion inside. End with a drink or lunch on the buzzing
pavement terrace of La Chaise au Plafond ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 10 rue du Trésor, 4e;
9am-2am; Hôtel de Ville or St-Paul) .
From Monday to Friday its cobbled alleys are mostly mouse quiet, but come the
weekend savvy trendsetters mingle at Village St-Paul ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; rue St-Paul,
des rue Jardins St-Paul & rue Charlemagne, 4e; St-Paul) , a designer set of five vintage court-
yards, refashioned in the 1970s from the 14th-century walled gardens of King Charles
V. Meander away Saturday afternoon with a courtyard-to-courtyard stroll, paved in old
stone, pierced with ancient fountains and riddled with tiny artisan boutiques, galleries
and antique shops.

Ménilmontant & Belleville

COFFEE

BELLEVILLE BRÛLERIE
( GOOGLE MAP ; 09 83 75 60 80; http://cafesbelleville.com ; 10 rue Pradier, 19e; 300g packet
€13-16; 11.30am-6.30pm Sat; Belleville)
With its understated steel-grey facade, this ground-breaking roastery in Belleville is easy to
miss. Don't! These are the guys who brought good coffee to Paris and its beans go into some
of the best espressos and cappuccinos in town. Taste the week's selection, compare tasting
notes, and buy a bag to take home. Online shop too.

CHEESE

FROMAGERIE GONCOURT
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1 rue Abel Rabaud, 11e; 9am-1pm & 4-8.30pm Tue-Fri, 9am-8pm Sat;

Goncourt)