Bastille & Eastern Paris - Paris - page 411

( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; bd Richard Lenoir, 11e; 7am-2.30pm Thu & Sun; Bastille or Richard Len-

oir)
If you only get to one open-air street market in Paris, this one - stretching between the
Bastille and Richard Lenoir metro stations - is among the very best.

MARKET

MARCHÉ D'ALIGRE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; http://marchedaligre.free.fr ; rue d'Aligre, 12e; 8am-1pm & 4-7.30pm Tue-

Sat, 8am-1.30pm Sun; Ledru-Rollin)
All the staples of French cuisine can be found in this chaotic marketplace: cheese, coffee,
chocolate, wine, charcuterie, even Tunisian pastries. It's a fantastic place to put together a
DIY lunch; offerings in the covered Marché Beauvau , in the centre of place d'Aligre, are a
bit more gourmet. The morning Marché aux Puces d'Aligre ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; place
d'Aligre, 12e; 8am-1pm Tue-Sun; Ledru-Rollin) flea market takes place here.
Other places to look out for here include Pink Flamingo ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ;
www.pinkflamingopizza.com ; 23 rue de l'Aligre, 12e; pizzas €11.50-17; noon-3pm & 7-11.30pm Tue-
Sun; Ledru-Rollin) and the boulangerie Moisan ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 5 place d'Aligre, 12e;
6.30am-8.30pm Tue-Sat, to 2pm Sun; Ledru-Rollin) .

CAFE, VEGAN

GENTLE GOURMET CAFÉ
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 01 43 43 48 49; www.gentlegourmetcafe.com ; 24 bd de la Bastille, 12e;
mains €14-19; 11.30am-3pm & 6-11pm Tue-Sun; ; Bastille)
If you've been overdoing the steak-frites in Paris, head here for a reprieve. All of its dishes
are vegan and most are organic (tofu ricotta cannelloni, portobello-mushroom burger in ses-
ame brioche buns, raw lasagne); there are also detox juices and teas. Large windows fill the
cafe with natural light, but the best seats are on the terrace.

CAFE

MISS LUNCH AT PREMIÈRE PRESSION PROVENCE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 01 53 33 03 59; www.lunchintheloft.com ; 3 rue Antoine Vollon, 12e;
2-course menu €15, mains €12; noon-2.30pm & 7-10.30pm Thu & Fri, noon-2.30pm Wed & Sat;

Ledru-Rollin)
What started as a clandestine supper club (or rather lunch club) by cook-visual artist Claude
Cabri, aka Miss Lunch, is now a unique cafe with the backing of Première Pression
Provence founder Olivier Baussan, whose AOC-rated cold-pressed huile d'olive (olive oil)
stars in dishes like cottage-cheese salad with cucumbers, peppers and mint on piombi pasta.