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SPANISH
AGUA LIMÓN
12e; tapas €5-13, 2-/3-course lunch menus €12/16.50;
noon-2pm & 7.30-11pm Tue-Sat;
;
Ledru-Rollin)
Head to this lemon-coloured tapas place for a shot of Mediterranean sunlight. The menu in-
cludes standards such as Catalan-style octopus, goat cheese in olive oil and, of course,
pata-
tas bravas
. There's a decent selection of Spanish wines and sangria.
SOUP
BAR À SOUPES
€11.30; noon-3pm & 6.30-10.30pm Mon-Wed, noon-3pm & 6.30-11pm Thu-Sat; Ledru-Rollin)
With 36 varieties of soup served per week (six daily), chances are you'll always find
something here to warm you up and please your palate. Stalwarts include pumpkin-chestnut
borscht, creamed red lentils and coconut milk, cauliflower and bleu d'Auvergne cheese, and
the vodka-laced Bloody Mary.
AFRICAN
À LA BANANE IVOIRIENNE
mains €10.50-15.50; 7-11pm Tue-Thu, to 11pm Fri & Sat; ; Ledru-Rollin)
An institution in Paris for over two decades, À La Banane Ivoirienne dishes up the best
Ivorian food in the capital. West African specialities (including a generous vegetarian plat-
ter) are served in a relaxed and friendly setting, with lots of gewgaws on display.
WINE BAR
BISTROT MÉLAC
€15, mains €12-22; kitchen noon-11pm Tue-Sat; Charonne)
Fringed with its very own venerable grape vine (Château Charonne), this quintessential
neighbourhood wine bar has been defending French culinary traditions since 1938. Cash
only.
BISTRO
LE 6 PAUL BERT
4-course dinner menu €44; noon-2pm Tue, noon-2pm & 7.30-11pm Wed-Sat; Faidherbe-Chaligny)
Opened by Bertrand Auboyneau of neighbouring
Bistrot Paul Bert
and Québecois chef
Louis-Philippe Riel, Le 6 serves mindblowing multicourse menus of small(ish) plates. The
exquisitely prepared and presented creations from Riel's open kitchen change daily but in-
