Next Stop: Lunch at Chez Georges or La Quincambosse
Directions:
- Chez Georges Restaurant is on the top floor of the Centre Georges Pompidou. (Tel: +33(0)144 784 799.) The restaurant is a favorite among jetsetters, particularly for its sleek architecture and prime views of the city. Reservations highly recommended.
- La Quincambosse is a simple family restaurant serving quiches, salads, or classics with an eclectic spin, like pork with honey. From the Centre Pompidou, walk two blocks west; the second street parallel to the Center is Rue Quincampoix.
13 Rue Quincampoix - Tel: 33 (0)1 42 78 68 48
Next stop: Canal Saint-Martin neighborhood
Directions: Take bus #56, direction "Porte de Clignancourt" from the Centre Pompidou stop; get off at Republique. Turn right on Rue Leon Jouhaux, continue until you reach the canal. Turn left at the canal to get to the spots recommended in the Canal Saint-Martin Neighborhood guide.
- Strolling around the Canal Saint-Martin, notice that you are in one of Paris' more secret, lesser-known neighborhoods. There is real old-village charm here, electrified by the influence of young designers, artists, and musicians who've made the area their stomping grounds.
Next stop: The Belleville Neighborhood
Directions: From the canal, walk back to Republique and take metro line 11 to Belleville.
- Have you seen the wildly original animated film, "The Triplets of Belleville?" It's an oddball story centered around three Parisian sisters who make music with kitchen appliances and subsist on a diet of frogs. Much of it takes place in "populaire" Belleville, a gritty and artistically charged area where artists set up shop and immigrant communities contribute to a cosmopolitan charm.
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