If you're a stroller-pusher, you may be feeling like the narrow and crowded streets here mean Paris is just not for you. Not so! This baby-, toddler-, and kid-friendly café is a welcome respite for parents who are tired of apologizing [more...]

The Maison Fouquet has been in operation at the same rue Lafitte location since 1852. Since 1928, a second location in the 8th has meant that chocolate lovers have twice the pleasure and twice the temptation. Originally a jam shop, [more...]

Only in Pigalle would you find such an eclectic mix of spicy food, psychics, and massage therapists. At No Stress Café, you can eat a delicious meal and also get a massage (after 9pm) or have a fortune-teller tell you about your [more...]

It's pool tables as far as the eye can see in this huge billiard hall. For 5-12€/hour, you can test your skills on one of the 8 American billiard tables, 5 French, 2 pool, or the snooker table.

The Clichy Montmartre pool hall [more...]

It's hard to imagine this authentic wine bar is just three short blocks from the tourist-trap that is the Moulin Rouge. Le Dit Vin (pronounced like "divin" meaning "divine") is a great spot to find a cozy corner and sip an excellent [more...]

Follow in the steps of Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso and Baudelaire at Le Divan du Monde. It reopened in the 90s as a classy concert venue with diverse shows ranging from electronica to world music. The design of the bar side is a gorgeous [more...]

Macarons may just be the best French pastry (sorry, éclair). For the best of the best, take your date macaron-tasting at Ladurée, where you can buy a sampling of small macarons of dozens of flavors – classic ones like coffee, [more...]

Don’t worry about how you dress on this date – when you go dancing at the Gala des Ringards ("ringard" = out of style), it’s the craziest ball of them all. Most are dressed eccentrically to dance to ultra-kitch old French tunes [more...]