Meet Helmut Newcake. Thanks to this “deli-patisserie,” gluten-free has never looked sexier, and tasted yummier either. Everything is gluten-free, so you finally have an excuse to ask out that hottie with the raging allergies. Order some pastries to eat along the banks of the Canal, or sit down, stay awhile. Helmut has a beautifully lit veranda to lunch on and a few nice armchairs for lounging around with a coffee and a pastry. Service here is decidedly sweet and the place is rather dreamy (what’s with those mysterious feathers dangling from the ceiling?). For lunch, the kitchen offers a choice of two daily specials. Good luck trying to snag a coveted spot for Sunday brunch, which features a complete menu including scrambled eggs, salmon, and a stack of glutenless pancakes. Ten Days tried a hearty cod parmentier and a chicken/noodle stir-fry. The plates are good, but let’s be honest, we really came for dessert.
The charming couple of owners, one half an ex-pastry chef of Lenôtre, stock a pastry case that is pure eye candy, overflowing with financiers, cannelés, éclairs, tarts, and cupcakes, all baked in-house, and a fondant au chocolat that goes down smooth and hits all the right spots. So how do they do it?
What’s a better way to celebrate the first rays of sun in Paris than to sit in a charming visual environment with a couple of friends while listening to a vinyl squeaky? The recently opened tearoom La Chambre aux Oiseaux …
Do one thing, but do it right. The guys of beloved canteen Le Cambodge are sticking to that mantra with Le Petit Cambodge, which follows in a line of concept restaurants popping up based on one signature dish.
Feeling nostalgiac? Put down the pomade and grab a late-nite bite at your newest 60’s- throwback, diner hangout—run by the good people of Chez Jeanette. You can’t miss the bright and big-lettered street sign of Le Floréal
Iñaki Aizpitarte, celebrated Basque chef of bistro-nomic temple Le Chateaubriand, continues to reinvent haute cuisine in a relaxed setting with a small and intimate wine/tapas bar located next door to the original restaurant.
Known for the recycling of vintage clothes into avant garde and unconventional apparel, Andrea Crews has just relocated. After years in the now super trendy SoPi (South Pigalle) area, the hyperactive-creative girls, led by Maroussia Rebecq, have moved in the trashy area of Belleville.
In the afternoon, the terrace, facing the canal, is a great place to chill out. At night, the crowd is composed mostly of trendy boys and seductive girls.
This bookshop, on the bank of Canal Saint Martin, offers a selection of art books and sometimes organizes exhibitions.
Open since october 2004, le Point Ephémère has kept to its ambition to be a centre of artistic creation and a cultural transmission vector: concerts, exhibitions…