Le Barbouquin

Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville


After browsing Belleville's busy market, relax over an organic tea or freshly juiced carrot-and-apple cocktail, or tuck into a gluten-free focaccia or vegetable pastry at this cafe on magnificently graffitied rue Dénoyez. Secondhand books in French and English – to borrow, swap or buy – line one wall, and jam sessions take place most Saturday afternoons, in addition to regular evening concerts.