Our Favorite Paris Restaurants by Neighborhood: Pigalle

One of our favorite Pigalle restaurants is the local bouillon.

Despite its seedy past as Paris’ red light district, today’s Pigalle—located in the capital’s 9th arrondissement—hardly resembles its 20th, or 19th century self.  Swept up in the winds of gentrification that have engulfed much of northern Paris, the streets of the neighborhood, including the infamous Boulevard de Clichy, are increasingly lined with hip cafes, bars […]

The Bouillons of Paris: Then and Now (UPDATED 2024)

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There are many cool restaurants in Paris with seasonal menus, understated decor and hushed dining rooms. But you can’t talk about places to eat in the city without covering bouillons Paris. A bouillon is an eatery that harkens back to another era of Parisian dining—when the menu never changed, the service was snappy and the […]