Paris – Tartempion

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Tartempion restaurant is located in Montmartre on Rue du Mont Cenis which is just off the famous Place du Tertre. It’s one of the many restaurants which are in the area and around the square. Like many occasions during short Paris breaks when there’s not much time to choose, it can be difficult to decide where to eat from the many options available. In any case, I’d definitely recommend Tartempion, especially if you like duck salad.which is what I ordered. It’s a combination of duck leg and smoked duck served with fresh salad, bread and washed down with a nice glass of wine. I’ll be back!

Paris Jazz Clubs

Here is a selection of five Paris Jazz clubs just from the 18th Arrondissement, the famous Montmartre area.

Au Clairon des Chasseurs

3, Place du Tertre Montmartre

Métro: Anvers

Entrance: Free, one drink minimum
Music: every night 21h – 02h

A Paris… Comme commença si souvent Francis Lemarque, il y a la tour Eiffel, les Grands Boulevards, l’arc de Triomphe et Montmartre. Et à Montmartre, il y a le Sacré Cœur, qu’on aperçoit de partout quand on arrive. Et au pied du Sacré Cœur, presque à l’ombre même de ses grandes formes blanches, il y a une place, toute petite et très célèbre : la place du Tertre. Le plus facile pour y accéder c’est de prendre le funiculaire d’en bas ! Et place du Tertre, il y a le « Clairon » comme en parlent les habitués.

Autour de Midi

11, rue Lepic 75018 Paris

Métro: Blanche

Established in 2001, in the heart of Montmartre , “Autour de Midi”… et Minuit” offers two very distinct and complementary atmospheres : a traditional French restaurant on the main floor and a jazz club in a wonderfully cosy ‘cave voutée’ down below.

Bab-ilo

9, rue du Baigneur 75018 Paris
Métro: Jules-Joffrin.
Entrance: 5 €

Music: Concerts de Jazz les samedis, Musique Brésilienne jazz les dimanches de 18h à 22h, sometimes Jazz on Friday
Il y a quelques années que cette drôle de péniche s’amarra rue du Baigneur. Éclats de jazz, de rire, de vie, de cœur, ce n’est pas un bar de nuit, c’est un bunker de verre : un lieu de résistance… … à la bêtise ambiante, à l’acculturation générale et aux coups bas de la vie…

Le Blue Note

14, rue Muller 75018 Paris Métro: Château Rouge
Music: Mostly Brazilian Jazz.

Le Houdon

5, rue des Abbesses 75018 Paris Métro: Abbesses
Bar le Houdon transforms from humdrum café to makeshift jazz venue Friday and Saturday. The musicians are topnotch and the price is right.

There are also many jazz clubs perfect for Paris breaks in the areas around Champs Elysees, Luxembourg, St Denis and scattered all over the city in fact.

The Sacre Coeur has become one of the iconic landmarks of Paris, because of its unusual eastern style architecure, white stonework and the location at the top of la butte de Montmartre.
But as a ‘must see’ destination for short Paris breaks I’d have to give a few warnings. There’s not so much to do or see as you might think. The interior of the church is dark, because the stones from which is was made have the peculiar characteristic of being white only when exposed to sunlight. And the church is not really that old.

On the other hand the view from the top presents one of the few opportunities to look out over Paris, spot the eiffel tower, chatelet, Montparnasse tower, the Opera and the rest of the parisian skyline.

So on a sunny day it may be worth climbing all the steps for the view and the sense of being outdoors above the city. There is a funicular railway which is sort of part of the metro system but last time I was there it was closed for safety reasons, a bit like La Samaritaine.