“1 Rue du Cheval-Blanc, Pantin – www.facebook.com/guinguettedepantin – around 25 € – open from june to september If you need to feel in holiday, this is the bistro you need with its 500 m2 of sand, palm trees, deckchairs, large wooden tables! The menu mix simple inspired street food and seefood : Tentacle of grilled octopus, pulled lamb sandwiches, nasi goreng ... All washed down with Gallia beer made in Pantin or natural wines. A menu that will be jostled some nights by guests from the Capital, such as the restaurant team of the Stolen Glass, the Dauphin or the Nopal. To access it, you can walk along the canal from home or take the metro to next station, église de Pantin then go down mail Charles de Gaulle and cross the canal aboard a free electric boat. * * *”

“If you are starving, the nearest restaurant is a chinese self-serve buffet in front of Bobigny-Raymond Queneau metro station. It’s probably not the best chinese restaurant but there is a large variety of food so it’s good for groups, kids, thrifty students or someone who has not eaten for a week! Around 20 €”