Charisma Discoveries

1. Point Éphémère

FMR is a multi-use site off of the Canal St. Martin managed by the Usines Éphémères collective and with an agenda determ... (more)

2. Restaurante Nagoya

3. El Taco De Mexico

With accolades for its authenticity, El Taco offers a space where everyone--and I mean, EVERYONE, no matter the budget--... (more)

4. Village Bagels

Three-shop chain with bagels and pretty darn good coffee. I'm sure this branch isn't all too different from the other tw... (more)

5. Bagelei

Cute bagel shop in the Aussere Neustadt. The ingredients always seem super fresh and the one girl that I always saw ther... (more)

6. Ground Zero

Previously located near uber-trendy Oberkampf, Ground Zero finds its digs in slowly-gentrifying Belleville. Of course, I... (more)

7. Common Grounds

a great spot for larger groups to get together for good coffee and conversation. the staff is very friendly and upbeat. ... (more)

8. Lefties

I found this place by chance, walking in to get a respite from the heat. Little did I know that Lefties is actually a Za... (more)

9. Caffè Moro

Oh, yeah, I just paid 4,50 for a latte ! I walk by this place and run off because it's usually packed with beautiful loc... (more)

10. Loving Hut

Fourth time's the charm, apparently! I could've had two orders of the "joyeux croustillants" and it would've been just p... (more)

11. Morning Glory

I used to take classes at the language school just a few doors down Kastanienallee, so Morning Glory became a frequent b... (more)

12. nude espresso

Similar in philosophy to Kaffeine, nude is one of the forerunners of London coffeeshop culture and like its Fitzrovian c... (more)

13. Le Petit Josselin

On this street of crêperies, one would really have to be in the know to distinguish the best from the rest. Fortunately,... (more)

14. L'As du Falafel

If there's one falafel place that guidebooks to Paris rave about, it's probably this one. I'd avoided this place on nume... (more)

15. Double Eye

16. Le Bar à Soupes

Especially on the grayest of Parisian days, it's very hard to miss this soup bar's yellow facade, giving off those healt... (more)

17. Golem

As I've probably mentioned in a review of the Cines Renoir (and as I've mentioned to friends), I try to avoid going to C... (more)

18. Le Silence de la Rue

Le Silence de la Rue has supplanted Ground Zero as my favorite shop for new music in Paris, with a different, less-scene... (more)

19. Boulangerie Jacques Bazin

It's easy to make this bakery a favorite, since it's literally around the corner from my place. Beautiful turn-of-the-ce... (more)

20. Felekabad

You walk to end of the peninsula to get to this friendly seafood joint. Perhaps it was because I was a foreigner dining ... (more)