a week on the rue des martyrs - sunday

Kooka Boora (KB Cafeshop)

This amazing little cafe is located towards the north of rue des martyrs, at the junction with avenue trudaine, and I love it! The atmosphere inside is perfect - there are cosy window seats, and cushioned wooden seats, which are so comfy. It is a very bustling place, which adds to the great ambiance and general feel. They offer a great variety of hot drinks, including a great choice of teas and coffees and also offering fresh fruit juice. As well as this, their cake selection is all too tempting! But try the cookies, they are worth every penny! The staff (who speak english) are so friendly and happy to chat too. All this is happening to a great music playlist.... could it get any better?! 

53, avenue Trudaine, 75009

a week on the rue des martyrs - saturday.

food markets.

Along the rue des martyrs, there are so many food markets, which is great for getting a feel for the local atmosphere. There is a fresh pasta shop, a cheese shop and several butchers, as well as the numerous bakeries and patisseries. All of the food shops are so lovely to look at, even if you don't want to buy; it gives so much more of a traditional shopping experience than the supermarkets. 

a week on the rue des martyrs - friday.

Rose Bakery.

This is such an unassuming cafe, it is really easy to just walk past it... but you have to stop! It is such a lovely place. Inside, they have long communal tables to eat at, as well as some lovely cooking and food products to buy too, not to mention their display of amazing cakes and lunch options. They have amazing scones, carrot cakes and sticky toffee puddings, but then also amazing salads, soups and other very tempting options!! It has a great contemporary feel to it, but its also very warming and welcoming. Avoid peak lunchtime hours if you don't want to wait, but having said that, the food is worth waiting for!! 

46 rue des martyrs 75009

30 rue debelleyme 75003

10 boulevard de la bastille 75012

a week on the rue des martyrs - thursday.

presse des martyrs.

This is such a lovely little newsagents - the papers are piled up on the floor and the choice of magazines is wonderful. Its a small shop, but their stock is great, and the staff are really friendly and helpful. On a Sunday morning in particular, it is full of locals buying their sunday paper which creates such a nice atmosphere. Even if you don't want to buy anything, head in and have a look around!

a week on the rue des martyrs - wednesday.

Karamell.

This is a lovely little sweet shop, perfect for stocking up on snacks for the day; with such an array of treats to choose from, its hard not to be tempted! On offer are most childhood favourites, such as cola bottles, gummy bears and even candy canes with the traditional paper pick'n'mix bags to put them in, as well as some lovely jars of sweets, perfect for gifts.

15 rue des martyrs

http://www.karamell.fr/

a week on the rue des martyrs - tuesday.

Quartino.

This little pizza place is amazing! The chef hand makes the pizzas in massive rectangular trays, then you choose the pizza you want, they cut it up into the size you want and you pay for the weight of it. They even heat it up for you too! The pizza toppings include tuna, pesto, aubergines, mozzarella, rocket... the list goes on! They do take away or eat in... be sure to head in here!

19 rue des martyrs, 75009

19 rue rambuteau, 75004

http://www.quartino.fr/1.aspx

a week on the rue des martyrs - monday.

Fresh fruit and veg markets.

Rue des Martyrs is full of fresh fruit and veg markets, all very reasonably priced. Each shop has a great variety of food (better than most Parisian supermarkets) and of great quality too. The bright colours are so pretty its quite difficult not to stop, and when you do, the people who work there are more than happy to help. Definitely head here for your weekly food shop!

a week on the rue des martyrs.

Hi everyone! be sure to keep an eye on my blog this coming week as I am going to be doing a 'feature' called a week on the rue des martyrs and so every day I will be doing a small blog about a different shop/cafe on this lovely street. It is my favourite road in Paris so far, and there is always so much going on including a flea market which comes twice a year, and the majority of the shops are open on sundays, which is a bonus. It is located in the 9th arrondissement, just south of montmartre, near metro pigalle and st georges, so perfect if you are taking a trip to the right bank. more to come this week so stay tuned! 

espace kiliwatch.

64, rue Tiquetonne, Paris.

If you like vintage shopping then this is the place for you. Unlike a lot of other vintage shops in Paris, Espace Kiliwatch offers good clothes at reasonable prices and as the shop is so well laid out, there isn't any need for frantic routing around. 

Keep an eye out for... the selection of bags and shoes that are dotted around.

http://espacekiliwatch.fr/