The owners of Le Bal Cafe on an excellent Sichuanese restaurant, the best Chinese dumplings in Paris and a good inexpensive supermarket chain
EATING OUT
Kunitoraya
1 rue Villedo, 75001 Paris; www.kunitoraya.com
A Japanese restaurant near Pyramides known for its udon and rice bowls, this was an inspiration for London’s celebrated udon restaurant Koya. “It’s a really good place.” – Alice
Guo Xin, Restaurant raviolis
47 Rue de Belleville, 75019 Paris; +33 1 42 38 17 53
“Best chinese raviolis (dumplings) in Paris. Run by women and all hand-made.”
Telescope
5 Rue Villedo, 75001 Paris; +33 1 42 61 33 14, www.telescopecafe.com
“Second-best coffee shop in Paris (after Ten Belles!). They have amazing financiers made with olive pulp. Perfect with espresso.” – Alice
Les Trois Royaumes
42 Rue Richer, 75009 Paris; +33 1 47 70 17 17
“Excellent Sichuanese restaurant. The spicy pig intestines are the best.” – Alice
BUYING IN
Marché Bio des Batignolles
42 Boulevard des Batignolles, 75017 Paris (open Saturdays)
“On Saturdays there’s a huge organic market just up the road. It’s good but extremely expensive. You can buy kale, which you couldn’t buy in France a year and a half ago. Everyone’s obsessed with kale – ah, le kale!” – Alice
Dia
75 Rue Riquet, 75018 Paris; www.dia.fr
“This is a cheap Spanish supermarket chain. The vegetables are much better here than at any of the more expensive supermarkets.” – Alice