The best bars and cafés Paris 2nd 75002

Go to Rue Montmartre, and if possible take the pedestrian walkway that leads quietly to Les Halles. This is where you'll find the Café Noir, a small local institution. It's a lively place where you can enjoy a drink all day long, with a vast terrace stretching out onto the street in fine weather, and at particularly attractive prices - which isn't always the case in the area. Add to this a rather high-quality snacking offer, and you've got yourself a sure bet.

While this Parisian bistro in the Galerie Vivienne has earned a reputation as a culinary Mecca, it's also a great place for a drink. The location is ideal, in the heart of Paris, in a superb ^19th-century covered passage with glass roofs and refined decor. You'll be surprised, even seduced, by the retro look of the establishment, which doesn't seem to have changed a bit since the 1950s: yellow formica at the counter, bright but typical neon lights, colorful tiled floors, well-worn skai chairs...

If rue Saint-Anne - and the surrounding area - is known for its incomparable range of Japanese cuisine, the best of Japanese street food can be found at Aki Café. Well-known to connoisseurs for many years, the place offers a variety of delicacies to take away or enjoy on the spot: matcha pastries, sandos (sandwiches with breaded pork, fried chicken, shrimp...), bentos, onigiris, hot dishes... An original choice. But Aki is also home to the neighboring bakery Mochi Mochi Aki, which will appeal to those addicted to mochi, melon bread and dorayaki.