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Bob’s Juice Bar and Bob’s Kitchen

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Susie Hollands

This is one of the best places to go for healthy vegetarian fast-food. Get your wheat-grass drinks and smoothies, and menus including salads and sandwiches at the ‘original’ canal-side location Bob’s Juice. Big brother Bob’s Kitchen offers heartier warm meals and plates as well as lighter fare. Bob’s Juice Bar 15 Rue Lucien Sampaix, 10th… Read more

A. Zagorski Plant-Based Products

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Susie Hollands

A normal looking pharmacie on the albeit chi-chi rue Jacob. Behind these doors a wealth of the normal fun things you find in a french chemist/drugstore, but there’s more. Mme (Annie) Zagorski, the owner, is also a naturopath and makes the most excellent face creams (anti-ageing), hand cream, bath essence (the rose is excellent and… Read more

Marché des Enfants Rouges

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Susie Hollands

What do our fellow Parisians think about our city’s oldest market* ? The hedge fund controller says: “First we can find you. Second you’re multicultural.” The graphic designer says: “The italian shop / restaurant 🙂 and the photography shop !” The international banker says: “I’ve only stopped by this Marché once and couldn’t… Read more

Breizh Café

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Susie Hollands

Walking down Rue Vieille du Temple on a crisp Sunday afternoon, I spotted Breizh Café. The atmosphere looked so warm and inviting from the outside, I let myself in to indulge in a hot crepe. As I stood at the bar waiting for a seat, I noticed the joint was like no other – in… Read more

Pink Flamingo Pizza

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Susie Hollands

Creative flavor combinations, made with delicious super-fresh ingredients and sporting clever names like the Basquiat, the Bjork and the Ghandi, served in a cheerful, kitsch atmosphere. The original location is a stone’s throw from the Canal – offering a terrific take-away service: after ordering, you’re given a pink balloon, then just tie the balloon to… Read more