Le Cadoret

"A working-class neighborhood on the northeastern edge of Paris (and the birthplace of Édith Piaf), Belleville is one of the most interesting food neighborhoods in Paris. There, brother-and-sister team Léa and Louis-Marie Fleuriot run this very affordable modern bistro in a former corner cafe. While she works the kitchen, he runs the dining room, and together they offer the kind of market-driven cooking that exemplifies the area. The petroleum-blue facade has big picture windows, which let light in on the indigo, zinc-topped service bar, open kitchen, and wooden tables laid with cloth napkins and Opinel knives. The chalkboard menu changes daily but runs to dishes like mussels in creamy, saffron-spiked bisque, haddock in coriander court bouillon with mushrooms and potato puree, and egg-rich, caramel sauce-lashed creme caramel. Located in the 19th arrondissement." - Alexander Lobrano

"This local bistro in upper Belleville is the epitome of vintage Parisian with an old zinc-topped counter, moleskin banquettes and a mosaic tiled floor. A sister and brother team, Léa Fleuriot (in the kitchen) and Louis-Marie serve food to an arty crowd of (aspiring) actors and gourmet hipsters. Léa crafts bistro classics with intriguing modern twists, such as finely sliced potatoes, puntarella, radicchio and noisette butter; free-range roast chicken, turnips, carrots, mushrooms and a spring onion sauce; choux filled with chantilly cream and a drizzling of chocolate sauce. Vegetarian versions on request. Concise 100% organic wine list. Buzzy, casual atmosphere with rap music playing softly in the background." - Michelin Inspector