Rue de Chaillot. From the front door, turn left.
1. G-20. The
G-20 is our supermarket. Take another
left at the end of the block on toRue
Georges Bizet. At the next corner is
Rue de Chaillot. Turn right at there is the G-20. Household supplies like bottled water,
garbage bags, and paper products are in the back left side of the store. By the way, you bag your own groceries at the
G-20.
2. Laverie. The Laundromat is down
a few doors and across the street from the G-20 on Rue de Chaillot. The trick
to using the Laverie is to take laundry detergent with you (you’ll find it in
the bathroom or under the kitchen sink); there are two laundry bags and a
2-wheel cart that I usually use to transport stuff back-and-forth. There is a large white control panel on the wall
near the front door.
a. Put your clothes
into the washing machine;
b. Use the knob on the
machine to indicate whites and temperature;
c. go to the control panel
and punch in the number of the machine;
d. the machine will
prompt you for 4 euros to wash (it might be 6 but I think it is 4);
e. enter coins or you
can insert paper money;
f. return to the
machine and push the small silver start button
g. when the washer is
done, put close into one of the 4 dryers;
h. enter the dryer
number into the control panel
i. put in one euro
j. if the clothes are
not dry when the machine stops, enter the machine number again and put in
another euro.
The proprietor of the shoe repair shop
adjacent to the Laverie will help you if you have any troubles. He doesn’t speak English, but he has to help
out French people, too.
3. Neighborhood Bakery #1.
Don’t
know the name of the bakery, but while your stuff washes, go to the bakery you
passed on the way to the Laverie and get a croissant and a coffee.
4. Tabac Marceau. At the very end of
Rue de Cahillot is a café which is very good.
Great omelets. [Don’t buy cigars
there, their humidor isn’t that great.] This
is a good place to start the day with a late breakfast or early lunch.
Pierre 1er de
Serbie. From the front door
turn left:
5. Prego.
This is a pizza place. Cute
little place. Nobody speaks English, but
it is no problem to look at the menu and figure out what you want.
6. Bar. A new bar/restaurant
opened next to our building. The wine is
on the expensive side (per glass), but it is good for a night cap at the end of
the evening. We haven’t eaten there, but
plan to next time.
7. Tse-Yang.
The Chinese restaurant next to our building is supposed to be the best
Chinese restaurant in Paris. We’ve never
been there. I can only guess it is
expensive.
Pierre 1er de
Serbie. From the front door
turn right:
8. Café. The café at the end
of the block is nice. Reasonably
priced. They have English language menus
if you want. Good for breakfast, lunch
and dinner.
9. Bakery #2. A hard right at the
Café (on Rue Freycinet) is another bakery.
Nice baker. We have a point and
nod relationship.
10. Valentin. We
like this place. It is further down the
street next to Le Post (the post office).
It is open for coffee and couissants (while they last) in the morning. The lunch menu is really good. The menu is not in English and no one speaks
English, but the menu has burgers, pasta and salads. They are open for wine in the evening, but
close early and no dinner. We like this
place!
11. Waknine.
Expensive. This place does not
seem to appreciate non-French customers.
We never plan to go back.
