Bien-être on the block

First a "health bistro" for lunch, then café glacé at a trendy coffee shop a few doors away.

Abbatoir Végétal

61 rue Ramey 75018

Café Pimpin

64 rue Ramey 75018
(also has light healthy lunch choices)

 

Majestic

The Basilica's dome cradled by bushes and trees.

Cool spot

Shaded and quiet, Marcel's terrace is a warm-weather favorite to meet up with a friend and linger.

Marcel

1 Villa Léandre 75018

Truly Paris

Mornings at Le Vrai Paris ("the true Paris") feel like you truly are in Paris.

Le Vrai Paris

33 rue des Abbesses 75018

Homage to Steinlen

Sculpture of Swiss-born artist Théophile Steinlen with his wife atop a fountain in a small square.

[Steinlen's well-known poster Le Chat Noir is often misattributed to Toulouse Lautrec]

 

On a curve

Mild August evenings see side streets lined with tables chairs and locals.

Le Jardin d'en Face

29 rue des Trois Frères 75018

Love glory botox

Street artist Miss.Tic leaves her mark yet again, this time on the wall of a Montmartre gallery.

La vie en bleu

 

Montmartre is "the" quartier to cool down in August.

Above: street used as film set for La Vie en Rose (2007) starring Marion Cotillard as Édith Piaf, winning Oscar for Best Actress

- Starting tomorrow more vignettes from Paris' artsy hilltop village -