La Fontaine de Belleville in Paris is Belleville Brûlerie's day-long café-bistro: third-wave coffee, tartines, plat du jour, and a wine list past 18:00.
Signature: Tartine, Café crème
Order: A tartine at 11:00, the plat du jour at 13:00, a glass of Beaujolais at 18:00.
Tip: Open 08:00-22:00 daily; the back room is quieter for laptop work mid-morning.
Chez Michel in Paris cooks Breton-Norman regional French in the 10e, kig-ha-farz in winter, a kouign-amann for two as dessert. Priced at €€.
Signature: Kouign-amann, Game in winter
Order: Whatever game or fish is on the daily menu; the kouign-amann to finish.
Tip: The annex tables in the cave are the quieter option; book at least a week ahead.
La Droguerie in Paris 10e is the crepe stand on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. Batter made fresh by the team, crepes made to order in front of you.
Try: Made-to-order sweet and savoury crepes from house batter
Le Daily Syrien in Paris 10e is the Syrian falafel counter on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. Open daily 11:00-22:00. At 55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis.
Try: Syrian falafel wrapped in thin saj bread
New Morning in Paris's 10e is the Rue des Petites Écuries jazz room open since 1981, with a black-box stage that has hosted Chet Baker, Stan Getz and Prince.
Tip: Tickets €25-45 via the venue site; arrive 19:30 for unreserved seating closer to the stage.