Places in this guide
N°1Sandwich shopChez Aline
Eighteen press domains, from Le Monde to the New York Times, for a shopfront on rue de la Roquette in a former horse butchery whose sign was left in place. Delphine Zampetti redefined the Paris sandwich there, and Snacking named it the best jambon-beurre in Paris. It is the historic benchmark of this selection.
« Between Bastille and Voltaire, Delphine Zampetti's sandwich shop has become an essential address. »
— TéléramaSee the full place file22 mentions
N°2TaqueriaTaco Mesa
The taqueria of Beatriz Gonzalez, already running Neva Cuisine and Coretta, opened in late November 2023 on rue du Faubourg Poissonniere. Fifteen press domains, including Le Fooding, Gault&Millau, Telerama and Time Out, the last praising French meats and in-house nixtamalisation. The Google rating is both very high and rising.
« The tortillas are filled to order with a quartet of particularly careful recipes (French meats, in-house nixtamalisation). »
— Time OutSee the full place file16 mentionsRating rising
N°3Banh mi shopNonette Bánh Mì & Donuts
Konbini calls it the most sought-after banh mi spot of the moment, on rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Franco-Vietnamese chef Khanh-Ly Huynh, MasterChef 2015 winner, rereads the Vietnamese sandwich with upgraded ingredients, extended by filled doughnuts. Ten press domains, including Telerama and Time Out.
« This is the most sought-after banh mi spot of the moment, on rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud in the capital's 11th arrondissement. »
— konbini.comSee the full place file8 mentions
N°4Kebab shopBroche
In passage des Panoramas, Tamir Nahmias turned his Levantine restaurant Adar into a rotisserie canteen: shawarma on one side, falafel pita on the other, and nothing else to decide. Le Monde used it as the starting point for a piece on the perfect bite, with Le Fooding and Telerama following. Time Out notes an overflowing pita.
« By overhauling his den Adar into a crackling rotisserie canteen, Tamir Nahmias keeps blowing hot and rich on Levantine ground. »
— Le FoodingSee the full place file8 mentions
N°5Bao barYansai
In Batignolles, Thomas Li opened an Asian street-food canteen whose value for money Le Parisien highlights, with a twelve-euro lunch set noted by the press. Twelve domains follow it, from L'Express to Telerama and Time Out, the latter singling out the gua bao. The Google rating is rising across nearly 1,500 reviews.
« Yansai, the new Asian canteen in Batignolles. Excellent value for money. »
— leparisien.frSee the full place file8 mentionsRating rising
N°6Kebab shopUrfa Dürüm
A microscopic shop on Faubourg Saint-Denis, open for more than thirty years, serving Kurdish sandwiches and lahmacun from six euros, every day from noon to midnight. Le Figaro, Le Fooding, Telerama and Time Out all follow it, and Telerama points out that street food need not mean junk food. It offers the best ratio of price, hours and press coverage on the list.
« Who said street food had to rhyme with junk food? Certainly not Urfa Durum. »
— TéléramaSee the full place file9 mentions
N°7Sandwich shopProject Sausage
On rue du Chemin Vert, David John Kelly opened the area's most serious British kitchen: pork pies, vegetable pastries, plump sliced-bread sandwiches, flapjack for dessert. Le Fooding files it alongside Ten Belles and The Cambridge Public House. The best Google rating in this selection.
« Pork pies, vegetable pastries and plump sliced-bread sandwiches parade in the window of this small kitchen open onto the street. »
— TéléramaSee the full place file10 mentions
N°8Kebab shopIMPACT BERLINER KEBAP
The Berlin doner, born in 1970s Berlin, served on rue Saint-Denis with carefully sourced meats and house-made bread. Time Out tells how this small challenger carved out a place in the shadow of the genre's big names. Seven press domains, a high and stable Google rating across more than 450 reviews, and a very low bill.
« In the shadow of Surpriz and its Berlin-style kebab empire, a small challenger is quietly making room for itself. »
— Time OutSee the full place file10 mentions
N°9Greek restaurantFilakia, Petit Café d'Athènes
The little brother of Grand Cafe d'Athenes, on rue Mandar, made souvlaki a real subject in Paris: spit-grilled meat in a house-made pita, at some of the lowest prices on the list. Le Figaro covered its shift from takeaway to sit-down, and thirteen press domains cover it. Chloe Monchalin and Benjamin Rousselet have run it for more than seven years.
« You come for the real souvlaki, that typically Greek sandwich of grilled meat and garnish, all served in a house-made pita. »
— scope.lefigaro.frSee the full place file7 mentions
N°10Bao barPetit Bao - Faubourg Saint-Denis
The sixth address of the Bao Family, back to its original format, Petit Bao, on rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis. Shanghai street food, bao and dumplings, a short format and contained prices, which Konbini sums up as a return to the roots. The Google rating is very high across more than 900 reviews, on a street already dense with counters.
« The Bao Family opens a sixth address for lovers of Shanghai street food. »
— Time OutSee the full place file5 mentions
N°11Sandwich shopNissi
On rue Pierre Fontaine in South Pigalle, Nina Metoudi gave everything up to open a counter of Levantine and Sephardic sandwiches drawn from family recipes. Yonder gave it nine out of ten, with Zepros and Kiss My Chef following. A very high, stable Google rating, for one of the most personal offers on the list.
« Nina Metoudi gave everything up to open Nissi, a small restaurant of Levantine, family-inspired sandwiches. »
— resto.zepros.frSee the full place file8 mentions
