Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk, choosing the best shops

Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk are always welcome. There’s plenty to see on this stroll, which starts just outside the Musée-Pompidou and winds its way through the Marais district. This district is unique in that it is both historically the district of the Jewish community in Paris and more recently the world-famous gay district.

What are “Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk” in the Marais district

The “Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk ” are Coffee breaks, Restaurant breaks, Shopping breaks – in other words, anything that might interest you along a guided and commented walk, in addition to the Points of Interest of the walk itself that are the main subject of the walk.

These relaxation breaks are located all along the Promenade’s itinerary, from the Musée-Pompidou to Bastille via the Marais district. There are 118 relaxation breaks on this Pompidou-Bastille walk.
This allows you to rest, taste or buy at recommended points rated with near-certainty of quality, without being ripped off by an unscrupulous shopkeeper. And since you’re also on vacation, you can make the most of your time simply by mingling with Parisians around the corner.

How we selected our trusted retailers of the Marais District

The selected stores (118 in all for this walk) in the neighborhood are rated from 1 to 5. We have systematically eliminated from our lists merchants rated below 4.0 (with a few exceptions of 3.2 or 3.5, to let you know which merchants to avoid in particular). Merchants are rated by tourists who have preceded you on this walk itinerary between the Musée-Pompidou and Place de la Bastille.

The Marais stores selected in the end represent less than 50% of those located along and in the immediate vicinity (less than 100 m) of the promenade. This means that by following our list, you’ll avoid the low-quality services and “tourist traps” regularly encountered in tourist areas such as the Marais district.

Is this “merchant qualification” liste reliable on the “Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk”

We take the following precautions:

• Each merchant selected must have been rated several times (often several dozen times)
• within a recent period (within the previous year)
• The scores received by the same merchant must be consistent. Several scores between 2 and 4, while the other scores are all between 4 and 5, indicate an anormaly that we cannot explain. This merchant is not selected. Scores are generally close together

On the other hand, if you compare the “quality of services and prices” you can expect from a merchant whose scores are regularly between 4.5 and 5, there’s very little risk of getting it wrong with a competitor, whose scores are invariably between 2 and 3.

How do you recognize trusted retailers of the Marais District?

First of all, we’ve located them on a map of the Marais district (see below), to check that they’re roughly evenly distributed (which is sometimes difficult, if not impossible). We then drew up a list, which you’ll find below the map, with the comments you’ll need to make your choice.

To make the map easier to read, we’ve differentiated the markers by color and a number representing each business. You can also “manipulate” the map, selecting a type of business and clicking on the marker to get a pop-up “definition” of the merchant. Each business has a number which is the same on the map and on the list.

Map

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How works the map of the “Relaxation breaks on Pompidou-Bastille walk” – Available information

• Click on “A propos” on the right just below the map. You’ll get a list of “stores grouped by type”. If you click on “Visualiser les données” at the top of this list, you’ll see a list of all 118 recommended stores on the right of the map.
• In this list on the right of the map, click on the store name to obtain its location on the map and its window with all store information, including address, telephone number and rating.
• To delete this list, click on “Fermer” in the top right-hand corner of the map, to clear the map of the store list.
• By clicking on + or – (or with the mouse wheel), you can enlarge or reduce the map.
• Clicking on the map and moving the cursor moves the map within the window.
• Move the mouse over each marker to display the store name.
• Clicking (with the left mouse button) on each marker opens a window containing all store information, including address, telephone number and customer rating.

List of recommended stores with comments and quality ratings located on the “Walk from the Musée-Pompidou to the Bastille Square via the Marais district”

The list of retailers below includes all the retailers on the map, each identified by “its” number in the left-hand column. We have “selected” 118 stores (about 50%) for relaxing breaks all along this walk.

Merchants are listed roughly in the order in which you’ll come across them on your walk (1st column from left), with their address and telephone number (2nd column), the type of shops (3rd column), and their rating they have received from previous tourists (4th column). Additional information (comments) is available (right-hand column) for each one.

By switching from this list to the map and clicking on the markers, you should get all the information you need to choose the right merchants.

The list includes 118 shops. They are displayed “per page” of 10. Click on “next” at the end of the table to obtain the following pages.

No.	Shop	Type	Address	Phone	Rating
1	Citadium Beaubourg	Clothing	33 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33170069993
2	Librairie chrétienne CLC Paris	Christian bookstore	47-49 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33142720932	4,6
3	Restaurant Dans le Noir	Restaurant (dining in the dark)	51 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33142779804	4,2
4	Barberousse Paris	Bar	60 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33766396366	4,5
5	Bap Bar	Korean restaurant	55 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33980324721	4,8
6	Little Yak	Tibetan restaurant	61 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33140098605	4,8
7	Charcutier Traiteur	Butcher shop	65 Rue Rambuteau, 75004 Paris		5,0
8	Chelsea	Restaurant	64 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33140246728	4,6
9	D noodles 70	Chinese Noodle Restaurant	70 R. Quincampoix, 75003 Paris	+33143707911	4,5
9	Pierre Hermé Boutique	Pastry shop	18 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+331 43 54 47 77	4,5
10	Man'ouché	Lebanese restaurant	62 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33177320584	4,3
10	Mariage-Frère Tea Store	Tea Shop	30-32 and 35 rue du Bourg-Tibourg, 75004 Paris	+331 42 72 28 11	4,5
11	Glace Bachir	Ice cream parlor	58 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33952797300	4,5
12	La French Guinguette	Restaurant	58 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33144499711	4,4
13	Sokha Royal Spa - Thaï massage	Thai massage	76 R. Quincampoix, 75003 Paris	+33140299825	4,9
14	Sweet Raviolis	Chinese restaurant	50 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33173759400	4,8
15	Atelier Brancusi	Art gallery	Place Georges Pompidou, 75004 Paris	+33144781233	4,6
17	Mamie sushi	Japanese restaurant	4 Rue Brantôme, 75003 Paris	+33987499883	4,5
18	Kiosque De Paris - Safa	Gift & souvenir shops	36 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33651585257	5,0
19	Librairie Centre Pompidou	Bookstore	19 Rue Beaubourg, 75004 Paris	+33144784322	4,2
20	Yu-Bi Salon de Beauté	Beauty salon	20 Rue Beaubourg 1er étage, 75004 Paris	+33781904184	4,9
21	Bubbolitas - Bubble Tea Bar	Tea Shop & Salon	17 R. Quincampoix, 75004 Paris	+33952603962	4,5
22	Aux Délices de Beaubourg	Bakery & Pastry Shop	20 Rue du Renard, 75004 Paris	+33140278841	4,5
23	Pain Vin Fromages	Fondue Restaurant	3 Rue Geoffroy l'Angevin, 75004 Paris	+33142740752	4,4
24	Le Ruisseau Burger Joint	Burger Restaurant	22 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33143700221	4,5
25	Homer Lobster - Marais	American restaurant	21 Rue Rambuteau, 75004 Paris		4,5
26	Bioburger Le Marais	Burger restaurants	13 Rue Rambuteau	+33145356972	4,7
27	Pain de Sucre (Pâtisserie)	Bakery & Pastry Shop	14 Rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris	+33145746892	4,4
28	Campoli Presti	Art gallery	6 Rue de Braque, 75003 Paris	+33140290892	4,5
29	Valrhona Paris	Chocolate shop	47 Rue des Archives, 75003 Paris	+33786547059	4,9
30	Dunes Blanches Chez Pascal	Pastry shop	54 Rue des Archives, 75004 Paris	+33987016878	4,5
31	Bijouterie Maty – Marais	Jewellery	50 Rue des Archives, 75004 Paris	+33187028352	5,0
31	Bijouterie Maty – Marais	Jewellery	50 Rue des Archives, 75004 Paris	+33187028352	5,0
32	Sézane et Octobre	Clothing	33 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris		4,5
35	Noir	Roaster & Coffee Shop	9 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris		5,0
36	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Perfume shops	7 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris	+33142717676	4,7
37	Le Colimaçon Marais	Restaurant	44 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33148871201	4,6
38	Le Beef Marais Steakhouse	Meat restaurant	33 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33981349179	4,5
39	Bâton Rouge Paris	Beauty Products	50 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33175573730	4,8
40	Calvin Klein	Fashion Accessories	42 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33179356776	4,6
41	Robert et Louise	Restaurant	64 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003 Paris	+33142785589	4,5
42	Horace @ Paris Marais	Beauty Products	68 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003 Paris	+33171248647	4,4
43	Boutique Musée Picasso	Gift & souvenir shops	4 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris	+33158651550	4,3
43	Boutique Musée Picasso	Gift & souvenir shops	4 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris	+33158651550	4,3
44	BrewDog Le Marais	Bar	1 Pl. de Thorigny, 75003 Paris	+33988032703	4,5
45	Méert	Pastry & Confectionery	16 Rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris	+33149965690	4,3
46	Dover Street Parfums Marke	Perfume shops	11 bis Rue Elzevir, 75003 Paris	+33145313320	4,8
47	Loom	Clothing	4 Rue Barbette, 75003 Paris		4,9
48	Pandora	Jewellery	20 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33157408353	4,4
49	Aubade	Lingerie & Lace	33 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33142769687	4,5
50	Camille	Restaurant	24 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33142722050	4,3
51	Crêperie Suzette	Creperie	24 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33142724616	4,3
52	Collectif Coulanges	Exhibition Restaurant	35-37 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris		4,3
53	Librairie 1909	Bookstore	35-37 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris		5,0
54	Caro Diario - Gelateria	Ice cream parlor	35 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris		4,9
55	Boutique Fursac	Men's Clothing	41 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33144935189	4,8
56	Boutique Estéban Marais	Perfume shops	32 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33157409223	4,5
57	Penhaligon's	Perfume shops	34 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33186696406	4,8
58	PopUpStore Marais	Clothing	38 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris		4,2
59	The Wizard's Shop Paris	Gifts	3 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris	+33185097450	4,6
60	Maison Francis Kurkdjian	Coffee Roaster & Café	7 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris	+33142717676	4,7
61	PNY Marais	Burger Restaurant	10 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33188479812	4,6
62	Comptoir des Cotonniers	Women's Clothing	7 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33185600049	4,7
63	Résistance	Bar	16 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33967591488	4,6
65	Nature et Découvertes Marais	Gifts	20 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33142963691	4,6
66	Benedict	Restaurant	19 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33142769137	4,2
67	Une Glace à Paris	Ice cream parlor	15 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33149969833	4,4
69	Pierre Marcolini	Chocolatier	5 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33140200722	4,8
70	Casio G-Shock	Watchmaking	5 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33180490750	4,4
70	Casio G-Shock	Watchmaking	5 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33180490750	4,4
71	Dr. Martens	Footwear	6 Rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, 75004 Paris	+33185539621	4,1
72	Thomas Sabo	Jeweler	33 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33144614209	4,1
72	Thomas Sabo	Jeweler	33 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33144614209	4,1
73	Au Petit Fer à Cheval	Bistro	30 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33142724747	4,5
74	Yono Bar	Bar	37 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33142743165	4,5
75	Boutique et Spa Clarins Paris 4	Beauty Products	45 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33632652043	4,5
76	Kusmi Tea	Tea shop	56 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33142748190	4,4
78	Galerie d'art Carré d'artistes	Art gallery	29 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33144617323	4,5
79	L'As du Fallafel	Falafel Specialty Restaurant	34 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33148876360	4,4
80	Durance	Beauty Products	15 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33142711376	4,7
81	Boulangerie Murciano	Bakery	16 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33148874888	4,2
82	Edwart Chocolatier - Marais	Chocolatier	17 Rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75004 Paris	+33142784892	4,8
83	Tiger Sugar Paris Le Marais	Pearl Tea Shop	29 Rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris		4,6
84	L'Alivi	Restaurant	27 Rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris	+33148879020	4,5
85	Alfi - Paris 4	Kosher restaurant	30 Rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris	+33140098658	4,6
86	Kuma - Marais	Japanese restaurant	5 Rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris		4,8
87	Schwartz's	American restaurant	16 Rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris	+33148873129	4,5
88	Miznon	Restaurant	22 Rue des Ecouffes, 75004 Paris	+33764129606	4,4
89	From Future – Rosiers	Clothing	7 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33147075065	4,7
90	Clark Hot Dog	Restaurant – Hot Dog	6 Rue du Roi de Sicile, 75004 Paris	+33142740853	4,7
91	COS	Clothing	4 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33170703390	4,3
92	Le Loir dans La Théière	Tea room	3 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33142729061	4,3
93	Les Rosiers	Restaurant	2 Rue des Rosiers, 75004 Paris	+33148879409	4,2
94	Free People	Women's Clothing	12 Rue Malher, 75004 Paris	+33185142276	4,9
95	Kryolan	Beauty Products	20 Rue Malher, 75004 Paris	+33962509704	4,7
96	Boutique Nespresso	Coffee Roaster	29 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33800555253	4,5
97	MacCosmetics	Beauty Products	32 Rue de Sévigné, 75004 Paris	+33144593164	4,4
98	Courtois Paris	Hats and Gloves	17 Rue de Sévigné, 75004 Paris	+33982251874	4,7
99	La Mercerie Parisienne	Haberdashery	8 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33148875898	4,0
100	Le Studio des Parfums	Custom Perfumery	7 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75004 Paris	+33140299084	4,3
101	Caudalie Boutique SPA	Spa	8 Rue des Francs Bourgeois, 75003 Paris	+33144781161	4,8
102	Next Street Gallery	Art gallery	23 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris	+33142781010	4,8
103	Dammann Frères Vosges	Tea shop	15 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris	+33144540488	4,5
104	L'Ambroisie	Fine dining restaurant	9 Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris	+33142785145	4,5
105	Marciano Contemporary	Art gallery	4 Pl. des Vosges 2, 75004 Paris	+33184834444	4,8
106	La Place Royale	Restaurant	2 Bis Pl. des Vosges, 75004 Paris	+33142785816	4,5
107	Assemblages	Wine bar	7 Rue de Birague, 75004 Paris	+33952586112	4,7
108	Café L'Arsenal	Brasserie	2 Rue de Birague, 75004 Paris	+33142744577	4,2
109	Vins Des Pyrénées	Restaurant	25 Rue Beautreillis, 75004 Paris	+33142726494	4,5
110	Jacadi Paris St Antoine	Children's Clothing	32 Rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris	+33189198369	4,4
111	Capitaine	Bistro	4 Imp. Guéménée, 75004 Paris	+33144611176	4,7
112	Mademoiselle bio	Beauty Products	31 Rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris	+33148878750	4,4
113	Le Rempart Bastille	Restaurant	15 Rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris	+33952505789	4,7
114	Lenôtre	Bakery	10 Rue Saint-Antoine, 75004 Paris	+33153019191	4,1
115	Grande Brasserie	Brasserie	6 Rue de la Bastille, 75004 Paris	+33975809972	4,5
116	Les Amoureuses	Wine bar	3 Rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris	+33140098605	4,9
117	Bistrot Des Tournelles	Restaurant	6 Rue des Tournelles, 75004 Paris	+33157409996	4,7
118	Voriagh	Clothing	47 Bd Henri IV, 75004 Paris		4,8

Other VPBY (Visitingparisbyyourself) self-guided tours and “relaxation” breaks

Other Parisian walks and Relaxation Breaks are also available or will be very soon:

• Walk Museum of Montmartre to Pigalle via Moulin-Rouge and the corresponding Relaxation Breaks Relaxation breaks on the way to the Sacré-Cœur by Montmartre-sud
• Montmartre hill self-guided/stroll on the top of Paris and the corresponding Relaxation Breaks Relaxation breaks on the Butte-Montmartre top of Paris walk
• Walk Museum of Montmartre to Pigalle via Moulin-Rouge and the corresponding Relaxation Breaks Relaxation breaks to walk down Montmartre hill without fatigue
• Walk Arc-de-Triomphe to Place-de-la-Concorde via the Champs-Elysées Avenue and the corresponding Relaxation Breaks Shopping on the Champs-Elysées : list of 100 shops to visit
• Walk from Eiffel-Tower to Palais-de-Chaillot via Place d’Iena (Relaxation Breaks not yet completed)
• Walk from Palais-de-Chaillot to Arc-de-Triomphe via George-V Avenue (Relaxation Breaks not yet completed)
• Stroll in the Ile-de-la-Cité of Paris, 800 year history (Relaxation Breaks not yet completed)
• Walk from Louvre to Concord-Square via Tuileries and Place-Vendôme (Relaxation Breaks not yet completed)