Montorgueil neighbohood in Paris
May 19th, 2009, 03:32 PM
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Montorgueil neighbohood in Paris
Bonjour,
I am thinking of renting an apartment in this neighborhood this fall. Has anyone stayed in this area? Your experiences? The location looks great as do the photos on the web.
Merci!
I am thinking of renting an apartment in this neighborhood this fall. Has anyone stayed in this area? Your experiences? The location looks great as do the photos on the web.
Merci!
May 19th, 2009, 04:23 PM
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I lived on Rue de turbigo for a little over a year, which is about a tenth of a mile on the away from rue dussoubs. As you have already, your are right next to the street market on rue motorgueil. There is a monoprix at the intersection of Réaumur-Sébastopol. Also at the intersection of Réaumur-Sébastopol is the metro station serving line 3 and line 4. Line 4 is a good north south line and line 3 is a solid east west line meaning you can get almost anywhere you would want to go in the city quick and easy. The neighborhood is safe, as is virtually any neighborhood in Paris proper.
May 19th, 2009, 05:19 PM
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Thank you so much, MrNuke! I chose the neighborhood for a new experience since I always end up staying in the 7th. Now, I am so glad I did. It's a very small studio apt. and the price is so reasonable, I was thinking that maybe there's something I wasn't told about. With your reply and the very helpful email interchanges I've had with the owners,I feel much more confident.
May 19th, 2009, 06:32 PM
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We stayed on Blvd. Sebastopol just about 1 year ago and were under a 5 minute walk to the Montorgueil Market. Visiting the market when it opened was my favorite part of the day. Be sure you stop at Stohrer's for your morning croissant and evening pastry. We also very much liked the Grill Montorgueil. Try the duck. I have photos of Rue Montorgueil at www.flickr.com/photos/basingstoke2/sets
May 20th, 2009, 08:02 AM
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I think Stohrer's is wonderful but the little patisserie on the north end of the street is also very good and a little less expensive.
Bring a tote bag for your groceries.
Naneiben, you don't be put off, but be aware that Rue St. Denis is a red light area. On our first stay in the area we avoided that street all together. Now we walk there when we need to and consider it no big deal.
Bring a tote bag for your groceries.
Naneiben, you don't be put off, but be aware that Rue St. Denis is a red light area. On our first stay in the area we avoided that street all together. Now we walk there when we need to and consider it no big deal.
May 20th, 2009, 08:40 AM
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Good advise Suzanne, I agree that the patisserie on the north end of the street is very good. In fact, I think they are all good on Rue Montorgueil. One day we visited Rue Cler on a holiday and most of the shops were closed. We went back to Rue Montorgueil and it was business as usual.
Naneiben, if you are a Monet fan, look at his painting of Rue Montrorgueil before your trip. It will make visiting the market that much more meaningful.
There is a small buffet style restaurant in the market that offer excellent soups, salads and such for 7-9E. It is a good place for a quick lunch.
Naneiben, if you are a Monet fan, look at his painting of Rue Montrorgueil before your trip. It will make visiting the market that much more meaningful.
There is a small buffet style restaurant in the market that offer excellent soups, salads and such for 7-9E. It is a good place for a quick lunch.
May 20th, 2009, 12:35 PM
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We spent a week in an apartment on rue de la Jussienne about two months ago. It was only a 5 minute walk to rue Montorgueil. We found that area to be a wonderful place to stay. There's a little Monop grocery store as well as two regular grocery stores on rue Montorgueil. There's also a lovely wine store, a cheese shop, a fishmonger, a Paul's boulangerie, several restaurants, the afore-mentioned Stohrer's, and many other stores. I fondly remember the little place that sold the rotisserie chickens (you can ask for a demi (half) chicken and be sure to buy some of those little roasted potatoes that are under the chickens.)
We found the food there to be so good that we usually ate a place there or else, bought food and brought it back to our apartment to prepare.
Like the previous poster mentioned, we liked rue Montogueil much better than rue Cler.
The rue Montorgueil area is very safe. The Sentier metro stop is right at the north end (close to the Starbuck's) and the Etienne Marcel metro stop is also close by. (You can use the Etienne Marcel stop to get to Gare du Nord which is where you can easily board the RER to get to/from the CDG airport.
We found the food there to be so good that we usually ate a place there or else, bought food and brought it back to our apartment to prepare.
Like the previous poster mentioned, we liked rue Montogueil much better than rue Cler.
The rue Montorgueil area is very safe. The Sentier metro stop is right at the north end (close to the Starbuck's) and the Etienne Marcel metro stop is also close by. (You can use the Etienne Marcel stop to get to Gare du Nord which is where you can easily board the RER to get to/from the CDG airport.
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