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13th Arr
Paris - 13th Arrondissement
The 13th arrondissement is probably most well known with locals as having a hopping nightlife around the Seine. There's also the larger Chinatown here (most don't know about the one in Belleville in the 20th), adjacent to the"villagey" Butte aux Cailles. As well, for the lovers of tapestries, the Manufacture des Gobelins still make tapestries that can be purchased here. And although the mistress of Francois Mitterand is no longer on media display, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France Francois Mitterrand is worth a visit, if not for the books, than for the glass building with its modern "bookend" architecture. For the rest of the 13th? Probably best to leave it to the residents who live there.
Destinations in the 13th Arr
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Le butte-aux-cailles
Le butte-aux-cailles is its one charming little Parisian village where the first manned balloon flight landed. Here you will find cobbled rues and one of the best restaurants in all of Paris, Les Temps de Cerises, as well as a store dedicated to bee keepers called Les Abeilles.
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Eats and more eats!
There are so many Chinese restaurants (often run by Vietnamese owners) that it's a pleasure - not to mention a bargain - to eat in this arrondissement. In addition, don't overlook the grocery stores. Even though they may not seem as well organized as ones in the US or in France, you won't find fresher fish anywhere and at a fraction of the cost of other fish markets. The Asian residents don't put up with mediocre food.
