Lucas and I are staying in an area called Belville... in the 20th arrondissment. ( sort of like the Williamsburg or Greenpoint of Paris.) Its a working class community with a diverse ethnic mix of people, and houses a hip artistic community. No major chain stores in this neighborhood.
We found a FANTASTIC wine bar called LE BARATIN ( which has been written up in a few guide books and was recommended to me by Dorie Greenspan...a food expert and contributor to Bon Appetit Magazine). Owner Philippe Pinoteau and Rachel who is the chef have created a very "relaxed and intimate environment.
You can enjoy wine by the glass, choosing from the list on the blackboard on the wall behind the counter, about 15 different wines. We had: Cairane AOC 2000 "Haut Costias" L'Oratoire St Martin , from the Rhone valley . We also shared a glass of Patapon "boisson d'été" Pineau d'Aunis 2003 from the Loire valley suggested from one of the guide articles I read somewhere.
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