L'Eté en Pente Douce, Restaurant

L'Eté en Pente Douce is a nice restaurant in between sets of stairs to get to the Sacré Coeur. I like it a lot for its location: no cars, big trees, nice terrace and less bustle than la place du Tertre. There are less tourists there because generally everyone climb by the central stairs or the funicular so they miss it.
The menu is simple but very fresh. Lots of quiches, salads and simple French meals with meat. It's not gastronomy but the portion are pretty big. It's also a good place just to rest a little in the middle of a busy tourist afternoon. You can have a tea or coffee with a good desert.
For access, if you're uphill back to the Sacré Coeur looking at the view, take the stairs on your left. If you're down hill, looking up at the Sacré Coeur, go on your right. You'll be passing the museum of naive art. There are also two historical stores of fabric, Le Marché Saint Pierre and Reine. Go inside to feel the mood. I'll meet you in another post so I can give you more details about those two stores.

23 rue Muller, 75018 

Téléphone: 01.42.64.02.67.

Metro: Chateau-Rouge, Barbes-Rochechouart, Anvers

El Tonel, Bar a tapas

Right in the center of Paris, right next to the Louvre and Jardins des Tuileries, is Xavi's tapas bar, El Tonel. It opened in the fall of 2010. Quickly, it became very well known in the neighborhood because it's inexpensive, good and simple.
Xavi is originally from a tiny village in Catalonia, Espana. He's the most outspoken person I know. He will constantly take great care of his costumers. He's eager to welcome all and to share his love for his country, his food and culture.
The menu is tapas (4 to 8 euros). It's nothing fancy but it's very well served. The wine is ok, the sangria refreshing. 8 euros for cocktails which is very cheap for Paris. The mood natural and relaxed which is so hard to find in this "chic" area. The bar itself is small with a big tv for soccer and other sports, but mostly soccer. ;-) And you have a friendly terrace outside.

Go there and meet friends you don't know yet!

El Tonel, 5 rue des Pyramides, 75001. Métros: Tuileries, Palais Royal, Pyramides

https://www.facebook.com/eltonel.bar

Swann et Vincent - Restaurant italien

I will have only one word: TIRAMISU!!!

Here are more words though...

The day I tasted their tiramisu for the first time, sex became over rated. Yep! :-)

Other than this marvelous dessert, you have a very good real italian cuisine, no pizzas, real pasti. The ingredients are very fresh, the bread cooked on site, a very good list of wine. 

This is a real neighborhood restaurant. The view from the big windows is not interesting as the street is narrow and not very animated. But the decorum and what's in your plate will keep you busy. Anyway, it's less than 5 minutes of walking distance from all the nightly animated streets of Bastille area.
You have a lunch menu for 15 euros. For a complete meal with wine, prepare 30 to 40 euros per person. It's not the cheapest place of the area but definitely worth it.

Swann et Vincent, 7 rue Saint Nicolas, 75012. Métro Ledru Rollin, Bastille.

/http://www.swann-vincent.fr/