Where is the street food in Paris actually good?

The strongest street food in Paris clusters around a few reliable corridors. The area around Château d'Eau and the Passage Brady in the 10th arrondissement delivers genuine South Asian and Sri Lankan cooking, with Tamil spots serving dosas and curries for under €10. Rue de Belleville in the 20th has solid Chinese and Vietnamese options, including bao and roast duck, though quality varies by stall. For crêpes worth eating, skip the tourist-trap stands near the Seine and go to any crêperie in the Montparnasse quarter, which has a genuine Breton connection going back decades. Marché d'Aligre in the 12th (open Tuesday through Sunday, mornings only) has North African vendors with merguez sandwiches that hold up. Falafel on Rue des Rosiers in the Marais remains genuinely good, L'As du Fallafel in particular, despite the lines. Paris is not Bangkok, but the city rewards anyone willing to leave the 1st and 4th arrondissements.

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