Just south of the Bastille Opera was a former railway viaduct that has now been converted into 51 craftsmen's stores and design boutiques. Since the rehabilitation of its vaults and the creation of the Viaduc des Arts, Avenue Daumesnil became a prestigious window of the French art's craft industry and the guarantee of its manufacturing techniques and contemporary creativity. The Viaduc des Arts has acquired an international fame, as for the quality of its works everyday patiently created than for the great names constituting the chain of its vaults. Above the Viaduct is the Promenade Plante - Green walk spread out on 1 kilometer, which is an elevated Park stretching from the Bastille to the Bois de Vincennes.

A legendary restaurant in on the 2nd floor of the Gare de Lyon built in 1900 by the PLM company on the occassion of the Universal Exhibition. Chanel, Cocteau, Gabin, Bardot and many famous personalities have eaten in the exquisitively designed room covered with 41 paintings depicting the French countryside which the trains traversed. From the outside, it evokes the Belle Epoque fairly discreetly. However, it is inside that the best-preserved and most stunning examples of 1900 style are to be found. In 1972 Andre Malraux granted it Historical Monument status. But you dodn't have to just see it. You can eat here and live the experience. You may have seen the restaurant in the films Nikita or Place Vendome

Created in the 18th century between Faubourg St Antoine and rue de Charenton and just behind the Bastille the Marche d'Aligre was created to meet the needsof the local woodworkers and furnture makers that can still be found there today. The covered part of the market was built in 1779 and names after the benefactirce of the Hospice des Enfants Trouves which was later replaced by Square Trousseau. Open daily except Monday to 1pm and 2pm Sunday.